Capt Hixon and his crew were phenomenal! They were fun, Made sure we had everything we needed, and…read moremade sure we had the best trip we could have. They definitely knew where the fishing spots were, we landed fish at every stop. I highly recommend them for a great fishing experience & awesome NFL Stories. Looking forward to the next trip, hopefully an oil rig run!

Best fishing trip we could have ever went on! We literally caught fish the whole trip we left the…read moredock stopped  at a big ship right out of the pass captain Andrew threw the cast net caught about 500 cigar minnows put them in the live well! And we were off to go catching not fishing! What i thought at that moment is we have the right captain! There were 12 other charter boats catching bait there! Except captain Andrew pulled inbetween all of them threw one time and caught all the bait we could imagine! Those other boats were catching bait using fishing rods but only catching 1 or 2 baits at a time . So i asked captain Andrew why they didn't throw a net like you did and he informed me that some didn't even know how or that they were using that tactic to kill time! We caught are limit of red snapper and the smallest one we kept was 15 pounds,7 black snapper, trigger fish but we couldn't keep them they were out of season ,5 cobia but we were only allowed to keep two of them And a bull shark that was 300 plus pounds! The absolute best charter i have ever been on in the last 18 years and i usually do 2 to 3 trips a year and always a different captain until now i will use captain Andrew from now on! And will be the first captain i have ever recommend to  friends family and co. Workers. Thank you captain Andrew for a trip of a life time !

It took me a few days to think on if I wanted to write a review on this company or not... Well the…read moremore I thought about it the more I felt it needed to be wrote. I called to book a shark fishing charter with this company on 7/16/19 that my husband found on the internet, and the owner (Captain Andrew) was very accommodating...We spoke through text several times and got everything set up that day... Pricing was supposed to be $650.00 for 4 people and $100 something (I believe) for the additional 2 people that were going which was fine... Mind you the people that were going were, mom, 69 years of age, my aunt 65 years of age, my grandson 7 years of age, and my husband & myself both 52... I called to touch base with the owner of the charter to see about a bathroom on his boat, because my mom had asked me was their one... On all other charters we've take there has been bathrooms, but I just wanted to make sure because I didn't want her blindsided. This mans reply was something to the fact no there wasn't, when you go it's like you go in a bucket and then toss it over... He had some saying, but I don't remember it completely. Well with that remark I got a little worried and looked up his FB page and come to find out the boat was like a jonboat, not an actual fishing charter boat. There wasn't seating for the elderly that were going and I didn't feel the boat was safe enough for my grand so I canceled.. Our trip was to be at 3:00 pm, I called and texted @ 11:55 on that day, sent a picture of the boat that is on his FB page asking if this was the boat and I received no reply, then told him we were canceling. I then received a text at 2:00 pm stating (Are you kidding me, I gave away 3 trips to take you). I explained to him about the elders and my grand and stated that I was sorry. Then I received a couple more texts stating that he should have taken my cc number and charged me for a cancellation fee... Mind you I would have been fine with a charge, but after the harassing texts after the (are you kidding me), and then the phone call that I received later that evening telling me that I should give him my cc to charge me a fee for cancelling and I finally told him that there would be no way that I would do such, then he said you are a f*****g c**t, and hung up on me. There would be no way I would recommend this company for any charters after the treatment like that.

Great fun! Great Fish! And a Great Captain! We will be back! Thanks for a great day Captain Craig!read more

Top notch always on fish within mins of getting on the water highly recommend…read more We been using this charter for the last 6 years and go twice every year

Great trip with a great captain (Tyler). We were looking to pull on some big fish and that's…read moreexactly what he got us into. Highly recommend this group!

I really hate to write this review because I've chartered a few times with Hot Spots over the past…read morefew years but today, I encountered one of the rudest guys and was really blown away by his attitude. I had a 6 hour private charter scheduled for me and my son for the 28th of this month. We come down for the PG World Series each year and close out our ball games with a fishing trip so as a mom, I plan ahead and booked this trip about a month or so ago. Because of all the rain forecasted, we decided to cancel this charter and take a trip to Tamarindo in July. I called to cancel the charter today, 9 days in advance and the guy laughed numerous times and said "that's 10 days away, but ok." I let him know I was well aware of the timeline and that we didn't want to take a chance on the rain. The possibility of storms was part of the reason but I also decided to just take a trip to Tamarindo and fish instead. The trip to Costa rica is 5 days and only $1700 more and we get a 10 hour fishing day so I thought it would be a cool experience for my son since he's already gone out with Hot Spots several times, this would be a little different. This review is based solely on the poor & rude service of the kid I spoke to today. I have had great experiences in the past but they were with Cash & Jason.

First of all Captain Matt was incredibly responsive primarily through text message which was…read morehelpful. I am giving him a 5 star review because of the great deal he gave us, but as a disclaimer I will talk about our trip that did not include an experienced deck hand of which we knew would happen beforehand, which is not typical. we reserved a trip on Matt's smaller boat due to our smaller group, and when the boat broke as many do, he offered us a discounted trip on his larger boat providing we would not have a deck hand. The trip was fun and we got bites on nearly every cast. We were told not to bait our own hooks to avoid getting slime and bait debris on the rods, however, with only the help of Matt's brother we were waiting for bait, so we ended up baiting our own hooks and unhooking the fish (not a problem, just would have preferred to have permission to do so from the beginning). I have 2 main critiques, one is to rig all fishing rods with a weight at the end of the line and two hooks tied above it to start with. My father and I were initially given lines with the hook on top of the weight at the end of the line resulting in more of a challenge to hook, feel, and reel in the fish. My second critique is using a net to bring the bigger fish aboard. I lost the biggest fish of the day due to them pulling the fish out of the water with just the line causing the line to snap. Overall a very fun experience at a relatively reasonable price.

Had a great time! Beautiful morning and Matt was an awesome captain. We caught twenty fish total!…read moreEven had a porpoise come up and try to steal one of the Spanish mackerels! Matt was knowledgeable and pleasant to be with; we reeled them in and he gave us tips as well. Thanks for letting us take a quick dip to cool off! Would definitely go again with Soulwa

We waited too late to book a cruise with our hotel, and luckily Chase N Fins had a few spots left!…read moreI came in with low expectations and boy did they surpass it! Our boat captain and guide were both awesome, a lot of punny jokes and information on the ride. We saw a lot of dolphins, the pod stayed near us for a good 45 minutes. Will definitely be back!!

We booked a Blue Angels practice excursion. The co-captains put us on a pod of dolphins in route…read moreto the naval base for a nice bonus. They parked the boat near the lighthouse. The captains called every maneuver, pointed where to look, and kept the boat in perfect position. They even had Top Gun sound track playing. Experience of a lifetime.

Rented a pontoon for the whole day, got upgraded for free. Did not show up on time due to rain,…read morethey called to make sure I was still coming. Very nice people. Gave us a rundown on where to go. Lots of fun. Price was decent for the long period of time we had the boat. Would totally do this again.

Very good experience with my family. Spent the day on vacation having a great time. Would…read morerecommend these guys any day of the week. Special shout out to Amir who was very professional and very helpful. Boats are great. They're easy and fun to drive. 5 Stars

Very friendly and helpful, prompt service. They topped off our cooler with ice and loaded our…read moresupplies on the boat. Guided us out and back in so we didn't have to be concerned with docking. A great experience!

The kids that run the place are great, but the boat wasn't nice. I even asked the kid if there was…read moreanother boat available but he said there wasn't. I was taking two ladies out for the afternoon and the seats were repaired by duct tape and pretty moldy. They were one of the lessor expensive rentals on the beach, I guess we know why.