Captain Mike Dates was incredible it was our second time being taken out by him and it was awesome. We caught bait fish searched for fish caught a few different species then spent the last hour fighting a shark. The fishing was hard because of the weather but the Captain kept trying different ways to get us on something we had an amazing time and will be coming back again and continuing our fishing with First Shot!

My son got sea sick half way into the 4 hour trip. We were catching fish but he couldn’t be so far out at sea anymore . The captain took us to the harbor area with clam water and my son came out of it and we finished with a nice batch of fish. He was good at changing plans and make the best of it.

When our scheduled guide had to cancel because of fuel pump issues, we count our lucky stars that Capt. Mike Dates had availability to take us out on a 6-hour excursion. His knowledge of where the red snapper were biting was spot on. And when dolphins started stealing our catch off our lines, he maneuvered us away from them and into more prime red snapper waters. Loved the fishing experience. Capt. Mike, friendly and knowledgeable, made it so. We highly recommend him.

Mike is a genuine, honest, knowledgeable guy that put us on fish immediately. Pretty much every drop of the bait was a catch! Had a blast from the get go. Nice boat and setup, everything was in order, just a fantastic afternoon trip. Ended the trip with a 40 min fight getting in a trophy Cobia! Can’t say enough good about First Shot Charter!