We booked an 8 hr trip, and the first fish hooked up was a sailfish! My son let his best friend reel in the first fish, and he may have been regretting it a bit after seeing the size of one of his bucket list fish. However, the crew worked tirelessly to keep fresh bait in the water, and incredibly, a few hours later, my son landed a large sailfish of his own. Two in one trip? Amazing! In between those trophies, we reeled in 5 gorgeous Mahi and about a dozen Bonita. Having been on multiple deep sea fishing charters in various countries throughout the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and Australia. This was by far the most action-packed trip we’ve been on. And we didn’t do any bottom fishing, which is a bonus if you’ve already done that plenty. Trolling for big game fish is unlike anything else. Although no charter will guarantee that you will catch fish (remember it’s called fishing not catching), this captain and crew worked non-stop. I don’t think the boat ever sat still, and the crew manned the 4-6 rods that were in the water at any given time like a well-choreographed dance.

They also provided drinks, snacks and tasty sandwiches, which was nice since we had taken a ferry over to the island from our resort in Costa Mujeres.

Something I wish I would have paid attention to is the fact that we had to scramble to get transportation to Isla Mujeres. We ended up booking an uber to the ferry port (Puerto Juarez), then buying ferry passes. It’s about a 30 min ferry ride, but we sat on the upper uncovered deck and enjoyed the breeze. On the way back, there was some free entertainment on the ferry ride from a guy with an acoustic guitar that sang and played for everyone. The ferry is convenient because it runs every 30 mins all day long starting at I believe 6:00.

We have fished the Keen MII many times with captain Fernando and crew and its always great fishing and catching. They are all total professionals and the boat is top notch. This time both my grandsons pulled in their first sailfish along with a grand slam variety of other specials include blackfin tuna, snapper, and dorado.

Captain and crew were fantastic.  Caught a sailfish and enough mahi and grouper to feed a family of 10 with leftovers.  Highly recommend using Blue Ballyhoo restaurant to cook your catch.  They will store it after it is prepped at the dock and make it into a delicious meal for a good price. Loved whole trip

The captain kept us dry and as smooth as possible on our way out.  It was as he said ‘rock and roll’ underway but well handled. I had no great expectations as it is harder to find much less catch fish when conditions are marginal.  The crew was quick and efficient as we got into some mahi quickly. We also caught barracuda and big Bonita.
If that wasn’t enough the Blue Ballyhoo made ceviche and grilled mahi to die for right there on the dock.
Thumbs up for a great crew and restaurant.

The mates were top shelf.  The captain made the cruise in and out very calm considering coming back there was some swells. But he road them well not to have a rough return