I have been on many, many offshore trolling missions around the world.  I chose the Carlie because it’s a 34 footer to better handle rough waves on a windy day, and due to the generous amount of shade it provides inside for my fair-skinned family. Captain Hilly Boo worked hard to rig up a nice spread of 6 lines, with a variety of lures and different sized ballyhoo. Captain constantly checked the lines to shake off sargassum and changed up the spread, hustling to get us as many bites as possible. We landed a large barracuda, a bonito, and a Bar Jack, but we should have landed many more; just a rough fishing day, but a great day with a great guide.

We went out for a full day trip of deep sea fishing and had a great time. The weather was beautiful and the water was very calm which matched up perfectly with the saying “Great day for fishing, just not a great day for catching fish!” This saying turned out to be most of the day for us, but after several beers and some good conversations with the crew we eventually caught a couple of Barracudas that each put up a good fight. Captain “Fish” and his crew of Jorge and Mario were fantastic and remained positive as they never gave up and worked together to find and locate the fish for us. After we caught the fish they anchored on the reef and cooked us a delicious and filling lunch with our catch. They cleaned and cut the catch into filets for us to take with us back to our condo to cook for the remainder of our vacation. The boat was amazing because it provided enough shade to keep cool from the sun and it had a private bathroom on board, which was a must have for my female partner and she approved with two thumbs up 👍👍 I would recommend anyone to use this Captain, crew, and his boat the next time you are in San Pedro looking to fish!!

Our group has never gone fishing before and the crew took care of everything! Their rum punch was delicious and all the crew was fun to chat with about learning about the fish, culture, the island, etc. We caught some fish and they cut it up for us sashimi style then recommended a restaurant to cook the rest of it for us. When we come back next time, we’d definitely go for another experience :)

We went out for a half day tour and our whole family had a wonderful time. The crew were so kind to my kids (9 & 12) and explained everything to us. When 3 out of 4 of us started feeling queasy in the big waves, they moved to calmer seas and we felt instantly better. We caught a 3-foot barracuda and several skipjack tuna. My kids were so excited to experience this for the first time. Afterwards they cleaned the fish and put them on ice and recommended a nearby restaurant to bring them to. The restaurant prepared them and we feasted on them (delicious) along with several sides and of course a few Belekins. I’d highly recommend this tour as one of your highlights while in San Pedro!

Hillyboo and Byron were great! We went out half day, husband/wife couples. First off, 3/4 of the way through the trip, it got a bit choppy bc of the storms…of course we had to use the restroom. If you are fishing with a woman, get ready to be impressed: they have an on board toilet! It grew out of the Captain’s cabin! It wasn’t much of a show piece but fabulous! Y’all, shortly after this amazing discovery, we enjoyed our freshly caught sashimi right on the boat! We caught barracuda, red and black snapper, amberjack and lots of fun! Book this trip…written by the wife!