Captain
Mark Maloney
Member since October 2015
St. Petersburg, United States
- Background
- Captain Mark Maloney is a third generation captain. He began his “charter” service career in 1972 at the age of eight. Back then, his equipment was a 10' aluminum Jon boat, the classic “Red Flyer Wagon” as the trailer, the famous Zebco 202, and a Maxwell House coffee can filled to the brim with worms. Today, he has more than 15 years of experience fishing in the St. Petersburg area. He says, "What better way to go to work than by boat?"
- Techniques
- Live bait offshore and inshore fishing we cater to clients preference in fishing style...
Hey, I'm Captain Mark Maloney
- Background
- Captain Mark Maloney is a third generation captain. He began his “charter” service career in 1972 at the age of eight. Back then, his equipment was a 10' aluminum Jon boat, the classic “Red Flyer Wagon” as the trailer, the famous Zebco 202, and a Maxwell House coffee can filled to the brim with worms. Today, he has more than 15 years of experience fishing in the St. Petersburg area. He says, "What better way to go to work than by boat?"
- Techniques
- Live bait offshore and inshore fishing we cater to clients preference in fishing style...
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Fishing Reports
Kings are thick off Gulf beaches
East winds have brought kingfish within a few miles of our beaches! Our fall run should last through November. Live bait will get the largest fish locate fish by hitting hard bottom and look for bait schools. Kings will… Read Full Report →
Customer Reviews
4.80 out of 5 stars from 28 reviews
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Bad weather never should have gone! He should have cancelled trip, waste of money! Capt not prepared for number of fishermen on board, wasted to much time getting bait and rigging poles! Promised to pay for half of our lunch to make up for and instead gave us voucher for half off next trip which we won’t be using because I won’t be fishing with him again
Tim Kaser does not recommend Barracudaville ChartersFished March 2018
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Replied to this review on Wednesday, March 14, 2018
I agree the weather was not the best. We were not offshore but inshore behind mangroves and bridges in calm water most of the 4 plus* hours.
In retrospect I would have cancelled if I knew the outcom in advance… I do cancel many trips as I did today if I have a good reason to believe the day will not be up to par… (Often the clients are upset about the cancellation)Unfortunately fishing or the weather is not what I or anyone can predict with 100% accuracy…
We fished behind mangroves in flat calm waters, Rock piles, bridges, docks and protected Waters for the majority of the 4 hour trip. The bite was not what I was expecting. I went to every effort to give the 6 clients of various fishing experience the best chance for a good day on the water…
I was on the water 1 hour prior to the trip throwing a cast net trying to secure bait with little success. 8 rods were rigged ready for a typical half day of fishing prior to the trip!
In the beginning of the trip I did spend 10 to 15 minutes in rough water throwing a cast net in a different location trying to secure extra live bait for our trip.
We fished an extra 30 minutes past the scheduled time again trying to do everything possible…8 rods (2 extra) were rigged and ready for the day but had to re-rig rods and change plans to meet the conditions and the bait available and change of target fish… (Rods rigged for trout need to be changed if you’re fishing for another species)
Clients needed all handles on opposite sides of reels since they were unfamiliar with spinning reels…
Not a problem but it takes a few minutes to change handles…I gave clients a hundred percent effort and was properly equipped and prepared to the best of my ability, traveled extra distance and extra TIME for a half-day trip trying to find a decent bite.
Thankful and greatly appreciate my clients patients during a challenging half-day Charter.
Thank you,
Captain Mark Maloney
VERIFIED Went fishing on Wednesday, February 7, 2018
We had a great day out on the water with Mark! Took my Dad out with us who was visiting. Caught lots of fish and plenty of keepers which we cooked up that night for dinner. Our lines were busy all day and Mark was a great host. We highly recommend booking with Mark and we will definitely be giving him a call again!
Ryan J Ahmann recommends Barracudaville ChartersFished February 2018
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Captain Mark took care of us from start to finish! He took us out to some great spots he knew of and helped even the beginner fishermen we had on the boat catch some fish and feel like pros! We caught several Barricudas and Mackeral and had a blast with Captain Mark! His professionalism and sheer knowledge of the fish and how to catch them in this area was incredible! We will be back! Thank you Captain Mark!
Erik Bathe recommends Barracudaville ChartersFished August 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, July 8, 2017
Private fishing experience, undivided attention; the fish weren’t quite as active as we would have liked, but that is fishing. Tremendous experience all the way around.
Zack R Stearns recommends Barracudaville ChartersFished July 2017
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VERIFIED Went fishing on Saturday, May 21, 2016
Captain Maloney was fantastic. His knowledge of the area and experience overall made the trip extremely enjoyable! I would highly recommend him to anyone looking to enjoy time on the water. We will definitely use his services next time we’re in the area.
Charlette Glass recommends Barracudaville ChartersFished May 2016
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Replied to this review on Saturday, May 28, 2016
Thank You!
Pleasure to fish with you as well.Capt. Mark
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