I've been meaning to post this review for a week, but haven't simply because we keep talking with…read morethem daily like "old friends". By far, the BEST fishing trip we've ever had! Capt Mark was extremely professional and so entertaining! Having his first mate, and better half, Kayla, joining us rounded out our trip with fun stories, advice on fishing, and sheer fun to be around. Mark's philosophy on fishing and stalking the fish was unparalleled! We caught King Mackerel, Grouper, and Red Snapper. Then as we were heading in, Mark spotted a ton of Bonitas feeding and had to stop to try and catch one. He showed me where to throw my line and on my first cast I landed one immediately! THE most fun fish to bring in on light tackle!!! I could go on and on about our trip, but there just isn't enough time in the day! Book your trip with Capt Mark and 30A Light Tackle for the best day of fishing and entertainment!!!

Captain Mark will put you on the fish inshore or offshore. Guaranteed fun and excitement when…read morefishing on his boat!

Cannot recommend Captain Phil's enough. Used them 3 times now, they are the best! Great with kids…read moretoo!

We had a fantastic trip with Phil. We launched as soon as we arrived and where fishing in about 45…read moreminutes. I took out myself and four teenage kids on this trip. We stopped to pick up bait out of his pods and saw several sharks swarming around the bait site. These were pretty good sized sharks I will add. It was pretty cool to see. Check out my video! After we collected our bait we headed out. We had to go out to federal waters to fish so we went 10 miles off shore I believe. The first spot we stopped in there were a pod of dolphins hanging out seemingly waiting for us to bring them some fish up for them. Phil said that "this is the worst thing that could happen to us" so we left that area and headed to another. Phil took time to explain what to do to the kids and made sure they were taken care of with bait first. I appreciated his attention to detail and his witty banter with them. When we got to the new spot, he baited us all up and had us all drop to the bottom at the same time. It wasn't two minutes before we were catching fish. One after another we started reeling them up. As we were bringing them up, two of us had sharks come and snatch our catches off of the line. We then bailed on that spot because of the sharks. Arrived at another spot and had the same luck. It's like this man knows exactly where to drop bait to reel up fish fast. Every spot we visited was like this. Phil even communicated with another Captain about the luck we were having and he headed over to our spot to fish. He seemed to appreciate the help and in no time his group was catching fish. They didn't seem to have much luck until Phil called him over. We then moved to a spot to catch Amberjack. We caught a few but they were too small to keep. We caught our limit of Red Snapper after throwing several back, landed a big triggerfish we had to release due to season being over, and caught a few other random fish as well. All in all it was a fantastic trip! Phil and his wife cleaned and cut the fish into nice fillets for us once we hit the beach. What a haul!!! ***HEADS UP*** Here is a note about Greyton Beach though. Sharks are really close to the beach. In fact, as we were pulling up to get on the trailer we saw a 5 ft shark swimming between a group of beach goers. They were completely oblivious to it. It was literally in 3-4 ft deep water probably 20 yards from shore. I feel like the bait traps just off the beach are really attracting them to this area. So come to fish but swim elsewhere. No one wants to be shark food yo!!!

Captain Larry was amazing. Put us on the fish and very helpful to novice fisherman. We brought…read morehome tons of fish.

Captain Larry really knows how to put you right on top of the fish. Caught Red, Pink and Vermillion…read moreSnapper, Triggerfish and this big Grouper. He is patient with beginners giving gentle instruction and coaching. We had a great afternoon! Thanks Dead Fish Charters!!

Captain Jim and Bill made my first deep sea fishing trip memorable with their quick wit and…read moreprovided a superior fishing experience. I've done plenty of lake fishing and spent some time on the ocean whale watching, but I was still apprehensive about this trip. These guys quickly dispelled any concerns I had and were great company all the way around. We caught a lot during our 6 hour charter and had a great time on the water. I highly recommend the 6 hour charter!

This charter is the best hands down! Captain Jim and Parker treat you like family. This is our…read moresecond time with them and will be back again!! The boat is clean and has plenty of room to move around. They have all the elements to make your Crab Island experience unforgettable!!! Joe Gonzales ​

First time visiting crab island and using Costal for our trip to the island. The entire…read moreprocess...booking, payment, communication, pickup and execution...5 star . We were a party of 7, all women. The best thing I can say is, our captain and crew blended very well with our small group. The captain and crew had a good time interacting with us. Age range 30ish to late 60ish. Our group had a great time! Music, food, drinks were great. Boat was well equipped with water toys, ice coolers, bathroom on the boat very clean, we were able to play our own music. All around excellent time!

