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
(273 reviews)
Angler's choice
New York City
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $500

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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 273 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
96%
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Ziyun C.
New York, NY
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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Half day with Tom

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Captain's Choice (AM) on August 11, 2019
Great experience. Captain Tom LaCognata is super nice and very patient great hospitality. We caught some nice sea bass, porgy,...
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Simon K.
Brooklyn, NY
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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Great fishing experience!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Striper (AM) on June 8, 2019
We had a great time with Tom! He has been very helpful and took the time to explain us everything about fishing! Weโ€™ll definitely...
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John H.
Fair Lawn, New Jersey
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day

VERIFIED   7 Hour Trip โ€“ Captain's Choice on October 5, 2019
Capt Was awesome, he put us on fish, and we caught our limit before our time was up. We will definitely go back,
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Lucrecia R.
Brooklyn, NY
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best day with Captain mike !!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Porgy/Seabass (PM) on July 13, 2019
Highly recommend! Extremely knowledgeable and super easy to get along with ! Will definitely hire him again and again :)
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Edward M.
Enumclaw, WA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip Captain Tom

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Porgy/Seabass (PM) on May 26, 2019
Tom is super nice and professional.ย  We had a great time!! He put us on the fish!! Would go again for sure
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