Booked an inshore charter with Capt. Rock of Reel Tite Guide Service for me, my wife, my son, and…read moredaughter in law and couldn't be happier with the service we received. We left from Venice Marina and we were put on fish immediately catching full limits of quality fish. The goal was to catch numbers, and we caught lots of fish, and some decent sized redfish and sheephead. The trip was enjoyable not only for the scenery but also the knowledgeable and personable captain we had. Rock gave us everything we wanted and even allowed us to keep fishing after we got our limit in hopes of catching other species as well, as we tried several spots. I will most definitely be back to fish with this guide service. I have fished for tuna, dorado, snapper, reds and many species of freshwater fish in the US and overseas and this was one of the most fun trips I've been on. I highly recommend them to others.

the owner is a bully in lacks communication skills...... pay them in January and try for 3 weeks…read moreprayer to trip to get a hold of them and they did not show up at their office and were extremely volatile and rude when they did answer over nothing. good news is he sent the gods.... bad news is he sent the guides..... they struggled to catch a limit of rat rats and we caught four bulls over a two-day period with three boats and no specs as promised..... well the rest of the gods were tearing up the specs and bulls...

Our first trip to Venice. We were very happy with our trip. When you fish with Tails Up, you will…read morebe fishing with Capt. Donnie, not some sub charter boat. The boat and equipment are top of the line! You will not find a harder working capt and crew.

So you want to go offshore fishing. You never been, don't know where to start. You want a captain…read morewho knows his stuff, you want to catch fish, big fish and lots of them, you want to get your moneys worth. Captain Donnie is the man!

04/11/2026 - First time to Venice and my only regreat is that it took me 37 years to discover it…read more We blindly booked Josh for inshore and off shore fishing. Prior to the trip, Josh was honest about conditions and the bite. It wasnt the best news but I apprecited his honestly. Day 1, inshore - Josh picked us up from our floating house and had us on fish as the sun rose. As a Captain, Josh managed the perfect balance between being helpful, while still giving you some independance to catch your own fish; which I apprecited. I have had guides in the past that hook a fish and pass you the rod, not Josh (although I am sure he would do whatever you ask if that is your style). We did very well on reds, flouder and speckeled trout. Day 2 , offshore- Captain Zack picked us up from the Cypress Marina. His first mate gave us some very much apprecited suggestions on where to sit in the boat while traveling offshore. Zack and the first mate hustled to catch bait. Watching them work the cast nets was an experience of its own. I will admit the boat ride was "intense" due to it being pretty rough water but I never felt unsafe. The Captain and boat were both very capable. On location, we hooked a few shark but no Tuna. There were several other boats in the area and I never saw anyone land any fish, just cutting sharks off. Even though fishing was slow, the crew never stopped hustling. We eventually left the Tuna spot and looked for Swordfish. We hooked three swordfish and landed one. I will say, the swordfish really made up for the lack of tuna! All and all, you get what you pay for. This trip isnt cheap and it is not for the weak but if you want to catch fish and get back alive, I would go with Intensity Outiffters. Already looking at the calender to go back in October and hit that Blue Waaader Oh and most importantly - ZACK- KILLER TUNES BRO

did not catch but one small tuna in 2 full days of fishing. do not recommend this charter. the 2…read moreguides that were twin brothers on 2 separate days could not get us on any tuna. Could see tuna on the electronics but they could not figure out how to catch them. there are other charters that caught some that weekend. If the guides can't catch any fish I don't think people should have to pay a full price for the day.

Im unaware of any body of water by this name. Considering the business operates in the Gulf of…read moreMexico, they could consider revising the business name.

This name is highly confusing. I don't know if you mean the Gulf of Mexico, or if there is some…read moreother gulf with the name "Gulf of America". You have left me very confuzzled. As far as my knowledge goes, the "Gulf of America" does not exist.

What an awesome experience!! Even though the tuna were being finicky captain chandler worked crazy…read morehard to make sure we landed some yellow and black fin and had a great time. Highly recommend champion charters and we will definitely be back next year!!!

Upon reading the website we choose this Charter when we were planning to go to Venice (Tuna Town)…read moreto go tuna fishing. According to their website they target yellowfin tuna everyday of the year saying you can also catch other species while you are fishing for Tuna. The morning of our trip before leaving the dock we expressed our desire to fish for tuna, we were told they have not been catching tuna, BUT we can try... Okay cool, that's what we drove 10 hours to do. We drove out 30 miles to various rigs where we targeted Snapper and Mangrove. We never targeted tuna, we didn't ever stop to get live bait to try for tuna. We did see other boats casting for bait.. And another charter boat did catch Tuna, of course you don't have a chance to catch one if you don't try. Another deception of the website - cost is 1700.00 plus fuel. When you book you are told 2400.00. The site says all gear provided. When we were targeting Mangroves there were 3 poles to use, but 6 of us were fishing. We managed to enjoy part of the day and we enjoyed the captain and first mate for the most part. In the long run we you are decieved on the service you are paying for it takes that joy right back out of you. Captain Chandler's opinion was we should have been happy to have fish in the boat, period. Doesn't matter what kind they were. Sadly I do not share that opinion. On another note, I have taken many charter trips in Texas and Florida, I have never ever saw the crew of any boat throw all their trash into the ocean!!! I was so shocked.