I went with my wife and grandson for 4 hours. We caught 2 wahoo, 2 barracuda, and one tuna. The Captain definitiely put us on the catch and the 1st mate worked extremely hard setting up and changing the baits as well as helping us bring in the catch. We are heading out to Driftwood where they will cook our catch. This boat, Captain and 1st Mate are highly recommended.
Had a great trip with J-Shring Charter today. Captain Eddie and his son Jonathan did an awesome job from start to finish. We landed two mahi and a tuna, all keepers, and Eddie even handled getting the fish set up to be prepared at the restaurant afterward. Both of them were super friendly, great with the kids, and made the whole family trip fun and easy. They also took the time to explain what we were doing and what was happening throughout the trip, which made it even better. Great conversation, great fishing, and a great experience overall. Definitely recommend J-Shring Charter if you’re looking to get out on the water in Aruba!
My family had a wonderful day on the water with Captain Eddy and Jonathan, who were professional and courteous in every way. Sadly, we didn't catch any fish or even get an obvious hit on the many well-prepaired trolling lines put out by Jonathan while Captain Eddy deftly navigated the boat. I was a bit amazed at poor results since the weather and waters seemed highly favorable for catching fish. But I grew up fishing the waters of Florida and the Bahamas, which are totally different and are much more predictable. These are more complicated waters and, from what I understand, the fish we were targeting have every reason to be more picky about their diets. I could tell from the outset that trolling here is more complex than what I was accustomed to, with popper lures occupying a more significant spot. So I learned something, even if dinner tonight might include a McDonald's fish sandwich rather than the custom fillets I envisioned. Still, I applaud the J-String and its very fine crew for making this trip fun and memorable and saving me the punishing effects of my own cooking. Thanks Guys!
Fishing was a but slow, caught 4 albacore tuna. Took enough for Lucy’s to cook up at the marina. Crew worked hard to put fish in the boat. constantly checking baits, changing rigs to see if something else will produce a bite. Very friendly, chatted most of the trip. If I recall correctly we had 5 rods out, three teaser rigs, and a kinda down rigger hand line. One of the albacore caught I pulled in with the handline, that was a first for me. I did a lot of review reading on fishbooker before choosing J-String. Great reviews, and just seemed like they took their fishing seriously. That reflected on my trip. Again, it was a little slow, but no matter how great the crew is, its still fishing. Next time im in Aruba I would without hesitstion go out with J-String again.
Me and my wife went out for a 6 hour fishing trip while we were in Aruba. Both captain and first mate had great energy and worked hard for us to catch fish. They were on time and ready to go when we arrived at the boat. We ended up catching 9 fish total. 6 Bonita's. 2 Mahi Mahi. 1 Tuna. During our fishing trip we also had a pod of dolphins racing the boat and fully jumping out of the water. Was a great surprise. Finally after we got done fishing the crew set us up with Driftwood restaurant where they cooked our Mahi Mahi and Tuna for dinner (for a small fee). It ended up being a great dinner. I would highly recommend J String!
Been to Aruba for over 20 years first ever deep sea fishing and booked a tri for 4 hrs and most amazing trip out! Captain Eddie and his son Jonathan, had the boat ready to go with drinks and bait. Sinc this was our first time deep sea fishing, Jonathan explained what reels are for what fishes and how and why they are set up the way they were. He explained that they get into deep water about 30 mins out and for most a 4 hr trip is good. We went out and around and we got our first catch about an hr in and was a Bonita and shortly after we got another Bonita. I think by 8:45we got 3 fishes. Captain Eddie got us pretty close to floating rig an we caught our first yellow fin tuna. then quietness until about 10ish. then the feedig frenzy happened and all the captains were chattering on the radio. we caught 3 more 2 on a double line. as we were heading backand Jonathan was prepping to head back on line went off and he handed it to me and started to real it in the lines were long and took a bit but brought i a 24" mahi mahi, once that came in the last reel out went off and another fish was on the line, my arms was already tired from the first mahi mahi and this other fish was heavy and I thought it was a double, my arms and hand was gong numb trying to reel it in. After the hard fight we brought in a 36-42" mahi mahi. Jonathan explained that the mahi mahi was fighting and with the big head and swimming sideways was what made it fight, but omg it was well worth it! I wish I could keep thema secret but it would be unfair to them, I'll be honest we were on a budget looked and wasn't even sure if the kid would participate, family of 4, so I looked for one of the lower cost option, with good reviews. I am so happy that more expensive doesn't mean better. All said and done, we all reeled in a fish, got 9 fishes in total done by 11am and got to enjoy the rest of out day. thank you Captain Eddie and Jonathan for making this an awesome trip!!!
