Reel Deal Fishing Charters
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REEL DEAL Fishing Charters is privately owned by Mark and Samantha (Sam) Martone. Look for DeepWater, located at the East end of Captain Anderson's Marina. DeepWater is a 35 Foot Bertram, originally built in 1978 and restored in 2016. It is powered by 2 - 330 HP Cummins engines and has a maximum cruising speed of 24 knots. It has a clean, air-conditioned cabin and head and modern radar and color electronics make it easy to navigate and find the big ones!! Come aboard for a relaxing day of trolling in the bay or bottom fishing in the beautiful Gulf of Mexico! You’re sure to get to see one of our spectacular sunrises or sunsets! License and tackle are all taken care of, just bring your cooler with whatever you'd like to eat and drink! Private parties of up to 6 passengers or ask about a split trip! 3-12 hr trips available. Trolling, Bottom, Sunset/Dolphin, and Shark trips. This is a State licensed boat, with State regulations.
Panama City, Florida
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Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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May 2022
We had a excellent time on our 6 hr trip on Deep Water. Sam keeps great contact and works hard to accommodate any specific requests. She has a great crew that worked very hard to out run the dolphins who wanted a bit of the action too. We saw many and such beautiful creatures. Our split charter were with 2 young men that were tons of fun. All and all everyone had a fun day. We caught about 50 plus pounds of fish. They were very good eating I must say. Sam it was a pleasure finally meeting you because I know I was a bit of a pain. We hope to someday come back when red snapper is in season. Be safe and anyone who wants someone who will get back to you every time, Sam is your person. Thanks again, PJ & Janet
Written May 8, 2022
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Jun 2020 • Solo
Capt. Mark and first mate Richard worked very hard to make sure we all caught fish. Boat limited out on red snapper. 12 hour trip. I’ll fish with them again.
Written June 15, 2020
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Apr 2021
We (3 dads) had a short time window to take our high school senior sons out for some fishing on the bay on Easter Sunday. Sam was very helpful in setting up a trip for us that accommodated our schedule and Sam's frequent communications leading up to the trip were very helpful as well. Captain, Sam and Logan made our 3-hour trolling trip a great time for the boys and dads alike. Highly recommended!
Written April 20, 2021
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Sep 2020 • Solo
Although I didn't get to go fishing on the Short Fuse (bad weather), Sam was very informative and kept in touch providing updates as soon as she had them. She also provided a PDF of where to meet, what we were fishing for, what to and not what to bring, etc.
I'm certain that we would have caught a lot of fish once we were able to.
Plan on coming back in the Spring and will definitely book a fishing trip with them.
Definitely recommend a trip with them.
I'm certain that we would have caught a lot of fish once we were able to.
Plan on coming back in the Spring and will definitely book a fishing trip with them.
Definitely recommend a trip with them.
Written September 24, 2020
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Jul 2022 • Couples
Matt and Daryl took us out for an afternoon trolling trip. It was an awesome experience, we paid a little extra and stayed out till sunset. We fished for 4 hours and caught 23 keepers. Give them a shout for a good fishing trip. (Reminder, it’s call d fishing, not catching, we had a great day, not everyone catches that many)
Written July 9, 2022
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Jul 2020 • Family
My kids had the fishing trip of a lifetime. The entire staff was wonderful to work with! Sam was wonderful to work with. Great captain and deckhand. Will be using them for the next trip!! See ya next year!
Written July 31, 2020
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Jun 2015 • Family
My family chartered the boat for a SHARK fishing excursion. What a JOKE!!! The most UN professional Captain and Mate to say the least. I have fished many charter boats before and NEVER experienced one like this . Once we got out to a spot the Captain dropped anchor and played games on his cell phone the entire 4 hours. He never moved or drifted the boat. There were 5 in our group fishing, one shark fishing rod and nothing over 1 pound was caught ( 4 small sharks ) . We asked if we could move, the captain said "no" and continued playing his games. Thats the REEL DEAL!!!!!
Written June 29, 2015
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UPDATE: I did not know that my response had been rejected as it included a link to our facebook page. I responded to this before this season and we have 2 boats now and a hired captain who is very well liked by our customers. Come on down and give me a call.
mhr253
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. I'm very sorry that you had an unpleasant experience. Honestly, I didn't even see this review until recently because I didn't even know we had a listing on Trip Advisor. If I had, I would have addressed it much sooner, because that is NOT how Reel Deal is supposed to operate! I will say that Shark fishing can be the most exciting OR the most boring type of fishing. Typically, we will pick a spot that we feel may bring some action, put out the anchor, chum up the water with some bloody stuff, put out a couple lines, and wait. Normally we do not move after we anchor, however, we have been known to. We've even been known to change the type of fishing altogether to satisfy our customers! Our captain should not have been playing on his phone. He and/or the deckhand should have been checking the lines frequently and chumming the water around as well as associating with your crew. Of course, we cannot guarantee that you will reel in or even hook a big shark, but I can guarantee that we will do whatever we can to provide a pleasurable experience aboard our boat! With all this being said, we are now owner - operated and no longer have a hired captain. If you are going to be in the area, please contact me directly and I will do what I can to make this right. Also, you can see our reviews on Fishingbooker and our Facebook page.
Written July 12, 2019
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May 2019 • Family
I had no idea it could be that much fun and WHAT a workout. 1 200+lb shark 1st hour And ended up with the seasons 1st Tiger Shark. It was so big he pulled the boat. Loved every minute of it - aondid our college kids!
Written May 17, 2019
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Sep 2018 • Couples
My girlfriend and I went deep sea fishing with Mark and Logan yesterday and it was a great trip. I'm not much of a fisherman, but found out through Logan (who is very knowledgeable) that most of the larger fish (grouper, red snapper, etc.) moved off shore this late in the year. While I was was hoping to catch larger fish (I'll make sure I go back in June next time) we caught a ton of fish. We ended up catching our limit of Beeliners (10 per person), a few white snapper, and a few larger Trigger fish. All of the fish gave us a pretty good fight and it was enjoyable. We easily caught 100 fish or more, and ended up with 24 lbs of fish ourselves. Mark and Logan were hilarious and made the trip enjoyable. Logan was very knowledgeable and helpful the entire trip. If you're looking for a great trip, go with Reel Deal Charters.
Written September 10, 2018
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Aug 2018 • Friends
Captain Mark and Logan are a bit salty but they will steer you right to the fish and give you lots of techniques that will work if you listen and do as they say! We caught our limit of vermillion snapper we also caught white snapper but the triggers were too small. On the way back we trolled and caught a 15 lb King mackerel which was so exciting tons of fun and incredibly delicious! Captains wife Samantha who booked our trip was wonderful and couldn't have been nicer! We want to come again for redfish season and if we do we will try to book with Reel Deal!
Written August 18, 2018
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Did your boats survive praying
Hey Melanie. I had no idea this was even here. I'm sorry for the delay in responding. One boat did, the other did not, but we were blessed to be able to buy another boat needing some TLC and Capt. Mark has totally transformed her! Come down and see us!!
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