Where do I start.  the captain and deck hand cool AF.  dealt with my multi aged kids, little girl that neeses lits of help, and were patient when I got a little tipsy. We found fish on an off day out of season and killed it.  we ended up with bags and bags and bags of filets.  Well priced and even worked with us adjusting schedule for a bad weather cold snap.  the boat itself was fantastic.  Warm, good tunes.  Convenient clean bathroom, large ice chest we were able to pack with our favorite beverages.  this boating experience is a memory Ill cherish with my family for ever.  i cant say enough good things, but I’ll conclude by saying everything was just simply perfect down to the little details.

Captain Gavin and crewman Jay were the best. We had a group of 8 for my birthday and selected the 4 hour trip. We arrived 20 minutes early and everything was prepared. We were very fortunately the weather was perfect and everyone caught 2-8 fish each. Gavin took us to several spots and Jay was busy measuring fish and keeping us instructed on what to do and avoid.

Jay cleaned our haul and we had Zeke’s restaurant cook it for our lunch.

It was a great day and I give them my highest recommendation!

I was very nervous about the trip as the most important part to me was being able to get our disabled son and his wheelchair on the boat safely and to be able to include him in what we were doing for the day. The crew were super helpful and it was so easy to get him on and off the boat. Then they kept us on fish, and we’re not just helping us with fishing, but we’re sure to be talking with him as well and showing him the fish and everything that was going on.

As our group continues to grow, we had to look at bigger boats this year. Southern Star was just what we needed, and, since we won’t outgrow their boat, we look forward to many years of fishing with them.

Gavin and Andrew were fantastic, kept our boys (10, 11, and 15) on fish all day, were entertaining and enjoyable to fish with, and sent us home with a happy crew and with more fish than we have ever caught. We limited out on triggerfish and moved on to catching a mess of vermillion snapper, one big Lane snapper, and a variety of other fish.

The 6 hour trip was perfect for our group, and I look forward to booking again soon. If you are in the area and want to catch some fish, give these guys a call. You won’t be disappointed.

The fishing trip was the highlight of our vacation.
We took the 6hr tour leaving the marina at 6:30am.
Our captian was Gavin and our crew mate was “Monkey’.  He prepped all the equipment and was running around the entire time we were fishing. We caught and kept 18 Red Snapper and one Trigger fish.  There were 6 adults and a 6 year old in our group.  We fished on The Southern Star and I woould search for and reserve the same boat next time.
Let me add, thhat there were other boats returning at the same time, one of them caught 5 keepers and the othe caught only one, yikes.
I credit our catch to our captain trying different spots and both of our crewmen giving us good instructions, keeping our hooks baited and on how deep to drop our lines.