Action Fishing Adventures

We felt scammed, ripped off and robbed after our trip with Captain Mike. We never even SAW a single tarpon in the more than 8 hours we spent on the boat… forget catching one! We purchased this expensive guided trip with the understanding that we’d be headed to Boca Grande pass. Imagine our surprise when we never even left Charlotte Harbor! We felt used and treated like dumb city slickers taken for a ride. We tried making conversation with the crew and it was like talking to a wall most of the time; the rest of the time, the Captain was telling us stories about his customers who complained about not catching fish and how it wasn’t his fault. This should have been a huge red flag in hindsight. After the day was over Captain Mike refused to budge on the full price for the trip, despite the fact that we never even saw a fish. My husband and I saved up all year for this special trip and this experience really ruined our vacation. If I wanted to anchor in Charlotte Harbor and just chum for sharks I could have done that on my grandfather’s boat for free. Instead we paid this guy an exorbitant amount of money to get ripped off with not even an offer of a discount or make-​good return trip.