This is the second trip we've taken with True Blue Charters. We didn't think the first trip could…read morebe beat, but the crew has done it again! Our last charter was with Capt Brian and we can't say enough good things about him! Capt Brian's son Luke took the reigns this charter. Our crew today consisted of Luke and Derrick. Luke and Derrick were personable, knowledgeable, and just down right awesome. It helps that Luke has been fishing basically since he was born and he's been in several tournaments through out his life. Derrick also works at the marina and is very knowledgeable as well. We left the dock around 7:15 AM and were catching fish by 7:30. We caught three lake trout right off the bat. In the downtime between reeling in fish, we talked with each other as well as Luke and Derrick and had a blast just relaxing out in the bay. We made two loops in the bay and caught about 9 fish total, only throwing one back in the bay due to size and the limit. There's a limit of two fish per person. We were very happy with our catch! To top it off, Derrick gutted and cleaned our fish for us right there on the dock! We will be back. This crew takes credit cards. Also you can put the tip on your card. One nice thing about True Blue is they always make sure to give the primary (guest who pays) a little privacy so the whole crew doesn't overhear the cost or your tip amount. Oh! I almost forgot. We had our trip scheduled for June 23, but had some family events happen that prevented us from being able to fish that weekend. I texted Brian around June 9 and was like hey we can't make it, but want to reschedule. He responded almost immediately with dates he had available, even going as far as to offer up his Fathers Day for us. He said he'd get us in on June 16. That's right, he jumped at the chance to accommodate us and this crew gave up their morning the Saturday before Fathers Day to take us out on a week's notice.

Captain Brian and crew really know what they are doing. They put us on some big salmon first thing…read morein the morning. We kept getting bites and the salmon were just ripping! We filled the box with lake trout in about 3 hours. They made it look like it was easy! You can tell they generally want you to have a good time and catch fish. Their gear is top notch. There's plenty of room on the boat for up to 6 people, maybe more (this is just my opinion). They have excellent gear with a combination of mono, braid, steel, and copper lines to get down to the fish. They have more lures than Bass Pro Shop and rotate through a ton of choices to find out what the fish are liking at that time. For our trip, they only had a short distance to travel to the fishing hole so this maximized our reel time. Their boat has a state of the art probe that measures water temp and current to pin point the best lure placement and trolling speed. We had an excellent time catching fish and telling fish lies (stories) in between bites. You definitely get your money's worth on this boat!

Fun cruise on a wide, covered boat. The time f kept the sun off of us and the breeze off the lake…read morekept us reasonably cool. The lower deck had refreshments including beer and wine. The cruise was fir two hours and was very relaxing. We enjoyed the stories of the water.

Despite being a cloudy misty day, the captain and crew made this an enjoyable tour. We learned a…read morelot about history and geography of the area, and enjoyed some adult beverages and some outstanding shortbread cookies.

We rented from this company several times this weekend…read more Rented: Pontoon Jet skis Kayak Paddleboard-I did not do well on this thing. Josh and the entire crew were amazing. I 100% recommend him. Prices were very reasonable as well.

We reserved a boat for 10 AM for a two hour rental. We arrived at 9:45 and they weren't even open…read more Around 9:55 someone finally showed up and was scrambling around trying to get a boat ready. Couldn't get any boat to work. Not very professional. We were told we would get a refund. It took numerous emails and phone calls to finally have someone respond. Took over a week to finally see our refund. Not a good experience. I would not rent here.

Booked a fairly last minute trip with Daydreamer for a bachelor party. Capt Ben was quick to…read morerespond to all our inquiries. Got hooked up with Capt Dillon and had a great time. Cap was very laid back, knowledgable, and made sure we all had a great time. I would definitely say Capt Dillon went above and beyond and I would recommend Daydreamer to anyone. Hope to be back.

Ben was an awesome guide. The day started slow, but he continually tried different lures,…read morelocations, and depths until we found what was working. By the end of our trip, everyone on our boat hit their daily limit for lake trout, and he cleaned the fish right on the boat for us. I would highly recommend Ben for your next guided fishing charter.

Great ship great crew and fabulous food and drink. Definitely with the price . It was a wonderful…read moretime very calming cruise

Captain Nate and Captain Mark took such great care of our book club! We took a girls trip to…read moreTraverse City and this was the highlight of our trip. We loved the drinks and snacks and conversation. Both Nate and Mark were knowledgeable and friendly and made us feel 100% at ease on the boat. We got some fun history of the boat and area as well good recommendations for the rest of our trip. These 2 guys have recently bought the boat and tour business with another owner and they are doing a great job with their new business! Captain Nate even talked to us about books- which as a book club girls trip was 10/10!!

This was a last minute decision to do while on vacation. We were a group of 7 and our newly minted…read moreteenager ASSUMED we had rented a boat for his birthday - well what is a guilty feeling mom to do when she realizes she unknowingly destroyed her son's dreams of being out on the water for a day of celebration on a busy summer weekend in Traverse (where no boats were to be had??? ) to do? You wonder onto Groupon in a last ditch effort to salvage the day and that is just what my friend did, so seeing as Nauti-Cat was an option for the time we'd hoped for and the amount of people we had was like this has to be it. And it was! We got there a bit early because we wanted to ensure we didn't screw this up again and the process to get registered and ready was simple. After 5 minutes to get us all set, we walked over to the hotel next door just to take a peek around and it was lovely - the back deck off the water was gorgeous. The restaurant looked dreamy. Then we boarded the boat and left all the day's stresses behind. The tunes came on, the water was magical, the crew was nice and funny and let us just do our thing. They had a shotski and lots of vacation energy. I would definitely go again and would recommend anyone else in the area looking for a majestic, peaceful and relaxing boat outing to check it out!

