Captain
James Sabo
Member since March 2016
Rockport, United States
- Background
- Capt. James Sabo grew up in Ohio, fishing the Grand River and Lake Erie for Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, and Steelhead. At the age of 18 he moved to Texas, where he started fishing the flats for Redfish, Speckled Trout, Black Drum, and Flounder. He has over 20 years fishing experience, with 17 years experience fishing the flats. He specializes in fishing with artificial lures or fly fishing, although he can happily accommodate anglers who prefer to fish with live or dead bait.
- Techniques
- Primarily Fishing bait and lures and Fly fishing
Hey, I'm Captain James Sabo
- Background
- Capt. James Sabo grew up in Ohio, fishing the Grand River and Lake Erie for Walleye, Smallmouth Bass, and Steelhead. At the age of 18 he moved to Texas, where he started fishing the flats for Redfish, Speckled Trout, Black Drum, and Flounder. He has over 20 years fishing experience, with 17 years experience fishing the flats. He specializes in fishing with artificial lures or fly fishing, although he can happily accommodate anglers who prefer to fish with live or dead bait.
- Techniques
- Primarily Fishing bait and lures and Fly fishing
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Fishing Reports
Redfish and Trout on 1/2 Day trip
Had a great Day with some repeat customers. we ended up with 11 reds and 1 trout. Read Full Report →
Redfishing has been off the hook!!!
The flats are starting to heat up in Rockport and so is the Redfishing. We have been doing very well on Redfish on live and dead bait. We have also been doing well wade fishing for Speckled Trout and… Read Full Report →
Redfish and Trout on 1/2 Day trip
Had a great half day with the Curtis's from New Mexico. It started out to be a beautiful day with a tough early bite but we were able to close the deal before the bad weather rolled in. Read Full Report →
Flats fishing Rockport
Black Drum since the falling of the high tides the black drum fishing has been good on dead shrimp near drop offs and grass lines near reefs free lined or on 1/8 oz. jig heads. Speckled Trout Trout fishing… Read Full Report →
Customer Reviews
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, April 27, 2018
Capt.James greeted us at the boat docks ready to go, he was friendly, he explained safety on the boat, and away we went , we were hooked up within 10 minutes, his knowledge of the bay is outstanding, his instruction on how to fish the targeted species was fantastic, we will be back for sure !!!
David Lujan recommends Tails Up Guide ServiceFished April 2018
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, March 30, 2018
I had my 14 year old son with me for a full day trip with James and we had a great time! First thing in the morning on our way out, James told us we would probably need to work at it to limit out due to the weather conditions and that was fine with me. Even with the very windy conditions, James was able to get us off to a quick start with a speckled trout within the first 20 minutes. Shortly after, we hooked a few reds and then moved over to another area where we limited out on reds within a couple of hours. During the day, we must have had at least four to five instances where we had two fish on the line at the same time! James recognized when to change up the bait based on the conditions and put us on the fish pretty much the whole day! He was incredibly patient with my son and did a great job teaching him how to recognize when and how to set the hook based on the whatever we were going after. Overall, an awesome experience! I will be back with my son again and next time I will bring my wife and daughter! Thanks James!
Dave Carpenter recommends Tails Up Guide ServiceFished March 2018
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, July 5, 2017
We had a true 5 star experience with captain Sabo. He’s a stand up guy and kept my 11 and 13 year old daughters on the fish all morning. They never had time to open the snack bag I packed for them. Water for hydration and sunscreen and back on the rods. I highly reccomend tails up guide service.
Clint Johnson recommends Tails Up Guide ServiceFished July 2017
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Replied to this review on Friday, July 7, 2017
Thank you Sir, it was truly a blessing to spend the morning with you and your family!!! Looking forward to seeing y’all back real soon!!!
VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, June 7, 2017
I hope I get another chance fishing with this captain,we had my great granddaughter with us and he seemed to look out for her above and beyond. Our time on the boat was the best vacation I’ve had in a long time.
THANKS CAPTAIN JAMESRon Haddox recommends Tails Up Guide ServiceFished June 2017
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Replied to this review on Sunday, June 11, 2017
VERIFIED Went fishing on Friday, August 12, 2016
Great day overall. Did not limit, but caught some nice specs and two oversize reds. James worked very hard to make sure everyone was taken care of and had the opportunity to pull in fish. We will do this again.
Scott Ashley recommends Tails Up Guide ServiceFished August 2016
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Captain James did a great job. He worked extremely hard to make sure we had a great time. We limited out on speckled trout and the we came very close to limiting out on the Reds. It was an incredible trip.
John K Mueller recommends Tails Up Guide ServiceFished June 2016
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Went fishing on Saturday, April 30, 2016
Awesome day with James…we left earlier than expected because he limited out with his morning clients so fast…we had the same results in the afternoon….James put us on fish immediately….He’s a great guy…we had a blast….fishing was awesome….highly recommend James
Tim Hancock recommends Tails Up Guide ServiceFished April 2016
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Went fishing on Wednesday, March 2, 2016
My brother in law and I called James for a spur of the moment mid-week trip. He had an opening, and was super efficient at getting us booked. James let us know up front what we would could expect to catch. We met James the next morning and he was waiting and ready to go. After a short ride James had us set up, and it wasn’t long before the reels were reeling off line. We caught some 40 to 50 lb black drum. We got a great work out.
This being one of my first guided trips I wasn’t used to having someone do almost everything. We just set the hook and reeled in the beast. James was a pleasure to fish with. My brother in law has booked James for there yearly family trip to Port A. So needless to say we definitely will use “Tails up guide service” again.
Pete C, from LouisianaPete Carmont recommends Tails Up Guide ServiceFished March 2016
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