My first time deep sea fishing with my son and husband. Great experience. we caught several large…read morefish and kept some for our dinner and to freeze. experienced. professional. prompt. Highly recommend.

Great experience! They did everything. All we had to do was reel them in. Such a fun experience…read more They even filleted the fish before we left. We took them right over to Cabby Bills and they cooked fish up for us.

Awesome experience! Our first mate Andrew attended to all of our needs and we caught about 20 fish…read more One 30 pound king fish! We had a wonderful time and I highly recommend them.

Great guys, helped us out when another charter cancelled on us. Mate and Capt both wonderful and we…read morecame back with some great fish. Competitive priced and was going above and beyond to make sure we were happy!

Great day on the water! Captain Mike and First Mate Ryan did a fantastic job. Not only are they…read morevery knowledgeable about fishing, they are a lot of fun to hang out with! Our group of five booked with Contagious when our previous Captain had engine trouble. Captain Mike and Ryan went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience. Most importantly, we caught a lot of fish. Snapper, grouper and even an octopus. The dolphins must have known about Contagious. They followed us all day. Despite that, Captain Mike made sure we had many opportunities to catch some keepers. As we travelled from fishing spot to fishing spot, Captain Mike and Ryan went out of their way to keep us entertained. We saw a triple tail, really unique, thanks to their efforts. See photo. Do yourself a favor and book with Contagious. You will be glad you did. Until next year........

These guys gave us an amazing trip! It was my husband and I and our two kids, 13 and 14, who went…read more We are a family of hunters, so we are used to killing our own meat, but not necessarily fishing for it. My husband was the most experienced of us, having fished in lakes and rivers at home. I could take it or leave it but I love to eat fish, and let's be honest, reeling in fish is fun. My daughter loves to kill meat, but is completely vegetarian, so she was into the sport of it. And my son...God love him...most of his fishing experience is the Wii Fishing video game. He was eager to try something new he'd never done before, but he went into it not knowing how to hold a fishing pole. Mike and Ryan were able to meet us each at our level of experience and made it super enjoyable for all of us. It was totally worth paying a little extra over some of the other charters to be the only people on the boat. It meant we had 100% personalized attention. Mike drives the boat and is a good conversationalist while Ryan, a younger guy who has enough energy for five people, mans the fishing poles, baiting them, casting them, and then once we got a bite and reeled in the fish, he grabbed the fish, took the hook out, and took care of putting the fish on ice until we got back to the shore. It was so enjoyable to only have to do the fishing and reeling and having all the other tasks handled for us. We never had to touch a hook or a fish! Mike and Ryan were super encouraging, especially to my kiddos and made the trip really special. These guys had an intimate knowledge of the water around Indian Rocks and knew where to find fish. And you can tell they love fishing!!! My husband and kids rotated the fishing duties while I mostly sat letting them have all the opportunities to catch fish they wanted and took pictures (I did reel one in...and it was the biggest of the day! ). I had been dreading the trip and was planning on just "taking one for the team" so my family could have a good time. I suffer from POTS, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and idiopathic hypersomnia and the thought of a half day on a boat with no where to go if I had an attack seemed awful. Fortunately, the boat was very comfortable! It was super clean, and well maintained. There is a little bit of shade on the boat, but many times the hot Florida sun did beat down on us. We went in the morning at day break, though, so it wasn't until the end of the trip I started to get hot. There was a large cushioned place to sit in the middle of the boat, perhaps 4'x5' (?), that was extremely comfortable, and if a sleep attack would have hit me, I wouldn't have had any reservations about lying on the cushion and sleeping. Luckily I didn't have to do that, so I spent my time cheering on my kids when they got fish and talking to Mike. I was even sad when it was over. I could have kept going for another hour or two. I loved seeing my family have such a good time and experiencing something new that we could never do at home! When we got back to the dock, Mike took all of our fish and cleaned them and cut them into fillets right there at his butcher table on the dock. He threw the fish carcasses to the pelicans and my kids and I enjoyed watching the pelicans fight over the fish. When the fish was all cleaned and filleted, we left with two gallon size bags of fillets, both so full we could barely close them. When we got back to our condo, we looked up the market price for the fresh mackerel and kingfish we caught and we easily had over $300 worth of fish. Our condo had a kitchenette, so we spent the rest of the week eating fresh fish fillets cooked in a little bit of bacon fat...yum!!! We even still have some to take home (check Publix for dry ice to put in the cooler if you end up taking fish home too). I cannot recommend these guys and their charter fishing trip enough! They really have something special here and I'm so glad my family got to experience this. Even after all the fish fillets are gone, we'll have tons of awesome memories, pictures, and experiences to keep for a lifetime!

