We went out on a 5 hour excursion with Monty. He was a blast from the start- amazing attitude and so fun to be around! A few of the girls on our trip got seasick and he couldn’t have been nicer- he brought us icy towels and muffins! His stories are legendary and we felt like old friends. We caught 5 fish total, mostly Spanish Mackerel. He had great recipes and ideas for how to prepare the fish. We were in Wrightsville Beach for the next few days and he gave us some awesome advice for spots to check out while we were in town. Even though a few of us got sick from the waves, it was an awesome experience and that’s how you know you have a Grade A captain. Very knowledgeable. We’ll be back!

My family had a wonderful day of fishing with Captain Monty! My husband and I took our three children and my dad fishing, and so we paid for a three quarter day trip. Captain Monty wanted to make sure that we made some great memories and make sure we caught some large fish, so he took us out much farther than we planned in search of large fish. Captain Monty delivered, and we made some great memories!! Everyone caught a large fish, king mackerels, mahi mahis, and even a barracuda!! The boat was very clean and well kept, and our captain took good care of us! This was a smaller vessel than we have gone out on in the past, but we had so much more fun this time. We will definitely book Captain Big Fish for our next fishing trip!

We started out early to get to the right spot at dawn it was a smooth ride out and the boat cut through the chop. I took a nap in the beanbag until we arrived at the first Captain Bigfish “secret spot”. Monty said, “we are here lets catch some fish”. He and his first mate quickly rigged the boat and within 15 mins we had a 70lb Wahoo on the line and 20 mins later in the boat. The rest of the day was filled with much of the same. Monty put us on the fish and we caught them with a 95% success rate of getting them in the boat (which is very high for pelagics). We had over 600lbs of fish in the boat by the end of the day. We limited out on Wahoo, a few blackfin, Amberjacks and King Mackerel. This was my 5th trip with Monty and every single time we catch fish and they are “Big Fish”. Prior to Captain Big Fish I been on 30+ charters in the area and Monty beats them all hands down. His love of fishing and his commitment to safety and being well prepared to get the lines in the water fast means more fish in the boat. Additionally, he uses custom lures that he ties himself that outperform the other charters when on the water. Its funny when you listen to the other captains on the radio talking about the “couple fish” they put in the box when on Monty’s boat you already have a full box of fish. I have been a fisherman my whole life and my top 3 fishing days have been with Monty on the Captain Big Fish boat.  I would highly recommend Captain Big Fish and will be fishing with him again soon.

This was an overall great fishing trip, especially for my daughter. Captain Monty was very experienced and knew how to make the trip fun. We started out trolling near shore and then went into the inlet to bottom fish. We saw dolphins, loads of jellyfish, and even a shark close to the boat, along with catching fish. The boat and rods were in great condition.  I would definitely recommend Captain Monty!

Had a great and productive day considering we did not make it all the way to the Gulf Stream due to a cold front arriving in the afternoon, stayed out as long as the wind and waves would allow safely!  Timed it perfectly, started raining as we arrived back at the dock.  Looking forward to going again with Captain Monty in May!