Captain and Crew from preparing for the trip all the way to end.
Captain was true to his statement of what we can and might not catch. Though I haven’t tried other Charter vessels and crew. The RUCKUS will be my first choice to book with. Reason for this is the first impressions and vibes they presented. Their assistance through out the trip to my brother in law and I was extremely awesome. Keep up the great work. Thank you Captain and Crew for the awesome and excellent fishing. Pete and Laith (San Diego, CA)

Right from the beginning of the trip, Gabe and Tino were on top of things from explaining what we could expect to showing us how to use the fishing reels. Let me say that we are 10+ years experienced Salmon trolling fisherman on the Great Lakes and this was a completely different experience. What we do know, is sometimes it takes time to locate fish and actively feeding fish on top of it. Gabe and Tino were relentless in making that happen by scouting the area with binoculars for certain birds feeding on bait fish and constantly changing up lures to entice a bite. After a bit of time the first fish struck and we had a 150 pound Marlin on but came off after a minute or so. Over the next hour and a half we were able to land three Mahi Mahi averaging 25 pounds. The family had a great time reeling in fish and Gabe and Tino were awesome to talk with. We instantly felt like long time friends with these two guys. If you have any reservations about booking with these guys, don’t. Just book it. I would recommend the 6 hour trip that we booked to allow the amount of time it takes to locate these fish. It’s a big ocean!

My wife and I signed up for an 8-hour private charter with Captain Ruben and deckhand Tino (I thought Tino was Tina at first, but it turned into a great laugh – Ruby and Tina, the dynamic duo!).

The morning started off rough – rain, waves, and my stomach trying to abandon ship. We ran into a few Mahi schools, but those little guys were picky eaters. Ruby worked hard to switch things up, but no luck… until we hit the west side. Suddenly, the fish were biting! We both landed a Blue Marlin and Mahi Mahi, which made our whole trip! Bonus: We even saw some whales.

Ruby (Ruben) and Tina (Tino) were awesome, working tirelessly to make it a great trip. The boat was solid, the crew was amazing, and we both caught our dream fish. Highly recommend!

My daughter and I had a fantastic trip on the Ruckus. The captain asked us what we wanted to target and that’s what he focused on all day.  The boat was super clean and organized.  I was pleasantly surprised how much they did to ensure we got our Mahi and then tried for Marlin. We ended up with a Wahoo which was a great bonus. I’ve been on other boats that just troll out for three hours and then back for three hours. This wasn’t like that. They drove the boat with a focus on our target fish. The crew was super nice and fun to be around.

We had never ocean fished before, and Gabe and Captain Rubin made the trip so fun! They we patient, easy to be with, and worked hard to make our trip a success. Out of the 3 of us fishing, 2 caught fish, and had the best time do it!
We will recommend them to anyone we know coming to the island, and if the opportunity arises for us to make this trip again we will plan a trip with them for sure!
Thank you Gabe and Rubin for checking this off our bucket list.