I am a florida resident with alot of fishing expirence. I have been to costa rica, caymen islans and pananma. With expierence of many charter boats. I can say erici is a professional. He displayed the knowledge of how to catch fish and displayed the determinatoin to satify his customer. We agreed to a late start we started 1030 came back at 630. Full day. He was was very obseravate and found birds and always had his eyes where always open looking for currents weed lines and trees. These where things we discussed earlier. I understand fishing sometimes is not catching. .Eric did not disappoint me .He went above and beyond most charter fishermem. When we are on our way in and time was really up we came upon a tree where we pulled out totwo more large mahi mahi along with the swordfish . In toatal we caught 12 dolphin and 1 swordfish .and 1 baracudda.  I can say he definitley earned his money e goes out of his way to put you on fish. I did not post all the photos. I do highly recommend Eric he is the best charter in the keys .  thanks eric i will return to learn yout expertise in sword fishing inthe future.

Hands down the best fishing experience ever! If you are even considering a trip while in Key Largo, just go ahead and book one with Captain Eric right now! My wife and I had a wedding to attend so we decided to splurge and make it into a winter vacation. The conditions were challenging to say the least but Capt. Eric did a stellar job at explaining our options as well as what to expect. After making quick work of catching live bait, we headed out into some nasty conditions. We had the option to play it safe and fish the reefs, or to run offshore and hope for the best. As the water depth increased and the conditions drastically decreased, Capt. Eric continually checked on my wife to ensure she was up for it. She said let’s go and that we did! As soon as we started putting lines out, the bite was on and we started putting fish in the cooler! We were both stoked and I think the fact that we were so happy in such nasty seas even started to get Capt. Eric excited. We caught several, missed several, and broke a few off before heading back in to hit the reefs. We ended up with a ton of fish and even better stories and pictures! Throughout the day I learned more than I could ever imagine, and couldn’t help but to want to do it again. I discussed some options and the weather with Capt. Eric and before you know it I was booked again a day later. The wife had some wedding responsibilities so this time I went alone. We caught bait and ran out for another fun filled day. Just like before, we got on the fish fast and had an epic day to say the least. We even stopped on the way back in just to limit out on Mangrove Snapper which took no time at all and was an absolute blast! By the time it was all said and done I wound up with a Yeti backpack heaping with a ton of fish! In case you were wondering, Capt. Eric does not fish for you and there is none of that just “reeling them in” bullshit! He will gauge your skill level and turn you loose all while teaching you how to do it better. To me it felt much more like a day on the water with a lifelong fishing buddy rather than just another charter trip. I can’t say enough about the experience we had, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to really fish! Thank you again Capt. Eric, I hope to see you again in the near future!

Excellent captain. On a tough day of fishing we were able to grind enough to bring home a decent catch. Even though we only booked a 6 hour trip we stayed out for 8 hours to ensure we caught enough fish. Will definitely go back out with captain Eric again.

Water was very chopping but Eric made overall experience enjoyable! It was like fishing with a friend, Captain Eric was personable and extremely knowledgeable! Even tough the weather wasn’t favorable we were able to catch some Dolphin and Blackfin Tuna. Would highly recommend Captain Eric and will be using him again when visiting Key Largo!!

The Reel Deal is super clean boat with awesome Captain Eric!  We had a great fishing experience catching our bait and then at least 5 species of fish.  Captain Eric works really hard to put you on the fish and was really fun to fish with.  Would definitely fish with this charter again!