Captain Rich gave my 17 year old son and I the perfect intro to gulf fishing. This was our first time out on salt water and we targeted red grouper for the most part. We were pulling up fish so fast that we could barely keep the hooks baited. The boat is small-ish, but perfect for the task. We could have easily fit another two or three people. We hooked into three sharks during the day, but they were big and we couldnโt get them any closer to the boat before they bit through the line. I would definitely recommend a 6 hour trip or longer. It took an hour and a half to reach our location, which means youโre down to three hours of fishing by the time itโs said and done. Captain Rich is an awesome guide. Great personality, teaching along the way and letting you manage your own fish. Be prepared to catch a lot of fish and haul in some nice grouper. Next time I go out, I look forward to targeting some larger species - I was sorry I never got a look at those sharks, but we were definitely outgunned - it felt like trying to reel in a whale!
Captain Rich gave my 17 year old son and I the perfect intro to gulf fishing. This was our first time out on salt water and we targeted red grouper for the most part. We were pulling up fish so fast that we could barely keep the hooks baited. The boat is small-ish, but perfect for the task. We could have easily fit another two or three people. We hooked into three sharks during the day, but they were big and we couldnโt get them any closer to the boat before they bit through the line. I would... More
Thanks Roland!
When we arrive at the boat captain rich all ready to go. I was a little apprehensive because you never know how a captain is going to feel about bringing your 7 year old son on an offshore trip. (Heโs been on them before)As soon as I met him all of my worries for gone. He was very personable and I could tell he had a great personality. We went over the safety equipment on the boat and discussed what type of fish we would be targeting that day. ย Immediately my son had questions and that continued through the whole entire day. There was not one time that Captain Rich didnโt answer a question, rolled his eyes, or looked irritated. He was excellent with my son. Now donโt get me wrong catching fish was important to me but I know that the captain canโt control of the fish bite, he can only take it to the spot fish donโt always bite. Making sure my son had an excellent experience was the most important thing and man did Captain Rich deliver. We had some great talks on the way out and when we got out to the spot we started immediately whacking on the fish. Iโve been fishing a long time and I learned some new tricks on this trip. Captain rich was experienced, personable, and and the trip was exactly what was advertised. ย Throughout the day we had red grouper, multiple species of snapper, and a few other species. Thatโs a good day of fishing. Iโm an experienced angler with 30 years of experience. I have been all kinds of trips from half day to multi-day trips. I have been on many private charters with many Captains and Rich of reef relief was one of the best Iโve been with. He did a nice job cutting the fish and had my son laughing thru out the day. I could go on even more not one negative thing to say about these guys. Next time Iโm fine down in Florida, which is often, Iโll be booking with reef relief for an awesome day on the water. Thanks Rich.
When we arrive at the boat captain rich all ready to go. I was a little apprehensive because you never know how a captain is going to feel about bringing your 7 year old son on an offshore trip. (Heโs been on them before)As soon as I met him all of my worries for gone. He was very personable and I could tell he had a great personality. We went over the safety equipment on the boat and discussed what type of fish we would be targeting that day. ย Immediately my son had questions and that... More
Tim, thanks so much for this review!
Captain Rich put us on some big pig groupers and a few other variety of fish, we didnโt stop fishing until his huge cooler was packed full of keepers! Captain Rich was very attentive and a great conversationalist! We will definitely be fishing with him again!
Thank you Mark!
Captain Rich was amazing and very personable. We knew nothing about fishing and he was great showing us how to fish as in putting on the bait and how to wheel the fish in. He was very patient with us when we made mistakes. He is very well knowledgeable about where to the fish and made our day a lot of fun. I highly recommend mend Reef Relief Charters and would definitely book again.
This is our 2nd time out with Reef Relief and it just gets better every time. We didnโt get a lot of smaller fish this time but we ended up bringing home a huge Wahoo which turned out to be a very rare catch and an experience that will stay with us always. It was a fishing trip that will never be forgotten thatโs for sure. As long as weโre staying in the area Captain Rich will always be our captain of choice. I would recommend him 100% to anyone. Thank you Reef Relief, we canโt wait to see you again next Summer.
This is our 2nd time out with Reef Relief and it just gets better every time. We didnโt get a lot of smaller fish this time but we ended up bringing home a huge Wahoo which turned out to be a very rare catch and an experience that will stay with us always. It was a fishing trip that will never be forgotten thatโs for sure. As long as weโre staying in the area Captain Rich will always be our captain of choice. I would recommend him 100% to anyone. Thank you Reef Relief, we canโt wait to... More
Thank you Crystal!!!