Charter Operator
All-Inclusive Sportfishing

Member since July 2014 Fort Lauderdale, United States
Background
My crewmen and I have extensive experience in fishing the Fort Lauderdale/Miami areas: two Bahamas Billfish Championships and numerous tournament wins in addition to our many years of local chartering. None of us enter into tournament fishing anymore and instead choose to spend our days furthering experienced and novice anglers experiences at deep sea fishing and smoothly introducing new anglers to deep sea fishing. Children are always welcome and we encourage you to bring yours along. Between us, we have a combined total of over 90 years guiding anglers in their pursuit of big game fish and also "action" charters tailored to meet each charters specific wishes. We love what we do, it is all we do, and our love for our job is easily seen with Trip Advisor and Google reviews as well as here at Fishing Booker, as all carry us with a 5-star rating.
Techniques
We offer all types of fishing approaches ranging from big bucket list fish to smaller ones for young children. Live baiting along the reef edges for Sailfish with kites a specialty. Wahoo, Mahi-Mahi, Tunas and Kings are primary trolling and live bait targets as well. We actively bottom fish for various species including grouper, snapper, Golden and Gray Tilefish and also assorted Jack species. The area being tropical and with warm water offers Sharks if you like of many sizes and numerous species throughout the year.

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Fort Lauderdale, United States
Background
My crewmen and I have extensive experience in fishing the Fort Lauderdale/Miami areas: two Bahamas Billfish Championships and numerous tournament wins in addition to our many years of local chartering. None of us enter into tournament fishing anymore and instead choose to spend our days furthering experienced and novice anglers experiences at deep sea fishing and smoothly introducing new anglers to deep sea fishing. Children are always welcome and we encourage you to bring yours along. Between us, we have a combined total of over 90 years guiding anglers in their pursuit of big game fish and also "action" charters tailored to meet each charters specific wishes. We love what we do, it is all we do, and our love for our job is easily seen with Trip Advisor and Google reviews as well as here at Fishing Booker, as all carry us with a 5-star rating.
Techniques
We offer all types of fishing approaches ranging from big bucket list fish to smaller ones for young children. Live baiting along the reef edges for Sailfish with kites a specialty. Wahoo, Mahi-Mahi, Tunas and Kings are primary trolling and live bait targets as well. We actively bottom fish for various species including grouper, snapper, Golden and Gray Tilefish and also assorted Jack species. The area being tropical and with warm water offers Sharks if you like of many sizes and numerous species throughout the year.
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
(594 reviews)
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Fort Lauderdale
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Fishing charters in Ft. Lauderdale, Flor
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May 3, 2023 Fort Lauderdale
Warm weather, sunny skies and suddenly we find ourselves halfway through May. The first half of May has been enjoyable and we have had charters of families with kids, couples, two bachelor parties and a corporate group outing aboard with us here on our two Marlin My Darlin boats. Good fun and some good fishing and we welcome the remaining half of the May charters. The ocean is offering quite a few different species as one would expect for May and our deep sea fishing charters here in Fort Lauderdale have been blessed with the pleasant weather I mentioned. Dry dry dry here but that will soon change as the so called โ€ April showersโ€ begin later as a rule here and they are just around the corner now. We have seen and expect to continue to see Sailfish atop and along the reef lines and Kingfish in those same areas. Bonitos on the reefs and structure and the big ones pull hard. Tasty Blackfin Tunas most often just off the reefs edges but not necessarily. The larger Tunas and Sailfish here (as well as Wahoo) are most often encountered within two miles of shore, often much closer. Big Amberjacks on wrecks and structure. Snappers when the current allows. Grouper season has opened but not going great guns there yet. This is my 48th year doing fishing charters in Ft. Lauderdale (and our senior Captains are of similar mileage). The ocean is our office and although itโ€™s not always palm trees and bikinis itโ€™s a good life. Wet a line with us. Reach me direct @ **hidden content**
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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 594 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
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Go Big or Go Home!!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (AM) on December 13, 2025
For us, this was an experience of a lifetime! Visiting our son in Ft. Lauderdale we had an empty morning in our schedule. After...
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Donna D.
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Outstanding Catching Trip!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip PM on October 31, 2025
We booked Marlin my Darlin for a 5 hour afternoon fishing trip.ย  Meet up with the boat was super easy, even though they were...
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Patrick L.
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Amazing time!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip AM on July 27, 2025
We had an amazing experience aboard the Marlin My Darlin fishing charter out of Fort Lauderdale! Captain Nick was outstanding...
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Penny W.
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Epic trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on July 11, 2025
Captain JJ and 1st mate Kaylee were fantastic! The 50ft boat was clean, comfy inside, coolers and fridge for whatever we wanted...
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Carla A.
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A VaCa Must Do!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip AM on March 20, 2025
I highly recommend booking a fishing trip with Marlin My Darlin Sportfishing.ย  Great communication with the captain.ย ...
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