Our family was vacationing nearby and all the men folk chartered Captain Mike and the Sure Shot for a half day trip.  We all had an incredible time, from the young boys to papaw.  We caught several fishing trawling on the way to the fishing spot.  Once we arrived Capt. Mike’s secret location, you couldn’t not catch a great red snapper.  The deck hand was very patience and experienced.  After catching our limit we trawled for a little longer and caught some monster mackerel.  We would recommend Capt. Mike and the Sure Shot to anyone and will be chartering with Capt Mike in the future.

I booked a 4-hour trip with Captain Mike for my husband’s birthday.  We were in Gulf Shores on vacation with our 3 kids.  I was worried about the trip since our kids are 9, 7 and 5 and this was our first time on a chartered trip with them.  The captain was great, the first mate was great, the boat was great, the experience was great!  We caught mackerel, bonitos and red snapper.  The kids had a great time and we loved every minute of it.  My husband said it was the best birthday he’s ever had.  We had the best time and hope to take a longer trip next year!  Thanks for the memories!

What an amazing trip we had with these two guys on the Sure Shot! Nice boat with A/C, hard-working first mate (Blake) and a successful captain that have put us on fish. Triggers and Amberjacks were in season, as well as some other species. We caught a lot of fish but released most of them as we were interested in having fun and letting fish go. We kept enough for our lunch.

Started at 7am (enough to get some sleep), trolled about an hour and a half to reach the fishing grounds where we bottom fished. On our way to fishing grounds we caught 3 bonitas. After trolling, we started bottom fishing for Amberjack, Triggerfish and variety of Snapper and Grouper. We caught a few Amberjacks, probably +10 Triggers and fought 2 huge sharks (one was probably +400 lbs). On our way back we trolled again and caught a nice Kingfish as well as one bonita.

All in all, an amazing, memorable and very friendly experience thanks to Capt. Mike and first mate Blake.

Next time we visit Orange Beach for fishing charters, we’ll make sure to book again with the same crew. Highly recommend to anyone, both families or sportfishermen.

My wife and 3 adult children did an afternoon trip with Capt Mike and 1st mate Blake. As we were first timers we didn’t know what to expect but it was totally enjoyable and the fishing was great. We caught our limit in King Mackerel and will be taking a lot of nice fillets home with us.  (Remember to think about whether you want to keep your fish or not before going out). Blake did a great job cutting up the fish for us and we even did the “hook and cook” at the marina restaurant with our catch that evening.  Get Cajun preparation, it was delicious.  Thanks for the trip it was totally worth it.

A great crew. Cpt. Mike and Blake were like long lost family meeting them for the first time. They went above and beyond what we thought they would do. I cant stress enough about the great crew and the experience. Highly recommend