Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing 

My boys have been begging for a trip like this for nearly a decade twice we’ve been to Florida and twice the weather as fouled our attempts. Perhaps it was the anticipation, regardless they are over the moon. The first mate, Nick, hustled his butt off and JJ the captain made sure they went home feeling the fishing highs and lows. JJ took us to 3 spots on the 4 turned 5 hour trip 1 failed 1 produced and the third provided thrills and lows with multiple almost catches that were hard to work and just broke free. Honestly it was perfect and our boys will likely never forget the memories made on the trip. We then went out to a cook your catch restaurant after that blew all our minds. Today no doubt created the kind if core memory you want on a trip like this. Boat was great too

Captain JJ and his first mate were amazing (sorry I forgot your name but thats a testimate to my bad memory, and not his service)!! I went with my family (including four kids, reading from 12 to 7) for my birthday, and the crew, took their time explaining everything to the kids and how it all works because we are not avid fishermen but after this experience, we definitely want to become and look forward to chartering more trips on this great boat with its great crew!

Had a great time with Marlin my Darlin! Came out from New Mexico in hopes of giving my parents a “bucket list” experience out on the sea. Captain JJ delivered that and then some. Afternoon charter, we started with several awesome Bonitas and then some good looking blackfin tuna. Soon after, we reeled in a massive 64” Wahoo. What an amazing experience pulling this beauty in, for all on the boat including first mate Landon who was awesome. We were not done, Captain JJ and Landon set out heavier rigging and it was only a few minutes later hook was set on a monster! A 30 minute reel in and we had caught an 8-foot Hammerhead Shark. What a frikin experience. So exciting and so much fun. When in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area, look up Marlin My Darlin and book. There is no reason to look any further.

Jack and JJ went above and beyone to put us on fish. They were hospitable, friendly, and had a ton of knowledge on the local fish in the area. We ended up with a black fin tuna, a couple larger barracuda and one 8’ nurse shark that exhausted both my wife and myself. These guys will put you on fish! highly recommended.

For us, this was an experience of a lifetime! Visiting our son in Ft. Lauderdale we had an empty morning in our schedule. After checking out the availability and reading some reviews, we decided to go with Marlin My Darling. From the minute we showed up, I knew we got this right! We were greeted by Kaylee our awesome First Mate and her Capt. Nick. They asked us what we wanted to fish for? We opted for Capt. & Crews choice, Show us a good time and if we catch some fish great. It didn’t take long… 10 minutes in we catch a 40” mahi-mahi. That was just the beginning. We trolled, drifted, kite fished and bottom fished hoping for the big one, We were on fish the whole time, we caught (2) 40” Mahi’s, 8 yellowtail snappers, triggers, mackerel, lizard fish, a large moray eel and the last fish of the day was an absolute wall-hanger - massive 120” Hammerhead Shark😳. The fishing aside, nothing was more important than the experience we had with our FirstMate Kaylee and Capt. Nick. They worked so hard and the fishing Gods were blessing us. We fought the shark for about 90 minutes, taking turns, it was seamless changing in and out of the fighting chair and then Capt. Nick came down from the crows nest got an official measurement and a tag into the shark and lots of pictures. It’s always good when you go on these trips and catch fish, but that’s not guaranteed! what was is controllable is the people that take you out on the water and their commitment to showing the customer a great time. Kaylee educated us on everything that was happening with multiple lines in the water doing different things - we understood everything that was going on amidst the chaos. These two were just amazing! We give them five stars across-the-board! More importantly, we met two new friends. This will be one of our regular to do’s when we come down to visit! If you’re surfing the Internet looking for a charter - look no further, this was an amazing experience. Thank you, Kaylee and Capt. Nick will see you again soon and thank you, Marlin My Darling for putting together such a great experience for us.