True Grit Sportfishing 

Captain Ryland and First mate Ben made this trip truly awesome! Real professionals! They worked the rigs hard from start to finish and delivered a very memorable experience for us. The boat is safe, spacious and in tip top condition. I forgot FAST! They had a live well full of live goggle eyes which I think was key to getting us into the sailfish. We ended up catching 3 sailfish and losing 3 more! If ever in this area of Florida again Captain Ryland would be my first call. I would recommend them to all. True Grit is the S*%t!!!!! Take care guys. Thanks again from MN!

Captain Ryland and Ben were absolutely a dream to work with. Our group had novice to experienced and we all had an amazing time. They navigated us to hot spots where we were able to catch sail fish and king fish. Their knowledge and expertise were clear as they ran sail lines and flat lines like a well oiled machine. Watching them work together on a beautiful Florida day was worth it even before we caught anything. We can’t wait to come again and spend another day out on on the water with True Grit!

We began our trip a little early to try and get in on the mutton snapper bite. We anchored up near a wreck and began fishing. The wreck was ruled by barracuda, as we brought up 3 of them, in addition to a couple bonita, one of which was half eaten by the barracuda. After a couple of hours, Capt Ryland decided to switch up our spot and tactics as we headed further north and did some bottom and kite fishing. We managed to pull up some more Bonita and a nice kingfish, before finally getting hooked into a huge mutton snapper. Overall it was an amazing day and Capt Ryland did everything possible to make sure we had the best overall experience. Would highly recommend this captain and charter if you are in the area.

Captain Ryalnd and his first mate Ben were aamazing. They made a great team, very professional, and informative. This was my family's first time sea fishing and True Grit proved to be the best choice. We caught great fish and had an even better time. They offered drinks (water/soda) while on the water. A restroom is available if needed. I will recommend them to all my friends and family. Can't wait to book another trip with them.

The Captain and Crew have their act together. Very efficient and accommodating. The entire day, where everyone else put up zeros, had us scrambling to get on the fish. The crew always had a plan and never gave up. Got to try a lot of methods and everything remained upbeat. Thanks for a great day!

We enjoyed this trip to the fullest. My daughter has already informed me that we have to come back and fish again and she told me to make sure we go with the same people. I agree with her. We will be back and it it will be with True Grit. They worked hard and put in great effort to find the fish. Once they found them they immediately went to work and made sure we had fish on every hook. Thanks for giving us plenty of memories, fish, and fun.

Took my brother and nephew out fishing today with Captain Ry, and Ben, on his 34’ SeeVeeZ. Great boat - clean and set up for fishing. Weather was a little breezy and bumpy but they worked hard to get us on fish and we had a great time. My nephew was beside himself. We may have created a lifelong fisherman out of that little man. We caught some nice barracuda and a nice 15# kingfish on the troll, then switched to the kite, which was a little tough due to the wind. We ended up making skipjack poke, sierra ceviche and grilled kingfish for dinner - all delicious. Captain Ry was easygoing and hardworking, and free with information, answering the barrage of questions I had all day. And Ben was great coaching my nephew into his biggest fish ever. We highly recommend this team for future outings. They were knowledgeable, fun, hardworking and a pleasure to fish with.

Had a great experience fishing with Captain Ry and Ben. They are very easy going and really well prepared. They worked hard to keep us on fish all day and didn't waste any time on our full day trip. We definitely got our money's worth Captain! Captain Ry is very knowledgeable about the waters and Ben was really helpful and enthusiastic whenever we had a catch. The boat was immaculate and they kept everything clean and organized the entire time. We walked away with a great wahoo, lots of red snapper, and some black fin tuna... a really awesome day! We'd highly recommend True Grit to anyone, this was the best fishing trip we've had! Already planning a return trip soon.

Even though it was more difficult due to the large amounts of recent rain we had a blast. This was a bucket list trip for my dad who is going blind. We saw sea turtles, flying fish, temporarily wrestled with a hammer head shark, saw a sail fish cleaning its gills of parasites by jumping out of the water (taunting us a bit), hooked barracuda and Mahi Mahi. We did bring in the king mackerel which is quite delicious when prepped with sake and salt to draw out the oils, then broiled. Sooo good! We had a great time out on the water, learning a lot about fishing. The captain and crew were super helpful and shared lots of knowledge. The rain got us at the end of the day and cut our trip a little short due to being safe with lightning. I would highly recommend True Grit to anyone looking to go out on a worthwhile trip with a trustworthy crew. Definitely gonna do this again, as I will continue to chase the sail fish and maybe a sword fish. Tons of fun!

I searched FishingBooker and selected Captain Ryland because he had the highest rating. He didn't disappoint. He and his crew worked their tails off to put us on fish. To give you an idea there were three of us fishing, and at one point he had 3 lines for kite fishing, and 5 more rods fishing the bottom (plus we trolled for several hours). We landed trophy Sail Fish, mid size Sail Fish, Wahoo, Mahi Mahi, Tuna, King Mackerel, Amber Jack, and Bonita, over 30 fish total. We took home a ton of great fish. Trust me and book Captain Ry he won't disappoint!