Captain
Jonathan Gelman

Member since January 2022 Marco Island, United States
Background
Captain Jonathan has been fishing since he was big enough to hold a rod and has been exploring the waters around Marco Island for over 25 years. The captain has worked in the restaurant industry since he was 12 years old and has just recently made his passion a career, making his dream come true. He enjoys taking all anglers but has a real passion for teaching the basics to new anglers and getting a kid on its first fish. Captain Jonathan feels honored to get to be part of a special moment between family and friends.
Techniques
This truly depends on the anglers. Captain Jonathan loves fishing with artificial lures along the mangroves and docks, but also knows the advantages of live bait, especially for new anglers. A lot of the time you'll fish both

Hey, I'm Captain Jonathan Gelman

Marco Island, United States
Background
Captain Jonathan has been fishing since he was big enough to hold a rod and has been exploring the waters around Marco Island for over 25 years. The captain has worked in the restaurant industry since he was 12 years old and has just recently made his passion a career, making his dream come true. He enjoys taking all anglers but has a real passion for teaching the basics to new anglers and getting a kid on its first fish. Captain Jonathan feels honored to get to be part of a special moment between family and friends.
Techniques
This truly depends on the anglers. Captain Jonathan loves fishing with artificial lures along the mangroves and docks, but also knows the advantages of live bait, especially for new anglers. A lot of the time you'll fish both
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Red Snarpon Charters Inc.

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(174 reviews)
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Marco Island
 Last booking: 2 days ago
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Trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 174 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Recommended
Great time!
The captain selected spots where he knew where the fish were for us to catch and we caught many , including a 28\u201d
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
98%
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Scott W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip Morning on February 22, 2025
Captain Johnathan did a fantastic job in tough conditions putting us on fish. Ended up catching a lot of fish and had a had...
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Warren G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic charter

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip Morning on October 2, 2024
John is awesome. We went out with my two kids 10 and 8. John is an awesome captain and we had a lot of fun. He put us on fish...
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Jacob S.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Great Captain

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip Morning on June 17, 2025
Jonathan was great, the boat was good. It was me, my son and a buddy onboard. We said we wanted to catch snook and we did,...
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Jason G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Easy choice

VERIFIED   Half day Afternoon on May 30, 2025
Jonathan was great and would ABSOLUTELY higher him again. We caught a bunch of fish and had a great time.
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Peter L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

The captain selected spots where he knew where the fish were for us to catch and we caught many , including a 28โ€

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip Morning on May 9, 2025
The captain always found a great lace for fishing - 4 times this year Always caught great fish all the time!!!
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