Great crew, safe and humorous both, always the sign of good guides. They accommodated my…read moresnorkeling-familiar partner as well as my brand-new-to-snorkeling six year old son and myself (I'm somewhere in between but now I have the bug and I desperately want to come back to dive). We went to two places and saw tons of beautiful aquatic life, multiple types of colorful parrot fish, etc, as well as a huge larger-than-man sized grouper (I'll get my Bf to post pics on his review as he rented the underwater camera housing for his iPhone 6s). We also saw a sizable shark my boyfriend followed for awhile and then was followed by*... They have water and soda for sale $1 on the boat, a cooler to store your own snacks and drinks if have them (no glass or alcohol), as well as a cooler with tap water you can refill your own bottles. Highly recommend this business and the Looe Key snorkeling/scuba trip!

Had a decent experience with Strike Zone charters. They were accommodating with scheduling…read more At one point, there were sharks swimming underneath us, which we signaled to the captain about- but he just said ITS OK and looked the other way. I understand that sharks aren't a real cause for concern and a lot of people like the sharks, but we got scared and swam back to ship. I would have liked if the captains took our fears at least educated us on the different types of sharks that swim in the waters.

Captain Brad knows fishing. Even in tough conditions he'll find you fish. He can be a…read morelittle....salty. First Mate James was friendly, helpful, and a lot of fun. Overall a great trip. Landed tons if fish, with variety, and good species. Best charter I've ever been on.

The captain has 45 years experience. He knows what he's doing. He can be a little short if you…read moredon't follow directions. The mate, James, was outstanding. He worked hard to keep lines in the water. Key West is an awesome place for fishing.

We had a great day fishing with Captain John. He's very experienced and knowledgeable and a…read morepatient teacher. His boat and fishing tackle are first rate. We highly recommend Funyetcharters.

John is a great guy and great fisherman!! We caught 30 mahi!!! Been doing it for 40 years. A proread more

This is a serious fishing boat. Maybe not the choice for you if you are a beginner. Dave B. wanted…read morea guaranty that he would catch at least two 30" snapper. No captain would ever guaranty this. He said he's booking with the Patriot, great, have them sign that he'll catch those fish or the trips for free, guess what's NOT going to happen? I guess dealing with ppl that aren't realistic is part of the business. I've been on the boat many times, some trips were great, some were average but the effort was always there by the captain and crew.

I started fishing with Capt Greg Mercurio on the Yankee Capt's 3 years ago. I try to book a trip…read moreon the YankeeC 6x year. Fishing on the YankeeC is different than most head boats. Not 5 stars because this is an old boat and it does lack some conveniences, not because of the fishing, Capt. or mates. 1. If you're on a deep drop trip, you're fishing with electrics and heavy lead weights. Not everyone listens to the Capt./Mates which results in tangles. If you are on the Tortugas trip, it's going to be crowded. 2. These trips are long. You need to come prepared for the long hours. You are paying for rail time... use it to your advantage. Pack as per the instructions on the YankeeC website. 3. Prepare rigs as per the instructions on the YankeeC website. Do not try to re-invent the wheel. They know what works and what doesn't to catch fish. That goes with bait too. I have found that 5 lb boxes of whole medium squids and 15-24 Goggle Eye's works best. You can substitute the Goggle's if unavailable. 4. This is not a luxury cruise. No food service, bunks are just that, bunks. The shower is "rustic" (minimal), but it does the trick. If you remember that you're there to catch fish you will not be disappointed. 5. The mates are your best friends on the trip. Listen to your mates! Honestly, they know more about what works than you do. 6. One downside is that you have to bring your own food. The upside is that your trip cost is far less than other boats. I bring 1 cooler with food and 1 with drinks and ice. Coffee & water are available on board. 7. Capt Greg (and Capt. Marco) will do their best to try and put you on fish. Sometimes it's your time to catch, and sometimes it's your neighbor's, but you will catch fish. 8. I don't understand all of the negative comments about Capt. Greg being rude/nasty. He is not there to be your friend. He is there to safely get you to the fishing grounds, put you on fish, provide you with assistance to catch fish, and get you home all of which he does very well. If you take the time to talk with him, you will find him to be a very nice person who takes his job/responsibility very seriously and wants you to return to the dock with a full cooler. Here's the bottom line: you are going on a serious fishing trip, further offshore than most will ever go in their lives, to catch fish with some soon to be close personal friends with the same objective. If you're too independent (or stubborn) to follow the Mates or Capt's recommendations, don't book on the YankeeC. If you want a luxury cruise, don't book. If you want to catch fish... book with confidence. Tight lines!

Captain Rob deserves 10 stars!! Wife and I did an 8 hour charter and loved every minute. Rob is…read morefun, witty and one heck of a fisherman! We knocked the crap out of the fish in several locations and loved the fact that when the protected fish bit in one location we reeled the rods up and left instead of weeding through them and leaving a trail of dead "protected" fish behind us for a couple in the cooler. We spent the day listening to other charters whine about the tough bite and empty coolers as we hauled in a limit. If you hire anyone else in Key West...it's your fault if you go home less than thrilled. I barely got the wife fed and back to the hotel before she fell asleep exhausted from reeling fish in.

Captain Rob is super friendly and patient, as well as a great fisherman. The boat is clean and…read moresuper stable. This is an excellent choice for a charter in Key West!

