Have taken many charters and this was one of the very best.  The Southpaw is probably the best designed fishing boat I have ever been on.  Besides being stable and powerful, there is plenty of room to more around and relax under cover.  Captain Brad gets the show on the road right away and has a plan all ready to go.  We go out and catch our live silver herring for bait.  We get to out spot about 8mi out and first-mate Mick sets out 2 kites with 2 lines on each.  Right away we get some action with sharks and trigger fish checking out the lines.  Then come the sailfish with jump continuously and put up a big fight.  For 4 hours we were constantly getting attention and caught more than a half-dozen fish in total.  Mick is really friendly, knowledgeable and works feveresihly so we didn’t have to.  *Highest recommendation possible*

Our first day was a bit bumpy because of the wind. But Capt Brad took us out to the reef and put us on some nice Snapper, Mackerel and a mixed bag. Mick was very helpful and instructive of the first timers in our party. We had some mighty fine eating that night.
The next day we tried for Sailfish and Tuna in the morning. Capt Bran cautioned us that those two species were hard to come by right now. That proved to be the case, but we caught a couple Bonita. Then Brad and Mick took us back to a reef. We got back into the Snappers, Cero Markerel, and some huge Kings. As well as a mixed bag.
It was a very good two days of fishing and catching. Thanks Capt Brad and Mick.

Overall an awesome trip. Wind was blowing and the seas were less than serene but Capt Brad and Mick got us into three sailfish within the first hour. Things got slow after that and eventually, we rolled up onto the reef where we caught some fish to eat. Nothing huge but the kids needed to catch something after a few hours of nothing. On the positive, Capt Brad and Mick are super experienced and know what the hell they are doing. Both are friendly and helpful. My only recommendations is to provide inexperienced anglers a little leeway in how they are reeling their fish in. At times both Capt and Mate showed some frustration with how the kids were not reeling in correctly. I know they deal with hundreds of newbies every year and seeing people lose fish because they are struggling with the equipment can be frustrating when its your job to land fish. I would suggest a more tempered coaching style for newbies and a more hands off approach to customers who are not new to fishing and know how to bring a fish in. I would recommend this Captain however. Boat was super clean, roomy and setup perfect for Keys fishing. I look forward to getting back out with him later this year.

We had a great 4 hr morning trip with Captain Brad and Mick. Caught a lot of fish including yellowtail snapper, mackerel, barracuda, bonita and cero. Had so much fun and they worked very hard to find us fish and also learned so much about salt water fishing. Mick recommended a restaurant that would cook our fish and they did not disappoint.. was fabulous!! They were both so knowledgable and we would most definitely use them again.

Captain Brad and Mick are all business and first rate! They worked their tails off to get us on the fish and keep us there. They were sending lines out as fast as we could bring in fish. Started the day off early with a Sailfish! Filled the boat with Yellow Tail, Kings, Jacks, Ceros and even hauled up a hammerhead! The boat was impeccable and spotless and the crew was top notch. I have already recommended them to family and friends and it’s the same day!