Capt Rip took us out 2 days ago for a beautiful day on the water.  We are a mom and a 12 year old boy who is an avid fisherman and was dreaming of catching a mahi.  Rip clearly has tremendous knowledge to read the winds, the currents, and many other tricks of the trade to help us actually reel in “the big one.”  He accommodated our later start time and we headed out trolling for mahi. He told us to keep an eye out for random wood or floating objects and flocks of birds out over the water, which would suggest bait fish would be there and mahi would be swirling around. Sure enough, after a bit we brought in a small/ medium mahi and soon after my son hooked a 25 lb mahi!  He was so excited!  Later we headed to the reef and caught a lot of blue runners and yellow tails. None of them were keepers but that’s beyond Captain’s control.  Lots of action on the rods and Rip made sure to explain what was happening. When we headed in, he took the catch back to his marina and got everything filleted and then drove it to us at our condo!  Never saw a captain do that before!  We are taking several bags of frozen mahi on the plane back to Pa.  Thanks Capt Rip!

My wife and I chose the sunset fishing trip. Captain Rip was great! It was immediately clear to us that he’s highly experienced and very knowledgeable. Although we didn’t catch a bunch it wasn’t for a lack of trying. He put us on a large school of yellowtail snapper right away but they were on the smaller side and the bite slowed. He tried a variety of techniques and strategies to put us on more fish but unfortunately it wasn’t our day…that’s fishing. We did experience a nice sunset to end our day. I wouldn’t hesitate to choose Captain Rip if we ever get a chance to go again.

We had a great 3/4 day trip with Captain Rip. We went out looking for Mahi Mahi and my son got a good sized one. As there was limited action trolling, we came and anchored near a reef where we caught another MahiMahi, a Mangrove Snapper and loads of Yellow Tail. The skipper was great, loads of knowledge and interesting to chat to. Was really good with my 15 yr old son, with good advice but letting him do the fishing. He even filleted the fish for us and dropped it at our holiday home. I would definitely recommend a trip with Captain Rip!

Cpt. Rip is a fun and knowledgeable fishing guide. My sons (11) and I had a good trip, even caught our limit of yellow tailed snapper when no one else was catching them. Rip is a lifetime waterman and it shows in his skill with boat and tackle and his attitude and resourcefulness in changing weather conditions. My kids enjoyed being around him and he took the time to teach them the why and how of what we were doing. If you’re looking for a family friendly guide, look no further I wouldn’t hesitate to take my wife and kids out with Rip again. I’ve been on many guided hunting and fishing trips and Rip has what it takes to make it both a successful and enjoyable day on the water.

Captain Rip showed us a great day of varied fishing experiences. He worked hard to get us into fish and seemed to thoroughly enjoy introducing the Keys fishing experience to newcomers. He was very accommodating in rescheduling our original booking when weather conditions were less than ideal. My wife had some limited mobility due to recent surgery and he was most solicitous to ensure than she felt comfortable and secure on board. While we were not originally planning to keep any fish, he assured us that our hotel would be willing to prepare some of our catch for dinner, which provided us a very enjoyable meal for our last night in the Keys.