The trip was phenomenal.  Captain and first mate, Taylor, were amazing.  On the way out we trolled a bit for tarpon, but didn’t get the bite :( but that wasn’t the main goal so not a big deal.  After arriving on the grounds we started to troll for sailfish with 3 rods, 2 for mackerel.  Taylor was on point making sure everything was set on time and helped with any questions we had. We managed to hook Spanish mackerel,  4 barracudas, largest being 40 inches,  tuna and a monster 53 inch king mackerel. After half day we set out to catch some dinner with yellowtail snapper.  We did free linning while having one reel baited for a shark.  Caught three monster yellowtail 24” several smaller ones and another tuna on a small reel. Trip was absolutelly everything we wanted,  great catches, lots of action.  Asking for more would be just greedy at this point. We’re definitely thinking about coming back and il look for Taylor to be in the boat with us.  Highly recommend

We were out on the boat with Joel and Tony and it was amazing. They did a wonderful job helping us and finding some great fish. I caught a 30 pound tuna and my boyfriend caught a 20+ pound tuna. Two others on the boat caught good sized mahi. It was a fun and well organized trip. The guys did a great job of getting the bait in the water and cleaning the fish. They made the trip fun and interesting even waiting for the fish to bite. They both were friendly and helpful. Truly a great experience

My wife and I had the opportunity to fish offshore on “Cowgirl” in February.  Great experience all day.  A little rough out there but we and the other couple landed many fish - Dolphin, King Mackerel, Blackfin Tuna and a few Barracuda.  Capt. Tom and his mate were courteous, knowledgeable and accommodating.  We shipped about 40 lbs. of fresh fish back to Chicago to enjoy for weeks!

We definitely will fish with Cowboy Charters again.

Brought my wife and childhood friend who had never been off shore. Captain Daniel and 1st Mate Josh gave us the fishing adventure of a lifetime. They are very knowledgeable and very down to earth. Captain Daniel put us on fish while trolling, drifting, and bottom fishing. I think that the best part of the trip (aside from the haul) was how excited they were to see us catch fish.

We started off getting some bait fish in a couple of different spots. As we were getting ready to head out, a big barracuda came in. Josh had me on it in one cast. A solid 5 footer that fought like a beast.

We started trolling and hooked up two Mahi Mahi at the same time. We went back and found them schooling. We caught nine before heading to a wreck that we drifted over. We caught two alamco jacks. The first was a beast that had me absolutely worn out. We finished with bottom fishing and hooked into mutton snapper. The smallest one was the largest I had ever caught. It was dwarfed by the other four. The first of which was the largest and actually swam into a hole in the reef. Josh was able to get it to come out of the hole using a technique that I will use if it ever happens to me again.

If there was a fault, the boat is a little older, but it worked just fine and we all had a ball.

I would recommend anyone to hook up with the Hawkins brothers, unless you don’t want to catch fish…

Unfortunately a slow day overall but the crew did everything they could to get us on some fish and we ended up bringing in a couple Mahi including the largest bull landed that day.  Cowgirl was well equipped and had plenty of room for our party of 6 big guys.  Plus cold a/c in the cabin provided a nice break for those looking to escape the Key West heat.  Would highly recommend this charter.