Fish Tamer Charters with Captain Experiences

Recent Reviews of Fish Tamer Charters

4.0

based on 5 reviews

Matt

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Communication was great. Phil did prep work for our trip and gave us options, which was great.

Matt

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Communication was great. Phil did prep work for our trip and gave us options, which was great.

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Chad

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We had a great Trip with Phil. I took my kids on a family Lobster trip. Phil helped teach my kids and we all had a great experience!

Chad

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We had a great Trip with Phil. I took my kids on a family Lobster trip. Phil helped teach my kids and we all had a great experience!

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Josh

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Josh

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We had a terrible experience with Captain Phil on our charter fishing trip in the Tampa Bay. We’ve been on a number of charters in the past and feel we know what type of guide knowledge and service we could expect. Although Captain Phil called the night before to discuss our shark fishing trip he did not bring enough equipment or proper number of rods to successfully manage the trip. As a result of a large shark taking our line and stripping pole of its line he became argumentative, yelled at our kids & adults and became very frustrated with us as the anchor line became tangled around the propeller. When we reminded him that he never explained to our party what to do when a shark struck the line, he apologized and acknowledged he missed that part. With about one hour left in our trip we decided to move closer to our launch site and fish for smaller game fish. Once again, without explaining to our kids how he wanted them to fish or what our process should be he began to snap and become very frustrated with our children. When we asked him to stop yelling and just explain to us what we should be doing and how we should be doing it he apologized again and said his focus was on safety. If you or a friend is considering a charter with Captain Phil I would strongly advise you not book your trip based on our experience.

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Response from Captain Experiences:

Hey Josh, I am sorry to hear about this experience with Captain Phil. We've been working with him for a while and were surprised to hear that the trip did not live up to your expectations. Safety is always the number one priority on these trips and I hope you will give us a call soon so we can find a trip that is well suited for your family.

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Steven

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We would recommend Captain Phil 100%. He handled two rookies to saltwater fishing and all our questions like a champ. We truly enjoyed the day and to top it off he put my wife on a 5ft bullshark so mission accomplished.

Steven

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Brad

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Captain Phil is Great!!’n

Phil is very personable and put you on fish. Phil shared pointers on fishing techniques to help you catch fish. A lot of fishing action in the Tampa Bay fishery!!! You can’t go wrong by chartering with Phil, you’ll leave a friends. 😎

“Phil’s a damn GOOD Captain”

Brad

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Potential Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December
Blackfin Tuna	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Blacktip Shark	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Bonnethead Shark	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Bull Shark	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good
Gag Grouper	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Hogfish	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
Kingfish	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great
Lobster	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Mahi Mahi	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good
Mallard	Great	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great	Great
Mangrove Snapper	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Not Ideal
Mottled Duck	Good	Good	Good	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Good
Mutton Snapper	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great
Redfish	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good
Snook	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great	Great	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good
Wahoo	Great	Great	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good	Great	Great
Wood Duck	Great	Great	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Not Ideal	Good	Great	Great