I booked a last minute fishing trip with Captain Rob & he did not disappoint.  It was my father-in-law’s first time out and he is very inquisitive to try and learn anything and everything new that he experiences.  Captain Rob was very patient, knowledgeable, and informative throughout my FIL’s 1,000 different questions.

We started by catching bait fish with great success- very quickly and early on.  Capt’n Rob then asked if we wanted to catch big fish or try to fill the cooler and we hesitantly answered “both”.  He grinned and said no problem.  We finished bait fishing and headed out to deeper water.  He put us on fish that were in season right away—had the dolphins not hunted down every hooked fish within seconds, we would have limited out in less than an hour on Vermilion Snapper.

Capt’n Rob knew within 1min of reaching his way points on whether the fish were there or not.  In between his preset GPS way points, we would troll and hooked a few good sized Gag Groupers in doing so.  At one of the first stops, we spotted a Cobia near the surface and with Capt’n Rob’s experience and quick action, we had a bait fish in front of the Cobia that he could not resist.  We hooked up and got him in the boat in under 5 min.

He then took us out for “the big fish” as we requested and it did not take long before the heavy tackle was bent over and the adrenaline was pumping.  I hooked up on a 7-8ft Sandbar Shark and fought it for about 10min. With Capt’n Rob’s help and encouragement, we were able to get him to the side the boat for a video before he broke the line and swam off.

In summary,  Capt’n Rob was awesome.  He is strictly business and you might get 10 “grins” and a few smiles out of him but he is laser focused on making sure you are on fish all day.  He kept our tackle ready and our hooks baited.  If he was busy elsewhere on the boat, he did not mind if you wanted to bait your own hook to get back on the fish as soon as possible, which was nice.

My father in law is very opinionated and he had a trip of a lifetime with no complaints - this is a first and it speaks for itself.  His main complaint was “we were so busy catching fish all day that I didn’t have time to eat anything” which is more of a compliment if you ask me!

When we head back to the Destin area, I will for sure be reaching back out to Captain Rob with Have Fun Charters Co.  Catching (60-90) fish is great but the memories and stories while doing so last a lifetime and that alone is priceless.

Capt Robert and Brooke were great! Personable and knowledgeable. Both down to earth and really helpful. Caught several species like trigger fish, red snapper, white snapper, vermillion snapper, pig fish, ruby red lip, and squirrel fish. Although we took home a half dozen - we caught fish all trip. Def recommend taking his advice on trip planning, gulf conditions, weather, etc. we did- and had a fun trip.

Caught several vermillion and red snappers and a couple other fish. We had our limit on everything that we were out there for. Capt. Robert was very nice and kept in touch all the way up to the trip. His wife also came along and helped with the fishing. They both worked extremely hard and made sure we had bait on our hooks the whole time. Extremely nice people and I would recommend this charter to anyone.

Absolutely amazing captain. Ran into a little trouble beginning of the trip. Captain Robert fixed everything and made up for it on an awesome trip. Fish bite was slow and ran into a storm but it didn’t stop us getting fish on the lines and in the boat. Captain shows you his tips and tricks so you bite every cast. Highly recommend

I booked this trip last minute in hoping to have my son and his grandfather have a fun fishing experience. They caught a ton of fish which they got to take home to cook. The captain and his deck hand worked extra hard to make sure bait was on all of the rods and helped reel in the fish. They were fun and friendly.  Wouks recommend.