Charter Operator
Pelican Adventures Inc

Member since April 2016 Destin, United States
Background
Pelican Adventures is a third-generation family-owned and operated company that has been providing enjoyable fishing experiences in Destin for over thirty years. Operating a variety of boats for every taste, budget, and level of experience, these anglers exist to provide their clients with fun and productive days on the water.
Techniques
The crew uses 2 hook rigs with a 30 to 80-pound test line. On average, you can expect to catch a variety of fish such as Mingos (Vermilion Snapper), White Snapper (Red Porgy), Black Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Triggerfish, Rockfish, etc. If you are lucky, you could catch Grouper and Jack.

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Destin, United States
Background
Pelican Adventures is a third-generation family-owned and operated company that has been providing enjoyable fishing experiences in Destin for over thirty years. Operating a variety of boats for every taste, budget, and level of experience, these anglers exist to provide their clients with fun and productive days on the water.
Techniques
The crew uses 2 hook rigs with a 30 to 80-pound test line. On average, you can expect to catch a variety of fish such as Mingos (Vermilion Snapper), White Snapper (Red Porgy), Black Snapper (Mangrove Snapper), Triggerfish, Rockfish, etc. If you are lucky, you could catch Grouper and Jack.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.4 / 5
(594 reviews)
Destin
 Last booking: 6 hours ago
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Trips from US $101
Excellent
4.8 / 5
(48 reviews)
Destin
 Last booking: 8 hours ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $1,188
Excellent
4.5 / 5
(254 reviews)
Destin
 Last booking: 9 hours ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $147

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars from 896 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.4 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.4 / 5
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
86%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
88%
Appropriate for children
85%
Satisfied with the boat
95%
Caught fish
81%
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Judy C.
Destin, FL
Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Did not happen

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on August 8, 2018
Pelican canceled the fishing trip on the Vera Marie 2 days before our reservation because of a โ€œblown engineโ€ on the boat....
Judy C. does not recommend Party/Walk-On 30-65 Passenger Trip
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Daniel L.
Frisco, TX
Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Too much time wasted going to too many places

VERIFIED   Party/Walk-On Fishing 6hrs 6:30AM on July 19, 2018
The captain has no knowledge where to go. We stopped in 4 places. We spent 6 hrs in the boat and onlyb1 1/2 fishing as...
Daniel L. does not recommend Party/Walk-On 30-65 Passenger Trip
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Lilora K.
Memphis, Tennessee
Good
2.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Bumpy ride

VERIFIED   Party/Walk-On Fishing 6hrs 6:30AM on June 19, 2016
too many waves, very bumpy and the whole crew was sick and vomiting the whole time while out, therefore unable to fish
Lilora K. does not recommend Party/Walk-On 30-65 Passenger Trip
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Michael M.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   August 5, 2020
The charter operator canceled 12 days prior to the trip date. This is an automated posting.
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Jimmy B.
Fort Mitchell, KY
Poor
1.0 / 5
Experience:
Poor
1.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with David

VERIFIED   Party/Walk-On Fishing 6hrs 6:30AM on June 28, 2018
Very poor did not seem like they cared if we caught fish or not. It was very hard to watch all the other boats clean limits...
Jimmy B. does not recommend Party/Walk-On 30-65 Passenger Trip
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