Jimmy knows inshore fishing! We caught five different species including snook, trout, lady fish,…read moremackerel and red fish. In addition, we saw dolphin, shark, rays and up close encounters with manatees. His boat is fully functional and clean. I'd recommend that you call him anytime that he's not booked taking me! Awesome day!

My father-in-law raved about his fishing excursion with Capt. Jimmy Hartley. He said Capt. Jimmy…read morewas extremely knowledgeable and they caught a lot of fish. They had a really great time. So much so that he asked me to post a good review on his behalf! Thank you for providing them with fishing trip memories to last a lifetime. If he ever finds himself in the Clearwater area again, be sure he will be booking another excursion with Capt. Jimmy!

Five guys having fun on the Gulf of America! Our charter captain was professional, instructional,…read moreand fun. He put us on several hot spots that produced our limit. Even in the hot days of August it was super fun. Captain was our cheerleader as we reeled in grouper after grouper. At trip's end he cleaned our fish for us. My arm was tired the day after from all the reeling! haha

What an awesome group of fishing guides in Clearwater Fl. They were professional from the booking…read moreof the trip to the cleaning of the fish. I cannot say enough good things about our experience for 6 anglers yesterday. First off let me preface this review by saying I have been on a lot of fishing trips with various companies throughout the southeast and Texas. I know what makes for a really good guide and these guys are it. Let me explain. I had a few people in our group that hadn't done this type of fishing at all so I was hesitant when I got the report of 3-5 seas with the wind picking up. A few boats on the radios reported it a little worse than that. Normally a fishing guide will ask at the launch if you want to go out or skip the trip. Once you step foot on the boat your money goes hard. No changing your mind. BUT these guys are different. They offered to run us out 10 miles (since an 8 hour trip takes you out 25) to see what it was like BEFORE you had to decide. That was it for me, even before getting out to that check point I was hooked (see what I did there?) on these guys as true pros. We got to the check point, had a quick discussion amongst ourselves and out to sea we went. We caught fish. We caught big fish. We caught a lot of them. We actually limited out on Grouper. Simply put I cannot recommend these guys enough. If you're in the area and want a different experience than the ole party boats give these boys a shot.

Captain Bobby was great. Good times, tunes, friends and fishing. Even put us on a few sharks a…read morelittle after our finish time.

Bob and Jacob made our first time experience absolutely fun and memorable. We had great…read moreinteraction and caught way more fish than we could handle. A wonderful escape from the office life. Highly recommend- WILL do again.

Awesome fishing trip, excellent captain and crew. Very experienced and knowledgeable of fishing in…read morethe gulf. Provided all things needed for a great day of fishing. Enjoyed the day. Looking forward to another awesome fishing trip.

Just returned from a 4 hour trip with Capt Andrew. We had to reschedule due to the weather but he…read moreaccommodated us around our vacation. We arrived a little early and Capt Andrew put the boat in the wind. The boat was clean and orderly. They had a large cooler for drinks we brought on board as well as complementary water. Once we anchored, we immediately started catching. Once the bite slowed up, we moved to another spot which was hotter then the first. Although we caught more releases then keepers, we still came to the dock with a large cooler full of fish. After we docked, the crew cleaned and fileted every fish we caught. I absolutely recommend Captain Andrew for your charter trips. I highly recommend the 8 hour or 12 hour trip!

Captain Nate put us on the fish immediately and it was the most fun 4 hours of fishing in my life!…read moreHe was also extremely patient and good with my 9 year old which made it an over the top experience. We started by catching a mess of trout, and then caught a really nice red fish. We ended the day fishing for shark and Tarpon and weren't disappointed we caught 5 sharks! If you have time definitely check out this charter company! Top notch service and expertise!

Captain Kyle and Nate were a top notch experience! I could tell as soon as I met them that we could…read moreexpect a great day whether we got into fish or not. We got into them heavy! While tracking trophy tarpons we were surprised with some fun little hammer head and black-tip sharks. Tons of action from sharks to tarpon and we landed 4 tarpon in the 100-150+ range and they were jumpers and fighters. These guys are modest but they know how to fish and make sure everyone is ready, safe, and having a big time while doing it! We really appreciate you guys and will see you again!