Yesterday my family enjoyed an absolutely perfect day aboard the Crunch Time with TJ and Dave. Although my son and I had limited fishing experience, my wife, daughter-in-law and two granddaughters had nearly none. While Dave piloted from one fishing spot to another, TJ taught my granddaughters everything thing they needed to know. It was exactly at their level (12 & 16) and pretty soon they were hauling in fish.

The catch was nothing short of spectacular. As advertised for the “Kids” package, we were in calm water east of Montauk Lighthouse bottom fishing for porgies and sea bass equipped with a sinker and two hooks. Many times we got strikes the moment the sinker hit bottom. We had SIX times when there was a fish on each the two hooks!  We lost track of the huge catch and TJ estimated 50-70 fish among the 6 of us. They call it fishing, but today it was catching.

This trip was the highlight of the granddaughter’s visit and they had an absolutely wonderful time. We’re so grateful to TJ and Dave. The trip was worth every penny.

We couldn’t have asked for a better crew and a better day. Captain TJ and his mate, Brian, were super friendly and enthusiastic, eager to share their love of fishing and “tricks of the trade” with us. This was only the second time I’ve gone fishing, and the first for my young kids (7 and 4), and they both made sure that everyone was always having fun. We easily caught several pounds worth of porgies, sea bass, and fluke, and the captain expertly filleted and cleaned all of it for us. We ended the day with a delicious feast at home and leftovers that will last us the rest of the week!

Captain TJ was cool, put us on the fish and gave us a lot of fishing information. Caught plenty of sea bass and porgy with many keepers. Looking forward to our next trip.

We booked our annual with Crunch Tome this year and were very Happy that we did!!
TJ was a top notch captain who put is on the fish the whole trip! 🐟 🐠🎣!!!!!!!
Then first mate Brian and mate in trading Logan knew what they were doing 100% had great personalities and were all around good dudes!! The whole trip from the boat to the captain and crew rods reels jigs everything was better then expected!!
Thanks guys and we’ll see you again next year!!

The crew did an awesome job placing us on fish! We got bites each time the line went into the water! Our group of 4 reeled in dozens of fish. It was a very fun morning. Christine was so great to filet the fish we wanted to keep, and to help us gently release many back into the wild. You can tell she has a true care and pride for what she does. I would definitely recommend. The boat is huge so can accommodate small groups to large.