Love this place. Great shop…read more Great services for water activities. However, we booked a 4hr inland fishing charter and it was highly disappointing. Captain Tom was our skipper and he was unprepared and more concerned with his plans after our charter than he was about giving us a great fishing experience. Nice guy and quite the talker but it ended there. Not a single pole was set up for us and he only had 1 type of bait when that time of the year calls for multiple types of bait. He spent the first 40 minutes driving us to a spot that was already taken and then setting up each pole. We caught minimal fish and in the end we took home enough fish for a child's fried fish basket. $600 plus tip was quite frankly a rip off. Very disappointing indeed... 4.5 stars for CB Outfitters and 1.5 stars for Captain Tom. I do not recommend Captain Tom for your fishing experience...

Unfortunate how one worker can ruin the whole store's reputation for people. Walked in here and…read morelooked around the store a bit before I approached the counter asking for live bait. The worker (older gentleman) sarcastically said "are you lost or something? Looking around here like you're confused." Got bait and left but that was pretty lame. Just moved to the area so I apologize if I'm new to saltwater fishing...

We had a great experience! The communication was top notch! Originally we booked the 6 hour…read moreexcursion. However, there weren't enough sign ups and we received adequate notice and a refund of the difference if we chose to 4.5 hr (which we did). The next day, unfortunately the trip was cancelled because of weather but we received a call shortly after business hours opened to reschedule. The day day went off without a hitch! We left exactly at 8 and set sail to find the fish. We caught 16 to take home in our group of 2 adults and a small child. Take homes were all snapper, but we did catch other fish (just not big enough or not something we wanted to keep). The trip was more boating than fishing, but perfect for us with the kiddo. And I can't compliment the staff enough! They were on top of it and so much help. Yes the speaker needs work, but you could get the gist and the crew made sure you had all the help you needed. If I was back in Sarasota I would definitely go out again!

We went out on the Flying Fish today for a four hour Gulf excursion. Caught quite a lot of fish in…read morea relatively quick time. All of the staff were friendly and helpful and there wasplenty of bait. Everything worked well. They fillet the fish for you dockside and deserved all of the tips they received. Overall a great experience.

Captain Eric was amazing, We booked a 4hr off shore trip while on family vacation to siesta key. He…read morewas punctual, easy going, and super knowledgeable of the water/ fish. My mom caught her shark she was after! We caught lots of fish, and had barracuda and grunt for dinner! Captain Eric is easy to get along with and made the whole experience extremely enjoyable we absolutely recommend him and hope to be return customers ourselves. Thank you again!

Capt. Eric was Awesome. Easy going and patient w us! Book the charter really last minute and he…read morecame thru. Boat is clean and 32ft big. Water wasn't too choppy and I didn't get motion sickness. Will definitely recommend. Caught king fish and barracuda.

We had an awesome day in the water with our captain, Mike. He was very friendly, knowledgable, and…read moremade our trip very enjoyable. We had a group of 4, all fishing and most importantly all catching fish. We caught a variety of fish, some keepers (trout and flounder) and some that we had to throw back. We ended up with 4 keepers that we had Captain Mike fillet and package for us to take home. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a great time out in the water. Definitely worth the price.

We went out with Captain Mike today! We had a great time. My kids do not have a lot of fishing…read moreexperience and Mike was super hands on, super patient and just a nice guy! I have no hesitation giving him a five star rating. He has an amazing passion for fishing and that certainly shined through to us today. Thanks for a great morning!

First class experience with Ryan and Tom this past weekend. We ran on schedule, hit our limit of…read morefish while other charters struggled, and at the end of the day Ryan and Tom processed the catch into individual portions making it so easy for the cookout we had with family and friends later that day! We moved to the area last month and were lucky to find a great crew on our first time out

Back in July we had our best day in Sarasota fishing with Ryan and Tom. We absolutely crushed it at…read morethe spot they took us to. These guys obviously fish daily and they were amazed at our luck. During our haul they handled everything. There were six busy lines down and we never had to touch beat or unhook the countless grouper or snapper we caught. My kids, wife and I will never forget that day. Next time I'm in Sarasota for any reason I'll try to schedule some time out on this boat with Captain Ryan.

Chris fit right in with our group of laid back new comers to salt water fishing…read more Our group of 6 was set to go out 10 miles offshore, but the weather was bad and Chris advised that we could go, but no one would have fun with that much pitching up and down. We still had a great time in Sarasota Bay. The group caught about 10 fish per person (catch and release.) I knocked my beer overboard and he had everyone pull their lines up, repositioned the boat, and we picked the can out of the water lest it harm or pollute. That was classy. His boat was decked out with good fish finding equipment. As soon as he saw we were out of a sweet spot, he repositioned the boat and put us back on the fish. We cruised up to Dolphins hunting. At his low prices, and with his boat (fast and decked out) you're insane not to try him. Admittedly, he doesn't have a cabin cruiser type boat, but the point is to fish the waters, not crunch Cheetos in the air conditioning. When you have to pee, just pee off the back (sorry girls - actually, Chris would probably let girls pee off the back of the boat.) We didn't keep any fish, but the processing station back at the dock looked clean and I think Chris would process it for you, or the bait shop would... unsure. Ignore all of the above, and just have fun talking with him...

Super nice guy! Captain Chris is friendly, helpful and a pleasure to go out with. The first spot he…read moretook us to we instantly started pulling fish out of the water. While in retrospect I would have preferred paying a little bit extra for the deep sea fishing option, we all still had a blast fishing the the bay area and caught some fun fish in the process. The one caveat I'll mention is that Chris is a smoker. If cigarette smoke bothers you excessively, I'd say perhaps consider going elsewhere (and definitely asking the captain of any vessel you intend to charter if they're smokers, too). Also, you should probably pop a Dramamine before going out. Since its a smaller boat (27' or so), those waves can play a number on you. 12 hours later, and I still feel like I'm rocking back and forth...

We had a perfect day with Capt Corey - he is professional, skilled, and a natural teacher who…read moreencourages respect for our waters and sea life, all while making the day fun and full of fish!!!! Definitely recommend - I caught my first Hogfish ever!

My husband and I went fishing with Captain Corey at the end of February 2015. It was a very cold…read moreday but it didn't matter Captain Corey knew just where to find the fish. My husband caught speckled trout and according to Captain Corey one was even Tournament worthy and I caught a flounder. He cleaned the fish for us and we made fish tacos that evening ... Captain Corey was very professional, funny and knowledgeable... we would love to go fishing with him again!!!