Rudy and Mike were friendly, kind, helpful, and had great knowledge. I finally was able to make this trip happen with the help and flexibility of Capt. Rudy. I had booked a trip in March just before the pandemic shut us completely down, so Christmas came around, and I was able to rebook.

The trip as a whole was terrific. Rudy was a great communicator from start to finish. His expertise was helpful and guiding without ever feeling like I had no idea what I was doing. We hooked and fought many fish during our 4 hours. It was also the most beautiful weather on a Florida winter day to be out in the boat. We did get sharked a couple of times, but it was a fun day on the water. I would recommend Capt. Rudy and “Papa Bear’s Fishing Charter” to anyone looking for a fun and affordable experience on the beautiful blue waters of sunny South Florida.

Let me start out by saying that I was impressed from the start with Captain Rudy’s communications. He reached out very shortly after I booked the trip to see what type of fishing we were looking to do. We discussed several options and he could not have been more helpful meeting our wishes.
I also changed the fishing date twice after booking it after looking at weather forecasts. Rudy had no problem moving the trip to a day that had better weather predicted.
Today he was waiting for us on the dock when we arrived and our day started out right on time.
He worked endlessly to ensure we had a great experience. My wife checked off one of her bucket list items when she caught a sailfish about an hour into the trip. I handled it quite well that her sailfish was about twice the kingfish that I caught.
Rudy is also a paramedic and although that it’s unlikely that a medical emergency would occur on a day charter, it’s nice to have a professional first responder in charge.
We charter fishing trips all over the world and none yet has exceeded Rudy’s eagerness to please and professional fishing knowledge.
We highly recommended this charter.

We have been out with Rudy a few times now—we love his vibe and always have a great experience. We went out with him right before Thanksgiving to catch some tasty snacks for the week :) It was very successful and we caught a huge Mahi, Grouper, and Bonita, in addition to a few other finds of triggerfish and snarks. This time we were also accompanied by his son Mike, and its very cool to fish with the two of them together. Rudy is always very professional with all proper equipment, rods, live bait, etc. on the boat, and his boat is clean and great for a day out in the ocean with enough space and shade. This time, we even tried out some new fishing rods that him and Mike picked up that week. As always, we both whole heartedly recommend Rudy if you are looking for a charter!

Scheduled 3/4 of a day. Captain Rudy called me the night before saying it was going to be rough seas and asking if we wanted to reschedule. Unfortunately that was the only day we had available and he was fine with going out. It was my girlfriend and I and her 16 year old daughter going out. We met at the dock and headed out, Captain Rudy and 1st mate Mike were very pleasant, polite and cordial. Once we got out, yeah, the seas were rough, 3 to 6 at the least but they set out lines quickly and we had fish on in no time. Fish on and seasickness were the order of the day but both Captain Rudy and Mate Mike kept checking with my girlfriend and her daughter making sure they had water and food that would help counter act the seasickness. Together we caught 5 fish and only lost 2. But after 2 and a half hours, the ladies had enough and I had a lot of fun! Capt. Rudy and 1st Mate Mike know how to fish and know how to make you feel comfortable on the boat, even if you have to ralph over the side, they’ve seen it before. They genuinely just want to see you have a great time catching fish. And we’re definitely going back out with them next time we’re in Florida!

I think the best testament to how much we enjoyed fishing with Captain Rudy is the fact that we booked a trip with him just 9 days after our last trip. Today we had the pleasure of having his son Michael as our mate. These two experienced fisherman work harder than any crew we’ve ever had.
The fish weren’t cooperating today the we hoped but it wasn’t for the lack of effort.  We still landed 2 very nice keepers and had a great time.
Rudy and Mike will see us often and are definitely our charter of choice in this part of Florida.