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Johnny Maddox Charters

Member since April 2015 Marathon, United States
Background
Capt. Johnny Maddox runs offshore game fishing trips around the beautiful waters of the Florida Keys. With over 50 years of fishing experience, Capt. Johnny has extensive knowledge of the local fisheries and techniques that work. At an early age, Capt. Johnny was fishing with his dad in the Pay lakes in Southern Ohio, looking for Catfish and Blue Gills. He has also fished the bayou outside of New Orleans for Redfish, and went out to the oil rigs for Amberjack and Grouper, among other species. He then went over to Jacksonville FL in 1977 and fell for the blue water.
Techniques
Hunt big game offshore in the beautiful, blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. If you want big blue-water adventures for slammer dolphin, wahoo, billfish and tuna, we can make your dreams come true. Hard to beat flag Yellow tail Snapper and Big Grouper

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Marathon, United States
Background
Capt. Johnny Maddox runs offshore game fishing trips around the beautiful waters of the Florida Keys. With over 50 years of fishing experience, Capt. Johnny has extensive knowledge of the local fisheries and techniques that work. At an early age, Capt. Johnny was fishing with his dad in the Pay lakes in Southern Ohio, looking for Catfish and Blue Gills. He has also fished the bayou outside of New Orleans for Redfish, and went out to the oil rigs for Amberjack and Grouper, among other species. He then went over to Jacksonville FL in 1977 and fell for the blue water.
Techniques
Hunt big game offshore in the beautiful, blue waters of the Atlantic Ocean. If you want big blue-water adventures for slammer dolphin, wahoo, billfish and tuna, we can make your dreams come true. Hard to beat flag Yellow tail Snapper and Big Grouper
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4.7 / 5
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4.7 / 5
(67 reviews)
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Marathon
 Last booking: 5 days ago
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trips from US $595

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 228 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Fishing with Johnny
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
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Kimberly P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Lots of fish with a great captain and first mate!

VERIFIED   Half Dayโ€“Grouper/Snapper/Shark (AM) on January 3, 2024
We really enjoyed our charter with Captain Johnny and first mate Nick. They were knowledgeable, professional, and personable....
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Kevin W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Caught our limit!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day โ€“ Reef Inshore Gulf (AM) on March 21, 2024
Captain Brian put us right on the fish and it didnโ€™t take long to start filling the cooler with Yellowtail and Mangrove snapper....
Kevin W. recommends Johnny Maddox Charters Papa 31'
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Gary M.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day fishing with Captain Johnny

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day โ€“ Reef Inshore Gulf (AM) on March 4, 2024
Captain Johnny and mate Nick did a great job getting us onto the fish. We finished off with 16 keeper yellowtail snappers along...
Gary M. recommends Johnny Maddox Charters Papa 31'
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Joseph B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Yellow Tail Fever

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day โ€“ Offshore or Combo on March 16, 2024
Awesome trip Great recommendation on Lazy Days for preparing all the yellow tail we limited out on โ€ฆโ€ฆ Crew...
Joseph B. recommends Johnny Maddox Charters Papa 31'
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John S. M.
Excellent
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Experience:
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Experienced Crew

VERIFIED   3/4 day 6 Hour Run & Gun Offshore on October 18, 2023
The weather wasnโ€™t what we wanted but Brian and Alex provided the best possible fishing experience you could have in the...
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