Reel Tight Fishing Charters – Sarasota

4.9/5 (305 reviews)

State licensed

946 Siesta Drive, Sarasota, FL 34242, United States–

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Reel Tight Fishing Charters – Sarasota

State licensed

4.9/5 (305)

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Angler's Choice

Meet the Captain

946 Siesta Drive

Sarasota, FL, United States

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Reel Tight Fishing Charters offers you the opportunity to see beautiful Sarasota from a whole new perspective. The Captain is a knowledgeable and professional fisherman, who knows how to put his clients on fish. On a day out with him, you will be able to target a variety of fish and experience a first class service.

Step aboard their 24 ft saltwater fishing boat, powered by a 250 HP SHO Yamaha engine. The vessel has a maximum cruising speed of 35 knots and is rigged with navigational electronics, including a GPS and a fish finder. It is equipped with a wireless trolling motor, an anchoring system, a live bait tank, and an icebox to store the refreshments. The boat can comfortably accommodate up to six anglers.

Each trip with Reel Tight Fishing Charters can be easily customized to your needs and the fish you would like to catch. You can choose how much time you want to spend on the water. There are three packages available: a four-hour trip, a six-hour, and an eight-hour trip. Among your targeted species will be Cobia, King Mackerel, Jack Crevalle, Snook, Mangrove Snapper, Redfish, Tarpon, Gag, Spotted Seatrout, Sheepshead, and Tripletail. The Captain is also especially great with kids, so a day out with him is fun for all ages.

During the trip of your choosing, you will be provided with the fishing equipment, including rods, reels, tackle, lures, licenses, and live bait. Your catch will be cleaned and filleted for you to take home. The only thing you might want to bring with you is your own food and drinks.

Join Reel Tight Fishing Charters as they take on the trip of a lifetime!

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4.9

305 reviews

277

4.9

Boat & equipment

4.9

Captain & crew

4.8

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (391)

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What anglers say

94%

Great experience

97%

Family friendly

99%

Friendly captain

100%

Good boat

96%

Recommended

91%

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Paul Applegate

5.0

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1st time taking the Whole FAM out bay fishing!!

4 Hour Morning Fishing Charter on November 5, 2025 • 5 adults

Never chartered a private tour before as a family (w/ 3 children), so we figured it was worth a chance to experience a very "fishy" time of the year near Sarasota Bay. Our Guide Luke was super skilled not only in finding the fish but also baiting and controlling upwards of 5 active rods at once. If a spot wasn't producing a catch, Luke would be quick to identify it and we'd be on the move to another spot...we even got time fishing the mangroves and some docks. The 4-hour tour flew by because it really was not-stop fishing. Plenty of bites...and even had a few keepers by the end. Meeting point was a breeze to get to, and Luke even prepared our catch before we departed the tour. Would absolutely do it again! My only regret is that we haven't taken advantage of this experience sooner!

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John Smiley

5.0

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Master Caster

4 Hour Morning (2 Guests) on September 9, 2025 • 3 adults

Andy was our boat captain for the morning. He had some excellent spots and didn’t get upset at my fly fishing techniques losing the fish. I’ve never used circle hooks before and lost numerous fish because of my habit of hooking fish, which you can’t do with the style of hooks used. Andy was excellent at coaching me through each cast and reel in. We successfully landed a large red Rish, which was right at the legal limit to keep. It was the only fish we wanted that day. He was also excellent in keeping us entertained with some good life stories and moving spots if they were too slow. And he’s even better at casting for us under docks. It was an amazing inland fishing experience, and I will for sure be back in the future.

Bryce Beard

5.0

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New

6 hour Bay/Ocean Saturday Trip

6 Hour Morning Fishing Charter on January 10, 2026 • 3 adults

Captain Matt was great! My 2 sons and I caught well over 50 maybe even 75 fish and kept a good share of good eating fish for home. Caught a variety of species and had a great experience from start to finish! Made some long lasting memories. Would highly recommend and already talking about our next trip!

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Sally Beaumont

5.0

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Terrific family fishing trip

Three Hour Special on June 2, 2025 • 4 adults

We booked a 3 hour morning inshore fishing trip for us parents and our 2 teenagers. About 1 hour in with Captain Andy, the morning drizzle turned into a steady rain. We had caught several fish and planned to continue until it started to downpour with lightning. Captain Andy got us back to shore safely then we tried to wait out the storm. After checking radar, we decided to postpone it and Andy booked us with Captain Adam the next morning. The weather was perfect and Captain Adam gave us a great fishing experience! We caught a lot of fish, saw a couple manatees and lots of birds. Adam kept bait on our lines so we were constantly fishing. He was knowledgeable and fun. He filleted our keepers at the end so we could have them prepared at a restaurant to eat for lunch. I have no doubt we would have had a similar experience with Captain Andy too. We had some freshwater fishing experience but would definitely recommend booking a trip with Reel Tight Fishing for anyone who wants a fun trip where you will catch a lot of different fish and learn some things along the way!

Stephan Olivier

5.0

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Fish On!!

4 Hour Afternoon Fishing Charter on January 3, 2026 • 1 adult

We had a great day of bay fishing. Captain Luke was able to put us on fish pretty fast. Gained valuable knowledge in terms of locations, bate and rigs. The size of the catch exceeded my expectations. I will definitely be back for more fishing. 👍🏻👍🏻

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Three Hour Special

FREE Cancellation 3 days notice

3 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM

US $550