Charter Operator
Ana Banana Fishing Company

Member since March 2015 Marathon, United States
Background
Captain Joel is on the water 300 days per year, and he loves every minute of it. This very experienced captain is a third-generation fishing captain in his family. He's a native of Florida and has traveled the world over for fish. He used to be a child psychologist for 20 years and focused on childhood grief issues and grief counseling. He's also a co-creator of two published kids' books. Captain Joel loves acquainting his guests with the most epic fish, which he believes are exactly where he is from – the Gulf of Mexico!
Techniques
Inshore: Target snook, tarpon, redfish, trout, snapper, cobia, flounder, jack, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel , black drum, tripletail, shark. Light tackle spinning reels using live bait out of our new 24ft Hanson tower boat with 200 Yamaha. Offshore: Target grouper, snapper, amberjack, kingfish, sailfish, blackfin tuna, barracuda, wahoo, permit, cobia. Trolling and/or dropping conventional tackle using live and dead bait in our 45ft Hatteras Sport Fisher with A/C, restroom, staterooms and wifi.

Hey, we're Ana Banana Fishing Company

Marathon, United States
Background
Captain Joel is on the water 300 days per year, and he loves every minute of it. This very experienced captain is a third-generation fishing captain in his family. He's a native of Florida and has traveled the world over for fish. He used to be a child psychologist for 20 years and focused on childhood grief issues and grief counseling. He's also a co-creator of two published kids' books. Captain Joel loves acquainting his guests with the most epic fish, which he believes are exactly where he is from – the Gulf of Mexico!
Techniques
Inshore: Target snook, tarpon, redfish, trout, snapper, cobia, flounder, jack, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel , black drum, tripletail, shark. Light tackle spinning reels using live bait out of our new 24ft Hanson tower boat with 200 Yamaha. Offshore: Target grouper, snapper, amberjack, kingfish, sailfish, blackfin tuna, barracuda, wahoo, permit, cobia. Trolling and/or dropping conventional tackle using live and dead bait in our 45ft Hatteras Sport Fisher with A/C, restroom, staterooms and wifi.

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Marathon
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 253 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (241)
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Best day ever!
Best day ever!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
90%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
88%
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Jennifer K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Best day ever!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on September 22, 2024
Crew was awesome, day was beautiful, and fishing was incredible!! Such a great experience. We caught so many fish and had a...
Jennifer K. recommends Ana Banana Fishing โ€“ 50' Bertram
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Bob R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

A day (night) we will never forget

VERIFIED   Tarpon: Half Day Trip (AM) on April 4, 2024
We started Tarpon fishing shorty after we arrived at 4:00 yesterday, for a 4 hour trip. 5-1/2 hours later, we arrived back...
Bob R. recommends Ana Banana Fishing Company โ€“ 30' Grady White
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Matthew C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Had a great time!

VERIFIED   1/2 day trip on March 25, 2024
Big thanks guys!ย  We had a great time and it was blast!ย  You were both very professional and knew how to get us set up and...
Matthew C. recommends Ana Banana Fishing - Fountain
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Ernest S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Joel

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on August 22, 2024
we take a lot of charters and Ana banana is one of the best we went on polite to all of us and we caught fish canโ€™t...
Ernest S. recommends Ana Banana Fishing Company โ€“ 30' Grady White
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Steven M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day with great guys!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 7, 2024
Could not have been happier.ย  We waited till the last min to book, and we were not disappointed!ย  Joel and Todd were great....
Steven M. recommends Ana Banana Fishing Company - Nautic Star
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