I cannot say enough negative things about this company and the owner.Run far and fast…read more Friend and I booked a half day excursion. For the TWO OF US. We wanted our own boat and captain and not the annoying aspect of sharing a boat with strangers and dealing with small talk. We specifically listed what we wanted to do: kayak, paddleboard, fish. That was precisely on our order form. We also specifically noted that snorkeling was not an option. I had a procedure on my ear and could not submerge my ear in water. We book, we pay. We call the next day to confirm because we hadn't received any notification by phone or email. Leave a message and the owner calls at 9 pm the night before our scheduled excursion the next morning. He tells us that there was a mixup online and they don't have enough boats/captains. Say what? We were pissed. It was our last day and it was too late to schedule a new excursion. My friend let him know that this was riduculous. about 30 minutes later he calls back and lets us know that it's all worked out, everything is fine, see you tomorrow morning. We show up the next morning and it was a shit show. Our captain comes in, Scruffy, and greets us. Takes us out to the dock and shows us the boat we are going to be on and that we just have to wait for the other employee to come back with the bait. We sit. Then sit some more. Next thing you know, we are introduced to a family and find out that we are all sharing a boat. WTF. We paid money for the TWO of us for a half day excurision and to have our own boat. It wasn't cheap. At all. We explained that this is wrong. We are then told that they had a large party make an appt so the other boat was reserved for them. Basically, screw you. We are making tons more money with this large party. The boat for 5 guests and the captain was a joke. 2 people could sit up front on this little boat , the other 3 sat on Yeti coolers. Scruffy explains our plan for the day: snorkeling and swimming. We chime in that snorkeling/swimming is not an option and not what we paid for and where are the kayaks and paddleboards? The FAMILY paid for an all day excursion and that's what they requested. Hence, more people and all day = more money. Both of us at that point are pissed. Scruffy says he will squeeze on paddleboards, but kayaks are going to fit. YOu know, because we were on a boat that wasn't big enough for the people on it. Then proceeds the issue regarding our half day excursion vs the family's all day excursion. Scruffy starts trying to get us to upgrade to an all day excursion so that he doesn't have to cut into the family's all day tour. We weren't about to pay more money for the shit show that was taking place and tell him too bad, we aren't doing an all day because I wasn't about to sit my ass on a boat while everyone swam and snorkeled. That wasn't what we paid for. We get on the tiny ass rinky dink boat and head out. We go to a little island. Scruff drops us off, gets the fishing gear out and takes us around a bend of the island. He drops us off in a little cove, asks if we know how to fish and then says he will be back in a few hours because he is taking the family snorkeling by a boat wreck. WTF? So the two of us are in awe. We say we need our bags, our lunch, some WATER while we are left Gilligan's Island style in some random cove. He leaves us. We start fishing. Something starts biting us. Biting us ALL.OVER. The little cove was infested with sand fleas. Both of us were covered with sand flea bites. If you know sand flea bites, you know how god awful itchy they are. We immediately got the hell out of there and went to the main part of the island/sand bar is where other charter operations were. We then proceeded to hang out waist deep in the water because I can't get my damn ear wet. About an hour/hour and half later, the boat rolls up. We tell Kermit that we couldn't fish because of the sand flea infestation. We want to paddleboard since we are stuck on this island. We paddleboard, are hanging out... and an hour later Scruffy yells to us that it's time to go because our time is up, BUT we can add another hour for an extra $100 a person. Uh, hell to the no. We paddle in. Get on the boat. The obnoxious father proceeds to push us towards staying. Obviously they didn't want to waste an hour of their time paid for the charter while schlepping is back to the dock. At this point we are furious. We did nothing but paddleboard for an hour and get bit by sand fleas and sit in water. That's it. It cost us $250 a person for that crap. Furious. we get dropped off, get in the car and my friend who booked wrote the owner Rob (? I think is his name) and told him there were major issues and to call us. Nothing that day. We call, we leave messages. Nothing. We call again. We FINALLY get an email from him. long story short, this was an expensive and unprofessional piece of garbage charter. STAY AWAY.

I highly recommend!! Especially captain scruffy, he's a cool captain to have and a good one as…read morewell!! He took us out to the mud keys, I ended up paddle boarding and followed a friend through some mango trees and got knocked off of the board and couldn't get back on it so she went to get a rope, little did I know scruffy is on top of his game and already came searching for us due to us taking a long time to get back and he found me and helped me get situated onto the board! He then led the way back to the boat. It's definitely worth it and you'll be in good hands!! The views you get is worth it, I love the mango trees personally. We were on vacation from Ohio and it's a stress reliever from everything.

Don't book with this group as they only care about taking your money. They make you pay in full…read morebefore the trip. My wife and I had a trip booked on July 31th, but an emergency happened and we couldn't make the trip. I spoke to Travis but when it was all over, they would refund me anything. I get it, and business is business. But, sometimes word of mouth and doing the right thing can grow your business over time versus a couple dollars in your pocket today. My recommendation is to find a fishing charter company that doesn't require all the money up first. Stay away from KEY WEST ANGLING.

I've been fishing with Key West Angling for several years now, had some incredible days catching…read morepermit and tarpon plus a sailfish once. Professional and on point in every way. Whether you're fishing with a family or want to catch your trophy, these guys can tailor it to your needs. Strongly recommended.

This was such a fun charter. The guides were so nice and informative. Very supportive when sea…read moresickness kicks in. Was able to see all kinds of sea creatures including some reef sharks! Super fun.

One of our best hired snorkeling experiences in the country. We've snorkeled and dove all over…read moreOceania, Hawaii, and the US and this was such a good experience. Check-in and boarding was smooth. We've got our own gear but they had everything we would have needed. Boat was not overcrowded and the crew was stellar. Matthew, Mark, Troy, and John -- top notch, professional and great hosts. Nice trip to the barrier reef and we were blessed to have crystal waters, great weather, and beautiful reefs full of fish, fish, fish. Can't recommend this team and experience enough!