Met Capt. Luke Crooke that morning and we all headed out to first catch some bait fish. The grand kids really enjoyed catching those little fish on sabiki rigs. Then, with plenty of live bait onboard, we took off out to some artificial reefs to try our luck at catching red snapper. We caught some nice snapper, along with the occasional shark and trigger fish. When we returned, Luke cleaned the fish for us, we settled up, and off we went. All of us had a good time. 
  Luke seems to be pretty patient with kids, and overall a nice guy with much experience. I would highly recommend Hot Spots charters and Capt Luke as well.

Our original charter was canceled and we booked this last minute so that we may get in some fishing on our vacation. Captain Evan was friendly and professional. He was great with my son and daughter, providing clear directions and they both caught on quick. He had different spots already planned out in case one didn’t pan out but our first stop ended up being our only stop. We ended up catching over 20 fish (mostly red snapper) and the action was constant. A brewing storm cut our trip a bit short but Captain Evan’s first priority was our safety and he wasn’t taking any chances with lightning.  Both of my kids had an amazing time. Very grateful to Captain Evan for the fun and safe fishing experience. Highly recommend him and we will reach out to him in the future when we return to the Pensacola Beach area and are looking to head out on the bay once again.

This was a great first experience for the boys. Private boat with a lot of individualized attention. Caught some bait fish and headed to deeper waters. Then reeled in 7 Red Snapper (keepers) in a few different locations and had to toss a few back that were too small. Overall, a great time. Jordan was a great guide and really helped us understand the methods that work best for these types of fish. We would definitely recommend this trip for anyone looking for a good time. We are looking forward to dinner tonight.

This was our third fishing trip, but first inshore trip. We had fish in the boat within 20 minutes of leaving the dock. Captain Evan put us on the fish at each spot we went to. Caught our limit on two species and came away with a freezer full. Definitely recommend Hot Spots and Captain Evan.

Captain Mike was very knowledgeable and worked hard to keep us catching fish. I wish we would’ve booked for more time. Watching the Blue Angels was an added bonus and captain Mike let us fish where we could watch them. I recommend Hot Spots👍