We did the Champagne Sunset tour on the Nauti-cat and it was one of the highlights of our stay in…read moreTraverse city. Each person gets a drink ticket, and they give you cute metal souvenir cups with each purchase. The boat is a good size for the amount of people, as there are plenty of seats for everyone and you get a good view wherever you are at. It can get a bit chilly on the water so make sure you bring a jacket if its chill out. The staff was friendly and even made a cocktail for us that was not officially on the menu. The view on the lake is beautiful, and this is a great couples boat ride, or even to do with family.

We had a wine tour this past weekend and we were lucky to have David as our driver!…read more He was so thoughtful and attentive. He made it such a great day for us! We look forward to booking him again! Thanks again, David!

We rented a shuttle bus to take us around to different wineries around Traverse City. Everything…read morewas super easy from booking it to the the driver helping us unload everything when we got back. Our driver was Jerry and he deserves 10 stars. I highly recommend this company.

Very Expensive When we asked if we could still rent a…read morekayak(6pm), The young lady on July 25th looked beyond annoyed. The young man was nice and courteous, but between her Irritation and the high price, we did not go back to them the rest of the three days that we were in traverse city.

So my only gripe is that website says $75 for jet ski rental but on-site it was $115. Maybe…read moreholiday weekend price... Anyway the staff is awesome!! Everyone was friendly and knowledgeable. Care and kindness means so much!!! Thank you!!! I would definitely rent again

I cannot recommend this business enough! I have NEVER worked with a business that is as easy to do…read morebusiness with as Grand Traverse Bike is!!! Our friends were new to e-bikes and rusty bike riders and they loved the experience. Lunch was delivered to Shady Lame for us to enjoy once we arrived and our route was easily to follow. If you are considering this DO IT!!! You won't be disappointed

Staff was helpful and friendly and the rental part went well…read more Sadly, both bikes got flats. Flats can't always be helped, but the pic shows the condition of the tire on the bike. It was worn through which would contribute to flats. For $44 you should get a bike with tires that aren't past being worn out. They brought us replacements but we lost 1.5 hours waiting. In addition, the replacement they brought my wife was out of adjustment so the shifting didn't work well. Wouldn't shift to some gears as the derailleur was aligned off to one side so 4 of the shifting clicks were the same smallest cog. All in all, super nice folks and they did apologize and offer us a free water for the trouble. However, the flats and bike condition were disappointing. If it stopped there, I would give 2 stars and not be back, but after bringing it to his attention, the owner reached out to apologize and make it right even offering a free rental on another day. Every business will have an issue from time to time, but not every business takes care of the issue and makes things right. Given the quality folks running the business, I'll be back and I'd recommend them since, when there is an issue, they take care of it.

Mike & Billy picked up our family of 5 at our airbnb. We saw 4 wineries with 3 other couples. Then…read morewe met with Captain Rick for a sailboat ride with another couple. We were dropped off at our airbnb afterward. What a day! Mike & Billy were perfect hosts. They were fun & informative. We laughed all day. The service was excellent as well. We even left a box of wine on the van. They returned it to us shortly after we notified them (an hour after we were dropped off). Communicating was all done through the phone, mostly text. Everything was very simple. Recommended for wine tasting experts & beginners. You MUST package this with the Traverse City Sail & Charter combo. The price was unbeatable. Mike & Captain Rick communicate so well. Everything worked out perfectly. Thanks Mike & Billy! Our family will be returning!

I sincerely don't believe this shuttle service deserves even one star. The lack of professionalism…read moreis astounding. We had booked a limo about a month ago for our bachelorette party, driver shows up with an old disgusting van because the limo "broke down." The company didn't even have the decency to call us and let us know before showing up with this atrocity of a vehicle. If they had, we could have had a little time to at least look for a different limousine to rent for the bachelorette party. Instead, the driver shows up and unapologetically announces that the limo we reserved was unavailable. We tried to talk to him and see if there was any way we could get what we were supposed to be paying for. APPARENTLY this company only has ONE limousine. HOW DOES A SERVICE SUCH AS THIS HAVE ONLY ONE LIMO? Astounding. Also- icing on the cake- the driver was absolutely maniacal. He whipped the van around curves way too fast. We also did a little off roading. We thought for sure we would toss our cookies and/or meet our makers. I had to call several times to speak with Mike who is supposedly the person one must talk to in order to "make things right". I left two voicemails and continued calling. While the rest of my party was tasting wine, I was sitting in the parlor trying to get ahold of this man. I finally got through, and he continuously talked over me just making things worse. He ended up giving us somewhat of a discount, but no discount could have made up for this... experience. ALSO this was a return visit for us. The first time we had these guys, they gave us the wrong vehicle as well. Long story short, if you want an event full of sickness and uncertainty, these guys are great. Spectacular even. But for a once in a lifetime event where you want what you pay for, stay away.