Trip could not be better, both Tom and Joe have an incredible depth and experience,  very professional and amazing service. Trip is great or the whole family, there is A/C on the boat, with all the facilities fridge, bathroom, cooler filled with Ice and water. Joe takes care with all the fishing gear and teaching making the experience seamless and lots of fun. Tom is a pro taking us to all the great fishing spots navigating from place to place fishing live bait and then taking us were we caught an amazing sail fish 8 feet long - at least 90 pounds. Well worth the experience, took our 8 and 11 year old daughters fishing for the first time, was an incredible experience!

Despite rainy weather and rough seas Captain Tom and Cam made our 6-hour adventure fishing fun and exciting.  From the first hit when my sister-in-law reeled in a huge 4 1/2-foot barracuda through the last Kingfish we felt like the trip was worth every penny. 
The boat was comfortable for my 81-year-old mother-in-law who was able to watch most of the action from their comfortable cabin lounging on a nice leather sofa.  It was great having fighting chairs to help reel in the catches.  We were out to catch enough to take home and we accomplished our goal!  We were able to get several days meals.
Captain Tom got out to deep water fast, so we didn’t waste much time before getting started.  Cam kept the lines with fresh bait and offered just the right amount of help bringing the catches aboard. 
We spent some time with downpours, but it really was a chance to catch our breaths before we had to reel in the next big catch. 
Overall, we would highly recommend Captain Tom and Cam and we will certainly hire them again next time we are in town!!

I wanted to catch a shark! I did and it was great! Don’t read any more reviews, book Marlin My Darlin Sportsfishing now!

When choosing a boat to charter to go deep sea fishing, I read a lot of reviews and spoke to several captains. I chose Marlin My Darlin for 3 reasons.

1. I read a review that said these were the guys for “big fish”.
  That review was right.
2. I wanted to take my fish to a restaurant after the trip that would cook it for me.
  They recommend Southport Raw Bar & Restaurant. We went there and it was excellent!
3. Most importantly I wanted to catch a shark!
  They were up for the challenge!

Captain Kenny and Joe were great! They were fun, professional and very knowledgeable. We caught so many King Mackerels we had to throw one back. I caught a Bonita too, and then it was time to go shark fishing.

They asked me what type of shark I wanted to catch, and I told them hammerhead, but would be happy with anything. Truthfully at that point we caught so many other fish that I was already planning on giving them a big tip.

So we went shark fishing, and after a few big bites, a got a big one! An 8 foot, 250lbs hammerhead shark!

They can’t guarantee you will always catch a shark, but they will put you in the best place to get what you want to catch.

Hire this boat. Go fishing with Kenny and Joe. Plan on giving a big tip, because they will earn it and you will want to pay it with a smile on your face only slightly smaller than your catch!

I made the reservation through Fishing Booker from New Jersey.  I requested information from Capt Rick for which he answer clearly and in time.
We met at 6:45 out of the Bahia Mar Marina and left at 7am.  Our trip was very successful the capt and the mate (Joe) seem to be very knowledgeable as to where to look for certain fish.
As you can see we caught several king Mackerel,  bonitas and some small blk fin tuna
Towards the end of the trip we hit the jackpot with a 31.5 lb. Blk fin Tuna. The entire 3/4 day trip was very enjoyable .  Cant wait to do it again.

We came here on our honeymoon from North Carolina. We had a wonderful experience, and caught a few big fish that we hadn’t ever caught before. Coming from freshwater fishing I’ll just say it’s a lot different! I’m used to being on a boat, but still got sea sick, so beware of that. Other than that I highly recommend Marlin My Darlin. The crew was very knowledgeable and did their best to put us on fish the whole time we were out. Remember that catching fish is never guaranteed, but having a good time with these guys is!