Thanks for many years of enjoyment. All 12 of our kids have enjoyed their first fishing trip with…read morethe Patriot Team. Pleasant on the phone and on the boat. The captain keeps you "on the fish" to keep the kids engaged. I appreciate the hard work to find fish. Joel, as first mate, was extremely helpful with first time anglers and always nearby to extract the hook as needed. 4 hours of action! First class in my book. Bigfishfearme72

We had an excellent fishing day with Captain Kelson and Mate Alex. They were both extraordinarily…read morehelpful in educating and helping us through the entire fishing experience. They were very welcoming and highly knowledgeable about the area and the fishing. Highly recommend Patriot Party Boats fishing. Michael C.

Captain Dennis took us out for an amazing trip for a bachelor party. We caught our fish limit…read morewithin 45 minutes of when we started fishing, and the action didn't stop the entire trip. We lost count of how many fish we caught, and we'd go out on this boat in a heartbeat. Definite 5 star rating here, taking home more fish filets than we could eat in a month. These guys are knowledgeable and talented. Definitely take the 5 hour trip. It was well worth every penny. Awesome day and exceptional fishing from these guys.

4 of us went out with Captain Dennis for a bluefin tuna charter in late August 2022 ( 70" or less…read moreslot). Novice but enthusiastic offshore fishers with lots of inshore and freshwater experience. This was a first for all of us. We were 40-45 miles offshore all morning in an area with nothing shy of 100 whales, breaching, porpoising, and spouting the entire time. Fogged in for early morning with improving skies all day. The first fish was 38-40" fish that blew up the top water spread when he hit it, amazing. Second fish was right at the max, 70", probably north of 180#s. Captain Dennis had to work to keep us on fish as the wolfpack were pretty finicky near the surface. We called it to go try for striper, and within an hour of fishing for striper, we were maxed out. Boat great, First mate and Capitain great team, fish were the real stars of the day. When we got back, all fish were fileted and prepped for us to portion out and freeze. Still enjoying the spoils at dinner time. Thank you Dennis. We'll be back!!!!

We go fishing on the Queen 2 every year with my niece and nephew . We always catch enough fish for…read morea fresh fish dinner. My niece and nephew love that. The crew is exceptional so helpful and they filet all the fish we catch. I highly recommend this trip.

Great trip. Beautiful harbor highly recommend great views of the Kennedy compound Captain was…read morevery knowledgeable about the area

Captain Eric and his son took us out of Falmouth to the Vineyard where the fishing was tough. We…read moreran into wind and rising temperatures, neither good for striper fishing. After being unsuccessful that Sunday, Eric decided to offer us another chance the next morning. Using his knowledge of the area he put us on fish. We caught a few 40 plus inchers and our limit of Stripers within two hours. Thank you Eric and son for thinking outside the box and allowing a second chance for a great trip. I highly recommend Eric and Hairball Charters. If we have the opportunity we will fish with them again!

I had chartered out Eric's services and expertise for a 6hr excursion of fishing for my son and…read morehusband.. our 15yo son is just getting into fishing and he found Eric's tips and tricks very helpful in his own methods. My husband said Eric was very knowledgeable and that he took the care to plot and plan out the day so that our son could have the best chance at catching fish- multiple striped bass, bluefish and one stingray were all caught, as well as seal spottings in Monomoy Island made this day one for the books- Our son was absolutely gassed by the end of this outing but the wide grin on his face told the whole story. HIGHLY recommend this fishing charter, both for the experience and expertise of its owner as well as the experience as a whole.

Been out several times with Bad Dog and each time gets better…read more Capt Mike will put you on The fish.

We went out for four hours and it was amazing! We had a great day of fishing. Caught numerous…read morestrippers mostly keepers along with some blue fish and Bonita. It was so much fun and so worth it. Mike, the captain and his mate were excellent. Very knowledgeable and very accommodating. Would highly recommend this fishing charter. We will definitely be back!

Had a wonderful time on my Coastal Excursions charter! Captain Mike knew exactly where to find the…read morefish and they were biting hard throughout the day. Big fish, calm waters, and great people. Definitely sticking with Capt. Mike and First Mate Karin for all my Cape Cod fishing needs!

Captain was really great and got all the groups onto fish. Some great stories and really does a…read moregreat job with the younger kids on board. Our mate Matt was excellent and did a very nice job landing fish and showing everyone on board different species. Was a very nice time today on a late August trip with many fish over the rail!

What a great time today. They put us on fish and our party caught a few keepers. The captain and…read morehis mates ran a good boat, kept up with bait and landing fish. The best part was the stories from the captain and the attention that the mates gave the younger fishermen. We will be back and we highly recommend the Albatross!

Marty and his crew repowered my Key West 17' CC with a Suzuki DF90A. The price was good and Marty…read morewas able to diagnose some follow on issues, being able to water tests easily at his shop. During the overhaul issues were found in the console with strength of the steering mount and in the fuel tank sender and pickup. They added an aluminum plate to help the steering and got the fuel system working well. Boat runs like a new boat, turn key and go. The boat was designed for a 2 smoke and the added 100lb weight of a 4 stroke caused some on the mooring problems with deck drainage. Marty suggested we replace the bilge hatch with a more waterproof one and put a little ballast in the front of the boat and that worked fine. Marty showed me a boat at the dock that was just delivered and asked how much I thought it cost. I guessed 800k and he said 1.4 million. I think the repower work on little 17 footers may be a charity for us regular folks.

10/10 would recommend for boat rental!…read more After seeing some pretty worrisome reviews on Google and Yelp for other powerboat rental businesses in the area, I found Ship Shops and chose them due to their fantastic reviews and simple rental process. Judson went above and beyond to ensure that we would have a great day - explaining the maps of the area, and talking to us over the phone when we needed some help dropping the anchor. We come to the Cape every summer and will definitely be returning to Ship Shops next year to do it again!