I’ve been on charters from AL to AK so I know the good ones when I’m on them. It’s not always about catching fish, it comes down to the effort of the crew to make that happen. I’ll start with the equipment. The boat is old,  runs good but you hear warning signals going off and overall it needs some tlc. The fishing rods were old and severely underspooled with line which will limit the way the are used to fish. The electronics were very outdated, when you fish for a living I would think you want the best “tools” to help you out.
This operation is the typical take you out, drop lines and if we catch fish fine and if we don’t you’ll here some BS excuse. There were 9 rods out, one rod caught the only two fish. On a tough day of fishing if only one rod produced a captain would at least try and mimic the other rods to the one producing.  Our captain never tried any other color lures, depths, troling speed or locations. This operation is very basic, they know where there is a “summer school”. I’m sure their repeat customers come from those that have never fished with a good guide…....they picked up a few dinks or a limit of them and were happy.
Lastly, when you are out for the experience you want the full Monty. Our captain would come from driving the boat take the pole, set the hook and than ask “who wants a fish”. Really? Do you think you have a bunch of 6 year Olds on the boat. What happened to telling the customer to grab the rod. Most people I know would rather miss the fish than to be treated like a child.
There are way to many good fishing operation I would rather give my money to than some tourist operation like Fish Nappers, Lake Life Watersports, or whatever they call them selves.

This has been a great day of fishing with a great host!