I came down to Destin for a couple days to get a little R n’ R & booked a 5 hr trip with Captain Josh.  What a fantastic day!  Captain Josh contacted me prior to my scheduled trip and asked if I’d mind if we went out an hour later because of the later sunrise would make the beginning of our trip more productive for catching bait, leaving us more time to fish.  Considerate!

Captain Josh listened to what kind of fishing I was interested in doing that day & made sure to give me the very kind of experience I was looking for.  His knowledge of the local waters, and whatever recent trends that might impact our luck seemed most beneficial towards providing a quality trip.  The boat was clean, in good repair, and was a great ride.  Thoroughly enjoyed just chatting with the captain about life & how to navigate our way through it. 

The best part of the trip?  I didn’t have to do a thing…“Just Reel”

After spending a half day out there (5 hours) I was worried how many fish would would be able to bring back, but Capt. was on it. We started out with some bottom fishing. This gave us all the fish we would need for our freezer. Then with the last half we trolled the waters a bit over some areas he had picked out. Overall an amazing experience. I got fish for the freezer and got to fight some much larger fish. He was very knowledgeable about current species in season and everything we caught he took care of. There was 2 of us on this trip and he personally took care of everything all week needed to do was reel. We would haul ‘em in he would unhook and get us going again immediately. He took care of all the measuring and everything it was a blast. Even when we ran into dolphins he was able to get us in and to another spot dolphin free in no time. Overall I am extremely satisfied with this trip and come March I will call him up again to see what is in season (since it’s always changing) to get my next trip booked.

We had an amazing time with Captain Josh! We felt immediately comfortable him. Went over everything we need to know before we took off.  Very nice and clean boat! This was a first for two of us and for me (the female of the group😅) I haven’t every been much on fishing but Captain Josh may have me hooked! 🎣  JUST REEL lives up to its name that’s literally all I had to do! Pretty sure my husband will be able to get me out on his Bass boat to catch some large mouth Bass back home in Western North Carolina now! I did tell him I’ll probably want to continue to JUST REEL though!😉

The fishing charter we booked with Captain Josh - “Just Reel” was a memorable experience.  Started out in the morning and headed east.  Caught a few snappers (Red and Black) until the weather threaten us.  Josh moved us back towards the Destin Pass and was gracious enough to ask if we were free to continue in the afternoon.  When we got to the Pass, weather cleared but half the charter fleet was in and we headed west.  Josh apologized for the “boat ride” but reminded us we were there to fish, and fish we did.  My son Sean hit it big on the west side maxing out on snapper and a really nice sized grouper.  Josh extended our trip an hour for the inconvenience of the weather and we took full advantage.  Josh is a terrific captain and his aim is fishing and to put his customers on the fish, and that he did.  WE WILL BE BACK TO FISH with JUST REEL and Captain Josh (and his son).

Captain Josh on the Just Reel was awesome. It was my two boys (9 & 7) first time saltwater fishing and they had an amazing time. The Captain got on the fish quick and let the boys catch several King Mackerel and then gave them the option to fish for King Mackerel or fish for Shark.  The boys definitely wanted to catch a shark and he didn’t let them down. I had a blast watching them catching fish. Captain Josh was not only a great boat Captain but a very good guy and worked hard to put the boys on the fish. I most definitely recommend Just Reel. We look forward to fishing with him again next time we are in Destin.