A++. Great Captain, great deck mate, great equipment, great experience. Extremely informative and helpful. Definitely booking again next year.

Our party of 6 scheduled a 6-hour trip with Captain John from 12 PM to 6 PM on the 4th of July. Capt. John and Phil provided great company and provided plenty of stories and humor to fill in the time between fish bites. We opted for the $25 crab cake lunch and it consisted of seasoned crab with no filler. We were all surprised at the quality since a similar crab cake would run you $40 in a typical seafood restaurant. Moreover, Capt. John’s navigation coupled with Phil’s fishing assistance resulted in us landing numerous fish, causing us to quickly hit our limit of 5 bluefish/person. At one point we lost 7 fish at once (due to our novice abilities in reeling them in) but there were so many bites that it didn’t even matter. Of course, Phil and Capt. John gave us advice after each misstep to guide us towards success. After docking, Capt. John cleaned, fileted, and packaged the fish for us, and they were delicious. We had a great day and we’re looking forward to coming back again!

Holy Cow! ??
Early morning but it’s what you sign up for am I right?
Beautiful scenic sunrise to die for, the fishing was made easy by an excellent first mate, Mr. Phil. That guy is the real deal. Caught some massive rockfish and a decent size bluefish, it treated us real good when we had it for dinner. The lunch, worth the pre-order. Fat crab cake the size of my daughters huge head. Not only was it massive it was pure crab complimented with delicious sides that I’d commit a felony to try again. After that we sat back and relaxed on a gorgeous boat (46 feet I believe). Let me tell you it was almost a life changing experience. Other than my immune deficient son getting sick on the boat ride, it was a trip I’ll never forget. Shoutout Capt. John and F.M. Phil for the best boating ride ever! Woohoo go Coast Guard!

Let me start by providing some perspective.  I have chartered fishing boats from Maine to the Gulf Coast. It’s not the catch that’s important, it’s the experience. We had family from Texas come to Maryland to have their first saltwater/bay fishing trip. Our party was a mixture of adults and children. Captain John and Phil his mate without a doubt provided a first class vessel, hospitality, knowledge and service.  They were patient with the two children and kept the adults entertained.  I don’t think I have enjoyed myself more on any charter as much as I did on Patent Pending in 35 years of fishing charters.  We will definitely be back and look forward to going with them again.  BTW we limited out on Bluefish before 10:00.  Thank you again Captain John and Phil for an experience we will never forget!!!