Captain
Harold Mathes

Member since January 2018 Port St. Joe, United States
Background
Captain Harold "Man" Mathes grew up and has lived in the Port St. Joe area his entire life. He loves the outdoors and is an avid fisherman and hunter. With more than 35 years of fishing experience under his belt, he knows how to get you on the fish and wants nothing more than for you to have a great time.

Hey, I'm Captain Harold Mathes

Port St. Joe, United States
Background
Captain Harold "Man" Mathes grew up and has lived in the Port St. Joe area his entire life. He loves the outdoors and is an avid fisherman and hunter. With more than 35 years of fishing experience under his belt, he knows how to get you on the fish and wants nothing more than for you to have a great time.
Anglers Choice
356
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My Charter Listing

Man's Fat Boy Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(356 reviews)
Angler's choice
Port St. Joe
 4 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $500

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 356 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Catchin.
Harold is the \u201cMan\u201d
We book every year
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
94%
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Sherry B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Knowledge

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on July 11, 2025
Local who knows the fishing areas. Taught all of us newbies how to cast correctly and kept us laughing.ย  Went to a sandbar...
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Clark A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Catchin.

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on July 2, 2025
Good demeanor. 5 guys all catching. Lots of jealous eyes at the dock. Thatโ€™s all you need to know.
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Bobby D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on May 14, 2025
Harold work hard for me all day from starting early in the morning and catching live bait to searching for a limit of speckled...
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Marty W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome Captain

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on July 15, 2025
Captain taught me a lot about fishing in local area.ย  Would use him again!
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Joe H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Here in vacay

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip - Inshore (AM) on April 28, 2025
The captain was great! Boat was awesome.. had to find the fish, but my wife and I enjoyed every bit of it. He is very knowledgeable...
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