5 Stars doesn’t do this experience any justice. I booked this trip 6 months in advance for my eight year old son and myself. Dustin reached out to us and inquired as to where we were from and what we were looking for from the experience. He was very conversational and involved in the months leading up to the charter.
On the night of the trip, I called at the extreme last minute and asked if we could possibly add on more person the trip and he made accommodations accordingly and without any problems.
We brought our own cooler and snacks, but he had things set up for us ahead of time, chairs and ice cold waters ready should we want something to drink. He was very informative and his fiancée (Miss Shell) were very talkative and engaging throughout the night.
We landed a 55” Fine-toothed shark as soon as it got dark and he was amazing in his interaction with my son, from his pre-instruction to his actual helping him reel and pull.
Where this experience REALLY REALLY took off was his Fiancée. Miss Shell took my son and nephew throughout the entire night and kept them entertained and a level that’s hard to put into words. She kept them busy chasing and catching ghost crabs all night, searching for sand fleas and catching the smaller minnow-like bait fish.
As far as the third person we added last-minute, it was my 12 year old nephew who’s on his first vacation ever. Cayden is special and comes from a troubled family situation, so to bring him along was the opportunity of a lifetime for him. Sadly, we didn’t get to fight a second shark that night but Dustin and Miss. Shell went 150% ABOVE and BEYOND to give up their only Friday night off to come back and try again ON THEM just to try and land Cayden a shark.
We plan on coming back to NSB next year, and I will 100% be booking multiple charters for that visit through Capt. Dustin Smith and his wonderful fiancée Miss. Shell (Stephanie). Thank you for making a memory that will last a lifetime for two special boys and myself!
5 Stars doesn’t do this experience any justice. I booked this trip 6 months in advance for my eight year old son and myself....
This fine tooth male 55 inch shark was hooked by Mr. Noah … he is 8 and loves to let people know! We had a blast with them from hooking the shark to catching crabs! I have to say I did chase them for a minute with a crab but it was all in good fun! I can’t wait for Friday to do it all again! Welcome to the shark family Noah!