I recently booked a half-day charter with Capt. John for my son’s birthday. My wife and daughter joined me and this was our first time doing a fishing charter. Capt. John and his first-mate, Rick, were very kind, knowledgable, and provided a great experience for us on this special occasion. Despite a challenging tide, we were still able to catch 15 smaller fish which was great and they tasted wonderful. The boat is very nice and air-conditioned inside, though the rear deck gets very loud at cruising speed from the diesel engine, though I imagine this is the case for most boats of this size. The only issue we had was that the toilet was clogged and we weren’t notified until *after* we boarded the boat. Capt. John provided a big bucket and bag for inside the toilet, but obviously it wasn’t ideal and naturally I expected a functioning toilet given the cost of the charter. That said, I didn’t have a backup option and also needed the trip to happen that day so rescheduling wouldn’t have been an option. We made the best of it and things turned out fine.

We enjoyed the trip with Captain John. He knew where to go and explained to us first timers a lot about the water and fish. We caught lots of blue fish, could not get Spanish Mackerel as the storm previous night had brought in lot of fresh water driving them further down. But we had our share of fun and looking forward to coming back for more.

My father-in-law is a man of few words, but when the men in our family got home from their charter he said, “That was the best birthday present ever”…and he’s had a few. 😉 They’re already taking about a fall charter in a month or so! We highly recommend Patent Pending and Capt. John. Thanks for everything!

Booking was easy. The boat is super nice, very spacious and has a nice interior to get out of the wind.  Captain John was fantastic!  He’s friendly, easy going and really made the trip fun.  Oh yeah, and we caught lots of fish which just added to the fun.  We’ll be back for another trip for sure!

Captain John was very knowledgeable and professional .  He worked hard the whole 6 hours to get more fish but the waters were warm.  Deck hand was extremely helpful .  The boat was comfortable and had all the equipment needed.  We had a wonderful day on the water.  I highly recommend Patent Pending Charters.