At Sea Key West 

Let me start by saying the captain was extremely friendly, and prompt. He was easy to talk to and get along with but……. I don’t feel he was fully prepared for the trip. For startes we had very little live bait which is really necessary for many of the species we were targeting (IMO). Other boats were pitching, live bait and reeling in blackfin tuna right next to us but we didn’t have any to pitch and couldn’t target those fish. Second thing is he was not well organized and was frequently looking for either hooks, weight, tools, etc.. He had to frequently switch out rigging when we changed to a different style yet there were plenty of other rods on the boat so we had a lot of down time waiting for rods to get rigged up. And third (IMO) I don’t think we went deep enough when we were trolling. We had been on two prior charters in the same area and were trolling in 800-1200 ft of water. This time less than 400 ft I believe. He mentioned that most people go out fishing just to get out on the water; I disagree. We wanted my son to catch some of his “bucket-list” fish but instead caught a few snapper. Basically enough for a family meal. He did catch a large barracuda at the end of the trip which at least brought a smile to his face. Again, he was friendly and interesting so I really hate writing this, however, after spending $1900 with a tip, I would have hoped for a little more effort and certainly more fish. I felt like I was fishing with a friend, not a seasoned captain. Sorry.