Everything from the Captain, first mate, the boat, the fishing equipment, and all things in-between was fantastic. James, the first mate, was informative and very kind to a number of our first timers. The Captain knew exactly where to go to catch our bait fish and sailfish. About ten minutes in fishing we hooked a sailfish. After about 30ish minutes we landed it. Captain Brad called the day before to confirm everything, provide info about the conditions, and made sure we knew how to find his boat... More

Captain Brad and James were organized, tactical and hardworking - made for a successful and unforgettable trip. Choppy water but they made us feel very safe. Put us on 3 sailfish and caught plenty of eaters too. Could have brought us back to shore but fished to the last minute hunting down the 3rd sailfish. Sushi at the docks (incredible), filleted our fish, offered pictures, gave restaurant recommendations, gave us the leader of the first sailfish we ever caught - lots of attention to detail... More

Capt. Brad runs a top notch charter. His ship was extremely clean. He goes to great lengths to help you catch what you are looking for. In our case it was sailfish. We had a very successful trip. Also cannot say enough about first mate James. He was on top of line placment and didnt mind answering our children’s questions. I would highly recommend taking your children on Southpaw. We look forward to doing this again!

The captain and first mate were super friendly and very good at their jobs. The seas were a bit rocky for my liking so we came back a tad earlier than scheduled, but Captain Brad and James were very gracious about it. They put us right on the mahi and we reeled in about 8…5 of which were big enough to keep. The captain offered to clean them for us which we took him up on that. Watching him throw the fish carcasses into the water and see all the tarpon in a frenzy to eat them was entertaining... More

Captain Brad & First Mate James did their very best to take us out for Mahi on a 1/2 day AM trip (bit of a tall order on limited time). Though it was a slow day, we did catch 6 Mahi, and 1 was pretty sizable! The boat was immaculately clean and comfortable. Captain Brad cleaned the fish we kept and recommended a local restaurant for lunch. He was also very patient and responsive to my emails/questions prior to booking. We would have loved a bit more conversation from James teaching us about the... More