Had an absolutely fantastic day with Captain Leonard. Pick up location was easy to find and we were in the fish within 30 minutes. First part of the trip was in shore and caught Snook, Jack, a flounder and Pinfish which we used later.

After the in shore fishing we headed just off the beach and got into a great school of Spanish Mackerel and Kings. Landed more than 10 Mackerel and 3 Kings. had a large King (on the Pinfish) that ran out a ton of line but broke off.

captain Leonard was attentive, a great conversationalist and knew his waters. will join him again next time we are down.

Overall good experience. Captain was exceptionally good in dire circumstances-heavy fog leaving launch and very rough waters exiting the bay to the reef off Anna Maria Island. Captain really good in teaching technique, resulting in wife Mary landing numerous keepers, which ended up on our dining table that nigh. Unique experience with pelicans begging for our rejects off shore, and dolphins swooping in to steal our catch. Captain adapted and overcame, thus our successful day.
Highly recommend this charter

Jeff was a great captain with all the poles and bait a group of fishermen could ask for.  He was patient in teaching us all how to bait our hooks and the reeling approach to minimize lost fish.  He even fileted our fish afterward and offered his suggestions how best to cook the sheeps head we caught.  He’s a great resource about the island and offered up some fun facts along the way.  Between the 40+ fish we caught - it was a great time!

We booked our half day fishing trip a week before our trip, We received text and email communications up to the scheduled date. Our Captain was Jeff and he was great! He was very knowledgeable about the area and gave us some great tips and recommendations to improve our stay while visiting the area. He was very attentive, always making sure we had bait and giving us tips throughout the trip. When we arrived at the boat ramp he was already there ready for us to “go fishing”. We were a party of 3 and probably caught 50-60 fish. Jeff also had a great playlist of music for us to listen to on our excursion. Had a blast and would recommend Ratha be Fishin.

I would definitely recommend Ratha B Fishin charter.  We planned a trip to Florida with our 3 grandsons and going fishing was on their list of must do. Captain Jeffery was quick to respond to any questions we had when we booked. He picked us up and dropped us off so we didn’t have to worry about where to meet him. First thing that impressed me was how clean and uncluttered his boat was.  The day turned out great! The boys caught Grouper, Trout, Redfish, Catfish as well as had a ton of bites and even some crazy action by something that grabbed the bait and took off like its tail fins were on fire! To end the day we tried for a Tarpon. Got lucky and hooked one fairly quickly and got it almost to the boat before it flipped off the line.  Very fun to experience.  Enjoyed Captain Jeffery’s professional but fun personality.  He was very attentive and made sure everyone had bait on at all times and gave us pointers on what to do.  Definitely would recommend.