SPI Freedom Fishing
4.6/5 (165 reviews)
Federally permitted
33256 State Park Road 100, South Padre Island, TX 78597, United States–
33256 State Park Road 100
South Padre Island, TX, United States
Welcome to SPI Freedom Fishing! Now is the time to have an amazing fishing experience and create great memories with your loved ones. Captain John Fowler is eager and fighting to make every trip better than the last. He thrives off of seeing smiles on the faces of his guests and hoping each one gets to create a memorable experience.
You’ll be fishing aboard a 1985 38’ Delta, repowered in 2021. The boat is upgraded with twin 375 HP Caterpillar engines and reaches the speed of 20 knots. The boat offers modern navigational electronics and top-notch fishing equipment. For better comfort, there’s also a private toilet, kitchen appliances, and a perfect ride on a flybridge.
The trips range from 5-hour family tours to 12-hour hard-core adventures. It all depends on what you want to go after and how much you want to challenge yourself. Closer to the shore, you get to target King Mackerel, Snapper, Cobia, and Triggerfish, while far offshore spots bring big game fish into the game - Sailfish, Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Tuna, Barracuda, and many more.
All fishing equipment and bottled water are included in the price. Feel free to pack your food, drinks, and sun protection for your day out. The crew will also let you keep the catch and clean it for you when you get back to the marina.
The crew hopes everyone aboard Freedom gets to feel how great freedom is on the Gulf of Mexico! SPI Freedom Fishing hopes to catch fish with you on our next trip!
Customer reviews
Rating summary
Boat
4.5/5
Crew
4.8/5
Experience
4.6/5
Photos & videos by reviewers (180)
+177Angler rating
126
26
9
4
0
Anglers claimed
Good experience
84%
Appropriate for children
91%
Friendly captain
97%
Satisfied with the boat
89%
Recommend this charter
92%
Caught fish
89%
Showing 1 - 5 of 165 reviews
Showing: 5 of 165 reviews
David Ferrer
4.7
Verified
New
Very attentive and Prompt
Full Day Trip on November 15, 2025 • 6 adults
We arrived as suggested 15 minutes early and within 2 minutes of all the members of the party entering the boat we were heading out on the water, these guys wasted no time and maximized our time out on the water even in this late of the season every one came home with at least 2 keepers. We had a few hiccups like seas sickness and some line tangles and by the time we needed more bait on the line before I could say the world the deck hand was on it and it was taken care of swiflty and safely, highly recommend and we will be back. Fish on!
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
November 16, 2025
enjoyed having yall
0
Donovan Salazar
5.0
Verified
Hell of a day
Full Day Trip on August 31, 2025 • 3 adults • 3 children
Booked the trip for my 4 years birthday all he wanted to do was fish. Had 3 adults 3 kids all avid fishermen dedicated inshore anglers… we booked this trip to knock a few different species off the bucket list and did just that. 2 hour boat ride to spot was good and smooth and soon as we got there we starting trolling. Within 5/10 minutes our first line started screaming FISH ON king mackerel. Caught a few kings and then ran into a school of mahi. We only got 1 mahi out of the school lost a few . Trolling bite died down we went to deep diving for snapper and the bite was hot the whole time until we timed out. Highly recommend the 8 hour trip with capt Fowler was a good trip and will definitely be back for some sailfish on a 12 hour trip thank you very much capt.
Reported catch:
0
A Deyoung
4.7
Verified
New
Family memories were made!
Half Day Trip (AM) on November 25, 2025 • 3 adults • 2 children
We did the 6 hour, since it was the kids first time, ages from 7-17. We hit the nicest day of the week, went to the reef and caught too many red snappers to keep count. Unfortunately, they were mostly too small. The ones we kept made for a delicious meal following the charter. Fun find was a Yellow tail snapper, Captain Jake said he hadn’t caught one here before. Great Captains and helper aboard. All-in-all, memories were made and kids had a fun time. Would do it again!
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
November 26, 2025
Enjoyed having y’all, hope to do it again when the spring and summer roll around!
0
Scott Sims
5.0
Verified
July fishing trip
Half Day Trip (AM) on July 15, 2025 • 5 adults
Captain and crew were very professional, on time and just all around great people to be around for the day. They had us all on fish from the first cast and never let up! Would highly recommend and definitely will be rescheduling again on our next trip. Thanks again Freedom Fishing and Capt John!
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
July 16, 2025
Was a pleasure having y’all. Look forward to doing it again!
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Jason Miller
4.7
Verified
Excellent trip.
Full Day Trip on June 23, 2025 • 2 adults • 4 children
Captain called and suggested change days due to ocean conditions having 7ft swells. Said we could go if we really wanted to but it would be a very rough trip. We agreed and was a smart decision as the next day they were only 1-2ft. We had numerous barracuda bites and landed a few of them. The bite slowed down and switched to bottom fishing catching a bunch of red snapper.
Would recommend this trip.
