Caught several fish. Unfortunately the Snapper wasnโt in season yet and thatโs what we caught most of.
Waste of money. Book for a deep sea fish (six hours ). I should have turned around as soon as I seen the boat ..there wasnโt even any equipment for deep-sea fishing.. and the trolling motor didnโt even work ended up fishing by docks in 10 foot of water what a disappointment catching practically nothing.
Not even sure where to begin. Spoke with captain night before. Everything was a go and weather was fine. Was told my gulf shore trip booking was actually a 45 minute ride to a Pensacola launch the next morning. So, we showed up an hour early to ensure we didnโt delay things on our end( if Iโm not early, Iโm late). Called the captain then as he requested to let him know we were there. He said he was on his way. However, when he reported 45 minutes later, he informed us that the weather wouldnโt work for offshore and we could cancel. Not sure why there wasnโt better communication in this respect as he had wasted about 2 hours of our time already. And, since this was a wedding gift, the newlyweds decided to go anyway. We ran to one designated spot where we originally had caught a couple snappers, but when the dolphins canโt in, that was over. We never tried another location. We were baiting all our own hooks after the first 20 minutes, when there was bait available. We only had one bait bucket on the bow for the 4 of us. No kidding at all, spent a great deal of time waiting for new bait to be cut or handed out. The captain spent at least 35-40 minutes total talking to future customers on the boat. Surely, he wasnโt taught that this was good customer service in any manner. He cut our trip to 3 hours and headed back as we were completely out of bait and it was too rough for the young captain. I can assure you that the weather hadnโt changed any since our ride out to the fishing hole and all 4 of us had grown accustomed to rocking boat. When we returned to the dock, the young captain then tried up charging me for the 3.2 inland trip to almost back where my original 5 hour offshore cost wouldโve been. That didnโt happen but did reflect the integrity or lack thereof for this guide service. My new son in law works in law enforcement and Iโm a retired coastline, and I can assure you we wouldnโt utilize their service again nor refer anyone else. For such a sunny and hot day, sure was shady!!!
Not even sure where to begin. Spoke with captain night before. Everything was a go and weather was fine. Was told my gulf shore trip booking was actually a 45 minute ride to a Pensacola launch the next morning. So, we showed up an hour early to ensure we didnโt delay things on our end( if Iโm not early, Iโm late). Called the captain then as he requested to let him know we were there. He said he was on his way. However, when he reported 45 minutes later, he informed us that the weather wouldnโt... More
Been on many trips in Panama Cityโฆdidnโt catch much, wasnโt able to keep none of what little we did catch. Reels were to small, not big for really really fishing. Not impressed at all. Paid 400, had 100 in my pocket for a tip, like Iโve tipped previous captains, but didnโt feel this was worth it. No tip.
Randall I sure wish you wouldโve voiced your concerns when we were talking about the different species your Dad caught on his first time fishing in saltwater. The reels were smaller (Shimano Stradic Ci4) than you are use to catching in PC because you booked an INSHORE CHARTER not offshore (Deep Sea) this time. I know your Dad alone caught Red Snapper, Speckled Trout, Mackerel, Bluefish and I believe a couple others. Iโm sorry you waited to mention the concerns until now or we may have been able to reschedule and do offshore or I couldโve explained why we were inshore.
Randall I sure wish you wouldโve voiced your concerns when we were talking about the different species your Dad caught on his first time fishing in saltwater. The reels were smaller (Shimano Stradic Ci4) than you are use to catching in PC because you booked an INSHORE CHARTER not offshore (Deep Sea) this time. I know your Dad alone caught Red Snapper, Speckled Trout, Mackerel, Bluefish and I believe a couple others. Iโm sorry you waited to mention the concerns until now or we may have been... More
The charter operation canceled 1 days after the trip date.