Name: Reel Floridian Fishing Charters
Address: Pompano Beach, FL
Price range: $445 - $1500

Recent Reviews of Reel Floridian Fishing Charters

3.7

based on 6 reviews

Rodolfo

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Rodolfo

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I have been supporting Florida captains for over thirty years. This 4-hour fishing trip with "Tyler" has been absolutely the worst overall experience I have ever had with a fishing guide. My trip with Tyler did not happen. Tyler did not want to have a phone conversation on Friday night, instead asking for full payment up front, prior to boarding the boat. When my party arrived at the marina we were greeted by the individuals that told me Tyler was not available. The live bait that he wanted me to purchase for a premium were old, the googly-eyes all with bloodied eyes and noses. All of them! They must have been baits from previous charters. I feel like I've been robbed. What a waste of money. That's what some shady captains treat vacationers. I will not get into the dialog and some of the insults I received from Tyler. If these are the type of captains, you are promoting then you are tricking the consumer. Please feel free to contact me is needed.
Rudy G.

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Response from Captain Experiences:

Hey Rodolfo. I’m sorry to hear that this trip didn’t live up to expectations. Regarding your points in this review, our captains always charge at the beginning of each trip. This is our policy and we don’t wait until customers get off the boat to avoid being left at the dock empty handed. Regarding the bait, the crew bought goggle eyes specifically for you to use as bait after you confirmed that you wanted to pay extra to use them, and when you refused to pay for them and left the dock, Captain Experiences footed the bill for you. This is why we charge customers up front, and unfortunately since this was an add-on we were left holding the bill. Our goal is for every trip we send out to be the trip of a lifetime, and its disappointing to hear that you think we are “tricking” anyone. Our policies and procedures are clearly laid out on the website, and we are available anytime for questions from anyone looking to book a trip. We’ve tried to reach out via text, email, and call to talk to you about your trip, so please get back to us so we can try to give you some resolution here that works for everyone.

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Brian

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Brian

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Terrible experience. Fishing trip scheduled for 7:30am out of Pompano. Tyler (boat owner) is a no show with no communication from him or Captain Experiences. Tried contacting Tyler and Captain Experiences, but no one answered. Finally reached Tyler who said they did not know about the trip.
At one point in the conversation with Tyler, he said it was not worth his time to take us out (2 of us), although we booked a private boat with Captain Experiences. He only agreed after finding another client to ride along and share the expense. This was for an 11am trip. This change affected the entire plans we had for the remainder of the day, but there was no way to get our money back otherwise. Still no word from Captain Experiences at this point. Actual trip was a bust, only catching 2 Barracuda and hooking a shark. In Cancun we caught about 15-20 fish (Barracuda, Mahi, etc.) in the same time. I know there are no guarantees, but this haul was very, very weak. I will say that the crew (Tyler was not on this trip) was fabulous. Too bad they work for him. In the end, I will not utilize Captain Experiences again (we have previously) and will either book with another charter company or directly with an independent captain.

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Response from Captain Experiences:

Hey Brian, we’re really sorry to hear about this frustrating experience. It’s clear that the lack of communication and last-minute changes from Tyler disrupted your day, and that’s unacceptable. We understand how disappointing it must have been to feel like your trip wasn’t valued, especially after booking a private charter. While we know fishing can vary, it’s even more frustrating when the overall experience falls short. We’ll be addressing this with Tyler and the team...

Response from Captain Experiences:

Hey Brian, we’re really sorry to hear about this frustrating experience. It’s clear that the lack of communication and last-minute changes from Tyler disrupted your day, and that’s unacceptable. We understand how disappointing it must have been to feel like your trip wasn’t valued, especially after booking a private charter. While we know fishing can vary, it’s even more frustrating when the overall experience falls short.

We’ll be addressing this with Tyler and the team to make sure this doesn’t happen again. We’ve reached out to you directly to make this right, and we’d love the opportunity to earn back your trust in the future.

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Aaryan

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Slow day but good trip. We caught a Bonita and a big sailfish. Captain was great super cool.

Aaryan

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Slow day but good trip. We caught a Bonita and a big sailfish. Captain was great super cool.

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William

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We had an amazing trip with Eric. He put us on the fish right from the start! Best fishing experience we have had. We will definitely be requesting him again when we return. He was super knowledgeable and had answer to every question. His passion for fishing really shows through making the experience even better!

William

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Bill

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Captain Tyler took our family out for an afternoon excursion. The sport fishing was a bit soft, but Tyler put us on a couple of small game fish while we were hunting for monsters. The group agreed to move to the more shallow reefs, where we put upward of 30 fish in the boat over 90 minutes, including several keepers with meat on the bones.

Tyler cleaned the fish for us and...

Bill

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Myra

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We were fishing in late December and the fish just were not biting. But he TRIED. Ended up catching maybe ten keepers. He offered a return trip at half price. And was super considerate when two passengers were sick. Returned to the pier to drop them off and then took the others back out to try again.

Myra

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