Great day on the water! Captain Mike and First Mate Ryan did a fantastic job. Not only are they very knowledgeable about fishing, they are a lot of fun to hang out with! Our group of five booked with Contagious when our previous Captain had engine trouble. Captain Mike and Ryan went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience. Most importantly, we caught a lot of fish. Snapper, grouper and even an octopus. The dolphins must have known about Contagious. They followed us all day. Despite that, Captain Mike made sure we had many opportunities to catch some keepers. As we travelled from fishing spot to fishing spot, Captain Mike and Ryan went out of their way to keep us entertained. We saw a triple tail, really unique, thanks to their efforts. See photo. Do yourself a favor and book with Contagious. You will be glad you did. Until next year........ read more

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These guys gave us an amazing trip! It was my husband and I and our two kids, 13 and 14, who went. We are a family of hunters, so we are used to killing our own meat, but not necessarily fishing for it. My husband was the most experienced of us, having fished in lakes and rivers at home. I could take it or leave it but I love to eat fish, and let's be honest, reeling in fish is fun. My daughter loves to kill meat, but is completely vegetarian, so she was into the sport of it. And my son...God love him...most of his fishing experience is the Wii Fishing video game. He was eager to try something new he'd never done before, but he went into it not knowing how to hold a fishing pole. Mike and Ryan were able to meet us each at our level of experience and made it super enjoyable for all of us. It was totally worth paying a little extra over some of the other charters to be the only people on the boat. It meant we had 100% personalized attention. Mike drives the boat and is a good conversationalist while Ryan, a younger guy who has enough energy for five people, mans the fishing poles, baiting them, casting them, and then once we got a bite and reeled in the fish, he grabbed the fish, took the hook out, and took care of putting the fish on ice until we got back to the shore. It was so enjoyable to only have to do the fishing and reeling and having all the other tasks handled for us. We never had to touch a hook or a fish! Mike and Ryan were super encouraging, especially to my kiddos and made the trip really special. These guys had an intimate knowledge of the water around Indian Rocks and knew where to find fish. And you can tell they love fishing!!! My husband and kids rotated the fishing duties while I mostly sat letting them have all the opportunities to catch fish they wanted and took pictures (I did reel one in...and it was the biggest of the day! ). I had been dreading the trip and was planning on just "taking one for the team" so my family could have a good time. I suffer from POTS, myalgic encephalomyelitis, and idiopathic hypersomnia and the thought of a half day on a boat with no where to go if I had an attack seemed awful. Fortunately, the boat was very comfortable! It was super clean, and well maintained. There is a little bit of shade on the boat, but many times the hot Florida sun did beat down on us. We went in the morning at day break, though, so it wasn't until the end of the trip I started to get hot. There was a large cushioned place to sit in the middle of the boat, perhaps 4'x5' (?), that was extremely comfortable, and if a sleep attack would have hit me, I wouldn't have had any reservations about lying on the cushion and sleeping. Luckily I didn't have to do that, so I spent my time cheering on my kids when they got fish and talking to Mike. I was even sad when it was over. I could have kept going for another hour or two. I loved seeing my family have such a good time and experiencing something new that we could never do at home! When we got back to the dock, Mike took all of our fish and cleaned them and cut them into fillets right there at his butcher table on the dock. He threw the fish carcasses to the pelicans and my kids and I enjoyed watching the pelicans fight over the fish. When the fish was all cleaned and filleted, we left with two gallon size bags of fillets, both so full we could barely close them. When we got back to our condo, we looked up the market price for the fresh mackerel and kingfish we caught and we easily had over $300 worth of fish. Our condo had a kitchenette, so we spent the rest of the week eating fresh fish fillets cooked in a little bit of bacon fat...yum!!! We even still have some to take home (check Publix for dry ice to put in the cooler if you end up taking fish home too). I cannot recommend these guys and their charter fishing trip enough! They really have something special here and I'm so glad my family got to experience this. Even after all the fish fillets are gone, we'll have tons of awesome memories, pictures, and experiences to keep for a lifetime! read more

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Great day out with Captain Mike and Ryan! Very courteous and knowledgeable fishermen. Great with teenagers too! Communication is also top notch! read more

Captain Mike and his mate were outstanding, they worked so hard to find the best red snapper! We loved it and would highly recommended this team. read more

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I've been going to Captain Mike for a few years now. Him and Ryan do an amazing job. Had 5 of us on the boat and we had a great experience on our last trip. Go check them out.... read more

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Had the best time fishing with Mike and Ryan. They were very polite, knowledgable, patient and helpful, and always seemed to be able to find the fish.I have been on several charters in the clearwater/st pete area, and this charter by far has been the best experience out of them all! read more

What a Great Fishing Charter! We hired Capt Mike for a full day fishing charter and couldn't have been more pleased. Both the captain and the mate were a pleasure to be around and treated our party of six to a fantastic day of fishing. I would highly recommend them for a fishing trip and will be sure to charter them again the next time we're in the Clearwater Beach area. Thanks again for a great day! Ted Lake read more

I have gone fishing with this charter boat on a number of occasions. The owner captain of this boat is Capt Mike and his first mate is Ryan. I recently booked another tripp with Capt mike and his mate Ryan on July 12th 2020 and I took some young men from my family. This Capt did not disappoint which is no different than the previous trips on board this vessel. We caught massive grouper and snapper all day long. This trip actually made me realize I'm becoming an old man quickly as I had a very hard time getting those big grouper up off the bottom. The young guys I brought with me this time all had an awesome time out there. Capt mike and Ryan were able to help them all catch huge fish and coached them professionally the entire time. We had a blast and I'd gladly refer anyone looking to go deep sea fishing with either your family or with your friends to visit this boat. You will not be disappointed at all. Excellent crew and a wonderfully crafted boat. This boat will put you on the fish I guarantee that. Thank you again Capt Mike and first mate Ryan for making such a memorable trip even more so. We really enjoyed this and you already know, I'll be back on board with another group of people to get some more workout sessions in with those epic grouper battles, only next time I'll win a few more than I'll lose. (I Hope). Thanks again guys Y'all stay blessed read more