This charter was the trip of a lifetime! Vinnie and Hector were unbelievably professional, punctual, helpful and knowledgeable. Vinnie was extremely flexible and recommended we start a few hours later if it was ok with me so we could fish in more favorable weather. After a slow start to the fishing we switched up tactics and missed out on a good size king fish. We then later hooked into a 93 inch hammerhead that we were able to bring onboard after more than an hour and 15 minute fight! I highly recommend booking with YB Normal to anyone looking for a fishing adventure!

PS, big shoutout to Hector. What an amazing help for the entire trip and leading me through how to land this giant!

I always find reviews helpful, and the most helpful reviews contain details of what went right and what went wrong and are as honest an informational as possible so here we go:

We went out on a Tuesday, 14th of March 2023

The boat is a bit dated (1985) but its big and very fit for purpose. This is a fishing boat not a party boat and you need to remember you are booking a fishing trip. The boat has a sofa inside, a nice size fridge and a toilet that is suitable for all men… girls, you may have some opinions about the toilet but again, its a fishing boat, if you have to go, you have to go.

The boat has its outriggers and a second floor where you are welcome to come up with Capt Vinnie as long as you dont do it all at the same time for safety reasons.

So… the trip. I went out with my two sons (12 and 14) and two of their friends (14yos). They behaved as any young teen would… they got bored at times and when we did catch fish, they were into it for 5min then got back on their phones… what can I say ??

Deck hand Hector was great. I cant say enough good things about him. He is approachable and wants to chat with you if you engage him. If you want your space, Hector will give you your space. So it is up to you to engage Hector and have conversations to pass the time while he gets some fish on the hook.

Capt. Vinne had to stay upstairs steering the ship, so you may not have a lot of conversations with him but I found him to be very nice when I did speak to him.

We booked a 4hour trip in the am. I was in contact with Capt. Vinnie and he recommended we switch it to the pm as the fish were bitting in the pm and not the am as of late. So we changed the trip to a 6hr trip on the pm.

We tried some deepwater fishing for sharks for about 1.5hours and we had no bites… we then proceeded to troll around with 5 lines. They do not blind troll, they have their route and they know where to go.

We started trolling at around 2:45pm and caught our first 2 black fin tunas at around 3:30pm. We then caught another two at around 4:30pm, and then a bonito and another tuna around 5pm.

By 540 ish we call it quits and went back to shore where Capt Vinnie dilligiently cleaned and fillet our tuna that we had for dinner on a very nice Ceviche style. I froze the rest so we can grill it later!

We were lucky to catch these amount of fish. I have gone out in the past with other boats and have had nothing on the line for the whole 5-6hours…

It does get boring if you do not catch anything but thats fishing for you!!! All in all, each kid reeled in at least one fish, I did the same and each kid lost 1 fish that was on the hook… so the experience was exactly what we expected.

I dont have photos in my cpu, but have plenty on my phone. The experience was fun for us and exactly what I expected. I love fishing so I was happy the whole time… my kids and their friends? they tell me they had fun (which is as big of a compliment as any teenager can give!)

I do recommend YB Normal!

My dad and I recently booked an all day fishing trip with YB Normal? We caught king mackerel, snapper, and a triggerfish. Vinnie and Hector are awesome! You can tell right from the start that they are serious fishermen. They are both extremely knowledgeable about saltwater fishing, and it is clearly evident that they have a passion and pride for the sport. Hector is the best mate around as he explained in detail the fishing techniques that he mastered over the years. Vinnie takes excellent care of his boat, and the vessel is comfortable and welcoming. I would definitely recommend booking your saltwater trip with these guys. I know I will most certainly be booking again in the near future with Vinnie and Hector.

We had a great time on the 6 hour trip. Vinnie was a very down to earth captain that was able to put us on some fish during a slow time, answered all of our questions and gave us some places to check out while we were on vacation. I would highly recommend booking the 6 hour trip (or longer) so you get plenty of time on the water. The highlight for me was when we had an Oceanic Sunfish came right up to the stern, that’s something that doesn’t happen very often.

Just book the trip and have fun.

Unfortunately, the day we chose was a little rough in the water, but Captain Vinnie was relentless in pursuing an area where the fish might be biting. While other boats out that day didn’t apparently catch much at all, we left with a beautiful mahi, a porgy, and some snapper. Hector did the lion’s share of the work and was great in guiding us to bring up whatever we could! Loved being able to fish without having to bait a single hook. Thank you for a great day, gentlemen!