On our way back to Texas from our vacation in Florida, me and my girlfriend decided to book a last minute fishing charter, in what is probably the hardest time of year to fish, with exceptionally warm conditions. To my surprise, and amaze, Captain Andrew Whitman was able to put us on the fish and give us the absolute time of our lives. He is very personable. From the moment you meet him, he will go out of his way to ultimately ensure you’re having a good time and he may even pry a smile or laugh out of you. I live nowhere near Biloxi. Two states away at that. But rest assured I will go out of my way to come back. This may be the only charter I ever go on again. And it will not be for the fish, it will be to go see Andrew Whitman the coolest captain on planet freaking earth. I could not have been more happy with this trip. Thank you Captain.

Booked a 3/4 day am trip on July 9, for son-in-law, 2 grandsons (16 & 13) and myself. Great experience on the water. Captain Andrew is all around great and especially great with children. His personality is like you’ve known him all your life. He is a great multi-tasker considering all that has to be done on a trip with 4 fisherman, but he keeps your line baited and in the water as much as possible. He truly wants you to catch fish. His boat is excellent and can get you to the next fishing spot quickly.  Overall we had a very good experience. Even though we did not catch a lot of keeper fish, we caught quite a few fish and had many laughs. I highly recommend Black Dot and I do not believe you can find a better Captain to guide you than Captain Andrew. We plan to fish again and it will certainly be with Black Dot.

Capt. Andrew was great from start to end of our half pm trip. Rain was in the forecast all week and he assured me he always keeps on eye on weather. Truth be told, I think he’s side hustling being a weather man!

Our day was perfect for us! We saw pelicans, dolphins (who needs to pay for a separate cruise when you have Andrew!), Ricky, islands, fish, sharks, stingrays. Seriously, the day was great. I would’ve been perfectly happy watching my boys fish and I sense that Andrew knows these things because he has a way about organizing and running the trip where he gets everyone involved. And I mean everyone! Our 6-yo had a blast pretending to be in charge of everyone and had no issues helping to scoop up shrimp to bait the hooks. I only took my phone along to take pictures but was enjoying things so much forgot to take it out most of the time.

Andrew has the kind of personality where, once you initially meet and exchange names, you feel like you’re hanging out with a friend you haven’t seen in a while. He’s easy to talk to, happy to give you some local history and suggestions, and his rules for the boat are awesome; like when you catch 3 catfish it’s time to move to new location or if there aren’t any bites when his timer goes off (yes, he sets a timer to help make sure you have the best experience possible).

The boat was comfortable and our family of 4 plenty of room and we even brought our cooler packed with plenty of drinks to stay hydrated. Boat, equipment, knowledge, safety, organization, personality, professionalism, cleanliness — all top notch! I should also mention that I forgot to hold onto my sun visor on the way back to the boat slip. It blew out of the boat and Andrew immediately turned around and recovered it. You can tell he’s experienced and really passionate about what he does. His reviews all prove that and he’s definitely earned every star. I definitely think when you love what you do as much as Andrew, it shows and he makes what he does look easy.

My boys are already asking when we can book another trip. My husband who had never been fishing on the ocean before (and said he never would) is anxious to get back out as well. Yeah, Andrew is THAT good that he can convert someone who spent their whole life refusing to get out on the ocean. I think it was the redfish that ripped his line that has him hooked.

If you’re on the fence about booking, don’t hesitate and click the book now button! You seriously won’t regret it and have your own unique fishing story to take away from the trip. Whether you’re catching keepers all day, catching only a few, catching things you can’t keep, or even catching nothing at all - a bad day fishing is better than not fishing at all.

Thank you, Andrew, for taking such good care of me and my boys and showing us around! I look forward to hanging out again in the future.