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
 Last booking: 5 hours ago
 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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Armando R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

First time deep-sea fishing

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on July 27, 2024
Had a great time.ย  Caught targeted fish. Captain and crew knew exactly what they were doing. Canโ€™t wait to go again. Thank...
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Leslie W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Best trip ever

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip on November 22, 2024
Capt John put us on the fish all day long! Him and his deck mate were amazing.ย  We caught 7 huge barracuda and 10 red snapper...
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Edie C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Had fun

VERIFIED   Half day A.M. on September 17, 2024
The fish just werenโ€™t biting we got 1 but over all it was fun NOT Captain & crews fault . We will say itโ€™s the best Captain...
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Kirk S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Successful

VERIFIED   Half day A.M. on November 13, 2024
We were into fish the whole day! What a great time. We will be using this captain again.
Kirk S. recommends SPI Freedom Fishing
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Craig G.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

To the Limit!

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on August 24, 2024
We had a great time with Captain John on Freedom Fishing. Him and his crew kept us baited and catching a lot of red snapper....
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