Originally we were booked Monday with a girl and that morning her boat wouldn't start so we ended up with Captain Josh. His boat was much nicer and the tradition was smooth. It was a super slow day. We caught two flounders which were too small to keep and a handful of sheepshead. Only two were big enough to keep. We wasted half the trip driving around to worthless spots and even had to stop mid trip and go back for bait because he didn't have enough. We were quoted $275 for the spring special over the phone and then charged $375. It's my husband fault for not getting the booking rate in writing. We ended up paying Josh's regular rate because the girl wasn't there to confirm. Overall we had a good time, but if we pay good money to charter a trip, at least give us a guide that knows the routes. I knew it would be a bust when 5 minutes in Josh says he only does off shore trips. If we ever try Cowboys again we will have Josh take us offshore. We liked him personally but he wasn't equipped or knowledgeable about the bay side like he was offshore. read more

Cowboy Charters - Boat Charters Near Me - Freeport, Texas

Have been out several times with Cowboy Charters and always have a blast and always come home with a full cooler. Crew is always fun to hang out with and knowledgeable. Highly recommend them!!! read more

Cowboy Charters - Boat Charters Near Me - Freeport, Texas

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Josh, who is the captain of Blue Fin Charters, captained our boat. Not the best customer service. Deckhand, Brendon, slept most of the time and was not engaging when he was awake. Neither one bothered to learn the names of the 2 kids and 4 adults on board. Do NOT go with kids. They will not help them. Josh likes to hook the fish. it becomes the "Captain Fishing Show " as we so affectionately called it. Weird experience. We were looking for charters to recommend for our business, and this will NOT be it. read more

Captain Josh and First Hand Colton were great. They were extremely attentive and took care of everything. There was not a moment where we weren't having a good time. The boat was a great size, the equipment was great, but the amazing service is what took the cake! The only negative from the whole experience was when it was over... We'd for sure go with these guys again! read more

Cowboy Charters - Boat Charters Near Me - Freeport, Texas

Great charter. Capt Josh was amazing. Went out for Snapper and on the way out caught 21 Mahi. Then went on to limit on Snapper and still had time to run out and catch 14 king fish It was a rough day as far as the seas and only endured up going about 35 miles out. The capt is very safety cautious when it comes to weather but was still able to land us a ton of fish What a trip!! read more

Cowboy Charters - Boat Charters Near Me - Freeport, Texas

Trip should have been cancelled due to 4-6' seas. Was delayed by 3.5 hours due to engine trouble. Then they didn't have boat gassed up nor ice so that took another 30-40 minutes... Th e smell of gas at the back of the boat was so bad you couldn't hardly breath and it was so rough we couldn't go anywhere else and they had the Ison glass down which made it worse. They blamed it on the vents but we have been on over 50 offshore boats and never had this problem before. They also said this was the last season for this boat. Engine died while we were offshore which took another 15 minutes to get it running again. Due to rough seas and gas smell 2 people got sick so we were back within 3 hours. Captain said he could not take us bay fishing but if we called it then they would only charge us for the 5 hour trip. Total rip off. Poor communication, unprofessional and old crappy boat. read more

Josh and Chris took us out today. With a rainy start and high waves we still limited out and they were big Red Snappers. The trip was awesome, from the lightning display, the stormy ride, all the way to the fishing, and the sunny return. It was great. The guys were very good, professional, and knowledgeable. Couldn't have been a better trip. --Awesome. read more

So I called these guys to check up on my appointment that I had on a Monday since weather wasn't looking to good for that day. I was told by the lady that the "CAPTAIN" would check the conditions and notify me by Sunday. I never got a call from anyone but I did get a confirmation email stating that we were still scheduled to go out. I had guys coming out from different place we all had about a hour and a half drive to get to Freeport we knew that there was going to be thunderstorms since Friday but we figured these "EXPERIENCED CAPTAINS" knew what they were doing and if I canceled they would take my $500 which I think they wanted me to do since I didn't get a call till about 5:30 a.m from "CAPTAIN CODY" telling me that we couldn't go out because of the conditions my appointment was at 6 a.m that day we had already arrived at the location. So we met up with this person and asked him why he didn't let us know ahead of time so we wont waste our time coming all the way for nothing, since we all knew the weather wasn't going to be good all he said was "well conditions change" he really looked like he didn't give a shit about what just had happened. On the website it says that the don't hire any young inexperienced captains every captain I saw that day looked like they were in there 20s. Don't waste your time and money with these guys you never know when the "conditions change". read more

Best Charter ever.... great time, Michelle and Mark were on top of everything. And best of all my wife got her first sail read more

