About Your Guide

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Ruben Garcia

Independent Guide 30 years of exp.
Having fished the waters surrounding Port Isabel for over twenty five years, Captain Ruben knows these waters like the back of his hand. His boat is one of the biggest fishing boats in the area with an extremely powerful engine, which means you have a plethora of fishing options.

About Your Guide

Profile photo of Captain Experiences guide Ruben Garcia

Ruben Garcia

Independent Guide 30 years of exp.
Having fished the waters surrounding Port Isabel for over twenty five years, Captain Ruben knows these waters like the back of his hand. His boat is one of the biggest fishing boats in the area with an extremely powerful engine, which means you have a plethora of fishing options.

Laguna Madre Shallows Trip

89% (9) 1 - 6 People 5 - 7 Hours From $475

About Your Trip

Water Type

Inshore, Flats

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather

Hop on board with Captain Ruben and hit the waters surrounding Port Isabel, Texas! Captain Ruben has a contagious passion for fishing and wants to share it with his adventurers! On these 5-hour (half-day) and 7-hour (full day) adventures, you can expect to target Black Drum, Trout, Redfish, Flounder, Snook, Mangrove Snapper, Whiting, Shark, and many other species. . For these trips, Captain Ruben uses a 26-foot bay boat equipped with a 300HP TRP engine....

About Your Trip

Hop on board with Captain Ruben and hit the waters surrounding Port Isabel, Texas!

Captain Ruben has a contagious passion for fishing and wants to share it with his adventurers! On these 5-hour (half-day) and 7-hour (full day) adventures, you can expect to target Black Drum, Trout, Redfish, Flounder, Snook, Mangrove Snapper, Whiting, Shark, and many other species. .

For these trips, Captain Ruben uses a 26-foot bay boat equipped with a 300HP TRP engine.
This vessel has a live bait well and fish finder. 6 anglers max.

Make sure you purchase a valid Texas fishing license before the trip and don’t forget food, drinks (no glass), a hat, and sunscreen. Captain Ruben will provide all rods, reels, tackle, and lures. He will also prepare live bait upon availability before the trip at no extra cost.

Get ready for an action-packed day on the water with Captain Ruben!
Amenities

Water Type

Inshore, Flats

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Tackle

All rods, reels, and tackle are included.

Fish Cleaning

This guide will clean your catch for you.

Beer

Feel free to enjoy responsibly, but please no glass.

Music

You can play your own bluetooth music.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Location

This guide can be flexible with the departure location.

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather

Federal Permit

This boat is federally permitted to go deep offshore.

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to kids.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled up to 7 days before the trip.

Boat Restroom

No, this boat does not have a bathroom on board.

Disability Friendly

This trip is not suited for those with disabilities.

Lunch

Please provide your own food / snacks.

About Your Boat

Boat photo for Laguna Madre Shallows Trip
Boat Type
Bay Boat
Boat Manufacturer
Shallow Master Pro
Boat Length
26'
Boat Restroom
No

About Your Boat

Boat Type
Bay Boat
Boat Manufacturer
Shallow Master Pro
Boat Length
26'
Boat Restroom
No
Engine Manufacturer
Suzuki
Total Horsepower
300
Number of Engines
1
Additional Amenities
Live Bait Well, Ice Box

Recent Reviews of Reel Off Charters

4.6
based on 9 reviews

Stan

Verified Review

Ruben was amazing! He knew the areas to go to catch fish, but we got so much more. We saw dolphins swimming, learned more about the area, and caught so many fish! His recommendations for where to take our fish for dinner was also great! We will book another trip with him!

Stan

Verified Review

Ruben was amazing! He knew the areas to go to catch fish, but we got so much more. We saw dolphins swimming, learned more about the area, and caught so many fish! His recommendations for where to take our fish for dinner was also great! We will book another trip with him!
Response from Ruben:
Thank you, You guys did awesome. Great time and tight lines.

Response from Ruben:

Thank you,
You guys did awesome.
Great time and tight lines.

Brian

Verified Review

Rueben did a great job!!! He put us on fish. You should try him out.

Brian

Verified Review

Rueben did a great job!!! He put us on fish. You should try him out.

Bryan

Verified Review

Reuben was a very nice guy, but his view of guiding clients needs to change, l guess he fishes only go reds and specks. We only fished shipping channels with croakers on bottom. We caught a few specks, no redfish and spent most of the time cleaning seaweed off line. I mentioned to him I wanted to catch reds and mangrove snapper in the beginning. The only bait we had was croaker and I have...

Bryan

Verified Review

Reuben was a very nice guy, but his view of guiding clients needs to change, l guess he fishes only go reds and specks. We only fished shipping channels with croakers on bottom. We caught a few specks, no redfish and spent most of the time cleaning seaweed off line. I mentioned to him I wanted to catch reds and mangrove snapper in the beginning. The only bait we had was croaker and I have been fishing the island many years and several other guides and we always caught a lot of the snapper, specks and redfish. He may be a good fisherman but having clients catch a lot of fish is the most important thing or at least trying, we did not, used only one type of bait, one location just different parts of it spaced out a little. I would have rather traveled 10 more miles and caught no more fish than staying in the same place catching gafftops and few specs mixed in, boring morning and in his defense we would have had a few more keepers maybe 4 or 5 if they had not raised length limit from 15 to 17”. We wound up the day with 3 keeper trout out of group of 4 on boat. Should have paid more attention to other review. Sorry will not.be using this service again

Tino

Verified Review

Ruben was a nice enough guy, but I hire guides to put us on fish. He did not. At least not the fish we asked to target. He put us on a lot of Hard heads ie catfish. Pretty disappointed in his guiding skills to be honest. We live on the island and know most guides. Everyone we know brought in limits of reds and trout that day! Nice boat but in the end we...

Tino

Verified Review

Ruben was a nice enough guy, but I hire guides to put us on fish. He did not. At least not the fish we asked to target. He put us on a lot of Hard heads ie catfish. Pretty disappointed in his guiding skills to be honest. We live on the island and know most guides. Everyone we know brought in limits of reds and trout that day! Nice boat but in the end we pay for results of which he failed. Won't be using him again.
Response from Captain Experiences:
Hi Tino - thanks for letting us know about your experience. Ruben has been guiding in the area for over 25 years, and I'm sorry to hear that this was an off day. We know how rough it is to get out on the water and not catch any fish, especially when other boats are! We've reached out a few times because we would love to speak with you about what our team can do...

Response from Captain Experiences:

Hi Tino - thanks for letting us know about your experience. Ruben has been guiding in the area for over 25 years, and I'm sorry to hear that this was an off day. We know how rough it is to get out on the water and not catch any fish, especially when other boats are! We've reached out a few times because we would love to speak with you about what our team can do to set expectations with our guides, especially as it relates to species you are looking to target.

Maricela

Verified Review

We really enjoyed the trip, Ruben was great 👍

Maricela

Verified Review

We really enjoyed the trip, Ruben was great 👍

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