I can not even begin to show my appreciation for Captain Manuel and his deck mate Jose! We had two days of the most amazing fishing. They put us on fish left and right. We wanted Marlin and they got them…... we wanted tuna and we limited out with our 10. This was for our honeymoon and my husbands birthday. It was a trip we never thought we could even come close to. Definitely a trip of a lifetime and more than we ever imagined for. We’ve already decided we will come back next year with the kids and do it again. Would not go on any other boat other than with Captain Manuel and Jose. We look forward to another amazing experience with you Cap! Caleb and Tiana.

I will say upfront we did not catch or hook a marlin but that along with the rating should tell you how well executed the boat and crew were. They started off the first hour off with practice fishing on bonita. We caught 5 bonita. Then they took us out for the big fish. We caught one eldorado. We saw three marlin and the crew tried very hard to hook but the fish were not interested. All other boats that day had the same problem. We will be hiring Black Marlin again.

Many first for myself!! Caught the biggest Spanish mackerel I’ve ever seen then we headed to get the big boys. It was slow start chasing the marlin but the captain and hands were on their game. Trolling the whole time we saw Marlin jumping and swimming so we cast live bait and hung a Marlin. Though I lost the Marlin the hunt continued. My adrenaline raced every time we stopped and saw fish then nothing for a while. FISH ON!!! After 45 minutes I landed my striped Marlin. 8’10”. Then to top off I saw my first sea lion (I’m from Texas) and petted a pelican, and then a sea lion popped up on the boat! Again best day on the water ever!!!

This trip exceeded our expectations. Captain Manuel and Jose were extremely professional and experienced. The boat was well cared for, clean, and modern. The equipment was top notch. They knew exactly where to go to have the best success hunting for Marlin. And all of that paid off, because we caught a beautiful 8 ft 130 pound striped marlin. Actually, we caught 2, but they responsibly let the 2nd one go, which was very honorable and respectable. They arranged for the taxidermy man to meet our boat, they fileted our fish, and took pictures. I cannot say enough good things about the Black Marlin fishing charter and Manuel and Jose. You will not be disappointed if you take a trip with them!

Best time ever, I want to thank Manuel and Jose for helping catch two Stripers! We were feeling a bit let down until the last hour or so when we hooked up with 2 back to back. These guys know what they are doing, we were the last boat left in the immediate area when all others gave up to chase other smaller fish but they didn’t give up and displayed true fishing wisdom. They also hooked us up with the filtet man and taxidermy guy at the dock. We all walked away with 4 coolers full of filets from just 1 of the fish and had it cooked up 5 different ways at our resort. (See pictures) highly recommend this crew of 2! Thanks again from San Diego.