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Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 463 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
91%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
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Roberto B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome experience

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on March 28, 2025
Cody got us on tarpon as we wanted, we fought a monster for about an hour along with our monsters in water water, first time...
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Brian P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time

VERIFIED   NEW  4hrs Night Tarpon Fishing Trip on July 23, 2025
Fernando put us on some good fish and he was great to talk to which made any down time not so bad
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Evan H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Made sure we caught fish

VERIFIED   Summer Afternoon Special Deal 4hrs on May 13, 2025
Started off slow, and eventually we made a 20 minutes run to a new spot with an hour left. Captain Fernando spotted some birds...
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Daniel M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

My First Tarpon

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on April 13, 2025
Alex put us on the Tarpon!  They were all around us surfacing.  Our second Tarpon we hooked was an easy 60 inches.  It took...
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Brent W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Tarpon on fly in San Juan, Puerto Rico

VERIFIED   Half Day Fly Fishing Trip on April 11, 2025
Great half-day with Capt Tommy at Backwater Charter Fishing PR. Landed three tarpon, biggest 50lb. Two snapped me off, several...
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