Capt. Rudy and first mate Michael were awesome! Took the time to explain the entire process to us (which was helpful to 3 rookies-especially two teenagers). Walked my wife through step by step while she reeled in her first ever catch. We landed a king mackerel, Bonita tuna and a small shark. Had plenty of action and other hits. They supplied drinks, snacks, good tunes and a friendly atmosphere. Would definitely book with them again if back in the area.

We had a great time on the water today. Matt and Rudy are fantastic! Very helpful, patient, and knowledgeable. I felt like we were in good hands. My two daughters got to wrestle a large bonita and a big kingfish and I got to reel in a baby shark. My brother reeled in a beautiful snapper and we caught and released a baby dolphin fish. It was our very first charter experience. I still have a smile on my face from the trip and would do it again in a heartbeat.

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.

My kids and I had an amazing experience today with Papa Bear’s Fishing charter!  Captain Michael and Captain Rudy were both very knowledgeable and extremely helpful.  We caught exactly what we wanted, had a great time on board the boat, and learned a lot too!  I would highly recommend them, and I can’t wait until we will have the opportunity to go out with them again!  Thanks for a fantastic day!