I have gone out with both Beau and Mike this year. Except for a lack of hair on one head, it is difficult to find much difference. Their mission is to create an environment for a successful experience, not just take you fishing. Both are very personable, helpful when I brought my grandson who has modest fishing skills, and they work hard to find the fish. As we were coming in from our last trip the only complaint we had was that Mike was not able to always put us on small fish! With the slot limit on reds, we calculated that we put back over 300 pounds of big over slot reds in a day of fishing (4 of us fishing) and we decided fighting a 20 pound red is far more fun than catching a limit of 6 pound slot fish! We did catch and keep enough reds to satisfy our freezer requirements. To fill out the box Mike found a spot that had lots of puppy drum and sheephead, both great table fare and fun to catch.
I have fished all over the world, caught blue marlin in Hawaii, large striped bass off Cape Cod and the Chesapeake, tuna and whaoo off the Carolina coast, and reef fish in Australia. Fishing with these two guides equals or exceeds those experiences. They are what a charter service should be, knowledgable, friendly, and always ready to give their clients a great day on the water. What a wonderful experience, we are already planning our next trip. read more