Captain Daron was an exceptional guide and an even better host. Our lines were "tight" all day at every location he took us to. Great day of catching!
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Tightline Charters
3605 Thomas Dr, Panama City Beach, FL 32408-7365
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Mike H
Birmingham, Alabama
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Let me be clear. This was not our first deep sea fishing charter. We've been on boats from Sarasota to Destin and this was the worst of all our outings. First of all, we specifically asked for a non-smoking vessel. Instead, we had a crew of two that smoked two packs, non-stop. Secondly, it was obvious that the speed going out to the site was much slower than the speed returning. For a five hour trip, we took proportionately more time to get there than get back. With no regard for their paying customers, the crew spotted a cobia and everything stopped as they tried to haul it in. (They failed.) The captain had the usual struggles with getting a site that provided a keepable catch. On the return trip, the first mate said, "Oh by the way, unlike Destin we don't dress your fish for you. There's a fish house on the dock that will do it for $.60 a pound." The fish house must have a deal with the captain since he walked off with some of the catch that he didn't catch. All in all, I would not recommend these guys and by the way, we cut their tips to compensate for their failure to clean our catch. The major highlight was a dolphin playing in our return wake.
Date of experience: August 2015
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T7904UKchrism
Macon, Georgia
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I booked a 6 hr. trip for 7/2/2015, we arrived at 5:45am as told. No captain or first mate tried calling captain several times, no answer. Called the main number no answer, finally get the lady on the phone that does the booking 7:00 am.She tried calling the captain,NO ANSWER. I talked to some other charters, they tell me this has happened with this captain quite often. They did refund my deposit, do not waste your time with this charter. Lady told me they was going to remove this captain from there site,HE IS STILL UP ON THE SITE. Very unethical way to do business
Date of experience: July 2015
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Paul L
Houston, Texas
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I booked my trip on May 18th for snapper fishing on July 3rd. I called on July 2nd to ask what time we need to be there and they told me that I cancelled my trip on June 22nd. Completely untrue and funny that they didn't return my deposit. They accepted no responsibility for what happed, no apologies! They say they are returning my deposit... Disappointed a bunch of kids, unacceptable. Don't book with this outfit!
Date of experience: July 2015
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aah987
Kansas City, Kansas
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Took the whole family which included four teenagers (3 boys & 1 girl) and spouse. Dave and his mate did a nice job of making the event enjoyable. At one point we had five fish on the line simultaneously (of course Dave took full credit ;-D). Very good - a little more focus on creating a memorable experience (including some comp snacks & beverages) and less focus on payment method would have made it excellent!
Date of experience: August 2014
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Buffy D
Huntsville, Alabama
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We spent Forth of July week in Panama City Beach this year. We took a charter out in the middle of the week because we had 6 people. The other four left so we wanted to take another trip out with just the two of us. We have used Capt. Daron Harrison , Tightline Charters before for in shore fishing a couple of years ago and had a great time. Daron is so much fun. He is someone that first time you meet him you feel like you've known him a long time. Daron was booked up but managed to give us four hours Sunday. We had so much fun. Daron went above and beyond to make sure we caught our limit of Red Snapper. I also hooked a good size Grouper but it cut my line and it got away. Daron rigged me up again quickly so I could get back fishing. The next couple of minutes I had another big fish on the line. Finally got this one to the top and Daron pulled it over into the boat and started laughing. He pulled something from it's mouth and handed it to me and asked if I wanted my hook back! It was the same fish that got away! I highly recommend Daron! Will book again with him every time we go back to PCB!
Date of experience: July 2014
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