Captain
TJ Ritner

Member since February 2018 Montauk, United States
Background
Captain TJ Ritner has spent his life fishing all sorts of different waters. Florida Keys, Cabo San Lucas, and the northeast Atlantic are areas he has fished extensively. With over 30 years of experience fishing radically different waters, there's nothing that can surprise him. He's also a local to the area, so he knows all the best secret fishing spots around. His motto is that luck has nothing to do with success, but countless hours spent fishing have honed his skills to a razor edge and now they're at your disposal.
Techniques
Fishing with live bait is one of his favorite methods, as well as trolling. Custom bottom rigs are a lot of fun for Captain TJ.

Hey, I'm Captain TJ Ritner

Montauk, United States
Background
Captain TJ Ritner has spent his life fishing all sorts of different waters. Florida Keys, Cabo San Lucas, and the northeast Atlantic are areas he has fished extensively. With over 30 years of experience fishing radically different waters, there's nothing that can surprise him. He's also a local to the area, so he knows all the best secret fishing spots around. His motto is that luck has nothing to do with success, but countless hours spent fishing have honed his skills to a razor edge and now they're at your disposal.
Techniques
Fishing with live bait is one of his favorite methods, as well as trolling. Custom bottom rigs are a lot of fun for Captain TJ.
Anglers Choice
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(173 reviews)
Angler's choice
Montauk
 5 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $900

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 173 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
95%
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Tom H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Absolutely perfect

VERIFIED   Kids Summer Fishing Camp PM on July 16, 2025
Yesterday my family enjoyed an absolutely perfect day aboard the Crunch Time with TJ and Dave. Although my son and I had limited...
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Warren R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fun time on the water

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip - Inshore on August 16, 2025
Captain TJ was cool, put us on the fish and gave us a lot of fishing information. Caught plenty of sea bass and porgy with...
Warren R. recommends Crunch Time Sport Fishing
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Ernie P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) - Inshore on October 26, 2024
We booked our annual with Crunch Tome this year and were very Happy that we did!! TJ was a top notch captain who put...
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Beth L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

A bite every time!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) - Inshore on September 18, 2024
The crew did an awesome job placing us on fish! We got bites each time the line went into the water! Our group of 4 reeled...
Beth L. recommends Crunch Time Sport Fishing
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Robert S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Highly recommend

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (PM) - Inshore on August 9, 2025
We had a great time, caught a lot of fish, made some lasting memories, and will be eating a lot of fish tacos. Thank you, Captain...
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