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.

Second trip with Captain Justin. Amazing captain on the fastest boat of his size at Destin. Would only use him again as we have used many other charters and like him the best. The first time we went with him was five years ago and he gave us the same consistent service. Only thing that changed was his mate. (This time he didn’t have one, but we caught just as many fish). Good man who will let you fish at your level (girls who needed help he helped and the boys who could do it themselves he encouraged and taught them how to get the big fish-3 sharks!!!) He also takes his groups out further and fishes at places which are not over fished. Morally upstanding- gave us the option of changing our booking at 9:00pm the day before because the storms were going to be bad- at his recommendation. He could have made us fish in the rain. Also, when asked about tips/chartering him again he gave an answer that told us he is here for the long run-not just a few quick dollars today and gone tomorrow type mentally.

I have taken my boy out deep sea fishing since he was 4. At age 13, this was by far the best year ever. We have always gone out on the bigger, 6-8 person boats. First doing a 6hr, then increasing through the years to 12hr, then 24hr last year. This year we decided to go with Captain Justin’s wicked fast catamaran boat. With only doing a 6hr, we were able to get out to sea three times faster and get our limit of red snapper, a ton of Vermillion, a rare three tail, and a cobia. Justin did not stop and go a lot like the other boats, he knew where to go and start bringing them in imeaditly. Justin had a wealth of knowledge and explained a lot on the tricks of catching the three tail, cobia, etc. I’ve never been on a cleaner boat. There were five of us. I’m amazed of how Justin multi tasked by keeping the boat so clean while helping all of us, by himself too. As much as fish we caught on only a 6 hour, Captain Justin is who will will go back too! Will be booking a Tuna trip with him on our next trip!