Captain
Tom LaCognata

Member since November 2018 New York City, United States
Background
Capt. Tom has been fishing for more than 45 years, so it's safe to say that he's got plenty of angling experience and knowledge under his belt! He's a local New Yorker, but has fished all over the States, as well as exploring the plentiful fisheries of Costa Rica, Mexico, and Aruba. He decided to turn his passion for angling into a career over 10 years ago, and has been running successful charters ever since. His favorite part of the job is seeing his customers have fun, and helping newbies and little ones learn the tricks of the trade. He loves helping kids reel in their first fish! Your captain also participates in tournaments, and won the prestigious Brooklyn Shark Tournament in 2016. As well as this, he has experience of battling seriously big game fish – he once hooked a whopping 500 lb Black Marlin, which took him 45 minutes to reel in!
Techniques
Bottom, trolling, drifting.

Hey, I'm Captain Tom LaCognata

New York City, United States
Background
Capt. Tom has been fishing for more than 45 years, so it's safe to say that he's got plenty of angling experience and knowledge under his belt! He's a local New Yorker, but has fished all over the States, as well as exploring the plentiful fisheries of Costa Rica, Mexico, and Aruba. He decided to turn his passion for angling into a career over 10 years ago, and has been running successful charters ever since. His favorite part of the job is seeing his customers have fun, and helping newbies and little ones learn the tricks of the trade. He loves helping kids reel in their first fish! Your captain also participates in tournaments, and won the prestigious Brooklyn Shark Tournament in 2016. As well as this, he has experience of battling seriously big game fish – he once hooked a whopping 500 lb Black Marlin, which took him 45 minutes to reel in!
Techniques
Bottom, trolling, drifting.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(186 reviews)
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New York City
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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 186 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Gina P.
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day morning trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Captain's Choice (AM) on August 20, 2023
Captain Tom and Mate Sean were a perfect duo. Our family enjoyed todayโ€™s trip, catching fish, and the smooth boat ride. We...
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Logan R.
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Half day trip w/ Captain Tom

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Captain's Choice (AM) on July 23, 2023
Best charter in the area! Great crew that know the waters well. They were extremely helpful with those on our team that have...
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Kevin K.
Port Chester, NY
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic half day on the water

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Bass and Blues (PM) on May 21, 2023
Tom and Rob were awesome. Not only knew what they were doing to get us on the fish, but just nice people too. We caught 11...
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Colin O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Bass and Blues (AM) on November 19, 2023
Highly recommend on all counts
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Peter X.
Bayonne, NJ
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Fishing with Tom

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Captain's Choice (AM) on May 13, 2023
Very good trip, captain is very nice and friendly, patience, we tried to fish striped and fluck today, got 3 keepers. I very...
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