Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing
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Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing

Federally permitted
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(400 reviews)
• Angler's Choice
801 Seabreeze Blvd (Bahia Mar …
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing is a company with an excellent reputation and almost half a century of local experience in Fort Lauderdale and the surrounding areas. Offering all types of fishing, the crew specializes in catching big fish in a professional and relaxing atmosphere. Join them for a fun day out and you will fish with the locals like the locals.

Every charter can be tailored to meet your specific needs. Whichever species you want to take off your Southeast Florida bucket list, the crew will do their best to make it happen. Target surface and mid-depth Pelagic species, including Sailfish, Wahoo, Blackfin and Skipjack Tuna, Mahi Mahi, King Mackerel, False Albacore, Blue Marlin, and White Marlin. Troll live bait or artificial that the crew prepare themselves.

Bottom fish for Grey and Golden Tilefish, Grouper, and Snapper in the waters ranging from 50 to over 800 feet in depth. And if you are after something special, let the team take you Sailfishing. They were on the ground floor of the introduction of fishing for Sailfish with kites in South Florida!

Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing will offer spinning rods and reels and live bait for Sailfish, as well as soft rod and reel tackle for young anglers and all the way up to heavy tackle for big Shark.

All the magic happens aboard the ‘Marlin My Darlin.’ She is a 50’ customized Hatteras flybridge boat with twin 430 HP turbocharged Detroit Diesel engines. The Marlin My Darlin is a true work of art with all the comforts of home. She is fully air-conditioned with leather seating inside if you wish a break from the Floridian sun.

All trips come with Penn and Shimano tackle, as well as bottled water and the licenses.

Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing carries a full 5-star rating – see their availability, book a trip, and check it out for yourself!

  • Fishing License
  • You Keep Catch
  • Catch cleaning & filleting
  • Drinks
  • Toilet
  • Child Friendly
  • Air Conditioning
  • Ice Box
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Fighting Chair

Select date to see available trips and rates:

  • Private trip
    Half Day Trip (AM)
    In demand! Last booked: 2 days ago
    FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
    4 Hour Trip, starts at 8:00 AM
    $875
    Check the afternoon bite on this half-day trip, fishing the waters up to 800 feet deep. Target Mahi Mahi, Tuna, Wahoo, and many more.
  • Private trip
    Half Day Trip (PM)
    In demand! Last booked: 5 days ago
    FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
    4 Hour Trip, starts at 1:00 PM
    $875
    Check the afternoon bite on this half-day trip, fishing the waters up to 800 feet deep. Target Mahi Mahi, Tuna, Wahoo, and many more.
  • Private trip
    5 Hour Trip
    In demand! Last booked: 4 days ago
    FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
    5 Hour Trip, starts at 7:00 AM
    $1,075
  • Private trip
    3/4 Day Trip (AM)
    FREE Cancellation 3 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 6:45 AM
    $1,275
    Target Mahi Mahi, Tuna, Wahoo, and many more.
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About the Captain

Rick Brady
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
240 Fishing Reports
ID & License verified
400 Customer reviews
Response time within an hour
Member since July 2014
Angler's Choice
The Angler's Choice Award is given to listings that consistently deliver a high-quality service and earn great reviews from customers.
My crewmen and I have extensive experience in fishing the Fort Lauderdale/Miami areas: two Bahamas Billfish Championships and numerous tournament wins in addition to our many years of local chartering. None of us enter into tournament fishing anymore and instead choose to spend our days furthering experienced and novice anglers experiences at deep sea fishing and smoothly introducing new anglers to deep sea fishing. Children are always welcome and we encourage you to bring yours along. Between us, we have a combined total of over 90 years guiding anglers in their pursuit of big game fish and also "action" charters tailored to meet each charters specific wishes. We love what we do, it is all we do, and our love for our job is easily seen with Trip Advisor and Google reviews as well as here at Fishing Booker, as all carry us with a 5-star rating.

About this listing

Targeted species

Dolphin (Mahi Mahi) Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Grouper (Goliath) Goliath Grouper
King Mackerel (Kingfish) King Mackerel (Kingfish)
Marlin (Blue) Blue Marlin

Boat specs

Hatteras (Flybridge) originally built in 1997, and restored in 2016. Powered by 2 438HP Detroit Diesel engines, with a maximum cruising speed of 20 knots.

Length
50 ft
Capacity
6 persons

Types of fishing

Nearshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Reef Fishing
Wreck Fishing

Fishing techniques

Light Tackle
Heavy Tackle
Bottom Fishing
Trolling
Jigging
Kite Fishing
Deep Sea Fishing

Amenities

Toilet
(2) Private electric
Air Conditioning
2 Marine Air units
Fighting Chair
3 fighting chairs
GPS
Garmin, Furuno and Northstar
Fishfinder
Garmin and Furuno units
Bed

Trip includes

Rods, reels & tackle
Lures
Catch cleaning & filleting
Drinks
Water supplied.
First Mate
yes
Fishing License
All provided

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 3 days prior to trip

You can cancel or modify your booking up to 3 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.

Listing policies

Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
Child Friendly
You Keep Catch
Catch and Release Allowed
Disabled Accessible
Yes

Payment

Book with 20% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 20% deposit to guarantee your reservation.

