Captain
John Sullens

Member since December 2014 Gulf Shores, United States
Background
Captain John has been fishing with his dad and grandparents since he was probably old enough to hold a fishing pole. He has fished in Key West, Savannah, Georgia, and the Gulf of Mexico, all the way to California, and even Hawaii. The captain enjoys fishing and loves watching people catch fish. He hopes to see you on the water soon. He and his six other captains will make sure you have fun while fishing.
Techniques
Captain John loves to go and catch live bait for his customers so that they have a better chance of catching bigger fish. And it's also an experience for them to watch and help catch their own bait for the fishing trip for the day. The kids always love it when they drag the shrimp net and dolphins come up. The captain likes using live bait drift lining. Free lining with live bait is how you catch the bigger fish!

Hey, I'm Captain John Sullens

Gulf Shores, United States
Background
Captain John has been fishing with his dad and grandparents since he was probably old enough to hold a fishing pole. He has fished in Key West, Savannah, Georgia, and the Gulf of Mexico, all the way to California, and even Hawaii. The captain enjoys fishing and loves watching people catch fish. He hopes to see you on the water soon. He and his six other captains will make sure you have fun while fishing.
Techniques
Captain John loves to go and catch live bait for his customers so that they have a better chance of catching bigger fish. And it's also an experience for them to watch and help catch their own bait for the fishing trip for the day. The kids always love it when they drag the shrimp net and dolphins come up. The captain likes using live bait drift lining. Free lining with live bait is how you catch the bigger fish!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 643 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Caught over 30 fish!
Caught over 30 fish!
Caught over 30 fish!
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Angler rating
540
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
87%
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Curt C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

You will catch fish with Captain John

VERIFIED   Inshore Trip on July 30, 2025
If you tell Captain John you want to fish to feed an army, he will take you to catch fish to feed an army!ย  He knows the area...
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Cory C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome experience.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Inshore (PM) on July 28, 2025
We went out with Captain Jerry targeting Trout. It was an amazing experience and i will hands down recommend to everyone i...
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Tyler M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Best of the best

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore Bay (PM) on July 16, 2025
I have fished all over the world with many different captains, I have never met a captain that would stay out in the pouring...
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Jimmy R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Nice trip!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore on June 6, 2025
The wife and I had a nice quick outing, the boat was fine for what we were fishing for, Capt. Kyle was on time, knowledgeable...
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Roxanne W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great fishing day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Inshore (PM) on September 21, 2025
Everybody was super friendly and great to fish with. They went above and beyond all in all was a great day.
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