Captain
John D Fowler Sr

Member since April 2021 South Padre Island, United States
Background
I’ve been fishing since I could walk. I lost my father at a young age but it never stopped me from the outdoors. A lot of my younger life was spent in freshwater but as I went on through the years I felt like I mastered it, so I moved to saltwater. My inspiration has always been to show people a great experience and watch the smiles on people, and I love to make kids have a good time with their parents or family.
Techniques
On Freedom we specialize in many different types of fishing whether it be bottom fishing for snapper, to going out 100 miles to chase a trophy marlin or tuna. We prefer trolling or bottom fishing. COMING SOON: We will be adding BAY FISHING CHARTERS on HIGH VOLTAGE a customized 20’ tunnel boat that will run in 6” of water along with 200 HP Evinrude Ocean Runner. Fully equipped with top of the line fishing gear. More to come on BAY FISHING!!

Hey, I'm Captain John D Fowler Sr

South Padre Island, United States
Background
I’ve been fishing since I could walk. I lost my father at a young age but it never stopped me from the outdoors. A lot of my younger life was spent in freshwater but as I went on through the years I felt like I mastered it, so I moved to saltwater. My inspiration has always been to show people a great experience and watch the smiles on people, and I love to make kids have a good time with their parents or family.
Techniques
On Freedom we specialize in many different types of fishing whether it be bottom fishing for snapper, to going out 100 miles to chase a trophy marlin or tuna. We prefer trolling or bottom fishing. COMING SOON: We will be adding BAY FISHING CHARTERS on HIGH VOLTAGE a customized 20’ tunnel boat that will run in 6” of water along with 200 HP Evinrude Ocean Runner. Fully equipped with top of the line fishing gear. More to come on BAY FISHING!!

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(152 reviews)
South Padre Island
 2 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $975

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 152 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (165)
July fishing trip
July fishing trip
6 Hour trip
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
83%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
91%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
89%
Caught fish
88%
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Carlos F.
Port Isabel, Texas
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Excellent!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip (AM) on August 12, 2021
Everything was great, Capt. and crew were super nice.  Definitely booking again.
Carlos F. recommends SPI Freedom Fishing
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Shawn C.
Bixby, OK
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Full day

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on July 2, 2021
Had a great day with this crew. They worked hard to keep us on fish. Will be back.
Shawn C. recommends SPI Freedom Fishing
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David R.
Spicewood, Texas
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

We did an 8 hour trip with captain John Fowler.

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on June 16, 2021
We caught our full limit of red snapper. Delicious! 😋
David R. recommends SPI Freedom Fishing
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Jamie A.
Pflugerville, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Good day

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on June 14, 2021
We had a great time and the crew was awesome
Jamie A. recommends SPI Freedom Fishing
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Dustin D.
Austin, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

5 hour tour with Captain John

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on June 13, 2021
Fun trip, I’ll be recommending captain John to all my friends.
Dustin D. recommends SPI Freedom Fishing
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