My sons and I had a great trip with Bloodydecks.  Joel was easy to communicate with, and let us know (before booking) that we had not picked the best month to go out from panama city, and even recommended another area with another boat where it goes off this time of year. We were already booked in panama city, so I booked anyway. I told him what we wanted (mostly jigging and popping for big fish) and he tailored the trip to our wants and needs. By the end of the trip, which lasted 12 hours (at which point the deckhand asked if it was okay to pack it in) we had caught more than 25 fish, about half in the 14 to 18 pound range, and we were exhausted, but happy. My son also had a large bull dorado smash his popper but we did not hook up. The captain had spotted it and had my son cast to it. As per our request we mostly jigged and used poppers and had explosive topwater action. The rods, reels and line all performed well, no glitches or any breakoffs. I can’t speak to the jigging and popping lures provided, as I brought my own, but we did troll for about 45 minutes and did get a sailfish in the spread. The trolling spread looked good and the trolling lures were chugging just right. I would recommend Bloody decks and appreciated them putting us on lots fish and going above and beyond by letting us fish more than bargained for.

Fishing was slow at first, but hey, that’s fishing. We saw hundreds of dolphins, some sea turtles, and whales, which made the time that we weren’t fishing very enjoyable. But, when the bites started, they came with a vengeance!! The crew did not rest until they put us on the fish. The only disappointing thing about the trip was that we were told that we couldn’t bring our fish back home to the US, which we found out later not to be true from a customs agent state side. But, they filleted 2 of our 15 yellow fin so we could have some prepared for us in Panama. Over all was a great experience and would recommend to anyone looking to rip some lips.