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.
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(158 reviews)
Montauk
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $800

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 158 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Angler rating
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Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
95%
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Jana O.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Awesome day on the water !

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) - Inshore on June 25, 2024
From the start, Captain TJ and first mate Josie made us feel welcomed. Our goal was that our 3 kiddos caught fish and had a...
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Ernie P.
Excellent
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Experience:
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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:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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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...
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Jeff R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

If you want to catch fish โ€ฆ

VERIFIED   NEW  3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Inshore Fishing (AM) on May 23, 2025
Fish on within 30 minutes of leaving the dock. TJ knows where they hang out and can get you into the action. Great time.
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PierFrancesco S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Great Charter

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) - Inshore on June 3, 2025
Crunch time fishing and captain TJ were great, very knowledgeable and we caught many large fish
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