Had an absolute blast on the marathon lady today for their morning charter from 8:30 am until 12:30…read morepm. Captain Craig and the two Jakes were amazing. They helped with baiting the hooks, unhooking the catches, cleaning the fish, and providing unparalleled entertainment. We couldn't have asked for a better day on the water, the fish were biting and the weather was absolutely perfect. The captain kept putting us right on the fish and we ended the trip with plenty to bring to a restaurant for a hook and cook dinner. I can't recommend this place enough, the price is right and the people running it and keeping it going are great. The captain even let us know when a pod of dolphins were nearby so we could enjoy seeing them! Such an unexpected and great bonus to the day! It is BYOB if you want, but onboard they do have some beverages and snacks for purchase (cash only on board), but we brought our own which worked out well. Tickets can be purchased with debit or credit cards, but cash on board is king for drinks/snacks, tips, and fish cleaning so make sure to bring some cash for your day on the water! If you're in the middle keys and want a great value for a fishing trip without a full charter, this is the best there is and totally worth it.

We've been doing nighttime snapper trips on the Marathon Lady for the past 10 years. It used to be…read morethe best. Went a couple nights ago and it was much different experience. The bite was very slow all around, but more importantly we felt like they weren't putting in any effort. Asked around and everyone we talked to said they heard they have really went down hill. We went on another boat out of Islamorada last month and the boat limited out super early and everyone went home happy. Sad to say, we're retiring our tradition of going out on the Marathon Lady every year for our anniversary trip.

Nice & knowledgable crew with fisherman's humor. We had some relaxing fun and would book again…read more However, the turbo on the boat was screaming on the way to the spot and back so I wish I had earplugs.

Had the best afternoon fishing trip this week with seadog!! Great price and awesome trip. Would…read morehighly recommend!!!

If you're looking for a sunset cruise Marathon Mermaid Charters is where you should go…read more Everything about them is top notch. Lisa who took our reservation was warm and friendly. The cruise itself with Captain Dawn and Brandon was so much fun. A terrific vibe with good music and great stories about the area. Oh and we saw a beautiful sunset too! We would definitely cruise with them again

We took this charter for Fourth of July to watch the fireworks from the ocean. The staff is amazing…read moreand we felt safe and taken care of. The view of the fireworks was awesome! They served up champagne, hard seltzers, beer, water and soda. They also had great sandwiches, chips, pasta salad, brownies and cookies. I would definitely book them again. The only critique would be there were no plates or cutlery to eat with. We really wanted to eat the pasta salad but had no way to.

Great place! We booked and then the winds kicked up and and we had a small craft advisory…read more They looked at the weather and suggested we push back a day. Kristen was a doll on the phone and worked with us every step of the way. Exceptional communication by phone and text. Todd met us at the boat walked us through the GPS, maps, regulations etc. Great sense of humor and very informative. We took off and had a great day on the water. The GPS was easy to use and the weather turned out great. The boat was in quality condition and ran great. I would highly suggest if you are looking for a fun day book with Marathon Pontoon. 5 Star.

Todd worked with us to get us going ahead of schedule, providing us with all the information we…read moreneeded for a fun day on the water! Be sure and visit the sand bar, and take more water and sunscreen than you think you need. Mark N.

Tanner and Candice were awesome! That was one of the best experiences I've had in The Keys…read more Knowledgeable, so friendly, clear instructions and also what you might see. Waves were rolling around 2-3 feet and some people were sea sick, my suggestion, take sea sickness pills night before!! Water was so clear and so many fish, pretty sure saw everything from Nemo accept a shark. Highly recommend Captain pips snorkeling adventure!

Had a great time, would book again. Family of 4 with 2…read morekids, 8 and 11 years old. Kind and knowledgeable crew, were super helpful and fun the whole time.

After spending days trying to take my daughter fishing with little luck, I reached out to Coral…read morefishing with only two days left on my trip. The captain said he would get us fish and that's exactly what he did. Now my daughter and I will have an unforgettable memory together, thanks to coral charters, that was worth every penny.

I will start with the one good thing I can say about Captain Brent: he brought us where the fish…read moreare. We did catch plenty! If you're looking for a family friendly fishing charter, I recommend you look elsewhere. His foul language and dirty mouth are not something that was enjoyed. Brent started the trip with what he must have considered humor. Nobody seemed to find it humorous except for Brent himself. This could be because the "humor" was at his wife's expense, and he was in the presence of a lady, a child, and a senior. This is not the type of humor that I would consider appropriate for a family fishing trip. I also found it distasteful, the names that he was calling his ship mate, and his comments about rape. This man seems to have quite the Napoleon complex. I will never recommend this charter. I have also notified my local friends of our experience and lack of respect from Captain Brent.

