Capt. Anthony was fantastic, we had 6 in our family with 4 children. He has an awesome boat with a plenty of bait, and the first fish of the day was a 4’ hammerhead shark! The kids were going crazy, which he treated them great. Never once did he seem to get tired of baiting lines for them. And kept encouraging them, as well as instructing on how to get the fish to the boat. We had a great time with Capt Anthony,  he is very knowledgeable on where to find the fish and get us reeling them in as fast as possible.  My youngest daughter (7) caught by far the most fish of the day with around 15, but we all caught some so noone was bored.  Many different species, all beautiful and at the end of the day he cleaned the keepers for us. We highly recommend him for any fishing trips and are hoping to come back for another trip soon.

Started out at 8 a.m. with a group of 5. Captain Anthony gave us the option of catching fish or hooking keepers to take back home with us, which I thought was great. He took us about 40 miles out and put us on the fish in no time. We caught a variety of fish from Amberjack, vermilion snapper, grunts, Red snapper, and even a gag grouper! Captain Anthony was very knowledgeable and helped out whenever we needed. He kept the fish coming into the boat and the bait was ready whenever we needed it. Highly recommend using Rod Benders charter. Can’t wait to go out again with him.

Captain Anthony has a wealth of knowledge and experience worth its weight in gold. You are guaranteed to catch fish on your trip out with him and his crew. I would definitely use his services again!

outstanding day on the water, Anthony was the best example of a professional charter captain
Efficient, organized, has a fantastic boat and great gear
we only had to show up at the dockside and he and his crew responded with everything we needed for a great fishing expedition, then cleaned and bagged our catch on ice

Captain Anthony was very accommodating throughout the day. Weather was challenging for off shore so Anthony took us to inland areas where we caught a varied catch.