We booked the half day charter and requested deep sea fishing for our group of 7 ages 14-44 and boated 9 yellow fin, black fin and skipjack tuna. Joseph and Joe were our captain and first mate and they did an awesome job of finding birds on the radar and getting us on the bite. Joe said it was their first trip off “the wall” of the season because the wahoo bite was ending and the tuna was just starting. We had multiple times where more than one line was down and had some excitement reeling them in! By late morning it was hot and some of the members of our group were not feeling well, so make sure you take something for motion sickness if you have issues. Keeping a cool wet towel or t-shirt handy was helpful and thankfully didn’t ruin our appetite. We went for lunch afterward at Mango Reef where they prepared our tuna for us. All the staff at Grand Slam fishing charters were kind and helpful and I would recommend them to anyone looking for a fun day of fishing and delicious meal!

Our party of 4 went on a 3/4 day fishing trip (48’ boat) with Grand Slam Charters on December 29th, 2023 with Captain Joseph Musgrove and mate “Island Joe” Lightbourne - the dynamic duo! I can’t speak highly enough of our fishing trip. We had limited experience with deep sea fishing (only in Alaska), but Captain Joseph and mate Joe were extremely patient in educating us and getting us sorted out and ON THE FISH! We caught 8 really large fish (Wahoo and Barracuda). They are both super cool and by the end of the trip, we felt like we were fishing with family. After our trip was over, Captain Joseph asked us what we were going to do with the fish (we were cooking them ourselves as we were staying in a house) so he could filet them properly for what we wanted. For some of the Wahoo, he expertly prepared large full filets (skin on) for the BBQ, skinless filets for fish and chips, and some for sashimi. We were able to donate the remaining fish to locals. We can’t thank Captain Joseph and mate Joe for such a great time. Special thanks to Guest Manager Tatiana Cleare for her excellent communication and taking such good care of us. Book them; you won’t regret it. Also, don’t forget to show your appreciation by appropriately tipping the crew!

Today was a good day! We started the day with a cuda waking us all up on the way out. Landed some skip jacks and then another cuda. What we thought was the end of day came quick. And then……… we started to reel in and that’s when we all heard that line zip like it hadn’t all day! After 50 mins of fighting and rod passing, the Valenty and Carter crew landed a 12’ 550 lb Blue Marlin! Joe/Joe were on it from the start. Very professional and will absolutely have my business again. We cannot thank them enough. Bucket list Check today! Way to go Guys! We’re gonna half one big fish story for a years to come. #makememories
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My 8 year old son and I went on a half day deep Sea Fishing trip with Captain Joseph and First Mate Joe. It was very rough and windy which makes it difficult to spot the fish and for the fish to see the lures. There is some waiting with trolling but when you hit a school it’s almost too much action. We caught 5 small Skipjack Tuna and a football Blackfin Tuna. My son told my it was his best day ever. The boat was able to handle the big waves with no trouble and kept us dry. We were exhausted but super happy with the great day of fishing. We got back to the resort and they pan seared the tuna and put onions, cilantro, colorful peppers and lime on the side. My son ate 4 filets. Great day and plan to see you next year.

We had a wonderful time! Anthony and Jeff were kind, friendly, helpful, and professional.  They made us comfortable right away. We were bottom fishing and caught a variety of fish. We caught about 20 fish in 3 hours. I can’t imagine a better trip. It was a lot of fun and interesting to learn from our crew about all the different kinds of fish we were catching.  The boat was clean and perfect size for what we were doing.  Towards the end of the trip when were “fished out” we went site seeing and had a great time.  We will definitely be back and hope to see our new friends Anthony and Jeff.