What a great day! If I were you my search would stop here… Justin and Maximus is who you want.  The boat is great, seas were pretty rough and the boat was very stable and fast even in the rough water, nicely equipped open, clean, etc.  Justin is great it was like fishing with a buddy that just happens to know how to catch fish! He was great with my boys and my worry wart dad.  He did a more than most would to help my youngest son on the trip reel one up as they were such hard fighters he couldn’t do it all on his own. We had the first Red Snapper in the boat 5 minutes after setting anchor.  Communication with him was easy beforehand.  We will definitely book with him again if we are in the area.., I spent hours reading reveiws- save the time and book him! I get/got no spiff for this review- this trip was a dream come true for me and two of my boys, you won’t go wrong choosing Maximus…

What a great experience! First time taking our kids out on a charter and could not have asked for a better captain. He was awesome with them both, (12 & 15) very family oriented. Captain Justin was very knowledgeable & informative, putting us right on the fish. Definitely a memorable day of fishing on the Gulf. We will plan to book with him again on our next visit to Destin. Thanks again Justin!

I had planned a fishing trip for my employees and on my bday so as take care of 2 things together Expected the fishing to be slow after hurricane michael…but captian justin worked hard to put us on fish….advantage of his fast boat we were able to go out 70 miles to get to these fish…water was rough..but no fault of the captian…Captain Justin put us on some grouper and would have had more grouper in photo…but the grouper kicked our butts. ...will be back after them next year for sure. I was well pleased with our experience with Captain Justin ...and all my guys had a blast…thanks Justin and Chuck(first mate) for an amazing time on the Maximus

My family did a 5 hour fishing excursion with Captain Justin Hall and had a wonderful time. We caught fish all morning as he put us in spots where you could catch fish. Justin was a great Captain extremely friendly and allot of fun to hang with. He made the trip exciting and fun we really enjoyed the 5 hour excursion. We will request Justin for our next fishing adventure as it was well worth it and enjoyed meeting Justin.The boat was awesome for 4-6 people as you can sit and walk around the outside of the entire boat so you have plenty of room to separate while fishing. His boat is extremely fast and as advertised you can get 24 miles out in approx. 50 min and from there you can move 4 miles either way in just a few minutes. We loved seeing the dolphin out at sea but as Justin indicated after 10 min you will not like dolphin as we learned they would hang on the end of the line even at 100ft and steal your bait. Justin boat is fast so he could move anytime they came close to the boat to a spot where they weren’t. Many times in the larger boats they don’t run that fast and the dolphins will simply follow you and ruing your fishing excursion. Thanks Justin for a wonderful time and experience we look forward to our next trip with you!

We are a family of 5 generally inexperienced, landlocked want-a-be fisherman (ages 12-43). This is a reliable, get what is advertised Captain and boat fishing experience. Maximus is a beautiful and clean boat. Captain Justin was friendly, helpful and clear with directions. He gave us the right amount of help and space to develop skills to fish independently. He set us up to catch fish we were capable of catching on our own which was fulfilling. We caught a mix of fish including many we could keep. He filleted and packaged our catch…. even topped off our ice.  Bonus: we watched dolphins and saw jelly fish right next to our boat. We heard stories about a giant sea turtle and learned about ocean life. Our kids… generally talkative and energetic…  listened, learned, and were in awe and exhausted when done (which to me is evidence of a good day). I would definitely book with Captain Justin again. It was a good value - and a priceless memory for our family… this is coming from someone who did not know a gill from a fin before this trip. It has been on my husband’s wish list and lived up to his expectations. If you want a quality, best fit fishing experience… family or adults only, experienced or not - book Captain Justin and Maximus.