We went out for a 6 hr charter with Joey and Kenny and they were fantastic guides. Very easy going but non-stop fishing. Joey was constantly changing out gear or baiting hooks for us and was very knowledgeable about the area. We caught Tuna, Grouper, Barracuda, and almost had a nice sized Cobia in the boat. They also made quick work any time we needed to catch Bonita for live bait. Would highly recommend and will definitely request those guys again the next time I’m in the area.

The crew of the Marlin Me Darlin couldn’t have been more helpful or accommodating. Got a call the morning of our trip warning us that the water was choppy and offered to book us the next day. We didn’t have wiggle room in our schedule, so we went at our scheduled time. They got us the bigger boat to try to counter the waves. Crew JJ was prompt at maintaining the lines. The fishing was poor, but captain Matt radioed the other ships to try to find where the fish were biting. A large cooler with ice was provided, and the fridge and freezer were available. Even though we didn’t catch any fish, it wasn’t for the crew trying. We’ll be back to try our luck and will book with Marlin Me Darlung again!

We had a great time out on the water with Captain Rick and first mate, Ken. They were very professional and had great personalities. They understood that not everyone is a professional and that we had people at different levels of experience.  We purchased live bait from the marina and it was well worth it. Out of the six fish we acquired as live bait, all but one was used on the entire half day trip. One was eaten by a sailfish, but sadly the line snapped due to the fish being sporadic. The second was bit in half within seconds of being released, by a king mackerel (allegedly), the third was eaten by another king mackerel within seconds of being released and this time we landed it! The fourth fish was eaten by the largest fish of the day, a sailfish that was brought to the side of the boat but do to the safety of the fish, was not brought on board and was released. The fifth fish was eaten by a very sneaky shark when tracking down loose cargo. I highly recommend attending this charter, the knowledge of both fishing and their wildlife consciousness was very respectable.

We had an amazing time on the Marlin My Darlin.  Two of us were down from Boston to see a hockey game and to escape some the early winter weather.
The weather was perfect, sunny in the high 70s with a slight breeze, and Joe (Mate) and Kenny (Captain) were a blast.  They epitomized the expression “Do what you love, and you’ll never work another day in your life”.

We started the afternoon catching a whole bunch of bonita for bait, small fish but still fun to catch.  Once we had a enough bait they set the live lines at various depths and we trolled around.  The fishing was a little slow and we ended up hooking up with 2 good size Mahi Mahi.  Watching them jump and fight as we battled them was worth the price of admission.  Unfortunately we only got one fish into the boat, but the experience was memorable one.

We will definitely be booking another trip on the Marlin My Darlin.

Four of us met in Ft Lauderdale and spent a fabulous Florida morning fishing with Joey and Kenny on Rick’s boat.  Kenny and Joey were very experienced at deep sea fishing, were incredibly fun and full of personality.  They had many tricks up their sleeve to sniff out the fish.  We learned a ton about the art of fishing in the sea and laughed a lot.  We had a stellar time with these guys and would highly recommend their trip.  Half of our group had never deep sea fished before yet we were very comfortable under the guidance of Joey and Kenny.