We were scheduled for a trip from 8 am to 12 pm.  We received a phone call a few days before asking if we could move our trip time as the Tarpon weren’t biting in the morning.  That they were biting in the afternoon and evening.  So we changed our time to 6 pm to 10.  We were glad they notified us, as it would stink to pay and not be able to get anything.  So on the day of our Charter it started to storm an hour before.  They asked us to wait as it might clear up and didn’t want us to cancel or change the trip.  Well at a little past 6 pm it stopped storming.  We went out and Captain Cody knew his perfect spot and we would cast and catch a fish just about as fast as our line hit the water. It was great.  The bites slowed down and a little bit later the Tarpon started.  There were several that got off the line, but each member of our family caught and landed a Tarpon in the boat.  IT WAS GREAT!  I would recommend this Charter and Captain Cody.  Thank you for a Terrific fishing trip and a bucket list trip.  It was perfect and a trip we won’t forget.  Captain Cody and Captain Matt truly love fishing.  Captain Matt came with us, even after his day was finished.

First…. It stormed all evening and into the morning.  Steven called us and kept us informed about the weather and notified us about the weather clearing later that day.  We were able to get on the water that afternoon.
Though the water was a bit choppy from the storm still hanging around and still moving on from this morning, Capt Drew got us to places where we could make some catches… and also went slow enough to keep our 7 year old from getting too upset about the trip.  Fishing wasn’t great- but Drew kept us moving around to find some fish and we made some great catches.  All in all- a great trip for the whole family.

Firstly, I would highly recommend Capt. Drew (bearded) as he was both extremely competent and engaging.  The bite wasn’t the best, but Drew certainly did his best to put us on fish. 

I will say that the ‘offshore’ nature of our trip wasn’t what I’d expected, in that we ended up just past the Skyway, still inside Tampa Bay proper.  I would have thought we would have gone 9 miles past Skyway, assuming Skyway bridge is considered the rim of the bay.  I do however appreciate that we went out 9 miles from Ruskin harbor, and so made a ‘run’ (toward) offshore.  I that it would be better to spell that out more clearly in any online trip advertisements/description, especially when suggesting that one might get into Mahi or Black Fin on such a venture (an unlikely feat so close to Skyway).  Capt. Drew did make it clear where we ‘could’ go before we left the harbor, so our expectations were sorted before departure. 

Once more, bite wasn’t great, but that was probably because of lunar phase and the presence of dolphins (at our first spot especially.) I’m sure the spots Drew took us to are usually stacked.  The fish finder was certainly lit up.

Overall, (as my ratings should suggest) I would highly recommend Poseidon charters and working with Capt. Drew in particular.  Boat ride was great, and time out on the water with old friends (and new) is always something worth doing.

Bad weather + a 5yrolds hope to catch a shark.  You can’t actually expect to catch anything, let alone a shark given those circumstances but Capt. Drew said the reports are saying this but; ya don’t know, till ya know. And ya know…we found that, despite some slightly choppy waters getting out, the holes he knew were filled with fish. We had a blast, we caught a variety of species in 4 hours and when the weather turned in our favor and calmed, Capt. Drew put us in the right spot to deliver a massive 23 inch catfish and a 3 ft shark late in the afternoon. It was a blast fighting these guys. I highly recommend this company and captain because they were communicative, accommodating, fun and delivered on expectations.

We traveled from Texas to Florida on vacation with two 5 year old boys.  We wanted them to experience off coast fishing and being out on the water.  We found the charter online and booked it. We received some disappointing news a day prior to our trip that the boat had broken down.  Rather than leave us high and dry, they went out of their way to make the trip happen.  Awesome trip!
We caught 4 sharks and Capt Drew was amazing with all age groups.  We look forward to scheduling next time we are in Florida. 

Captain Drew Rocks!