Been wanting to do this for years and so sad we waited this long. We had a wonderful time fishing with Mike and Billy on an incredible boat. Caught several of three different kinds of fish, larger than anything we ever caught before in Minnesota, including two sharks. My sons, wife and I were so happy. Mike is a great captain, host, and brilliant deep sea fisherman. He’ll make it fun and worth every penny. Don’t wait. Book now.

We fished a half day with Capt Eric.keep in mind he does not control the weather or the fish. This is the first review I have ever written…..I just don’t write reviews good or bad, with that said…... WE HAD A BLAST!!! it was a little slow to start but that WAS Ok. we all needed to wake up. about an hour in (including travel time) we got our first fish on and it was a fighter, about 20 ft. from the boat it broke the steel leader. 10-20 minutes later we had two big ones on…. #1 a 30-40 minute fight turned out to be a 7 ft. lemon shark #2 was bigger and wrapped us up and got away. later we caught to wall hanger red drum as well as another smaller sand shark. capt Eric is patient and very good at direction not to mention he has an exellent play list of tunes. All in all we will be back sooner than later. I Highly recommend Capt Eric and Line Check Charters.

We were a group of 3 adults and 2 kids. Captain Eric called the night before and asked could we arrive 30 minutes early to make sure we got the best location. We agreed and were happy that we had a guide that wanted to improve our chance to catch fish. Eric took care of everyone on the boat and especially worked with the kids to keep them fishing and encouraging them every step of the way! We had a really good trip catching 20 large sheepheads and 3 black drums. Our 10-year-old actually caught a black drum that weighed as much as him and Eric videoed the catch as 3 of us were landing drums that all weighed more than 20 pounds. It was a really productive trip and Eric is very knowledgeable of where the target fish are and where the monstaaaa fish hide! I highly recommend fishing with Line Check Charters and if you’re luck Captain Eric. He is really patient and good coaching up the kids.

Had to put my boat in the shop for maintenance and was having fishing withdrawal, so a friend recommended Line Check charters.. went out with Eric Thursday morning and had a great time! Even though the weather wasn’t cooperating and neither were the fish that day. We got into a good school of fish mixed with trout and Spanish mackerel.. had fun catching both on top water plugs and live bait,  caught several undersized trout and were able to put a few keeper trout in the boat along with a very nice keeper spanish.. we ran away from the rain to another spot and put a nice reddish in the boat along with a nice size Bonnet head shark. I’m not one to typically keep shark but Eric told me Bonnet shark are the best eating, so he bled it out and fileted it up for me along with all the other fish. Had a great time and learned a few things and definitely recommend going out with these guys! I’ve been on several guided bay trips in galveston the last few years and Line Check has certainly impressed me the most!!

We showed up to the docks around 5:30 AM, Captain Eric was ready to roll. We immediately set out to catch some live bait. My boys and I proceeded to catch a little over a dozen small trout in about 15 minutes, he knew all the right spots. My boys were really excited about trying to catch some sharks, and captain Eric knew exactly where to go. Once we headed out into the deeper waters, it was all hands on deck. We didn’t have the lines in the water more than 10 minutes before shark after shark was hitting the lines. Black tip, sand bar, and a rare silky. Captain Eric put us right on the money and didn’t stop for the entire trip. 4 hours was all we could handle. If you’re looking for a guide, look no further. The entire family gives captain Eric a 10/10