Half-Day Fishing Trip in Fort Lauderdale

Posted By : 361kellas
Do not fish with Captain Bobby Diaz!!! He will tell you that kingfish are called "slimers" and are not edible. That is a complete LIE. They are very much edible, they tell you this because they sell all of the fish after the charter, which is completely illegal for charter companies. If you do not plan on making a fish mount Captain Bobby will not care to put you onto fish. If you want to target a species just say you want to mount the fish or else they will pass the rod to somebody else. You deserve to get what you paid for! I spoke to other charter companies about what fish they keep and when I mentiond Lady Pamela to them none of them had anything good to say. I'm sure some of the other crewmates are better people but stay away from Captain Bobby.
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Posted On : 2024-05-01

Posted By : luvtotrvl
We had a great time.The crew was funpatient and knowledgeable. It was a slow fishing day but a wonderful cruise and the captain moved several times trying to find good spots. One of the five of those cut a small fish but it was fun and one of the girls brought in a large barracuda. It was the highlight of her year.
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Posted On : 2024-04-19

Posted By : Isaiah_R
Was great time and money well spent for the trip. Makes me miss the fishing trips i took with family years ago.
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Posted On : 2024-04-08

Posted By : Erique_C
The crew is extremely helpful. They’ll untangle your lines, take the fish off the hook, filet the fish, and tell you what kind of fish you caught. They also make sure you take the fish YOU caught home. I am very satisfied with my experience with this trip. Would highly recommend to anyone!
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Posted On : 2024-04-06

Posted By : Dawn_M
My son and husband participated in this experience. The crew were very friendly and helpful to them. unfortunately, the seas were rough and many people were sick all over the ship and lost their ability to puke properly. Not the boat's fault at all. We returned early as a result.
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Posted On : 2024-04-01

Posted By : Christine_N
The trip was fun! I wish we would’ve been encouraged to try a new spot on the boat (or something?) because we didn’t have a single bite. After the trip we saw people were catching a lot! Would’ve been fun to experience. Fun to be on the water nonetheless and the crew was great. Just remember to take something for that sea sickness as I wish I would have ahead of time :)
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Posted On : 2024-03-30

Posted By : Travel48159305311
Our experience on this charter today was shockingly terrible. Obviously they cannot control the weather and cannot control whether fish are biting. What they can control, however, is whether/when to take the boat out and when to bring it back in. The waves on the charter were huge and unrelenting. I am not a boat person so I won't estimate the size of the waves, but I (and others) had legitimate concerns we would capsize. The guy next to me called his wife and told her to "pray" for him. We had 42 people on our boat. I witnessed 10 vomiting and was told of at least 10 others doing the same. 3 of the 4 people in my party threw up. 3 of the 5 people sitting next to me outside the boat threw up. Also, no one was catching fish. The captain ordered one seasick guest inside the cabin outside to throw up over the railing. The guest said he was not moving (I wouldn't have either). The captain responded by yelling at the guest telling him he was not welcome back, and told the guest that the charter was low priced, the guest got what he paid for and should have expected this experience. Finally, the captain announced over the boat's intercom they were going to take a poll of how many guests wanted to head back. Based on what the crew told me, at least 30 wanted to head in. Despite this overwhelming majority, the crewmember said the "office" would not allow them to go back. It was clear both from the circumstances and the captain's announcements (emphasizing again and again they do not refund guests' money) this company's primary and exclusive concern is making money. After the crew's initial guest poll and following 15 more minutes spent 1) no fish and 2) more people retching over the side of the boat, they eventually returned to the dock. It was among the worst experiences of my life. I could not recommend this charter less enthusiastically. Opt for a more responsible company, even if it costs more. From other reviews, it appears that two days ago, this company hosted another group whose experience was seemingly identical to ours' - thus making their decision to take today's boat out that much more inexcusable.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27

Posted By : Ali_D
Horrible, staff is unprofessional, took everyone out without warning of how horrible experience could be with wind, most of the boat was puking and they brought us in early. They were annoying while people were trying to take pictures with their fish. Would NEVER do again
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Posted On : 2024-03-27

Posted By : Jeremiah_S
We were out for 20 mins and all six of us were sea sick. They did not warn us ahead of time about the 10 ft waves we would be up against. Even if we weren't sick the waves made fishing way to hard for my family. The boat was at a sideways 45 degree angle at times and kids didn't have life jackets so that made me nervous. I get what they are doing but I think they need to do a way better job explaining the conditions prior to going out. We would have backed out if we knew it was going to be 5ft waves but it was much greater than that. Trip was cut short once about 75% of the people were puking or sitting in the cabin bracing for the waves. I will say that for my kids and wife it was traumatic and they will probably not do fishing charters like that again. 3 out of 6 puked over the side and the other 3 were paralyzed by the feeling of puking. Huge mistake on my end to let my family go out there.
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Posted On : 2024-03-27

Posted By : Kathy_K
Fishing and seeing the fish people caught. It was beautiful weather. Met some great people. Lots of fun memories!
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Posted On : 2024-03-25