We tried and tried but there were no fish biting. Captain Sloan took us from one end of the bay to the other trying to find some fish. We caught 2 catfish in 5 hours.
We had a great time! Capt. Sloan is very informative, friendly, and patient. We had 2 adults and 3 children 11-13 yrs old and everyone caught good sized fish; redfish, sailcat, alligator gar. We were looking for bigger redfish keepers and Capt. Sloan took us to all the right spots but they just weren’t biting for us. Even so, it was a good day and we look forward to doing it again!
Thank you so much! We will be posting your pics soon!!
The trip started out last minute. I had another charter cancel on me the day before so I got into fishingbooker and found him available. We showed up to the marina and we see him and his boat putting right along. We load up and get in. First his having issues with his live bait box. Ok no harm no fouls. Then the engine dies. The motor has water in it. It won’t work like it should. We don’t even leave the inlet area where we saw the 3 other boats take off to. The 4 of us caught 1 red the entire time. I get you can’t control the fish but you can control your boat working and being able to get your guests to good spots. At least we didn’t get too far out and have a break down and get towed back in. We got back to the marina and the other boats all came back with boats full of fish. Nice guy just have had much better experiences
The trip started out last minute. I had another charter cancel on me the day before so I got into fishingbooker and found him available. We showed up to the marina and we see him and his boat putting right along. We load up and get in. First his having issues with his live bait box. Ok no harm no fouls. Then the engine dies. The motor has water in it. It won’t work like it should. We don’t even leave the inlet area where we saw the 3 other boats take off to. The 4 of us caught 1 red... More
First, we fish Hogtown Bayou…the area we stayed in. The other boats you saw fish areas I do not usually go to because normally there isn’t a need and less of your time is used up traveling. Second, you are correct in the fact we can not control the fish, that’s why it’s not called a “catching trip” and I spoke with the other captains you saw that day, as I usually do, and they did NOT have boat loads of fish. It wasnt a good fishing day, period. I can not control that. As far as the boat not working, yes, there was an issue but it was fixed the best it could be while on the water and your charter went the length of time you paid for. You tipped me. If you were not happy with my service you didn’t have to do that. I for one, only tip if I receive the service I desire. Boats are boats and they are sometimes as unpredictable as the fish. I apologize for your inconvenience Sir.
First, we fish Hogtown Bayou…the area we stayed in. The other boats you saw fish areas I do not usually go to because normally there isn’t a need and less of your time is used up traveling. Second, you are correct in the fact we can not control the fish, that’s why it’s not called a “catching trip” and I spoke with the other captains you saw that day, as I usually do, and they did NOT have boat loads of fish. It wasnt a good fishing day, period. ... More
Caught a couple of fish and chased bait. Spent too much time trying to get better bait. As much as I paid for the trip all of my time should’ve been spent fishing!! Only caught two fish but that’s not under his control time spent with a line in the water is.
We apologize for having to “chase bait”. Unfortunately the bait being there isnt under our control either, the temperature and water have huge impacts on the bait. When you rebook we will give you a discount to make up for “chasing bait” and we hope we wont have to do it then but it is fishing and you just don’t know sometimes. Thank you for the review and we look forward to getting a second chance to help you make some fun memories.
Capt Sloan made extra efforts to locate fish and was patient with us novices.
Thank you for the review. It was my pleasure.
