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About Your Trip

Water Type

Deep Sea

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Weather

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

About Your Trip

Climb aboard with Captain John and experience an action-packed day fishing way out in the Gulf of Mexico off of Key West, Florida. On this trip you will be honing in on Deepwater wrecks and tailing in and every shrimp boat you find out there trawling the gulf waters! This trip can produce a wide variety of species but Captain John will be actively looking to catch speices like Cobia, Black Fin Tuna, Permit, and big Grouper and Snapper!

You’ll be fishing aboard Captain John’s 33-foot center console equipped with two 300 HP engines. She also has a GPS, fishfinder, flybridge, live bait well, outriggers, and tuna tubes. We will provide Spearfishing Equipment and Snorkeling equipment free of charge if you’re interested. Captain John welcomes 6 anglers on these 4, 6, and 8-hour adventures. The longer your trip, the farther out you can fish. And the farther out you can fish, the bigger the fish get!

Make sure you bring food and drinks for the day (preferably no glass) as well as a hat and sunscreen. Captain John will provide all licenses, rods, reels, lures, and tackle. They will also prepare live bait before the trip, although you can catch the bait during the trip if you’d like. For the 6-and 8-hour trips, a first mate will be on board to help you at all times. They will help you clean and fillet your fish at the end of the trip.

Whatever your skill level, there is a fish out here with your name on it. Come and join Captain John for an exciting day of fishing!

Amenities

Water Type

Deep Sea

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.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Weather

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

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to kids.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled for a refund up to 14 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.

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Pricing Matrix

	8 Hours
1 Person	$2,250.00
2 People	$2,250.00
3 People	$2,250.00
4 People	$2,250.00
5 People	$2,250.00
6 People	$2,250.00

Pay 20% of the price as a deposit today, with the balance due on the day of the trip.

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Book your trip with confidence — We only work with the best local guides that know where to put you on fish.

About Your Guide

John G.

Independent Guide 14 years of exp.

Talkative

Laid-back

Instructional

Comfortable

Born and raised in the Florida Keys, Captain John is a 5th generation native to the Florida Keys. Based on the westernmost point of the Keys, Captain John's natural conclusion was to turn to fishing! His biggest catches were a 14' Hammerhead Shark of 700 pounds, and Goliath Groupers weighing just under 500 pounds! Captain John became a professional captain in 2008 and has been running charters ever since. Captain John claims that the best...

About Your Guide

John G.

Independent Guide 14 years of exp.

Born and raised in the Florida Keys, Captain John is a 5th generation native to the Florida Keys. Based on the westernmost point of the Keys, Captain John's natural conclusion was to turn to fishing!

His biggest catches were a 14' Hammerhead Shark of 700 pounds, and Goliath Groupers weighing just under 500 pounds! Captain John became a professional captain in 2008 and has been running charters ever since. Captain John claims that the best part of the job is spending time with people, and sharing the passion of fishing with one another.

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Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

14ft hammerhead and 300lb Warsaw grouper

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Fish tacos

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

14ft hammerhead and 300lb Warsaw grouper

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Fish tacos

Whats your favorite sports team?

Miami dolphins

Whats your drink of choice?

Monster zero sugar

What was your last halloween costume?

Nemo

What do you want for Christmas this year?

Family time

How did you get started guiding?

Born and raised in a fishing community

What makes you different from other guides?

Relaxed , patient, driven , ambitious will go the extra mile every time to ensure the quality of the trip is up to par, comfortable working with the beginners as I am someone else who’s fished their whole lives all around the word

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Start Location & Lodging Options

Key West, Florida

Areas Fished

Florida Keys
Big Pine Key
Cudjoe Key
Summerland Key
Key West

About Your Boat

Boat photo for Gulf - Shrimp Boats & Wrecks

Boat Type: Center Console
Boat Manufacturer: Contender
Boat Length: 33'
Engine Manufacturer: Yamaha v6 4.2L

About Your Boat

Boat Type: Center Console
Boat Manufacturer: Contender
Boat Length: 33'
Engine Manufacturer: Yamaha v6 4.2L
Total Horsepower: 600
Number of Engines: 2
Additional Amenities: GPS, Fishfinder, Flybridge, Snorkeling Equipment, Live Bait Well, Outriggers, Tuna Tubes, Spearfishing Equipment, Ice Box

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Trip Details & Amenities

Water Type

Deep Sea

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.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Weather

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

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to kids.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled for a refund up to 14 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.

Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .

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This species is in play.
You might get lucky (as long as things are in-season).
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Techniques

Bottom Fishing
Deep Dropping
Heavy Tackle Fishing
Jigging
Light Tackle Fishing
Trolling

Everything Else to Know

Hat, sunscreen, polarized sunglasses, foods, and drinks. Rods, reels, tackle included.

You're all set! You don't need to buy a license for this trip.

