First of all this has very little to do with the number of fish caught or not caught. Rather the experience as advertised.
Booked morning fishing with Danel Sportfishing because of the family experience he advertised. I was going with my wife and four kids who had never been fishing before. We were looking forward to what Seemed like the perfect first experience.  A confirmation text the night before said to arrive at slip”x” aboard boat”y”. It didn’t seem to align with boat and slip from the Danel info. I did a little digging after that to check my suspicions.  Sure enough, Upon arrival in the morning we boarded a different boat with a different captain Other than Danel. Subcontracted I’m sure.  I felt like a bait and switch victim (no pun intended) for sure. Disappointed is how I would describe it. While the fishing was just alright, it did pale in comparison to the Danel boat. Fishing results aside I don’t feel we got the family friendly let’s get excited vibe as advertised.  It was just Wierd and a bummer for sure.  I don’t know if this is common practice but if I would have known I would not have spent the time and money going on a boat I did not sign up for. There are other options out there. Fool me once…shame on me I guess!  Definitely will be going somewhere else next time.

Our Captain was Josh. He was great. Dana on the other hand was not. That was the worst exchange of words from a “professional” I’ve seen.  They were flying red flags and there were 3-4 footers. Charters were cancelling around us. We had brought my mom for a first time trip. So we tried talking to Dana about cancelling and rescheduling due to weather. He said and I quote “if you cancel don’t call is to rebook you’re trip”.  So we felt strong armed into going.  The captain that answered to him had given us the impression that we probably shouldn’t go out.  Needless to say I over heard over the radio that 3 people on Dana’s boat were sick. And then of course my poor mom got sick and was shaky the entire trip do to the weather. We called it early to head back in. Apparently Dana’s boat did too. Because they were right behind us.  Dana had no issues taking our money for the full amount… That’s all he was worried about.  I am in awe at the selfishness he showed to make a buck. More then likely my mom will never get on a charter boat again in her life. He ruined it for her and ruined it for the rest of the boat too.  I will never use one of his boats again. I would like to say that the crew that we had was great and compassionate towards use. If they had their own boat I would book again.