Captain

Roger Sorenson

Nationality: USA
Languages: English
Experience: 50 years

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Captain
Roger Sorenson

Member since March 2017 Port Aransas, United States

Background: Captain Roger started chartering out of Port Aransas in the late '70s. He says: "My dad started bringing me here when I was a kid and I fell in love." He fishes the offshore waters and finds it very satisfying when he sees his guests catch great fish.
Techniques: Drifting and trolling. Dead, live and artificial baits.

Hey, I'm Captain Roger Sorenson

Port Aransas, United States

Background: Captain Roger started chartering out of Port Aransas in the late '70s. He says: "My dad started bringing me here when I was a kid and I fell in love." He fishes the offshore waters and finds it very satisfying when he sees his guests catch great fish.
Techniques: Drifting and trolling. Dead, live and artificial baits.

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Southwest Sportfishing

4.8 / 5

(163 reviews)

4.8 / 5

(163 reviews)

Port Aransas • 36 ft • 6 persons

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Trips from US $2,350

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4.8 / 5

out of 5 stars from 163 reviews

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Boat

4.8 / 5

Crew

4.9 / 5

Experience

4.8 / 5

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Anglers claimed

Good experience
	95%
Friendly captain
	99%
Recommend this charter
	96%
Appropriate for children
	86%
Satisfied with the boat
	98%
Caught fish
	90%

Appropriate for children
	86%
Satisfied with the boat
	98%
Caught fish
	90%

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Jonathan M.

Brazos Bend, TX

2.0 / 5

Experience:

3.0 / 5

Boat

2.0 / 5

Crew

1.0 / 5

Overall

Rough day on the water.

VERIFIED 8 Hour Trip – Offshore on September 3, 2022

Jonathan M.

Brazos Bend, TX

2.0 / 5

Sep 3, 2022

8 Hour Trip – Offshore

Started out good for the first couple of hours. Caught 3 sharks, and were only able to keep one. For the remainder of the 8 hour trip we went from spot to spot trying the same thing that was not working. We caught a total of 3 fish on an hour trip. Was not impressed.

Started out good for the first couple of hours. Caught 3 sharks, and were only able to keep one. For the remainder of the 8...

Jonathan M. does not recommend Southwest Sportfishing

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Roger Sorenson (The Captain)

Replied on September 4, 2022

That’s two of us. I’m very sorry the day turned out like it did and if I’d known ahead of time we would have never left the dock. The fact that it rained all day and it wasn’t supposed to didn’t help . At any rate I’m sorry..

Roger Sorenson (The Captain)

Replied on September 4, 2022

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Jennifer W.

Corpus Christi, TX

1.7 / 5

Experience:

2.0 / 5

Boat

2.0 / 5

Crew

1.0 / 5

Overall

12-hr offshore charter with Captain Roger Sorenson

VERIFIED 10 Hour Trip on August 17, 2020

Jennifer W.

Corpus Christi, TX

1.7 / 5

Aug 17, 2020

10 Hour Trip

12-hr offshore charter with Captain Roger Sorenson

VERIFIED

The description of this charter was extremely misleading. The description stated the trip would “consists of Amberjack (in season) drift fishing for Blackfin Tuna (fall season) and/or trolling for Wahoo, Sailfish, Mahi Mahi, and Marlin”. The ONLY reason I chose this trip was because Kingfish was not listed and we were very much NOT interested in catching Kingfish. When we got to the boat in the morning I shared this with the captain and he understood. At the first rig we went to we tried for Amberjack but had no bites and the captain immediately asked us if we wanted to go catch Kingfish, so that obviously annoyed us as that was the one thing we told him we were not interested in. We trolled and caught one Kingfish and one Barracuda. As we continued trolling I almost brought in a Mahi so I asked his deck hand if they schooled up, he told me yes and threw more bait out to try and catch another. In less than 5 minutes the captain was telling the deck hand to reel everything thing in and was taking us somewhere else, so we didn’t even have a chance to try and get another Mahi. At the other drift fishing spots we tried to go for Amberjack but again, not even a bite. The captain then gave us two options, we could go for Kingfish, or we could go for more Amberjack. He did not even ask us if we wanted to try and get ANY OTHER SPECIES LISTED IN HIS DESCRIPTION. We obviously said Amberjack because again, we didn’t want Kingfish, so we spent the entire rest of the day without even a bite so we went in with two fish that you can literally catch one mile from the shore. The deck hand did his best but this captain clearly only knows how to fish for Kingfish. Don’t waste your time with the 12-hr when you can get the same result just one mile offshore. We later went home and did our research only to find they were using way too big of tackle and bait to catch Amberjack. We got completely screwed by this captain, I have never felt more cheated in my life. DO NOT BOOK THIS TRIP IF YOU WANT ANYTHING OTHER THAN KINGFISH.

The description of this charter was extremely misleading. The description stated the trip would “consists of Amberjack (in...

Jennifer W. does not recommend Southwest Sportfishing

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Roger Sorenson (The Captain)

Replied on August 18, 2020

I am very sorry that you felt cheated…you are the first that has ever expressed that sentiment about our charters. As I understood it your goal was to catch an Amberjack towards which every effort was made to achieve that goal. A total of about 30 minutes was spent Kingfishing…the rest totally devoted to Amberjack. Once again I am sorry but you are not the first to go fishing for Amberjack and come home empty handed. One thing is certain…our live baits were not too big.

Roger Sorenson (The Captain)

Replied on August 18, 2020

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Gary M.

Bertram, TX

1.0 / 5

Experience:

1.0 / 5

Boat

1.0 / 5

Crew

1.0 / 5

Overall

Only out for 3 hours. Should have got some of money back

VERIFIED 10 Hour Trip on July 16, 2021

Gary M.

Bertram, TX

1.0 / 5

Jul 16, 2021

10 Hour Trip

Only out for 3 hours. Should have got some of money back

VERIFIED

Very disappointed

Gary M. does not recommend Southwest Sportfishing

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Roger Sorenson (The Captain)

Replied on July 17, 2021

I am sorry you feel that way. I tried very hard to convince you before we ever left the dock that in my opinion it was entirely too rough to go fishing. In spite of my warnings you insisted on going anyway. You were also told that I could not be held responsible for the distinct possibility that one or more of you may get seasick to which you were in total agreement. The decision to return to the dock was entirely yours . That said I would not have been averse to returning a portion of your... More

Roger Sorenson (The Captain)

Replied on July 17, 2021

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Hey, I'm Captain Roger Sorenson

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Rough day on the water.

Rough day on the water.

12-hr offshore charter with Captain Roger Sorenson

12-hr offshore charter with Captain Roger Sorenson

Only out for 3 hours. Should have got some of money back

Only out for 3 hours. Should have got some of money back

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