The owner of this company is awful. I didn't even use his service, however, as my family and myself…read morewere coming to the beach, being from out of town, we had no idea that vehicle access on this specific beach needed a permit. I specifically spoke to multiple people already with the county to confirm that no permit was needed and I was informed that it was a public beach access. Instead of this owner being gracious and polite to tourist he proceeded to yell at me asking me where my permit was and as I explained that I already asked that question and was told it was not necessary he just immediately start saying "bye, get out of here, turn around, bye". Oh and by the way I am a disabled veteran and this was all done on Fourth of July. Oh and by the way this was all done in front of my family and two little kids. I hope this review brings some insight that maybe not everybody is aware of the local rules and policies and to be a little more gracious as human beings. Not a good look when representing a company.

We had a great time fishing with Mark this past April. I didn't personally fish, but I enjoyed the…read moreboat ride and all of his knowledge. He took our group to several locations to make sure they got the best catches and was super knowledgeable about the area. My 12 year old daughter really enjoyed it and didn't want it to end. We caught triggerfish and several other varieties. We had hoped to catch something bigger, but hopefully next time! He cleaned the fish when we were done and recommended Grayton Seafood as a place to prepare it. Overall, it was such a great day for our family!

I must say, I am completely baffled on how Boat Charter Destin has such a high rating as our family…read morevacation experience was a complete disappointment and a waste of our hard earned money. I am not one to post negative reviews, however this experience warrants it. I will add that I e-mailed the charter in an effort to address our experience and they have opted to not respond so I am happy to share our negative experience publicly. Funny how they respond quickly when you are booking a trip, but fail to respond if there is an issue to be addressed post trip. Our trip was scheduled to depart at 7am, however the boat was not prepared for departure and we did not get under way until 7:52am. Our Captain (Jeff) did not have the boat fueled, he did not have ice, nor bait ready for our trip. While "fueling" the boat, he managed to fill the fresh water tank reservoir with gasoline, requiring the marina to subsequently pump the gasoline out before we could depart. Obviously this did not instill confidence as to the captains boating capabilities or familiarity with the boat. Since we opted to place our personal possessions into the china toilet cabinet, all of our personal belongings ended up reeking of fuel vapors. After preparing the boat for our "fishing" trip, Jeff had to make yet an additional detour to obtain ice and bait for the trip. I will add he only obtained 20 bait fish for the entire trip. Knowing the complexity of the ocean and the likelihood that one will go through a lot of bait while trying to catch fish, why would you only get 20 baitfish and then put several of the baitfish on the hook in whole instead of preparing cut bait??? Being an avid fisherman, it is important to match bait size to hook size. If the fish are stealing the bait, put smaller pieces of the bait on the circle hooks so they can't just rip it off and they have to actually take the bait....or switch to J hooks. Now that we have finally spent an hour and a half of our morning anxiously awaiting for Jeff to have the boat ready for the fishing trip, we finally get under way. After getting to our first fishing spot, Jeff informed us we would be using three rods for our four person fishing trip until he got us on some fish.....which never happened. Since the captain invested in cheap fishing gear, there was an issue with one of the reels while attempting to land a fish and we only "fished" with three rods for the remainder of the trip. Should have been more prepared for this I would think. Without exaggeration, we literally had our lines wet and in the water for less than 30 minutes for the entire five hour "fishing" trip. In full disclosure, there were dolphins following the boat and made fishing a bit more difficult. Jeff would put us on a spot and we would drop our lines a couple times and we would again move to a new location which could take an extensive amount of time. We literally fished 4 spots the entire trip and I am not exaggerating when I say we only had our lines in the water for 30 minutes total. This is unacceptable! I hope anyone who takes the time to read our review will not have the same negative experience we did. Since we reside in Texas, we based our decision to use this charter after reading the posted reviews. We now realize our experience did not mimic that of others. You would think the charter would want to address our experience, but it seems they got their money and they are moving on to the next. I wish future customers the best!

Great day on the water w Capt. Lance! The water was rough but it did not matter. Lance found the…read morefish, was a patient teacher and made sure we had a great day! Do not hesitate to book your trip, you will not regret it!

I've had the privilege of fishing twice now with Capt. Patrick. Both times we slayed bull reds. Not…read moreonly was the fishing a blast but the conversation was as well. Patrick truly is a natural teacher and never makes you feel inferior with your fishing knowledge. I'd recommend him to anyone and can't wait for our next trip. Thanks for all you do Patrick!