Captain
Marty Starling

Member since April 2025 Pensacola, United States
Background
Being a native to the gulf coast its no surprise that Im a 3rd generation captain. My family has made a living on the waters for close to 100 yrs. Commercial fishing first then the charter fishing industry. I started off as a youngster on the back of various commercial fishing boats . Shrimp boats were my favorite plus the most difficult. Since shrimping only took place at night.We slept during the day.When everyone else was asleep . Id sneak out back and catch fish using handlines and bent nails made into hooks. Play fishing was kinda frowned upon but I could not resist. I could not get enough.As a kid I was left at the waters edge many times . Our parents would go offshore or to other jobs leaving us to tend to ourselves. The water was pretty much our babysitter. My uncles made casting nets so naturally,thats what we got for christmas or birthdays. We spent hrs wading through the water catching all sorts of fish . Sometimes we would be picked up with dinner and sometimes we would trade n barter our catches. Did this all summer and after school . sometimes even playing hooky. riding our bikes to the water once our parents left for work. This only happened a few times before our parents caught wind of our fishy clothes lol. It wasnt until after High school that I found myself fully committed to the fishing industry. Acquiring my license at 19. Its been a full on adventure ever since. Sharing my passion with thousands of ppl from all over the world. Thank you all
Techniques
Quality over quanity is my new motto . Take a chance with me to catch a fish of a lifetime. With my help and a lil motivation . We will get our opportunity to be locked in battle. Hopefully with a catch you can tell stories about for the rest of your life.

Hey, I'm Captain Marty Starling

Pensacola, United States
Background
Being a native to the gulf coast its no surprise that Im a 3rd generation captain. My family has made a living on the waters for close to 100 yrs. Commercial fishing first then the charter fishing industry. I started off as a youngster on the back of various commercial fishing boats . Shrimp boats were my favorite plus the most difficult. Since shrimping only took place at night.We slept during the day.When everyone else was asleep . Id sneak out back and catch fish using handlines and bent nails made into hooks. Play fishing was kinda frowned upon but I could not resist. I could not get enough.As a kid I was left at the waters edge many times . Our parents would go offshore or to other jobs leaving us to tend to ourselves. The water was pretty much our babysitter. My uncles made casting nets so naturally,thats what we got for christmas or birthdays. We spent hrs wading through the water catching all sorts of fish . Sometimes we would be picked up with dinner and sometimes we would trade n barter our catches. Did this all summer and after school . sometimes even playing hooky. riding our bikes to the water once our parents left for work. This only happened a few times before our parents caught wind of our fishy clothes lol. It wasnt until after High school that I found myself fully committed to the fishing industry. Acquiring my license at 19. Its been a full on adventure ever since. Sharing my passion with thousands of ppl from all over the world. Thank you all
Techniques
Quality over quanity is my new motto . Take a chance with me to catch a fish of a lifetime. With my help and a lil motivation . We will get our opportunity to be locked in battle. Hopefully with a catch you can tell stories about for the rest of your life.
Verified

My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(8 reviews)
Pensacola
 3 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $350

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 8 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (13)
Captain Marty was awesome!
Captain Marty was awesome!
Captain Marty was awesome!
+10
Angler rating
8
0
0
0
0
Anglers claimed
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
100%
Sort by:
Featured  
Showing:
5 of 8 reviews
William R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Definitely the guy to use

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Shark Fishing on July 24, 2025
Just so happened to have a different captain cancel a trip to rain. Found an availability here and took a shot. You will not...
William R. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
1 person finds this review helpful
You and 1 other person found this review helpful
William R. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
1 person finds this review helpful
You and 1 other person found this review helpful

Wyatt A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Holy Mackerel

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Veterans on May 26, 2025
A.m. fishing trip with 6 newbies to saltwater fishing. Marty was professional, easy to get along with and fun to be instructed...
Wyatt A. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
1 person finds this review helpful
You and 1 other person found this review helpful
Wyatt A. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
1 person finds this review helpful
You and 1 other person found this review helpful

Tanya D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Marty was awesome!

VERIFIED   NEW  2 Hour Trip โ€“Shrimp & Large Catfish on August 10, 2025
Captain was awesome.ย  This was a grad trip for our son and we had the family go out for a couple of ours of fishing. The captain...
Tanya D. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful
Tanya D. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful

Keith P.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Kids trip

VERIFIED   NEW  3 Hour Trip โ€“ Kids on August 8, 2025
Was a fun afternoon on the water with my family. The first spot was lights out on speckled trout. Tried to find some more variety...
Keith P. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful
Keith P. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful

Ryan V.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

What a trip!

VERIFIED   NEW  6 Hour Trip โ€“ Tarpon Fishing on August 3, 2025
Captain Marty is the man, itโ€™s a mistake to book with anyone else in the Pensacola area!
Ryan V. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful
Ryan V. recommends Final Level Fishing Charters
Mark review as helpful
You found this review helpful