Captain
Rodney Chapman

Member since July 2016 Freeport, United States
Background
Captain Rodney has been a Coast Guard licensed captain since he was 18 years old, and holds a 50-ton master's license. He started working on a charter boat at the age of 10 in the state of Maine where he grew up living on small island with his Grandfather Lou.
Techniques
Captain Rodney and his crew fish in many different ways and styles depending on what they feel will give them the best chance of landing the targeted species. They do prefer to fish whenever possible so that every angler has a rod in their hand.

Hey, I'm Captain Rodney Chapman

Freeport, United States
Background
Captain Rodney has been a Coast Guard licensed captain since he was 18 years old, and holds a 50-ton master's license. He started working on a charter boat at the age of 10 in the state of Maine where he grew up living on small island with his Grandfather Lou.
Techniques
Captain Rodney and his crew fish in many different ways and styles depending on what they feel will give them the best chance of landing the targeted species. They do prefer to fish whenever possible so that every angler has a rod in their hand.
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Our Team
Rodney C.
Captain
Ethan C.
First mate
Ben L.
Captain
Ellie C.
First mate

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4.9 / 5
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Fishing Reports

Bull Redfish and More!!
Bull Redfish and More!!
Mar 1, 2024 Freeport
The Bull Redfish action has picked up, and we are seeing signs some of our migratory fish will be showing up. We have see our first jacks of the year. Though not good eating fish Jacks are some of the hardest fighting fish you will find. A few nice state water snapper have been caught lately as well. Snapper season is coming, season opens June 1st book our boat Vertigo for Federal Trips. Or Olivia J II for state water.
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Redfish to Cobia
Redfish to Cobia
Apr 30, 2023 Freeport
Fishing has been picking up nicely. Some of our migratory fish have started to show up. On our 8 hiur trips we have run out for some Great eating Vermillion snapper and have also managed a couple Cobia. If time allowd we have been finishing up the trips fishing Bull Redfish along the beach front. Red Snapper season Opens on the first of June!!
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Big Snapper and Bull Reds
Big Snapper and Bull Reds
Feb 16, 2019 Freeport
With the cool water temps the fishng had been a little slow. But we have been rewarded with some good quality state water snapper and Bull Redfish. With warmer temps ahead the fishing will only get better. We sill have a few openings for spring **hidden content** on out with is and put some bends in those rods.
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Good fishing and a Newer bigger boat.
Good fishing and a Newer bigger boat.
May 27, 2018 Freeport
The kingfish,Cobia and Sharks have been really good as of late. We are happy to announce we have upgraded to a 29 foot prokat. This will give us more fishing space and more comfortable ride. Stay tuned as we plan on offering longer trips to target blackfin, yellowfin, and Dolphin.
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Kings, Cobia and sharks
Kings, Cobia and sharks
May 26, 2018 Freeport
This report is for trip completed in the last week. The fishing as of late has been on fire with a lot of Huge Sharks being caught as well as a number of monster Cobia. The largest and new boat record 104 lb Cobia caught early last week. The kingfish have showed up and they are hungry. We are hoping this trend continues.
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Big Sharks!! King Mackerel and More
Big Sharks!! King Mackerel and More
May 5, 2018 Freeport
We had a very productive week of fishing once the seas came down. There was lots of big sharks around the shrimp boats with in 5-8 miles from shore. We also caught a few king Mackerel. The snapper fishing slowed a little with plenty of smaller ones but keepers were hard to come by. We have some openings trough out the week. Check us out on Facebook, like our page to be entered into random free trip giveaways.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 478 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
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Mike C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Really fun!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip โ€“ Private (AM) on April 19, 2024
We had a great time. Cpt. Rodney and Ethan made us feel welcomed and were very knowledgeable. It was a lot of fun. We caught...
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Shawn C.
Houston, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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8 hour trip

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Offshore on June 17, 2023
We had a great time on our trip with Captain Rodney and Ethan. The boat was spacious even with our group of six plus the Captain...
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Joshua B.
Garland, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Snapper Land

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Private (AM) on August 25, 2023
The day you dream of when fishing.ย  We spent the entire trip on fish.ย  Started the day with a small troll to check for kingfish...
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Toby H.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Rodney

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Shared (PM) on July 25, 2023
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Marque C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great Fishing Charter!!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip โ€“ Private (AM) on March 30, 2024
Our family had the best time with Rodney and Ethan!ย  They were very professional, personable and represent their family owned...
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