My son is autistic and obsessed with the ocean and fishing, so I booked this trip with Rod Benders Fishing Charters during our stay in St. Augustine to help him experience both together. Captain Anthony was incredible. He was patient, knowledgeable, and so kind to my son and the rest of our group on board. He taught my son several fishing techniques and important safety tips that he can use back home.

We caught so many different types of fish, and he even took us to see dolphins, which ended up being my favorite part of the trip! Afterward, Anthony showed my son how to properly fillet the fish we kept so we could take them back to our condo and cook them together.

My entire family was so impressed by Captain Anthony’s professionalism and knowledge throughout the trip. We will be booking with this company again the next time we visit St. Augustine!

First in-shore fishing trip.  Took our 9 year old son out and wanted him to have an amazing experience and this Captain, Anthony, delivered exactly that!  He was so great throughout the entire trip.  He was nothing short of perfect. He was completely all about making sure our day was nothing but the best!  He was so awesome with our 9 year old son, so knowledgeable about the area, the fish species and everything that had to do about making our day a great one.  Captain Anthony, at Rod Bender Fishing LLC, is who you want to charter your next fishing trip, hands down.  Next time we come to St. Augustine, he will be the one we’ll be calling.

Captain Anthony was friendly and knowledgeable and took us to three different spots where we caught a great variety of fish. We were three generations from 12 to 78 years old and everyone had a great time. I would book with Anthony again - I hope we have the chance!

WhenI say best ever,I have had many. I got on guided fishing trips 4-5 times a year. Anthony, the captain, was alone for this. I took my grandchildren on their first fishing boat trip and expected to be the one to encourage and help them but Anthony made it mission to be sure they left the boat excited about fishing and dying to come back and he did just that. I cannot say enough good things about our charter.

Thr family had an awesome time! Captain Anthony got us on the fish. He worked for it due the steady winds all day, but he made it happen. We had at least a dozen throw backs of various fish. He is very knowledge on where to fish and we caught alot of sheep heads. Really looking forward to cooking them up tonight. We will definitely book again with Captain Anthony. Thanks for the great time!