We had a great time doing the 4 hour trip. We are a family of 4 with a 2 year old and 7 year old. We felt safe the whole time, caught lots of fish, got to drop the reel and everyone had their own pole. We even jumped in the water at one point. The captain would help as much or as little as we preferred. We caught trigger fish, mackerel, bass, and sea trout. They fileted them and we had enjoyed them that same day. They also recommended taking the fresh fish across the street to a Mexican restaurant where they could cook them and serve them to us, but we cooked them ourselves.