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.

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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.

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 225 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (220)
Awesome experience!
Fishing with Joel
Fishing with Joel
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
91%
Appropriate for children
96%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
87%
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Garrett P.
Longwood, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Rappinโ€™ Captain J

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on July 3, 2022
We took our crew out to the humps and hit some tuna 8 and 5 mahi. Captain J put us on a sail fish and we rapped it up. I taught...
Garrett P. recommends Ana Banana Fishing โ€“ 53' Hatteras
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Marne H.
Naperville, IL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fish for a week

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on January 4, 2022
Captain Joel and Jo Jo,ย  were very adroit at finding fish and teaching us techniques to land a ton of them.ย  We worked hard,...
Marne H. recommends Ana Banana Fishing Company - Nautic Star
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Philipp D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Perfect

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip โ€“ Marathon Humps on February 24, 2023
Perfect fishing trip with top crew and great boat!
Philipp D. recommends Ana Banana Fishing โ€“ 53' Hatteras
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Kevin S.
Melbourne, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half day with Capt Brandenburg

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on March 24, 2022
Outstanding effort by a very professional team. Great equipment experience and coordination. I would highly recommend this...
Kevin S. recommends Ana Banana Fishing โ€“ 53' Hatteras
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Marc G.
Rochester, NY
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Amazing Day!

VERIFIED   Sunset fishing on February 2, 2022
Captain Joel and Captain Eddie were amazing.ย  The rods were never without hooks!ย  We caught so many fish and both were amazing...
Marc G. recommends Ana Banana Fishing Company โ€“ 30' Grady White
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