The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:

Cash
Visa
Mastercard
American Express

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Recent Fishing Reports

Fishing charters Ft. Lauderdale mid Marc
Fishing charters Ft. Lauderdale mid Marc
March 15, 2023
And in what seems to be a blink of the eye we are half way through March. True Chamber of Commerce weather as day after day is in the mid to upper 80s with no rain and pleasant sea conditions for our fishing charters in Ft. Lauderdale. Blackfin Tunas, Bonito on or near the surface and large Amberjacks down deep on the wrecks. We have had some Mahi and Wahoo as well. Sailfish remain iffy in this area. Reasonable numbers of sharks in the area but we had a trip with sharks on the wish list but couldn't make it happen. And there are again days mixed in with good catch days that the fishing can be tough no matter what you target. As we move into the later days of March and into April and May there should be fewer lumps in the road. Proper Ft. Lauderdale fishing attire as we work through March will continue to be t shirts, shorts and a hat as it has been for at least the past month. Old man Winter never really stopped by (yet?). Working on our tans and catching a few. See you on the edge. Enjoy the photos of some of our anglers here @ Marlin My Darlin.
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Ft Lauderdale fishing report Marlin My D
Ft Lauderdale fishing report Marlin My D
February 22, 2023
As we move through February we continue to see similar trends as the last month also with the continuing recent trend of warmer days not typically experienced in February. We think of February as “cooler”in South Florida, many up the line think of it as downright cold. Well the “cooler” here on our fishing charters in FT. Lauderdale as of late most likely will feature a high into the 80s if not mid 80s. And dry, day after day. One very major rain event a couple of weeks back a memory and now you better be up early now to catch a glimpse of dew because it will quickly be gone. Summertime amounts of sunscreen and away we go. Most days have quite comfortable sea conditions but with the occasional choppy day that comes with every February. Some days the fish cooperate (especially the Tunas and Jacks), and other days they continue to rub our noses and everybody else's in the dirt. We have had some very nice fish if you follow us and we have had again the slim pickin days we try so hard to avoid. Sailfish catches over the weekend followed by a vanishing act. Searching one day wondering what you might have learned over 40+ years at this and then the Cadillac trip the next day with bending rods and reels humming. February fishing has always been all over the charts. Some of that cold, not cooler weather of February's past would be welcomed from a fisherman's perspective. Decent Tuna bite yesterday afternoon, here's hoping for two in a row. Enjoy the photos we are posting with this report of some of our recent anglers. Good fish out there, just not every day, and we are fishing every day and enjoying the hunt. Thick or thin we love what we do. See you on the rip.
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Customer reviews

Rating Summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 400 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Angler Rating
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Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Catch intended fish
79%
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Joe L.
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
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Half day trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on March 4, 2023
Kenny and Joey were top notch on the Marlin my Darlin. 5 stars would recommend to anyone for a great trip. Their communication...
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Fishing with Rick

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 20, 2022
Great time. Family had fun and no disappointments. Would do it again. It was our first deep sea fishing adventure and all 6...
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Kristy A.
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Captain Kenny

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip on February 27, 2023
We had THE best time. The crew and captain listen to our requests and did the best they could to accommodate our fishing requests....
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Ben A.
Eagle, ID
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5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Rick

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (AM) on August 5, 2022
We booked the 6hr trip and loved the whole experience.  Kenny and Joey were great guys to be around.  From the moment we...
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Half day morning with captain Matt and Cameron

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on February 21, 2023
Our group of 5 people caught 9 tuna and Benito’s.  We also caught a 7’ sandbar shark.  Crew was very knowledgeable and...
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FAQs about Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing

Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing offers the following trips to customers:
  • $875 per group - Half Day Trip (AM) (4 hours)
  • $875 per group - Half Day Trip (PM) (4 hours)
  • $1,075 per group - 5 Hour Trip (5 hours)
  • $1,275 per group - 3/4 Day Trip (AM) (6 hours)
When you book a trip with Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • Toilet (2) Private electric
  • Air Conditioning 2 Marine Air units
  • Fighting Chair 3 fighting chairs
  • GPS Garmin, Furuno and Northstar
  • Fishfinder Garmin and Furuno units
  • Bed
  • Flybridge Cushioned customer seating provided
  • Live Bait Well yes 110 gallon
  • Kitchen Microwave, refrigerator
  • Refrigerator yes
  • Multimedia System stereo (Bosch)
  • Outriggers Yes, Rupp Riggers Palm Beach
  • Tuna Tubes 110 gallon
  • Spearfishing Equipment spin, conventional (light and heavy)
  • Ice Box yes
  • Radar Furuno 35 mile unit
Trips booked with Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Lures
  • Catch cleaning & filleting
  • Drinks (Water supplied. )
  • First Mate (yes )
  • Fishing License (All provided)
Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing offers the following types of fishing:
  • Nearshore Fishing
  • Offshore Fishing
  • Reef Fishing
  • Wreck Fishing
Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light Tackle
  • Heavy Tackle
  • Bottom Fishing
  • Trolling
  • Jigging
  • Kite Fishing
  • Deep Sea Fishing
Top targeted fish species with Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing include:
  • Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
  • Grouper (Goliath)
  • King Mackerel (Kingfish)
  • Marlin (Blue)
  • Sailfish
  • Shark (Hammerhead)
  • Shark (Mako)
  • Shark (Thresher)
  • Snapper (Red)
  • Wahoo