Reel Tight Fishing Charters – Sarasota
4.9/5 (300 reviews)
State licensed
946 Siesta Drive, Sarasota, FL 34242, United States–
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!
Customer reviews
Rating summary
Boat
4.9/5
Crew
4.9/5
Experience
4.8/5
Photos & videos by reviewers (384)
+381Angler rating
272
17
2
3
0
Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Appropriate for children
97%
Friendly captain
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Caught fish
91%
Showing 1 - 5 of 300 reviews
Showing: 5 of 300 reviews
Paul Applegate
5.0
Verified
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!
Reported catch:
0
John Smiley
5.0
Verified
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.
0
D.R. Mccale
5.0
Verified
New
Luke did a great job!
6 Hour Afternoon Fishing Charter on November 15, 2025 • 6 adults
We had six guys out for a bachelor party fish which I know can be a lot. We were on the fish and caught a lot fo them including a couple of amazing groupers. Luke ran himself crazy making sure all of us had a great time. It was a great day with a lot of good memories. Exactly what we wanted.
0
Sally Beaumont
5.0
Verified
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!
0
Jason Schultz
5.0
Verified
Memorable Trip
6 Hour Afternoon Fishing Charter on May 25, 2025 • 4 adults
I want to thank Reel Tight Fishing Charters and especially Captain Luke Bass for making our first ever charter experience a memorable one. This trip was a Christmas present for my 17 and 20 yo sons and my wife. Luke put us on several great spots where we caught 8 Trout and 3 Mangrove Snappers to keep, a nice red drum and tons of snook. We even had some upclose contact with manatee. This exceeded our expectations for Florida Fishing. Thank you Luke for your hard work and great attitude in giving us this experience. Look forward to our next trip.
Reported catch:
1
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Three Hour Special
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
3 Hour Trip
starts at 8:00 AM
US $550
Entire boat: up to 4 people
US $550
Entire boat: up to 4 people
4 Hour Morning (2 Guests)
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
4 Hour Trip
starts at 8:00 AM
US $600
Entire boat: 2 people
US $600
Entire boat: 2 people
4 Hour Morning Fishing Charter
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
4 Hour Trip
starts at 8:00 AM
US $750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
4 Hour Afternoon Fishing Charter
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
4 Hour Trip
starts at 1:00 PM
US $750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
6 Hour Morning Fishing Charter
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
6 Hour Trip
starts at 8:00 AM
US $850
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $850
Entire boat: up to 6 people
6 Hour Afternoon Fishing Charter
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
6 Hour Trip
starts at 1:00 PM
US $850
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $850
Entire boat: up to 6 people
8 Hour Fishing Charter
FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
8 Hour Trip
starts at 8:00 AM
US $1,050
Entire boat: up to 6 people
US $1,050
Entire boat: up to 6 people
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Customer reviews
Rating summary
Boat
4.9/5
Crew
4.9/5
Experience
4.8/5
Photos & videos by reviewers (384)
+381Angler rating
272
17
2
3
0
Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Appropriate for children
97%
Friendly captain
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Caught fish
91%
Showing 1 - 5 of 300 reviews
Showing: 5 of 300 reviews
Paul Applegate
5.0
Verified
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!
Reported catch:
0
John Smiley
5.0
Verified
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.
0
D.R. Mccale
5.0
Verified
New
Luke did a great job!
6 Hour Afternoon Fishing Charter on November 15, 2025 • 6 adults
We had six guys out for a bachelor party fish which I know can be a lot. We were on the fish and caught a lot fo them including a couple of amazing groupers. Luke ran himself crazy making sure all of us had a great time. It was a great day with a lot of good memories. Exactly what we wanted.
0
Sally Beaumont
5.0
Verified
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!
0
Jason Schultz
5.0
Verified
Memorable Trip
6 Hour Afternoon Fishing Charter on May 25, 2025 • 4 adults
I want to thank Reel Tight Fishing Charters and especially Captain Luke Bass for making our first ever charter experience a memorable one. This trip was a Christmas present for my 17 and 20 yo sons and my wife. Luke put us on several great spots where we caught 8 Trout and 3 Mangrove Snappers to keep, a nice red drum and tons of snook. We even had some upclose contact with manatee. This exceeded our expectations for Florida Fishing. Thank you Luke for your hard work and great attitude in giving us this experience. Look forward to our next trip.
Reported catch:
1
FAQs about Reel Tight Fishing Charters – Sarasota
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Boat category
Center console boatsCapacity
6 personsBoat length
24 ftYear built
2003Boat manufacturer
PathfinderBoat type
Center consoleEngine model
Yamaha SHOPowered by
1 x 250HPMax cruising speed
45 knots