Stopped to see the big tarpon. Also saw a manatee and some sharks. We just walked out to the docks…read more Glad we stopped by! Not loud and touristy. We didn't buy the bucket of bait and still had a good time!

Decided to stop by Bud N Mary's to see the Tarpons. Cool stop if your heading down to the Keys. You…read morecan also charter a fishing boat at the Marina. Such a cool spot, just to take a break! Kids will definitely enjoy it!

We loved our afternoon with JJ! He is a knowledgeable and professional Captain with a beautiful…read morespeed boat. Perfect for sunbathing, swimming, snorkeling, and sightseeing. We couldn't have ask for a better day out on the water to celebrate our friends bachelorette!

I need to preface this with the experience being 100% my fault for not recognizing the finesse job…read morefrom the beginning. My brother in law and my self were going to Marathon for a fantastic vacation in an air b and b for the last week of March and both loving fishing we thought it would be an excellent time to charter a boat and have a local give us a DEEP sea fishing experience as that is something we both havent had. Marathon is known for its Marlin, Tuna, Grouper and Mahi mahi to name a few and we were excited to battle these monsters. We by passed the group charter because they really cant do any deep sea fishing and mainly stay static. We ended up choosing to charter a 3/4 day trip for $1050. The first day was canceled due to high wind ...understandable. Second day we were up bright and early only to be told he was going to be late. We were on the boat by 8:15 and the first thing JJ says is "Ok whos got the money?" So we paid the man and then it got interesting with the rules of the boat. Basically none but if we had any questions just ask and oh yah if you need to pee just pee off the front of the boat and if your shy ..."here just pee in this cup and throw it overboard". I kid you not this is what this man said. And #2 we dont even entertain that thought even though there is a head on board the boat. It was starting to feel like we had been friends for a long time and he just borrowed the boat so we needed to be extra carefull with it especially when he busted out the soft scrub every 5 minutes to clean the boat. We then end up at the bait store and he purchased some frozen Ballyhoo I guess thats all you need. From there it was a five minute jaunt to the reef so I thought we could catch bait fish. We were using #2 not 2.0 but #2 hooks without any weights and just letting the tiny piece of Ballyhoo he put on the hook sink it. He cut up 2 Ballyhoo to use and we caught tiny fish after tiny fish( not keeping any of them)and I finally busted out my own rod and set up with a simple leader a 1/2 oz weight and a larger hook and what do you know we caught the only keeper on that rig. THis went on till around 10 when the group charter boat showed up and fished not far from us. That was a clear sign that I ignored but JJ moved the boat after that to another spot just 2 minutes away. No 7 mile bridge no marathon hump and still no deep sea fishing. Now to be clear JJ offers 2 different types of fishing experiences to choose from one being reef fishing and the other being deep sea fishing and we were clear on wanting the deep sea experience. At this point we were pressing for the deep sea fishing and he gets frustrated and says we dont have enough time but goes below to rifle through his gear and 1/2 hour later he pulls out these 2 ratty old lures which sucked because you cant even use all four lines if you only have 2 lures. That wasnt stopping us so I rigged up a split beak Ballyhoo rig I learned from you tube and used it as our third line. 20 minutes and wham zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzrzrrzzzzzzzzzzzzzrrrrrrrrrrrrrzzzzzzzzzzzz the Ballyhoo rig got hit hard. The line was spooling out so JJ stopped the boat to grab the line...I kept asking what he needed like should I get the other lines out of the way and such but he didnt say anything just started to reel it in and it kept taking the line. I was super excited and all the baloney that happened earlier was the furthest from my mind as this was a big fish. ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzSnap.... dam it was pure adrenaline and then complete silence. We set the lines back up just the 2 this time so we could maximize our time while I set up another Ballyhoo rig. I grab the pole that had the original rig that broke and started to pull the line out so I could feed it through the eyes of the pole and guess what ZERO drag. At this point I was getting sick to my stomach and needed to use the head. He is not happy that my inner Grogoo has to use the force on his boat but reluctantly he moves a bunch of stuff around so the toilet can be accessed. He then says im good to go and lets me in and shuts the door. What do you know there is no light to turn on and its pitch black ,,,,go figure. Not sure what he was thinking as this could get a whole lot messier for him lucky my aim is true. He calls it at 1 and says we need to head back in....back in with 1 9 inch fish that he cleans for us ...thanks man you rock JJ. What ever you do dont let him pick what to do because he will pick the easiest least gas using least fish catching least boat cleaning thing to do. Bait used - 3 frozen Ballyhoo , didnt have enough lures only 2 Fish caught - 1 Keeper