Booked a 8hr offshore but Mother Nature had other plans.  Rain cleared out but high winds really picked up. Captain shifted to inshore for us (3 dads/sons).  Remaind challenging in open water but Captain Andy found many locations for us to help shield in and put us on fish in almost every spot.  He is very professional, respectful, and safe minded.  He is great with all ages too!  He has the knowledge, skills, and equipment to make the most of any situation.  Highly recommend Captain Andy and Reel Tight Charters.  This was my second trip with him/them in last couple of years and won’t be the last!

Half-day morning slot with Andy. Professional, incredibly experienced, expert on the water. We learned so much about every part of the trip. This guy is brilliant!!! With a Coast Guard background and a passion for fishing, Andy answered every single question we had with a story and an in-depth answer. He is entertaining and personable, attentive and a wonderful teacher! Three older teenage boys, mom and dad went on the trip and everyone votes for Andy next year. The boat we had was awesome. The kids want to go off-shore next year… what was especially helpful was Andy explained why offshore doesn’t quite work from Sarasota during the current season. My kids are always asking to go deep-sea fishing and every time I look in Sarasota I can’t quite find it. It sounds like deep-sea requires more time and a trip way out there. (So for the moms whose kids keep asking to go deep-sea fishing this inshore fishing trip was so so fun, and it was helpful to be with someone who knew a TON about offshore/deep-sea.)
We caught (and just cooked) redfish and red snapper. Along with snook, and some other fish that were fun to catch but were too small to keep.
Great time!!!! Beautiful boat! Captain Andy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!!!

Overall it was a great trip and experience for the kids.  We had a change in people going and ended up with a 10, 12, and 14 yr old and three adults.  Captain Tyler was really helpful with the kids and put us on the fish.

He provided some good pointers to the kids and adults alike.  Unfortunately for us, we had to relearn how to fish, in the Midwest you yank and set the hook…took a bit, but by the end of the trip everyone had gotten at least one fish onboard that was a keeper. 

We properly caught close to 30 fish, and missed another 30.  We got to see Dolphins and an aggregation of 10 Manatee.  We caught seven species of fish in total and also saw a sting ray. 

I will be booking again next year.  Not sure if it’s going to be a half day or not though, it all depends on who wants to go.  The half day was the perfect length of time for the kids though so it worked out.