The first part of the title well describes the character of Capt. Dan. My group went out with him along with about 27 other vessels participating in Fins For Freedom, a Veteran-oriented organization and annual Event each Armed Forces Day since 2022. He and others donated the time and expenditure to take us out for a full day’s fishing!
We frequented an area off Monmouth Beach and tied into three sizeable Stripers using live eels. There may have been more, but due to lower than usual water temps, marked fish just weren’t feasting.
Then another surprise. As with the first fish landed, I took my turn, landed a 43 3/4” bunker, and was asked if I wanted to Tag it before releasing! After seeing this for ages on NatGeo and other docs, I leapt at the chance as she did!!
It was an excitement and gift to tag a fish for marine research and yes, we named our fish! Weather was pretty optimal and a very therapeutic awesome time was had by all!
I would so recommend Dan and his mate(that day)John for his knowledge, safety and the fun we all had! Looking to return someday! WJ😎

We took an evening charter with captain Dan and his deck hand Cole aboard the Miss Behavin. After a safety briefing we set out in search of the mighty striped bass. Cole made short work of getting us some live bait to start fishing with. Captain Dan got us on really good fishing, using live bait ,trolling, and artificial lures. When we got back to the dock Captain Dan took all the pictures we wanted to make this trip as memorable as possible. Thanks again to Captain Dan and Cole for a great day aboard the Miss Behavin. We will be booking another trip soon.

Captain Dan was extremely helpful from the minute I got to the docks. Boat was well kept and clean!!!! Great guy, extremely educated, and an experienced professional when it comes to a proper charter! We had a blast on the pm trip. I highly recommend captain dan to anyone looking to have an amazing experience!

Thanks Captain Dan I will be back soon!

What a awesome time on the water with my Father and son. The Captain of Miss Behavin was professional was determined to catch of fish. Thank you for taking us out Cpt. Dan