Cowboy Charters - Boat Charters Near Me - Freeport, Texas

Went out with Captain Josh and had a terrible experience and the whole trip was unprofessional. They told us we had caught our limit in red snapper and acted like it was bothersome for us to fish for something else while we still had time on the clock . Then when we got back to shore they had miscounted the fish we caught and we ended up not having our limit in red snapper. The captain also stopped to refuel for the next days trip which took 20 minutes of our paid time. Their method of cleaning fish does not include scaling or de-boning the fish. Also, be aware of the fine print at the bottom of their website stating there is a 4% fee for paying with a credit card. They certainly don't make you aware of that in advance. After our horrible experience, I left multiple messages for the owner Mike to call me to discuss my issues, but he has never called me back. read more

I had organized two boat fulls of people to go out and have an 8 hour trip catching fish, to have an adventure they would remember for some time. Due to being an avid angler, and someone who has been offshore a few times, I wanted a trip that would indulge me a bit. I figured bringing 2 boats full of people to this company would maybe earn some gratuity from the captains (if nothing else, on my boat, where I had brought 2 personal friends along). We were greeted (they were late at the dock leaving us standing around for an hour), and then while we were under way out of Freeport, were TOLD what we would be catching. I took a bit of offense to this. My previous charters had consisted of snapper (which were out of season in federal waters at the time of this charter, granted), amberjack, kings, lings, etc. The captain (which was not Jennings), attempted to bait and switch us while we were pulling away from the dock. Told us if we were willing to shell out for the most expensive charter, they might be coerced into allowing us to catch something other than bull reds, kings, and then sharks (all of which I can catch within 5 miles of shore in my KAYAK). Apologies, but when I bring 2 boats full of paying customers to your door, I would hope to be given a bit more courtesy (at least professionally). So I bit my tongue, after all we were on their boat, which was running, the bait and tackle were handled well, and the run of the mill things were taken care of. We opened the day on some bull reds, then proceeded to the rigs for kingfish, and then wasted the rest of the time trying to catch sharks. I will give them the fact that it was a good haul of fish, but not what I had paid for, and definitely not what was able to be had in the 8 hours we had paid for. I attempted to bring my concerns to Capt Jenning's attention through a private message on facebook. I wished to handle my concerns in a professional mannerism, man to man. He then took my comments and posted them to their public wall, in an attempt to defame my argument, where people (as would be expected from people who actually follow the page) lambasted me for "daring" to voice concern when they had put us on fish, attempting to silence me through the power of the mob. I will do everything I can to steer customers away from this company, due to their blatant lack of professionalism in handling customer issues, and poor communication. If you want to be cattle-carted a fishing experience they deem to impose on you, then by all means, invest in this company's time. If you want something where YOU, THE CUSTOMER choose what you would like to fish for, then seek guidance elsewhere. read more

I had the opportunity to go fishing with Capt. Mike this month. Professional, top-notch equipment, and flat out fun to go fishing with. I found this company on the web - and yes it was priced a little more than his competitors. Funny thing about that - when you get to the dock in the morning to board boats - and you see the competitors equipment - well, I sure was glad I picked Cowboy. In fact my group actually ended up going out twice during the same week. First trip the fish weren't cooperating well (caught a couple - nothing huge - but that's fishing, right?). Second trip we went out on the 32' Contender and absolutely NAILED them. Couldn't say enough about how great the crews are on both boats. Great time. Enjoyed the experience. King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Gafftop and the boat also brought in a 63 pound Ling Cobia (that was fun). If you are reading this review - best advice I can offer is to pick these guys. I'm a fan. I will be a repeat client! read more

I took my elderly father and minor son out for what I had hoped would be a trip of a lifetime. Captain Josh was unprofessional and rude the entire time, often making us very uncomfortable with his language and anger (he used profanity constantly, refused to honor what we had been told on the phone, cussed out his deck hand in front of us for miscounting the fish, and had to be consoled by other people at the marina before he would calm down enough to clean our fish). Then, when we expressed concern and stated that we would like to talk to someone (after all, none of this was our fault but we had to listen to it), he actually dared us to try to contact his boss, stating that "Cowboy" wouldn't care. Sure enough, we have been unable to get the owner to call us back to discuss our concerns. Not to mention, we got back to the marina and other boats brought in more fish and bigger fish than us. I have fished my entire life and used several other charters and have never left a bad review, but the behavior at Cowboy Charters is the most unprofessional I have ever seen or heard of. There are other charters in the area who actually care about their customers and your money would be better spent elsewhere. read more