I was unable to attend the voyage but they took incredible care of my family n my absence. Baiting and cleaning the catch, as well as teaching and coaching my family to a successful harvest.  They brought their catch home and I was able to taste it myself.  Thanks for taking such great care of my family!

There are not enough words to describe the amazing crew of this charter!!!!  Being from the north, I have been on far more excursions than can be tallied.  with that said, none have come close to comparison.  Captain Carlos does not just navigate miles, drop anchor, sit for hours, then say let us go try somewhere else…no, no, no…Captain Carlos will only maintain a specifically navigated location for 20 minutes tops!!! No fish caught…we move on to another plotted location.  Captain Carlos keeps such detailed notes, that it seems as though he knows every spot to experience catching, instead of just fishing or feeding…lol.

Jeremy…first mate Jeremy.  An incredibly efficient and proficient deckhand!!! No one has to ask for bait, he is always checking.  When needed, he will take over to help get one in.  He is extremely patient and helpful.  What impresses us all most…Jeremy is a gentleman.  Never has he been rude to any of us, nor the Captain…and his fileting skills? Off the charts…like a chef in a fine restaurant.

Recommend them far higher than 5 stars!!!!
Jon

Since this is my first time chartering a boat for fishing,  I can only describe my experience for first timers. If you have kids and you want to take them out on a boat, I’d highly recommend Captain Carlos. He and his first mate Tom, were absolutely amazing! We purchased the 4 hr inshore fishing, because this would be my friend’s son’s first time on a boat and we were not sure how it would go. They absolutely made sure it was all about Blake and knowing that it was for Blake’s 7th birthday, they even played happy birthday on the boat for him. I think without a doubt he caught the most fish. Tom was so knowledgable of the various fish we caught and both Captain Carlos and Tom had a fun infectious attitude. The boat was clean and had plenty of room for us. They made us feel absolutely at home. They were patience with our lack of fishing experiences(the adults)  and just had a grand ole time. I guarantee we won’t be using any other charter the Bottoms Up and will highly recommend to anyone who is interested in going on a charter. Next time I’m in town, hoping we can schedule an offshore charter with him!!

Three generations went out for a morning fishing trip and it was so much fun! Every spot we stopped had us catching fish; we saw so many different species that it was an ecology lesson as well as dinner prep (we took home about 60 grey snapper, black sea bass, an Atlantic shark and a blowfish). When my youngest felt the sedating effects of the Dramamine, Jeremy got out a bean bag and my son took a quick snooze. When he woke up he caught a shark! Jeremy also noticed when my dad was looking peaked so Carlos took us to a smoother spot. My whole family had a fantastic time!

We booked a four hour shark fishing trip but arrived to find out that it wasn’t a good season\time to go shark fishing and that we would be going after grouper, snapper, and other bottom fish. After getting over the initial disappointment, captain Carlos and his personable first mate put us on the fish! We caught a boatload a fish and had a fantastic time. Both gentlemen were quick to share their knowledge and experiences, and made us feel very comfortable. Will certainly book another trip with Captain Carlos next time I’m in Clearwater!