We use a cashless autopay system. We'll send you a boarding pass, and on the day of the trip, your guide will scan your boarding pass to automatically transfer the remaining balance. The only cash needed is to tip your guide (we recommend 20%).

Cancel for free up to 14 days before the trip and receive credit back to your account. Cancelling within 14 of the trip will forfeit your deposit to the guide. Day-of cancellations and no-shows will be charged the full balance of the trip to their card.

In the event of inclement weather you'll be covered by out 100% Weather Guarantee and will not lose your deposit.

Reviews

4.6

based on 9 reviews

Clare

Verified Review

July 14

Had a fantastic trip with Captain John in July of 2023.

Went for a morning trip on our honeymoon, caught tons of fish, had a lot of fun. John and his first mate were very competent, personable, and provided an excellent experience. The boat was well outfitted, John knew several spots with lots of fish, and gave us more time than we'd paid for.

Great experience, will absolutely book again next time we're in the

Clare

Verified Review

July 14

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Trip: Key West Offshore Action

Kevin

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March 13

Excellent trip with John. Good guys, on fish all day and had a great time. Definitely would book again!

Kevin

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March 13

Excellent trip with John. Good guys, on fish all day and had a great time. Definitely would book again!

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Trip: Key West Offshore Action

Gregory

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August 18

Captain Jake was great! We caught out limit of Mahi and a great time.

Gregory

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August 18

Captain Jake was great! We caught out limit of Mahi and a great time.

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Trip: Key West Offshore Action

Steve

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March 4

Captain Steve filled in for John and definitely found the fish including a few sharks and barracuda who liked our fish as well! Continuous action and heading to Pepe’s to have them cook some mutton snapper and yellow jack for us.

Definitely recommend them!

Steve

Verified Review

March 4

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Trip: Long-Range Key West Trip

Rae

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October 2

We had such a great time and our guide was fun, knowledgeable, and put us on the fish all trip! We will be going back for sure.

Rae

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October 2

We had such a great time and our guide was fun, knowledgeable, and put us on the fish all trip! We will be going back for sure.

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Trip: Key West Offshore Action

Rob

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March 14

Great fishing trip, memorable experience, would refer John and partner to anyone interested charting fishing trip in KeyWest!

Rob

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March 14

Great fishing trip, memorable experience, would refer John and partner to anyone interested charting fishing trip in KeyWest!

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Trip: Key West Offshore Action

Jorge

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June 7

Great experience! We had a blast fishing with the family. Steve was fun, polite & took the time to teach us! I also forgot my AirPods on the boat & he was nice enough to bring them to our hotel the next morning 🫶🏻
Thank you Steve!

Jorge

Verified Review

June 7

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Trip: Key West Offshore Action

Chase

Verified Review

April 12

Captain John was awesome! He was super upfront about water conditions and left all the decisions to us. Had a quick backup plan for us since there were 7-9 foot seas offshore. Caught some fish waiting out the weather and then put us on the fish we were after! 10/10 would recommend

Chase

Verified Review

April 12

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Trip: Key West Offshore Action

Melissa

Verified Review

April 2

Melissa

Verified Review

April 2

We booked with John, but when we arrived John wasn’t there, and he’d arranged for a guy named Steve to take us out. This was a bit of a surprise and not who I’d chosen based on reviews. We’ve been fishing in Key West for several years and this was by far the worst experience we’d ever had. We ended the day with two yellowtails. It was a bit uncomfortable at times because he’d yell and get mad that the fish weren’t biting. Maybe it was an off day but would not recommend and would not go with him again or book with John again bc he may or may not show.

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Trip: Key West Offshore Action

Response from Captain Experiences:

Hey Melissa, I am so sorry this experience did not live up to your expectations. It sounds like there was some miscommunication between the Captains that resulted in confusion at the dock. We are working with Captain John to make sure he effectively communicates all changes of plans with clients. With over 3,000 trips across the globe, we hope we can make this right and get you back on the water ASAP. Please drop us...

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We vet our guides and only partner with the best of the best. Our guides do their very best to keep you safe, show you a great time, and send you home with a memorable experience shared with family and friends.

Once you've paid your deposit at checkout, we'll send you a QR Code boarding pass. Just show your guide your boarding pass on the day of the trip, they'll scan it, the remaining balance will transfer automatically, and you'll be all set to get out there. Just make sure you bring a cash tip for the guide!

In the event of inclement weather, our guides will check the conditions and make the final call on whether its safe to go on the trip. If they decide the trip needs to be postponed, we'll work closely with you to reschedule or provide a credit for the full deposit, which can be applied to any of our trips in the US and beyond.

Each trip's price is determined by the guide and reflects all associated costs. A significant factor in pricing is often the type of boat and the corresponding fuel expenses. Additional costs may include leases, marina or slip fees, bait, and the expenses involved in providing and maintaining the necessary gear for your trip.

After booking your trip, we'll connect you directly with your guide to discuss additional details. In the meantime, our team is here to answer any questions via email, text, or phone.