We booked our charter through fish booker 2 days in advance. The Captain apparently did not see the booking so we never had any correspondence until the morning of the trip when I looked up the company directory online and then called myself at about 0700. Our trip began at 12:30pm and I will say after speaking to the captain he sorted things out and made them happen quickly instead of blowing it off.

I requested to pay with a credit card and the captain confirmed that he understood and that it was an option with a 5% interest fee. However, upon arrival paying with a cash type of app was the only option as the captain wasn’t there, just the guide for our boat whomsaid he couldn’t run credit cards.

We had 5 fisherman. All of our poles were rigged the same using anchovies as bait with fairly small hooks for inshore fishing. out target species we were told were bass and halibut and we may catch sharks, stingray, etc.

We landed one bass. The guide removed it from the hook and immediately threw it overboard to a pelican and didnt allow our child to get a photo first.

In the 6 hour trip we didnt get a pole in the water for a solid hour for the bait run and then moving to the first spot. we moved spots 4-5 times taking 15- 20 minutes each time to move. We had 3-4 solid hits with big stuff on. the line broke each time.  after a couple of breaks there was no change made to our rigs. no metal leaders. no acknowledgement that we may be hitting sharks that are biting right through the line. so we were stuck with catching a small fish or letting large fish tear the hook off the line. my fish broke through twice. both broke with the drag actively humming.

The guide was nice enough. not much for talking or teaching. never asked what our expectations might be.

When you drop $1000 in 6 hours you should expect to be able to fish more and adjust the rigs to what’s happening in the water. 

Overall experience was okay. We have been on one other charter. That charter blew this one out of the water in terms of customer service and satisfaction.