Thanks for fishing with us. I dont agree with your 3.67 star review. I feel like the the charter couldn’t of went any better. We caught 3 Wahoo,12 Mahi Mahi, 3 Barracudas, and a huge Tripletail. You didn’t write anything to explain your experience on the charter. Please give us a call and let us know what we could of done better so we know for our future customers!

Thanks for fishing with us. I dont agree with your 3.67 star review. I feel like the the charter couldn’t of went any better. We caught 3 Wahoo,12 Mahi Mahi, 3 Barracudas, and a huge Tripletail. You didn’t write anything to explain your experience on the charter. Please give us a call and let us know what we could of done better so we know for our future customers!

In response to your review of Corsair II Sportfishing, we want to first apologize for your experience. That said, in the FishingBooker profile for Corsair II, you will find that it states that I am a “Charter Operator,” (see attached) which indicates that I am not the only Captain. If I were the only Captain, the profile would read “Captain Operator.” In addition, all confirmations, including the one you received on the evening of June 13, 2022, include both my name as well as Captain Craig (see attached screenshots for actual confirmation). In the charter industry, it is common practice to have a fill in Captain. As in the instance with Corsair II, you are working with one of the busiest charter boats in Key West, and it’s not physically sustainable for only one Captain to run the boat 365 days a year.

In regards to your expectations and the fishing experience itself, the boat went very far offshore and was catching plenty of mahi mahi. There were a total of 33 caught, however there was an abundance of smaller fish. At approximately 2pm, the request was made to Captain Craig to switch gears and fish the reef. At the end of an eight-hour trip, the boat is expected back at the dock at 4pm.  You were an hour and a half away at the time the request was made, so it was in fact too late, due to the substantial amount of set up required for reef fishing.

You said a lot in your review of the Corsair II, but what you failed to mention was that your girlfriend was seasick from approximately 9am and was upstairs with Captain Craig. She was complaining about going in, and the crew asked you specifically several times if you wanted to return to the dock. You stated no, that this was a very special day for you and your son.

As previously mentioned, you booked one of the busiest charters in Key West. With that, comes a rigorous maintenance schedule, as well as continuous equipment upgrades to ensure we stay competitive in the industry.  Your comments in regards to the condition of the boat are not factual, and it’s evident by the average 4.8 overall rating among the other 200 reviews on FishingBooker, that you are using these comments to fluff your review.

The bottom line, is that if you would have had a few snappers mixed in with your mahi catch, and your girlfriend wasn’t complaining the entire charter, this would have been a five star review. My suggestion next time you charter a boat is to make sure you read the entire profile, so you understand that there are multiple crew members. I would also ensure that whoever you bring along understands the risk of seasickness, and takes Dramamine in the event they are prone. Lastly, I would encourage you to be more specific prior to leaving the dock that you would like to spend half the amount of time of your charter targeting pelagic fish, and the remainder of the time on reef fish.

Capt Russ McKinley

In response to your review of Corsair II Sportfishing, we want to first apologize for your experience. That said, in the FishingBooker profile for Corsair II, you will find that it states that I am a “Charter Operator,” (see attached) which indicates that I am not the only Captain. If I were the only Captain, the profile would read “Captain Operator.” In addition, all confirmations, including the one you received on the evening of June 13, 2022, include both my name as well as Captain... More