I gifted this trip to my husband for his 40th birthday and he took our 6 year old son, step-dad, brother-in-law, 6 year old and 4 year old nephew. 

Overall they had a great time and the crew was AMAZING with the kids.  They helped hook fish for them, answered their questions and overall made it a fun experience.  My brother has done a number of ocean fishing trips and said the crew was really great.

One of the reasons for 4/5 was the description and message for prep said they would provide snacks and none were provided.  I did pack food for them so it worked out.  What I didn’t know was bananas are apparently a bad omen for fishing.  So pro tip, pack snacks/food, do not include bananas.

The biggest reasons it’s a 4/5 stars has to do with the change in Captain and the bathroom was apparently not up to par to put it nicely. 

The change in captain was particularly odd as the description and the messaging I was doing was with Captain Hale and part of the reason I chose the trip was because of the great reviews for him.  My husband mentioned that Captain Steve seemed nice but also new to being captain.  We understand things come up and a heads up before my guys got to the dock to say something came up and for the replacement captain to demonstrate they truly are experienced would have gone a long ways.

Overall, it was very fun and the guys did talk about it all weekend!

We had an awesome morning with Captain Hale and Steve. First off Captain Hale answered all my questions before the trip. They were on time. Before hand he talked to us about what we wanted to do for the trip. We decided to fish for rock fish first then if we caught enough go for the bigger fish like tuna. Within five minutes of dropping our lines we caught a fish. After about an hour we had caught enough rock fish and decided to move on. Captain Hale and Steve scouted out some other spots and found another great spot and we caught 2 blue fin tuna and a dorado. Captain Hale had warned us that when you are looking for the big fish you are either a hero or a zero and today he was a hero! They were great in helping us with our lines and getting our fish in. They explained how everything worked beforehand. They were very patient with us especially since we had so little experience. It was cool to watch Steve prepare the fish we caught. Would definitely use them again and recommend them to others. Our freezer is now stuffed full with fish. Today was actually our anniversary and this experience was a great way to spend it.

Almost limited out on rock fish in the morning 56/60. Then we hooked into some yellow tail. Landed 0/5. The afternoon ended with a barrage of calico bass. One after the other. On 2 of us had the stamina to keep fishing. Only 2 keepers (>14”) though. Most were 11-13”.

Lots of fun and extremely nice crew. Very helpful especially toward the inexperienced among us. Great trip to plan for family fun, work bonding, old and new friends. Would definitely do it again with them. They supply everything you need and include fish cleaning, water, and snacks. There is a bathroom and a galley and fridge. There is a table and sitting area in the cabin as well. Give them a try you will be glad you did.

Had an awesome day with my Dad for his 80th. B Day!  We had little kids in the mix as well. The equipment was in top condition (fresh line, smooth Penn Fathoms) and the skipper and his deckhand Steve were on it. The water was a little weird inshore so we ventured into a little bit deeper water and destroyed the rock fish. Too many names of the different species to remember. Even if we got skunked (which is fishing sometimes) I would still give 5 stars across the board. I prefer this type of “Sportfishing” boat to the “tournament” style boats. This one just has more fish-able room in the back than the other ones. Boat was clean. Crew was on time and the Captain Hale Abels was friendly, very knowledgable, and adhered to all fishing and safety regulations. Makes me want to book a trip with the boys for a 2 day tuna venture.
Cheers,
Kevin Rooney from Pt. Loma

Hands down the best charter ever. We weren’t out long before we hit some hot spots. Fishing is fun but catching is a blast. WE HAD A BLAST!!!  It didn’t take long before we filled our limit. A confident, and skilled captain and first mate go a long way. Thank you very much Hale. I was very impressed by your knowledge and set up. Can’t wait to get back onboard.