I took my nine year old grandson for a fishing trip on Jessily Charters. Captain Ken exceeded all of my expectations and we had an amazing day. Ken met us at the dock and escorted us to the beautiful 30' Jessily with twin engines.The boat was clean, comfortable and everything appeared to be well maintained. Ken was the picture of professionalism while still being warm, welcoming and very easy to be with. My grandson expressed to Ken that he was afraid to go fast. Ken put him at ease immediately, assuring him that there was no need to go fast and the trip could be whatever he wanted it to be. The boat had a comfortable cabin complete with bean bag chairs which my grandson was allowed to hang out in and that was a huge hit! Ken outfitted us with our life vests and fishing gear and expertly guided us out of the marina. Ken showed my grandson how to find fish and taught him how to use the rod, and reel. With Captain's Ken's guidance he was soon reeling in fish on his own. Needless to say he was over the moon! Ken continued to fish with him and whenever he had a fish on his line he would hand it to my grandson to reel in. Ken made it into a fun game to see how many different species of fish they could catch. He had a blast!
Ken was clearly experienced and knew his way around the waters as we stopped at several different fishing spots. Ken told us all kinds of cool facts about sea life, pointed out jumping bonitos, sea birds, and even a sea turtle (I was thrilled!) and lots of Lion's Mane Jellyfish. Ken was also an excellent tour guide, narrating our trip, highlighting points of interest along the way including beautiful homes, beaches, coves, parts of Martha's Vineyard and Naushon Island, the largest of the Elizabeth Islands. He had so much knowledge and it was so fun listening to his stories. Ken shared that he loves fishing and has lots of experience catching large game fish but also loves fishing with kids and families and sharing his love of the sea.
We had a wonderful, relaxing and exciting day at sea and I would highly recommend Jessily Charters and Captain Ken! read more