First time client.  Gorgeous boat and good equipment.  I’ve been avidly fishing Rockport since the early 90’s.  Cap’t Eli is not only hard working and knowledgeable, but a pleasant alternative to the old guard grumpy elite.  The type that come unglued if your’e a minute late to the dock, or and HEY it’s 11:00am - roll em up. He’s the opposite.  It felt like we’ve known him forever.  We’ll fish him again soon.  Dr. Scott Harris

We have used a lot of guides and Capt Eli is one of the best!  He is very knowledgeable of the area and how to find the fish. We had great success catching very large Reds. He is friendly and you can tell he does his homework to give you the best chance at fishing success.

Our Guide was awesome and very knowledgeable.  The boat/gear were top notch and well taken care of.  The guide was still able to get us on some post cold front fish in December.  All in all it was a great experience and I highly recommend Rippin’ Gills Gude Service.

My husband and I used Capt. Eli at Rippin’ Gills and we had a BLAST! I booked an afternoon trip due to the cooler weather in November and I worried that the fish would not be biting as well then, but Capt. Eli knew where the fish were and we caught our limit in less than 2 hrs. and continued to fish (catch & release) afterwards.  Capt. Eli also took the time to explain fishing techniques.  I will definitely use him again.