Captain
Scott Ellis

Member since September 2020 Ponce Inlet, United States
Background
I am a fourth-generation fisherman. My family has been fishing out of Ponce Inlet for more than 50 years. I started fishing with my father, grandfather, and older brother as a mate as a young man and have fishing ever since. I've also run boats to Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas. I chose to follow the family tradition of deep-sea fishing because I love the adventure of being on the ocean and I also enjoy watching my customers experience the excitement of reeling in a great catch.
Techniques
We do both trolling and bottom fishing. If our customer is looking to catch a sailfish, mahi-mahi/dolphin, wahoo, king mackerel, spanish mackerel, tuna, bonita, barracuda or cobia, then we troll. If they prefer bottom fishing then we will be looking for grouper, snapper, amberjack, trigger fish or sea bass. We spend time fishing over natural reefs, artificial reefs and sunken vessels. We can travel any where from 1 mile to 50 miles out. We use a variety of baits, depending on what we are looking to catch. When trolling we use bonita strips, mullet strips, ballyhoo and artificial lures that I design myself. When bottom fishing we use squid, sardines, cut bait and live bait. To help us locate those sought after catches, we use the latest technology such as GPS and fish finder.

Hey, I'm Captain Scott Ellis

Ponce Inlet, United States
Background
I am a fourth-generation fisherman. My family has been fishing out of Ponce Inlet for more than 50 years. I started fishing with my father, grandfather, and older brother as a mate as a young man and have fishing ever since. I've also run boats to Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman Islands, and the Bahamas. I chose to follow the family tradition of deep-sea fishing because I love the adventure of being on the ocean and I also enjoy watching my customers experience the excitement of reeling in a great catch.
Techniques
We do both trolling and bottom fishing. If our customer is looking to catch a sailfish, mahi-mahi/dolphin, wahoo, king mackerel, spanish mackerel, tuna, bonita, barracuda or cobia, then we troll. If they prefer bottom fishing then we will be looking for grouper, snapper, amberjack, trigger fish or sea bass. We spend time fishing over natural reefs, artificial reefs and sunken vessels. We can travel any where from 1 mile to 50 miles out. We use a variety of baits, depending on what we are looking to catch. When trolling we use bonita strips, mullet strips, ballyhoo and artificial lures that I design myself. When bottom fishing we use squid, sardines, cut bait and live bait. To help us locate those sought after catches, we use the latest technology such as GPS and fish finder.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.8 / 5
(163 reviews)
Ponce Inlet
 Last booking: 4 days ago
Trips from US $700

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 163 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (233)
Fishing with Scott
great trip for Kings and a sailfish
Great trip
+230
Angler rating
137
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3
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
85%
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Veronica C.
Clermont, FL
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on June 19, 2022
Veronica C. recommends Rainbow Charters
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LARRY P.
Summerville, SC
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

July fishing trip

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip โ€“ Deep Fishing on July 7, 2022
We only ran offshore about 13 miles, Few Bonito, couple Marcel 2 shark. Just not the fish I was planning fishing for when I...
LARRY P. does not recommend Rainbow Charters
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Steve T.
Flint, MI
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Scott

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on March 31, 2021
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Odin G.
Bad
2.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Not Impressed

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (PM) on July 17, 2024
Charter fishing boatโ€ฆ.4 hrsโ€ฆ2 fishโ€ฆ...pole only in water 6 timesโ€ฆ....4 hrsโ€ฆCptn shoukd have put more effort
Odin G. does not recommend Rainbow Charters
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Darwin R.
United States
Bad
2.0 / 5
Experience:
Bad
2.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

Full day 12 hr.

VERIFIED   12 Hour Trip โ€“ Gulf Stream on May 24, 2021
Did not catch fish we went out to the gulf stream single engine made the trip 3 hours each way . a long way to go and not...
Darwin R. does not recommend Rainbow Charters
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