Captain
Michael Boyd

Member since August 2024 Bradenton Beach, United States
Background
I grew up fishing on the Great Lakes and have had my boaters safety certificate at a young age of 12 years old. I'm a retired Firefighter of 20 years and now I want to share my fishing knowledge with people.

Hey, I'm Captain Michael Boyd

Bradenton Beach, United States
Background
I grew up fishing on the Great Lakes and have had my boaters safety certificate at a young age of 12 years old. I'm a retired Firefighter of 20 years and now I want to share my fishing knowledge with people.
Anglers Choice
74
Reviews
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My Charter Listings

Mama Tried Fishing

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(70 reviews)
Angler's choice
Bradenton Beach
 Last booking: 10 hours ago
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Trips from US $699

Mama Tried Fishing Again

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(4 reviews)
Bradenton Beach
 3 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $599

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 74 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (75)
Beautiful charter in paradise!
Great 1\/2 day trip
Great 1\/2 day trip
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
99%
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Jaime P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day of Fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef Special (AM) on March 20, 2025
Captain was persistent looking for a good fishing hole for our group to have a Fun day !
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Kyle B.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

July fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef Special (AM) on July 10, 2025
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Mike S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef Special (AM) on June 23, 2025
Fun fishing expedition.ย  Great boat and crew.ย  Thanks captain mike!
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Paul R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

GREAT ON THE WATER!!!!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef Special (PM) on March 30, 2025
Captain Mike was awesome my brother and I had a great day fishingโ€ฆ..
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Jeff K.
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Great team to work with

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Reef Special (AM) on November 15, 2025
had some good fishing spots. caught lots of Grunts ย 
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