We recently took a 5-hour nearshore trip with Capt. Chris.  This is the right amount to take in my opinion neither too long or too short to have ample fishing time.  We went out in the 7-9 mile range and bottom fished in about 40-50 feet of water that allowed us to catch a variety of species. Capt. Chris also put out some flat lines that got a lot of action. We had plenty of live bait both minnows and shrimp were available.  His boat is beautiful, fast (twin outboards) and new with a restroom... More

Captain Chris was an absolute delight. Clear communication right from the beginning, down to the time we left. His boat was exactly as described and even better than we anticipated. We purposefully sought his boat over others as it seemed to have ample seating and it did! We had advised him ahead of time of what fish we were after and he remembered and did his best to ‘find us the best spots’. Although we came up short there, this was something he could not control. He kept trying new places... More

Chris provided an excellent morning on the water. Boat and gear all in great condition - and he was a professional host who was calm, patient and informative.  He put pur whole group ranging in ages from 6 to 73 at ease.  Left promptly at start time and visited 3 locations for our nearshore trip. We caught about 7-8 different fish - it was so fun for the kids to see and learn about the different species. We will be back to try to snag the flounder that eluded us this time.  Thanks again, Chris!

Captain Chris took my family out (my wife and 4 children) on a two hour trip and we were fishing for Spanish Maceral.  We caught so many that my wife and I spent most of our time rebaiting the hooks for our boys.  Chris was great and did great with our kids.  They each caught fish and had a great time.  I would highly recommend Chris to anyone and we will be booking with him again the next time that we’re near Bradenton!

We had a great time on the water today! Captain Leavitt was knowledgeable and friendly. He took us to a few places this morning. we caught mackerel, snapper, halinut and lots of other types of fish. Everyone was successful and it was such a great way to bond with our adult kids. Loved the entire day and i would 100% recommend Best day charters. Thanks again for just a stellar day!