Let me begin by saying, Captain Ben and Crew, made Father’s Day fun and relaxing for a group of 5 men who desperately needed it.
Captain Ben was able to get our guys out on the water the week of Father’s Day which was a blessing 🙏, considering not many boat Captains had openings. I’m truly happy it worked out that way.
Captain Ben was communicative from beginning to end and, even afterwards. This is a big deal for me because nowadays that is almost unheard of.
Our boys were shark fishing and, at first, to no avail. However, Captain Ben and Crew were going to do everything in their power to make it happen and…did! They ended up with 3 (2 bigger and 1 smaller) beautiful Bull Sharks. We were in communication throughout. The way Captain Ben let me know they had caught their 1st shark was by sending me a recipe for shark 😂. I enjoy his humor and, the fact that he remembered I had told him I haven’t had shark in a long time and, that I’ve never had the pleasure of cooking it. Psst…that’s how you keep customers coming back btw.
The men stayed out a little longer than contracted because he wanted them to have fish. How awesome is that! Captain Ben and Crew, genuinely care about the experience of their passengers.
The fish were cleaned and filleted beautifully and, our dinner served 16 people with plenty of uncooked shark left for each of the men to take home a full gal sized ziplock bag of shark!
I will be calling on Captain Ben every time we need to catch fish and have fun doing it. I definitely and VERY highly recommend Captain Ben and his hardworking, knowledgeable, and super fun Crew! Thank you gentlemen for making OUR gentlemen’s Father’s Day special and fruitful!
        Jennifer Marlow

Our intent was to get some Red Fish - So, we asked Cpt Ben to try this first, then have a fallback of fishing in closer to shore.  After a slow start pulling in a few mackerel - Cpt Ben put us on some Red Fish.  It seemed like all of the lines were hitting one after the other- we pulled in two nice red fish and a Jack fish before things slowed a bit.  After 30 minutes of no hits, we headed back towards shore to fish off the jetties and marina areas. We were rewarded with some speckled trout and a nice flounder.  it was immediately clear that Cpt Ben was a highly experienced charter captain. He ran his boat smoothly and efficiently, with no drama or surprises. His mate for that day, although young, seemed like he had grown up with a rod & reel in his hand, so we were taken care of by experts.  In all we had an excellent day of fishing and thoroughly enjoyed our time with Cpt Ben.  I highly recommend Cpt Ben’s Charters to provide a rewarding day of Gulf Fishing. We look forward to coming back again soon.

Captain Ben was fantastic. He called me several days before our trip to ask about our group’s experience level, which I really appreciated—especially since our wives don’t normally fish. Before we headed out, he took the time to explain what they could expect, walked them through the gear, and made sure they felt comfortable and ready to have fun.

We limited out on redfish within the first hour, then spent the rest of the trip chasing flounder and sand trout. I’ve been on more than a dozen charter trips, and Captain Ben’s customer service easily ranks in the top three.

I have an elderly father who is less than mobile. Captain Ben’s boat was easy to find and park next too. It also had hand rails and steps which made it easy to get in and out of the boat. Captain Ben knew of several great fishing spots where we kept his mate on his toes with all the fish we were catching!!! Captain Ben didn’t waste anytime at one spot and was willing to move to keep us on the fish. We booked a 4hr 6-19-25 and caught keeper speckle trout, slot reds, sheep head, ground mullet and white trout!!!! Will go again next time we’re down here!!!

Captain Ben was very good with communication— accommodating a later start time, calling the night before our charter and making sure we knew where we were going. Although we didn’t catch any fish Captain Ben made it a fun day for our family. Highly recommend!