My fiance and I did a full day of trolling with Captain Joe and First Mate AJ and had an amazing time. We caught two sailfish, two blackfin tuna, and one bonita. These guys are professionals and it showed beyond the fact that we both caught our first sailfish. It came down to their personability, preparation, and their ability to catch fish! I’ll include further details below.

Personability: Two great guys that made the trip fun from start to finish. They have known each other for a long time and it was clear their goals were for us to be safe, have fun, and catch fish. They walked us through their expectations from a safety perspective and gave us a tutorial about our fishing plan and how to be successful on the boat. AJ had tons of entertaining fishing stories and happily answered any and all questions we had about his fishing career. Each time we landed a fish they were very encouraging about taking videos and pictures, offering to do it for us, and we appreciated them helping us have those lasting memories. Additionally, AJ filleted our tuna and walked us through the process of possibly getting mounts of our sailfish.

Preparation: Captain Joe called the night before and let us know that he thought the bite would be earlier than our scheduled 7:30 AM start time and offered to leave earlier, so we left at 6:30 AM and he was completely right. When we arrived, they had everything ready to go and we left on time. I asked AJ when he began preparing and he said 4am. He re-spooled all the reels, had his own customized hooks specifically for trolling, and prepped all the bait. They had coolers with ice, water, and some snacks that they offered to share. The boat was spotless. They also have a ton of experience fishing in the area and around Florida.

Catching Fish: As I mentioned in the preparation piece, everything was ready and as soon as we arrived at our trolling location it was game on. Joe and AJ were constantly looking for birds, paying attention to other boats, and watching the lines and baits, all while casually talking to us. AJ did a great job switching out old bait for fresh bait and kept lines in the water the whole time. When we got a bite AJ made sure we were set up correctly to fight the fish and made sure all the other lines were out of the way, Joe drove the boat like a pro. Both offered the perfect amount of advice throughout each fight. When we landed our sailfish both were as excited as we were and it was like the whole boat had caught the fish. They make it a team environment. When the bite got slower during the middle of the day they maintained their energy and didn’t give up, they stayed attentive the entire time. Toward the end of the day, we saw more birds and we kept fishing until the absolute last minute. They wanted to get a “buzzer beater” fish to end the day on and we really appreciated it.

Terrific experience, highly recommend, looking forward to our next trip!

We had a great day on the water with Captain Joe and AJ. The conditions were rough, but they persevered and kept us on fish all day. I believe we caught more than any other boats out that day. We caught several nice barracuda, mackerel, and some yellowtail.
They were very friendly and accommodating, and worked hard to make sure we had a good time. Outstanding experience, and made some great memories. I’ve been on numerous charters and this is not always the case. Would highly recommend them, and will plan on utilizing them in the future!

We came to Key West on the tail end of a storm, so water was choppy.  Joe gave us the options, and we made a go of the blue water.  It was the right choice, pulled in 7 fish - enough for fresh tacos for days!  Joe and Mate Jesse gave very clear instructions, which was helpful for my son’s first offshore fishing venture.  Plenty of room on the boat.  Great time!

Captain Joe and mate AJ were a great team and worked well together. Captain Joe was proactive and called the night before to let me know the fish were biting early so we started early the next morning. We had several tuna on ice within the first hour!!!!
AJ was definitely the best first mate I’ve seen . He is talented, knowledgeable , funny, and a pleasure to be around !!!
I would definitely recommend this team to other!!!
Thanks again for a great fishing trip !!!!

Jolly Roger 2 and Captain Joe were great. I booked a 6 person 6 hour trip which was perfect. Everyone caught fish, got plenty of Mahi to eat at a local restaurant. First mate cleaned and bagged all our fish, told us about the area during the trip. They were both very knowledgeable and helpful. Besides Mahi, we caught a few Bonita and even a decent sized Sailfish! Truly a great day and something I can’t wait to hook again with Captain Joe!