We are locals who wanted a small family trip during the COVID-19 madness, and booked a 6-hr charter for 5 of us (PM).
We had an absolute awesome experience and caught our limit of Red Snapper.  We almost brought a Cobia onboard, but he lived to see another day.
Matt Champion and his deckhand, Sean, worked to ensure we all stayed on the fish and I can’t express how grateful we are to their professionalism and knowledgeable skills in helping our group enjoy a fantastic day on our local waters.  We were out about 12 miles, and could just barely see the 300ft tower on Eglin’s Santa Rosa Island test area.  At one point, we were above a large group of sharks, who were smarter than us fishing novices—they robbed us of our live bait. 
The air conditioning inside was a welcomed respite from the summer Sun.  Watching dolphins playing throughout the trip brought laughs and squeals from everyone.  A fantastic charter for making family or couple memories together.
Bravo to Captain Matt!  We have your business card and we aren’t scared to use it for another adventure!  God Bless!

We had a wonderful time; first for all of us, including 2 grandchildren ages 11 & 13.  They loved it, as did we adults!  We caught some fish out of season that had to be returned to the ocean, but the ones we did catch were delicious for dinner!  Trigger Fish, White Snapper and Squirrel.  Matthew and Christian filleted them at the end of our trip.  All three were superb with the kids and us ,,, very patient and encouraging.  Great family fun I would recommend to anyone.

We looked at lots of reviews before deciding on this trip. We were not disappointed! We left out at 3pm and headed out for our 8 hr trip. It took abt 2 hours to get where we were going. Meanwhile we chilled inside on the couch in the a/c. We took our cooler full of food and drinks. Once we got to our spot, Sean had our pokes baited and ready and instructed us on how to cast and reel. We caught our limit on red snapper at that stop within 10 mins. It was fast and furious. Everyone had a fish on at the same time but Sean did a great job quickly baiting us up and getting us ready to drop again. He helped us reel on the super big ones. We stopped at 4 or 5 different places. We got on some sharks and our nephew got one up to the surface but it broke his line sadly. The water was a little rough on the way out and sadly my husband didn’t fair too well but everyone else did fine. The ride back in was much smoother. The boys slept. When we got back to the marina, Sean cut up and bagged our fish for us to take home. We ended up with about 20 lbs of meat. The inside a/c and restroom was nice to have when we got hot and needed a break. We had a blast and can’t wait to go again.

Captain Matt and Mr Sean were extremely accommodating and nice. Great for families. They were both obviously extremely experienced. How Sean managed to keep 2-9 yr olds, 2-14 yr old girls and 2 old first timers in the water was incredible. He literally never took a break from the time we left the dock, to the time we returned. Highly recommend.

Great day fishing.  Capt Matt put us on fish at every stop,  Caught many more than we kept.  The experience was awesome and Capt Matt and deck hand Vinnie were extremely nice and kept us informed about everything we were doing.  Would definitely recommend fishing with Capt Matt Champion.