Boat is rock solid, and was pleasant to be on despite some rough conditions.  We were catching fish almost immediately.  We didn’t care about what we caught this trip but if you want to get keeper grouper, in August, this is NOT your trip!  We got a lot of Porgy and Grunt and we had a fish FEAST with leftovers for lunch!  Did a little trolling and caught two Spanish Mackrel as well.  Boat ride is an hour out to about 14 miles so we could have stood to stay a little longer, but no need to be greedy.  Next time we go all day and get to the grouper grounds!!  Overall a perfect 4.5 hour trip for our non-fisherwoman daughter.  (Even though she had the first hook-up!)

My family and I booked a 5 hour trip with Captain Patrick and La Costa Charters and it was well worth it!  He took us to three different fishing holes and we all reeled in fish after fish at each hole. He told us what we were catching, watched as we didn’t know we had a fish on and told us to reel.  He had a deck hand who would take the fish off the hook, and put bait on our hook. This was great for my daughter who absolutely will not touch fish much less bait, so she was able to reel in fish and not touch them. All in all we all had a blast and Captain Patrick made it very enjoyable. He also gave us a great recommendation on where to take our fish and have them cook it for us for dinner, The Conch Republic. There’s nothing better than eating your catch that fresh!  If you’ve never gone out to fish in 50-60 feet waters I’d highly recommend booking with this company and Captain Patrick.

Sam

In town for the week from Texas. The family has always loved to fish, but the kids had never been charter fishing. Found La Costa Charters and read the reviews which were stellar. Found a trip that fit our schedule and we were not disappointed! Captain Patrick and 1st Mate Parker were absolutely marvelous! They had a morning charter and had everything ready to go for our trip. They weather was perfect. The boat and gear was in shape and ready to go. Worked out our plan with Captain Patrick - first half of trip we went and trolled a wreck and 2nd half we went and caught dinner! The trip and crew did not disappoint! Cannot thank La Costa Charters enough for a great time-fish on!

I highly recommend Captain Patrick and first mate Parker. Our Deep Sea experience was wonderful. We must have caught 60 fish between three men. The captain and mate were very pleasant and fun to be with. They are attentive and constantly re-bait your hooks so you get maximum fishing time. The 32 foot boat was also very comfortable with a shaded canopy and cushioned seat. I will book with Captain Patrick Eckelbarger again.

What an awesome trip! We had to reschedule due to weather and this day didn’t look very promising but we decided to go ahead and try it anyways. I sure am glad we did!! We all fished until we were wore out and caught a load of fish!! The captain was very knowledgeable about keeping us on the fish. Loved the entire trip and will for sure go with them again!! Awesome captain and first mate!!