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VERIFIEDThis is an unbiased review from an avid Tennessee angler. Visiting Fort Walton Beach last week with my brother-in-law and his father, we booked a charter trip with Lock N Load to fish for Red Snapper. Their reviews seemed really great and the price reasonable, so we gave them a shot. Being an avid angler (primarily Smallmouth Bass in Middle Tennessee) I know that experience is everything. Looking at the captainโs bio, Steve had a lot of experience โ so that was one of the main determining factors for choosing Lock N Load. Side note: This was my very first charter trip so I didnโt really know what to expect. Prior to the trip, Steve was great with communicating with us on expectations. We originally booked a 4-hour trip, but wanting to get into Red Snapper would require us to travel out farther, so Steve advised us to extend to a 6-hour trip โ this was a good decision. About the Captain, Steve is extremely kind hearted and professional in every way. You can tell that he really loves being a guide and helping you have the best experience possible. Customer service was top notch! We began the journey by fishing for live bait. This was the only part of the experience that wasnโt too excitingโฆmainly because of time. For a child, catching shad for 45 minutes would be a fun experience, but for 3 adult men wanting to deep sea fish, it honestly seemed like a waste of valuable time. We would have rather had the live bait already available so we could spend more time actually fishing for Snapper โ but perhaps this is a standard practice for fishing charters. Nevertheless, onto the fishing. The weather was absolutely perfect and Steve put us on the fish quickly. After catching some Triggerfish, my first big surprise was actually hooking a Dolphin who snagged my Snapper! The line took off like crazy and the Dolphin made several summersaults in the air before we cut him loose. Steve said it was only the 2nd time in 19 years someone actually caught a Dolphin on his Charter. Needless to say, I felt pretty special, and it was fun holding him on for a couple of minutes. The next big surprise was a huge Red Snapper, featured in one of the pictures Iโve posted. We ended up catching our limit of Snapper that day, 2 per person, so we kept 6 total. The biggest surprise of the day was my brother-in-lawโs father catching a 9 foot bull shark! Iโve a posted a picture. We took turns reeling that bad boy inโฆ.it felt as heavy as a car, surfacing 2 or 3 times. When we came back to port, Steve filleted all of our fish and bagged them up for usโฆa great icing on the cake โ the Snapper were delicious!! Being my first charter trip, this was a fantastic experience and we all had a blast! If you have 6 people in your party, you can spread the price out a little thinner. But given the size of the vessel, I believe that 4-5 people max would be the most comfortable in the amount of space available for fishing. If we ever come back to Fort Walton, Lock N Load will definitely be gaining our business again! Thanks again for the adventure Steve!! Awesome memories!! God speed!
This is an unbiased review from an avid Tennessee angler. Visiting Fort Walton Beach last week with my brother-in-law and his father, we booked a charter trip with Lock N Load to fish for Red Snapper. Their reviews seemed really great and the price reasonable, so we gave them a shot. Being an avid angler (primarily Smallmouth Bass in Middle Tennessee) I know that experience is everything. Looking at the captainโs bio, Steve had a lot of experience โ so that was one of the main determining... More
What a great day Fishing, thanks for going with us guys, we really appreciate it!
What a great day Fishing, thanks for going with us guys, we really appreciate it!