FishingBooker

Booking with Fishbooker went fine, very satisfied with them and my experience with them. My fishing charter was terrible.

I have been on numerous fishing charters in the past and I know what to expect on a charter.

The boat was very dirty and out of order. We were not giving any safety briefing before leaving the dock! We were not told where the restroom was or how to use it. Before the charter we were told to bring all the food and drinks we would like.

You can't expect a group to be on a boat for over six hours without needing to use the restroom. After asking about using the restroom, my daughter found that the toilet was out of order/not working!

Even though I have lots of experience fishing, I think the captain or first mate should explain what the equipment is for and why it is used.

We trolled around for hours with the captain or first mate not saying a word. I tried to engage in a conversation with them with little response.

People in my group actually dosed off during the trip. At the end of the trip the first mate and captain explained nothing to us, they just started taking in the gear and we started heading back to the marina. I know catching fish on a charter is not a guarantee but I did expect to catch more than two fish. I became more disappointed when I saw other boats bringing fish into the marina.

Catching fish is a small part of the experience, a captain and first mate can make or break a trip. They need to realize that they are in the entertainment business, it seemed to me that they didn't care about our experience and they were happy to drop us off at the dock and go home.

Very disappointed!

Wife's 40th birthday approaching. Can't throw a party with COVID... can't travel like we normally do... so let's do a private fishing charter!

Talked to several friends with boats, all busy that weekend. Called local charters that we knew of. All booked. Someone mentioned this site, fishingbooker.com.

On July 11th I booked a charter for Aug 1st. Offshore fishing for 6 hours. Paid a deposit. Received several emails and text messages confirming our trip. Also received emails reminding me of my reservation.

Attempted to contact the captain through the website messaging system just to find out what we needed to bring. Didn't hear anything back. Finally, clicked on the button to get captains number directly. Received a call back the day before the scheduled and confirmed trip that he had absolutely NO idea that we booked a trip with him. He apologized, and attempted to do his best to reach out directly with other charters that he knew of.

I went BACK on fishingfinder.com on July 31st and looked for another charter for Aug 1st. Found one that showed available. Booked the trip, and PAID ANOTHER DEPOSIT.

Now that I knew to look for the button to contact the captain directly, I immediately called to confirm with him directly. He called me back a few hours later. He also explained that he had NO IDEA HOW we were able to book a trip with his charter through this site. He was completely booked for the weekend, just like everyone else.

Summarize... planned a nice fishing trip for my wife's 40th birthday. Paid a deposit. Got several confirmations via email and text.

No fishing! No trip actually booked! Attempted to book ANOTHER TRIP through the same website. Again, paid another deposit. NO TRIP. NO FISHING.

I basically paid this site money twice for nothing. Great birthday present! Sorry honey, I failed on the highlight of the weekend birthday experience.

I'm sure I will get my refunded deposits... but no fishing! So I pay a website money twice and have to do work to get money back.

Words can't describe how frustrating this is.