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
June 24, 2025
Enjoyed having y’all. Hope to see yall again on the next one
0
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Half Day Trip (AM)
Low rate deposit non-refundable
6 Hour Trip
starts at 7:00 AM
US $975
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $975
Entire boat: up to 6 people
Full Day Trip
Low rate deposit non-refundable
8 Hour Trip
starts at 7:00 AM
US $1,350
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $1,350
Entire boat: up to 6 people
10 Hour Trip
Low rate deposit non-refundable
10 Hour Trip
starts at 6:00 AM
US $1,950
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $1,950
Entire boat: up to 6 people
12 Hour Trip – Angler’s Dream
Low rate deposit non-refundable
12 Hour Trip
starts at 6:00 AM
US $2,350
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $2,350
Entire boat: up to 6 people
14 Hour Trip – Marlin
Low rate deposit non-refundable
14 Hour Trip
starts at 4:00 AM
US $2,750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $2,750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
Swordfish Trip
Low rate deposit non-refundable
24 Hour Trip
starts at 5:00 AM
US $3,950
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $3,950
Entire boat: up to 6 people
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Customer reviews
Rating summary
Boat
4.5/5
Crew
4.8/5
Experience
4.6/5
Photos & videos by reviewers (180)
+177Angler rating
126
26
9
4
0
Anglers claimed
Good experience
84%
Appropriate for children
91%
Friendly captain
97%
Satisfied with the boat
89%
Recommend this charter
92%
Caught fish
89%
Showing 1 - 5 of 165 reviews
Showing: 5 of 165 reviews
David Ferrer
4.7
Verified
New
Very attentive and Prompt
Full Day Trip on November 15, 2025 • 6 adults
We arrived as suggested 15 minutes early and within 2 minutes of all the members of the party entering the boat we were heading out on the water, these guys wasted no time and maximized our time out on the water even in this late of the season every one came home with at least 2 keepers. We had a few hiccups like seas sickness and some line tangles and by the time we needed more bait on the line before I could say the world the deck hand was on it and it was taken care of swiflty and safely, highly recommend and we will be back. Fish on!
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
November 16, 2025
enjoyed having yall
0
Donovan Salazar
5.0
Verified
Hell of a day
Full Day Trip on August 31, 2025 • 3 adults • 3 children
Booked the trip for my 4 years birthday all he wanted to do was fish. Had 3 adults 3 kids all avid fishermen dedicated inshore anglers… we booked this trip to knock a few different species off the bucket list and did just that. 2 hour boat ride to spot was good and smooth and soon as we got there we starting trolling. Within 5/10 minutes our first line started screaming FISH ON king mackerel. Caught a few kings and then ran into a school of mahi. We only got 1 mahi out of the school lost a few . Trolling bite died down we went to deep diving for snapper and the bite was hot the whole time until we timed out. Highly recommend the 8 hour trip with capt Fowler was a good trip and will definitely be back for some sailfish on a 12 hour trip thank you very much capt.
Reported catch:
0
A Deyoung
4.7
Verified
New
Family memories were made!
Half Day Trip (AM) on November 25, 2025 • 3 adults • 2 children
We did the 6 hour, since it was the kids first time, ages from 7-17. We hit the nicest day of the week, went to the reef and caught too many red snappers to keep count. Unfortunately, they were mostly too small. The ones we kept made for a delicious meal following the charter. Fun find was a Yellow tail snapper, Captain Jake said he hadn’t caught one here before. Great Captains and helper aboard. All-in-all, memories were made and kids had a fun time. Would do it again!
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
November 26, 2025
Enjoyed having y’all, hope to do it again when the spring and summer roll around!
0
Scott Sims
5.0
Verified
July fishing trip
Half Day Trip (AM) on July 15, 2025 • 5 adults
Captain and crew were very professional, on time and just all around great people to be around for the day. They had us all on fish from the first cast and never let up! Would highly recommend and definitely will be rescheduling again on our next trip. Thanks again Freedom Fishing and Capt John!
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
July 16, 2025
Was a pleasure having y’all. Look forward to doing it again!
0
Jason Miller
4.7
Verified
Excellent trip.
Full Day Trip on June 23, 2025 • 2 adults • 4 children
Captain called and suggested change days due to ocean conditions having 7ft swells. Said we could go if we really wanted to but it would be a very rough trip. We agreed and was a smart decision as the next day they were only 1-2ft. We had numerous barracuda bites and landed a few of them. The bite slowed down and switched to bottom fishing catching a bunch of red snapper.
Would recommend this trip.
Reported catch:
Response from Captain
June 24, 2025
Enjoyed having y’all. Hope to see yall again on the next one
0
FAQs about SPI Freedom Fishing
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What is the boat like?
Boat category
Sportfishing boatsCapacity
6 personsBoat length
38 ftYear built
1985Restored in
2021Boat manufacturer
DeltaBoat type
SportfishingEngine model
3208 CaterpillarPowered by
2 x 375HPMax cruising speed
20 knots