Baited Hook Fishing Charters

Your adventure with Baited Hook Fishing Charters will start on a 25’ Sportsman center console powered by twin 150 HP Yamaha engines and features a Wireless Trolling Motor, GPS, Radar, Fish Finder, 2 live wells, 3 built-in floor fish boxes as well as an ice box. This vessel will quickly and safely take you to the fishing grounds.

Depending on the weather conditions you can stay inside or venture out to the Gulf into the deeper waters and fish the reefs and wrecks. Targeted fish depending on the season will be: Grouper, Cobia, Snook, Redfish, Snapper, Tripletail, Tarpon, and Spotted Seatrout, just to name a few.
When you fish with captain Mike, you don’t have to bait a hook or touch a fish unless wanted or for an amazing photo!

You’re welcome to bring kids on your trip and enjoy a beautiful day on the water with your whole family. Also, if you decide to keep the fish you catch,
Captain Mike will clean and fillet it for you free of charge.

Your trip includes all the rods, reels, tackle, live bait, lures, as well as fishing licenses.  You just need to bring your snacks and drinks.

Baited Hook Fishing Charters is waiting for you to spend a memorable day of fishing in South West Florida.



Select date to see available trips and rates:

  • Private trip
    Half Day Trip
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    4 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    Seasonal trip (Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun)
    US $550
    On the 4-hour trip, we will typically stay in the sound area. So you get the most fishing for your time.
  • Private trip
    Full Day Trip
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    8 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    Seasonal trip (Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun)
    US $1,100
    On the 8-hour trip, we will have time to go offshore and hunt for some of the deeper water species.

FAQs about Baited Hook Fishing Charters

Baited Hook Fishing Charters offers the following trips to customers:
  • US $550 per group - Half Day Trip (4 hours)
  • US $1,100 per group - Full Day Trip (8 hours)

When you book a trip with Baited Hook Fishing Charters, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • GPS 12 inch color simrad display
  • Fishfinder 12 inch simrad display
  • Live Bait Well 2 30 gallon live bait tanks.
  • Wireless Trolling Motor
  • Ice Box
  • Radar Simrad halo with 48 mile range.

Trips booked with Baited Hook Fishing Charters include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Live Bait
  • Lures
  • Catch cleaning & filleting
  • Fishing License

Baited Hook Fishing Charters offers the following types of fishing:
  • Inshore Fishing
  • Nearshore Fishing
  • Offshore Fishing
  • Reef Fishing
  • Wreck Fishing
  • Flats Fishing

Baited Hook Fishing Charters offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light Tackle (Custom rods from local builder)
  • Heavy Tackle (Penn spinning /conventional rods and reels. )
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Trolling
  • Spinning
  • Jigging
  • Popping
  • Drift Fishing

Top targeted fish species with Baited Hook Fishing Charters include:
  • Amberjack
  • Black Drum
  • Cobia
  • Grouper (Gag)
  • King Mackerel (Kingfish)
  • Permit
  • Pompano
  • Snapper (Mangrove)
  • Snook
  • Spotted Seatrout
  • Tarpon
  • Tripletail

Meet the Captain

Mike Erb
Cape Coral, Florida, United States
ID & license verified
15 Customer reviews
Response time within an hour
Member since November 2022
Angler's Choice
The Angler's Choice Award is given to listings that consistently deliver a high-quality service and earn great reviews from customers.
Capt. Mike runs trips out of Bokeelia aboard a 25' Sportsman. These waters are known for Snook and Redfish and he will show you how to catch them, whether you're trolling or bottom fishing. With extensive knowledge of the area, he has a trick or two up his sleeve, and the only way to learn is to join him out on the water!

About this listing

Targeted species

Amberjack Amberjack
Black Drum Black Drum
Cobia Cobia
Grouper (Gag) Gag Grouper

Boat specs

Sportsman (Center console) originally built in 2016. Powered by 2 150HP Yamaha engines, with a maximum cruising speed of 45 knots.

Length
25 ft
Capacity
4 persons

Types of fishing

Inshore Fishing
Nearshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Reef Fishing
Wreck Fishing
Flats Fishing

Fishing techniques

Light Tackle
Custom rods from local builder
Heavy Tackle
Penn spinning /conventional rods and reels.
Bottom Fishing
Trolling
Spinning
Jigging
Popping
Drift Fishing

Amenities

GPS
12 inch color simrad display
Fishfinder
12 inch simrad display
Live Bait Well
2 30 gallon live bait tanks.
Wireless Trolling Motor
Ice Box
Radar
Simrad halo with 48 mile range.

Trip includes

Rods, reels & tackle
Live Bait
Lures
Catch cleaning & filleting
Fishing License

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 7 days prior to trip

You can cancel or modify your booking up to 7 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.

Listing policies

Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
Child Friendly
You Keep Catch
Catch and Release Allowed

Payment

Book with 10% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.

The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:

Cash
PayPal
Checks

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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 15 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
89%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
86%
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Mike B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Worked hard to create a good experience.

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip on March 29, 2024
Even though fishing wasn’t the best and we only caught 1 keeper for the trip, Captain Mike worked hard to put us on numerous...
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Mark M.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Beautiful day

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip on March 28, 2024
Great day out on the water Captain Mike was great. We caught fish just not what we were hoping for but that is fishing. Over...
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Kaila G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Personal charter!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on February 21, 2024
Great captain! Really knows the area and kept moving us to different areas to catch some fish. Captain did not overbook us...
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Kirk S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Good Time

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on November 25, 2023
We didn’t have the best weather but we had a good time fishing - with a great Captain.  We did catch fish unfortunately...
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Tim J.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip on April 6, 2024
Captain was very good and really wanted to get us on the fish.  Conditions were tough but we still were able to catch a few.
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