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Gulf Life Charters

5.0 (1 review)
Open • 5:00 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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Hot Spots Charters

Hot Spots Charters

(53 reviews)

Great trip with a great captain (Tyler). We were looking to pull on some big fish and that's…read moreexactly what he got us into. Highly recommend this group!

I really hate to write this review because I've chartered a few times with Hot Spots over the past…read morefew years but today, I encountered one of the rudest guys and was really blown away by his attitude. I had a 6 hour private charter scheduled for me and my son for the 28th of this month. We come down for the PG World Series each year and close out our ball games with a fishing trip so as a mom, I plan ahead and booked this trip about a month or so ago. Because of all the rain forecasted, we decided to cancel this charter and take a trip to Tamarindo in July. I called to cancel the charter today, 9 days in advance and the guy laughed numerous times and said "that's 10 days away, but ok." I let him know I was well aware of the timeline and that we didn't want to take a chance on the rain. The possibility of storms was part of the reason but I also decided to just take a trip to Tamarindo and fish instead. The trip to Costa rica is 5 days and only $1700 more and we get a 10 hour fishing day so I thought it would be a cool experience for my son since he's already gone out with Hot Spots several times, this would be a little different. This review is based solely on the poor & rude service of the kid I spoke to today. I have had great experiences in the past but they were with Cash & Jason.

Reel Eazy Charters

Reel Eazy Charters

(5 reviews)

Went with them two days ago. Best charter boat/crew I have been on in Pensacola/Destin in 20 years…read more Well done!

This is a nice boat, and the fun ends there. We chartered this boat for an afternoon fishing…read moretrip. 4 adults , two preteen boys and a 12 year old boy with autism who absolutely loves everything about boats. The captain get your money and then has the conversation with you or as he may call "instructions and rules". During this three minute tutorial he explains to you that it's his job to drive the boat. Any attempt at conversation may distract him from getting us the fish. He introduces the deck hand and basically says the same about him. Not that it matters because the captain is a typical salesman and he has already closed the deal (he has his money) he has no interest in us. The deckhand has the personality of a serial killer. They pull out poor excuses for rods and basically explain that it's idiot proof and it is. Don't cast your line just drop it over board and then real it in when something bites at the bait. We will start by catching bait fish and then move up (this never happened). The deck hand is casting away for bigger fish but we just get to watch. I saw the writing on the wall and chose not to fish at all. I spent my time (5 hours) with the preteen with autism entertaining him in the cabin (AC works very very poorly). It was a huge disappointment because the captain nor the deckhand ever tried to interact with him and make his day special. Sorry human beings if you ask me! Anyway, over the course of two hours we caught about 9 red snapper. Finally they said it was time to head in, and the two preteen boys went into the cabin with the boy with autism (who literally stayed in the cabin the entire trip), so that gave me the opportunity to enjoy the ride home as the sunset. Nope, the deckhand spent the entire time cleaning that area (all the way back) with chemicals and such as if we had just landed a freaking whale or something. I was an invited guest on this trip, and I am thankful to have been invited. The fee was paid by the guest who invited me and he covered the entire expense for all of us. Thank god he is a gentleman because had this pricey adventure been coming out of my pocket I would have been pissed! Of course the captain and his deckhand gladly accepted a tip, for what I don't know. I've been fishing offshore a couple of times, and each time we had a blast! This was a joke, a very very expensive joke. I wouldn't do it again with these guys even if it was free. After the way they ignored the kid with autism ((they had a real opportunity to make that kids year)) I wouldn't stop and help either of them if they had a flat on the side of the road. I try hard not to give 1* reviews.... but this is exactly what this crew deserves. Rude, arrogant out of touch people only concerned with themselves. I mean... you guys cater to people on vacation? You really think people hand you thousands of dollars to inhale chemicals while you clean your boat?

Gulf Life Charters - boatcharters - Updated November 2026

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