We had the pleasure of fishing with Captain Ralph and mate Mason while on our vacation. Captain Ralph went out of his way to ensure we had a great time and even called us prior to our trip warning of rough seas and rescheduled our day. On the day of our trip we were treated to Dolphins escorting us out and got on the fish right away. The fishing was nearly non stop and everyone in our party had tired arms by the end. Mason is very knowledgeable, personable and is easily one of the best mates around.... More

The crew make or break a trip..our trip was awesome. Captain Ralph and Mason were helpful, knowledgeable, funny and most of all patient.  Weather your experienced or new this is definitely the crew for you.  My daughter and I will be back for sure.  Thank you gentlemen

The mate made us feel at home and had great expertise and knowledge to help guide our fishing decisions. We caught lots of fish and hit different spots so everyone on the boat got a chance at something they wanted wether it was trolling for the smaller fish or catching sharks.

Wind was strong and water temps were down due to tropical storm that passed by two days ago. But Capitan and Mate worked really hard to find us fish and our grandkids were thrilled with the result. We’ll return to Hayden Express again next year

First fishing trip for my family, wife and three boys (12, 11, 7). We started with dolphins playing in our wake. Limited on blue fish and caught 3 albacore. Weather was perfect, mate was super helpful, and the captain put us on the fish. Couldn’t have gotten any better. Actually, it did get better! They cleaned the fish for us at the marina and we went to Lone Cedar restaurant, where they cooked all the blue fish we caught (fried and blackened) and served it family style with two sides. It was... More