My girlfriend and I are experienced Anglers and have fished Charters all over the United States and…read moreMexico. Billy was skilled, entertaining, and polite. He was an excited and encouraging coach. We will see him again next time we are through town

Another 5 stars! We visited Captain Billy again this year and had the pleasure of meeting Mason…read more What a great team! We had an amazing time fishing and exploring the beautiful waters. These guys are funny and skilled and made sure a good time was had by all. Thanks Mason and Capt Billy! Hope to see you again next year!

We had the play baby and its sister boat the legasea booked for 2/8/24 both for full day fishing 5…read morepeople on each boat. At around noon the play baby captain said ur friends on the legasea upped to stay out for a full day with our understanding they were paying more money ... he told us he had another charter in the afternoon...BUT asked us if we wanted to stay out how can he do both...since we didn't even have a sniff any game fish so we decided not to put good money into bad fishing....when we got back to the dock there was indeed another charter waiting to go fishing. Very deceptive captain ... i am an avid outdoorsman's with numerous fishing and hunting excursions...i understand you don't always catch ...that is not what i am complaining about ... IT WAS THE DECEPTION

We booked this charter weeks in advance. Had confirmation up to night before. Showed up to fish and…read morethe boat was out with another party. DO NOT BOOK PLAY BABY.

Always on the fish! 20 years fishing with Jimmy! From grouper to sailfish, wahoo to mahi.read more

Captain Jim was great! Awesome day with a true expert at his trade who loves his job, is friendly,…read moreand worked hard to make sure we were catching fish. He took the time to teach us and answer any questions we had. I definitely recommend using a guide like Jim who grew up in the fishing charter trade with the passion and experience he brings.

It was a very weird day on the boat with Larry. How we got the reservation: We called and his wife…read moretook our reservation, she was super sweet. We let her know we wanted to fish for Reds. She said we would be fishing in the Everglades. Day of charter: We meet Larry, we climb on his boat and the first thing he does is ask if we have any different kind of shoes, that the black is going to scuff his boat up and he said a few bad words and made sure we felt an inch tall for not knowing. We've been on a few dozen charters, and no one has ever asked us to not wear dark soled shoes, so we genuinely had no idea. He was very rude about it and we told him we would just go bare foot, which we did the entire trip. On our trip out he said we were fishing for mackerel. Had we known this, we wouldn't have booked. We specifically asked for backcountry, it was the only reason we went with him because that's how he advertised. Backcountry, then his wife said that's what we would be doing. It takes about an hour to get to our spot, once we get there, he shows us how he wants us to use his poles. We've used these poles our entire life and we knew how to use them. BUT he would yell at us if we didn't do it exactly how he wanted. Three fingers on top, then the reel to a precise spot, pinch the line with the tip of your finger, no whipping the pole, and make sure to get the bell closed properly. That's literally how you had to do it every time or you would get scolded. I don't mind taking pointers, and his technique was helpful but the way he barked orders and scolded you if you did it wrong made me very nervous. Landed my first small Spanish mackerel. I've never fished with this guy so I didn't know how he liked to do things. Before with other guides they would have me hold it to the side of the boat or bring them in. I was already very nervous because I had been scolded so many times so I just didn't ask and I just left it in the water on the side until he was ready to take the hook out. He got his long metal hook puller and yelled "move back" before I even had a chance to move back, he shoved me hard with his hook puller, I stood there stunned because it really hurt and this guy actually shoved me. He is lucky my husband did not see him push me. And I'm not saying a little nudge, he full on shoved me. He would not speak to us. We always made the conversation. Only time he would say anything is if he was making fun of how " bad " we were even though we were landing fish. He gave me some pointers, but refused to help my husband with anything, and I even think he was baiting my husbands hook wrong on purpose so he would keep losing his shrimp. He would put half of shrimp on mine and a full one with most of it hanging off on my husbands, so when it hit the water the fish could rip it right off. I bet he baited that hook for my husband 200 times and then when my husband wasn't catching anything for hours, just told my husband wasn't fast enough, wasn't holding the pole right, wasn't casting right but then would give no feedback to note: . My husband has fished Kenai, Kasilof, creeks, oceans, rio grande, gulf of Alaska, and lakes all over the US. We are outdoorsman's, this wasn't our first rodeo. Funny enough i mentioned Yelp reviews at the end of our fishing trip, and he told me that those don't matter, people just pay to get them removed, but then all of a sudden he was baiting my husbands hook the correct way and my husband caught one fish after another....also, we weren't allowed to bait our own hook so that's why we didn't do it. Continue in photos.

We had a great time in Captain Snyder 's boat. Caught a ton of fish and had good company with…read moreSnyder and his mate Jessica. We will highly recommend experience to others!

I cant say enough about my experience with captain Garcia! The fun started catching sardines as…read morefresh bait, then we went a few miles to catch so much fish my arm hurts. Great variety, we catched all kinds of big fish and he even cleaned them all out and gave them to us on a ziploc bag!!! Was lota of fun, did not get sick because the boat was not a huge one that moves a lot, with this boat it was perfect to do sports fishing. Cant wait to save more $ to o again, the best spent money in a long time :)

We loved our trip with Captain Juan! My husband researched for several months before our trip…read more(April 2017) to find someone who would be affordable and knowledgeable. He was very patient and courteous, taking us to all of his special spots to find what we were looking for. We appreciated his adaptability to deal with the weather and offer alternatives. I loved his playlist, totally jammed out while we caught fish- perfect way to spend the day. We would definitely recommend his services and hope to go out with him again!

Fishing with Captain Carlos for years with my son. Simply…read morethe best backcountry experience you can expect from a true professional!

Great Boat. Fantastic Captain that will put you on the fish. Just do it already and enjoy the keys.read more

I recently spent a week with American Sailing Academy completing ASA 105 and 114 with instructor…read moreBernard Meyer. Prior to arrival, I spoke with the school head, Captain G, regarding conditions and expectations for the courses I had selected, and he provided excellent guidance regarding both. Bernard was an outstanding instructor- professional and thorough with a healthy dose of enthusiasm and humor. I enjoyed even working through tedious navigation problems with him because he had a knack for relating these problems to real world situations and giving them context. I left this school having learned much more about sailing than the basic course curriculum and had a wonderful time. Of note, all of the instructors I met at this school were highly experienced and able to push students up to higher levels of sailing competence. Their fleet was older, but commensurate with what's available in the area. I will definitely return to American Sailing Academy for instruction in the future.

We have been fishing with Brian Helms and his family for many years. He is the hardest working…read moreand polite captain out there. Nobody works harder to catch fish. And his results are stellar. We took the kids out this week and they knew exactly how to make it a super memorable trip. Thank you !!!