A few days prior to the trip, I received a call from the Captain telling me Bluefin Tuna has been shut down. He asked if I wanted to cancel or discuss some other options- I said let’s discuss. I easily agreed to going for stripers, blues and sharks, no biggie. I thought this was being easy, accommodating and honoring the initial commitment so that small business didn’t take a financial hit- evidently, no good deed goes unpunished. Never before in 50+ years of party boats (head boats) or private charters, have I ever been treated with the level of utter disrespect and rudeness as I was today. The captain was at best unfriendly at the start and it only degenerated from there, the mate pivoted between mildly approachable to blatantly rude….both of them took turns yelling at me on a few occasions. I’m an experienced fisherman, yet they treated me like a novice with a learning disability; mate would say one thing, captain would yell at me to do the other, and vice versa. I kept silently eyeing my cousin who I gifted to this trip after each incident, with the ‘WTF was that look’….we couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on. Nonetheless, if this trip had not been a gift, I would have told them to take me back after an hour. Did we catch fish? Yes. Is the boat fast, clean and well maintained? Yes Is the equipment good? Yes Is the staff knowledgeable? Yes Is the staff friendly? Absolutely Not, they were beyond horrific So, if spending a few $000 to catch fish and live out your dark masochistic fantasy of paying for abuse is your thing- you will thoroughly enjoy your time with Captain Al.

A few days prior to the trip, I received a call from the Captain telling me Bluefin Tuna has been shut down. He asked if I wanted...