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VERIFIED Half Day Trip (PM) on September 27, 2019

Blake D.

Austin, TX

4.7 / 5

Half day trip

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Blake D.

Austin, TX

4.7 / 5

Experience:

4.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Captain Buddy put us on fish right away, dodged the showers and gave us a good time.

Blake D. recommends Captain Buddy LaPointe

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Blake D. recommends Captain Buddy LaPointe

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Rating summary

4.9 / 5

out of 5 stars from 287 reviews

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Boat

4.9 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Experience

4.9 / 5

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4 stars		14
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Anglers claimed

Good experience
	100%
Friendly captain
	100%
Recommend this charter
	99%
Appropriate for children
	98%
Satisfied with the boat
	100%
Caught fish
	94%

Appropriate for children
	98%
Satisfied with the boat
	100%
Caught fish
	94%

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Tim B.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Great Half Day of Fishing

VERIFIED Half Day Trip (AM) on October 20, 2025

Tim B.

5.0 / 5

Oct 20, 2025

Half Day Trip (AM)

My daughter and I fished the half day (AM trip) with Captain Buddy on Oct 20 and had a great and productive time fishing. Captain Buddy is very friendly, knowledgeable and likes to pass on his experience and tricks to catch the various types of fish. We started off catching snapper that we took some to a local restaurant to cook for dinner and froze the rest. We also caught some houndfish. We moved on to catching some baracuda and my daughter caught a lemon shark about 80 lbs that was exciting... More

My daughter and I fished the half day (AM trip) with Captain Buddy on Oct 20 and had a great and productive time fishing. Captain...

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Buddy LaPointe (The Captain)

Replied on October 25, 2025

Thank you for your kind review Tim. It was fun making memories with the two of you that day. I hope we can get together again on your next visit to the Keys. Capt Buddy

Buddy LaPointe (The Captain)

Replied on October 25, 2025

Thank you for your kind review Tim. It was fun making memories with the two of you that day. I hope we can get together again on your next visit to the Keys.
Capt Buddy

Captain replied

Brett C.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

It was a great two days on the water

VERIFIED Full Day Trip on March 8, 2026

Brett C.

5.0 / 5

Mar 8, 2026

Full Day Trip

It was a great two days on the water

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Nothing short of an amazing experience. Captain Buddy did a great job putting my wife and I on snapper which made for a tasty “hook and cook”. However, the tarpon fishing will live in my memories forever. If you want to have an enjoyable trip that goes beyond just wetting a line and includes great conversion, learnings,and genuine pride in making your trip memorable.

Nothing short of an amazing experience. Captain Buddy did a great job putting my wife and I on snapper which made for a tasty...

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Buddy LaPointe (The Captain)

Replied on March 22, 2026

Buddy LaPointe (The Captain)

Replied on March 22, 2026

It was great meeting and fishing with you and your wife last week…I hope you guys enjoyed eating some of the snappers she caught. 😃Brett, I very much enjoyed our time chasing tarpon together. It was great creating some pretty exciting tarpon memories, as well as discovering how much 2 fishing guides separated by many miles have in common. 😃
And thank you for the trips and the generous tip.
I hope you have a great season (fishing and business wise) up on “the Lake.” If it gets slow at anytime, just play some Gordon Lightfoot….the fish down here seemed to love it, as did this captain…and it will feel like you actually crossed over the border before the music is over. 😃
Best regards and til next time,
Capt Buddy

Captain replied

Bob B.

4.7 / 5

Experience:

4.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

A fun morning on the water with Captain Buddy!

VERIFIED Half Day Trip (AM) on August 6, 2025

Bob B.

4.7 / 5

Aug 6, 2025

Half Day Trip (AM)

A fun morning on the water with Captain Buddy!

VERIFIED

My son and grandson and I enjoyed every minute of our morning charter with Captain Buddy. He began with greeting each of us by name and then explaining our plan for catching as much fish as possible, both for the thrill as well as to bring back for dinner. And that we did. From snappers to lady fish to black tip, lemon and nurse sharks, we had a fun day of catching, despite the hot temperatures of August. Captain Buddy is knowledgeable, good natured, patient, great with kids and a real nice guy.... More

My son and grandson and I enjoyed every minute of our morning charter with Captain Buddy. He began with greeting each of us...

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Dennis C.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

Expert Captain, Unforgettable Memories

VERIFIED Half Day Trip (AM) on October 28, 2025

Dennis C.

5.0 / 5

Oct 28, 2025

Half Day Trip (AM)

Expert Captain, Unforgettable Memories

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This was our third trip with Buddy, and he continues to impress us every time. He’s incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and makes the entire experience fun while teaching you something new along the way. Right from our first stop, we started catching fish and even ended the day with a shark, a true bucket-list moment! We can’t recommend Buddy enough; it’s clear he loves what he does and takes pride in creating lasting memories for others.

This was our third trip with Buddy, and he continues to impress us every time. He’s incredibly knowledgeable, patient, and...

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Buddy LaPointe (The Captain)

Replied on October 31, 2025

Thank you for the great review; I really appreciate it Dennis. I always look forward to fishing regular clients like you…it is truly like fishing with family. Have a great holiday season Dennis, and I’ll see you again somewhere on the other side of New Years Day. 😃 Best regards, Capt Buddy

Buddy LaPointe (The Captain)

Replied on October 31, 2025

Thank you for the great review; I really appreciate it Dennis. I always look forward to fishing regular clients like you…it is truly like fishing with family.
Have a great holiday season Dennis, and I’ll see you again somewhere on the other side of New Years Day. 😃
Best regards,
Capt Buddy

Captain replied

Dave C.

5.0 / 5

Experience:

5.0 / 5

Boat

5.0 / 5

Crew

5.0 / 5

Overall

An epic day of fishing

VERIFIED Half Day Trip (AM) on March 5, 2026

Dave C.

5.0 / 5

Mar 5, 2026

Half Day Trip (AM)

An epic day of fishing

VERIFIED

My daughter, son in law and I had a great day with Captain Buddy. We could have easily limited out on Jumbo Mangrove Snapper. We caught and released a really nice Goliath Grooper and even landed a shark. It was non stop action and made for great memories

My daughter, son in law and I had a great day with Captain Buddy. We could have easily limited out on Jumbo Mangrove Snapper....

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Buddy LaPointe (The Captain)

Replied on March 31, 2026

Hi Dave, I enjoyed getting to share time on the water with you and your family. That was a perfect day for makin’ memories out on the water!!! Am glad you guys had fun (and some delicious filets for dinner). Hope we can get together again, Capt Buddy

Buddy LaPointe (The Captain)

Replied on March 31, 2026

Hi Dave,
I enjoyed getting to share time on the water with you and your family. That was a perfect day for makin’ memories out on the water!!! Am glad you guys had fun (and some delicious filets for dinner).
Hope we can get together again,
Capt Buddy

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