My wife and I chose the sunset fishing trip. Captain Rip was great! It was immediately clear to us that he’s highly experienced and very knowledgeable. Although we didn’t catch a bunch it wasn’t for a lack of trying. He put us on a large school of yellowtail snapper right away but they were on the smaller side and the bite slowed. He tried a variety of techniques and strategies to put us on more fish but unfortunately it wasn’t our day…that’s fishing. We did experience a nice sunset to end our day. I wouldn’t hesitate to choose Captain Rip if we ever get a chance to go again.

Cpt. Rip is a fun and knowledgeable fishing guide. My sons (11) and I had a good trip, even caught our limit of yellow tailed snapper when no one else was catching them. Rip is a lifetime waterman and it shows in his skill with boat and tackle and his attitude and resourcefulness in changing weather conditions. My kids enjoyed being around him and he took the time to teach them the why and how of what we were doing. If you’re looking for a family friendly guide, look no further I wouldn’t hesitate to take my wife and kids out with Rip again. I’ve been on many guided hunting and fishing trips and Rip has what it takes to make it both a successful and enjoyable day on the water.

Captain Rip showed us a great day of varied fishing experiences. He worked hard to get us into fish and seemed to thoroughly enjoy introducing the Keys fishing experience to newcomers. He was very accommodating in rescheduling our original booking when weather conditions were less than ideal. My wife had some limited mobility due to recent surgery and he was most solicitous to ensure than she felt comfortable and secure on board. While we were not originally planning to keep any fish, he assured us that our hotel would be willing to prepare some of our catch for dinner, which provided us a very enjoyable meal for our last night in the Keys.

Captain Rip was great. We trolled a bit for Sails but conditions weren’t great, so we headed to the reefs. We hooked up probably 18 or so times, but the sharks were really active and stole our catch probably 14 times. Captain Rip tried a variety of approaches to increase the odds of beating the sharks and landing fish when we hooked up. Unfortunately, the sharks were on it. We did land fish for dinner and the experience was awesome.  I will definitely look to book with Captain Rip again when we visit the Keys.

Booked a Sunset Fishing trip with Capt. Rip, it was just my wife and I.  We left the dock with a glass of wine in hand and were celebrating our first catch shortly after getting to the blue water.  Captain Rip was a great guide both for the fishing trip as well as local knowledge and suggestions for activities during our stay in the Keys.  Although the clouds prevented us from seeing the sunset we hoped for, we did catch some beautiful pictures of the sun peaking through the clouds at the end of our day.  Plus we returned with enough fish to feed us for a week.  What a great experience!