Captain
Ruben Riojas

Member since April 2015 Port Mansfield, United States
Background
I am licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard and Texas Park and Wildlife Department for the past 12 years. As a child I grew up fishing and learning from my father and grandfather. Since then I have developed a passion for fishing. I wanted to share my experience on the water with other people.
Techniques
I prefer to use artificial lure but I do make accommodations to use live bait. I love the top water bite, just that explosion on the lure is awesome. Sight casting at red fish is a blast.

Hey, I'm Captain Ruben Riojas

Port Mansfield, United States
Background
I am licensed by the U.S. Coast Guard and Texas Park and Wildlife Department for the past 12 years. As a child I grew up fishing and learning from my father and grandfather. Since then I have developed a passion for fishing. I wanted to share my experience on the water with other people.
Techniques
I prefer to use artificial lure but I do make accommodations to use live bait. I love the top water bite, just that explosion on the lure is awesome. Sight casting at red fish is a blast.
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
(23 reviews)
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Port Mansfield
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Trips from US $425
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(162 reviews)
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South Padre Island
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 185 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Good experience
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Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
94%
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Ray T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Cannot recommend Ruben enough!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 25, 2025
We went out with capt. Ruben for a half-day of bay fishing during our yearly summer trip to SPI and the RGV. He was very professional...
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Jeremy H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Putting us on fish even with a storm brewing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on January 1, 2025
I’m reeling in the praise for our guide Ruben - he’s the “catch” of the day! We set out on a morning boat ride, and...
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Jason K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Making memories

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on September 22, 2024
We had an incredible time on our recent bay fishing trip! The day was filled with excitement, and we ended up catching 5 keepers,...
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Chris P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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So much fun

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on April 20, 2025
Ruben was so great. He was patient with the inexperienced fisherman. He was knowledgeable, funny and accommodating. We had...
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Jesse L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Padre fishing trip!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on July 13, 2025
Rubén was amazing! He got us on fish right away we caught our limit on speckled trout very quick then we switched to Reds...
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