Reviews by other customers

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 166 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Great trip with Capt. John and Rick!
Great trip with Capt. John and Rick!
Fantastic Experience with Capt John and First Mate Rick
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
99%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
89%
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Robert A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic Experience with Capt John and First Mate Rick

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on November 8, 2025
Within the first hour of the trip, we had catched four good size strippers. We hit our limit within 3 hrs of the journey. John...
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Adrienne K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fun on the Chesapeake

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on October 19, 2025
Capt John and first mate Phil went out of their way to make our fishing trip a good experience. We were a little bummed we...
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Peter H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Top notch! Captain and Mate set the the standard

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on October 9, 2025
Not much more you can ask for - beautiful, well equipped and maintained boat. Captain John and his Mate know what they are...
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Peiying L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip with Capt. John and Rick!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (PM) on June 7, 2026
We caught bluefish and had a blast.
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Jane S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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May fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  Full Day Trip on May 24, 2026
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