Rockaway Fishing Charter wa Captain Tom and Rob were truly AWESOME!!!!

We booked Rockaway Fishing Charter for our very first family fishing trip, and it was absolutely amazing from start to finish! Captain Tom and Rob was incredibly friendly, patient, and knowledgeable—perfect for beginners like us. They made sure we were comfortable, taught us the basics, and celebrated every catch like it was a big one lol.

The boat was clean, well-equipped, and spacious enough for our whole group to enjoy. The captain knew all the best spots, and we caught more fish than we ever expected! The kids had a blast, and we made memories we’ll be talking about for years to come.

Whether you’re experienced or trying it for the first time like we did, this charter is a fantastic choice. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a fun, family-friendly fishing adventure!

My daughter also wanted me to mention that she caught two sharks which we were able to take home. Actually, it was tonight’s dinner along with the fluke we caught.  To be honest I wasn’t thrilled about cooking shark for dinner but the kids insisted. Turns out, it was actually delicious.

Rockaway Charters thank you again for an amazing experience. We will definitely see you again soon!

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The crew was great, they were super helpful and really attentive. Definitely recommend even if you don’t know how to fish. They will bait every hook for you and taking the fish off if that’s not your thing too! If the fish stopped biting, the captain would move to make sure we were getting bites. Only thing I would recommend is to over packing since it started as a nice day and a storm randomly came out of nowhere and we got soaked.

My 17-year-old grandson and I have been taking annual fishing tris in hopes of hook a large fighting fish.  That desire was fulfilled on “Goin’ Fishin” with Capt Tom and mate Rob.  They work together like the 40 year team they are.  They made the experience of finding, hooking and boating a 200 bound thresher shark the exciting experience we hoped for.  They did every helpful thing necessary to give him the independent fight he longed for.

My son and I had a fun time hanging with Captain Tommy and the mate. We caught a bunch of fluke but unfortunately none of them were keepers.  Also, we think we caught a shark and spent over an hour trying to reel it in but the line eventually snapped.  Captain Tommy was very knowledgeable on how to reel it in and navigate the boat accordingly.  I would definitely book with them again.

Captain Tom took four of us on his absolutely gorgeous boat, that was extremely clean and filled with up to date gear. He chased birds to get us casting, then switched up to trolling since conditions were rough, in no time we had our limit. After we hit our limit we switched up the gear to try and land some bigger bass. His big live well kept the fish alive and moving. The wire line trolling gear felt bulletproof as we were reeling in 2 to 3 and sometimes 4 bass in at once. Great way to still get fish in rough conditions. We landed about 40 striped bass for the day. The captain filleted the 4 bass we kept and we went home happy customers.