I booked this charter to celebrate a sales win with my coworker and we couldn’t have asked for a better experience! Scott and Travis are awesome, down to earth guys who made the whole trip easy and entertaining. These guys are pros who took us to some great spots where the fish were basically jumping out of the water. We caught so many fish that we lost count and our arms started getting tired. We were catching snappers, cobia, sharks and more. If you’re really looking to get out there and do some serious fishing, I can’t recommend this charter enough.

Captain Scott was nice, but his first mate was awful.  It was my brother-in-law’s first fishing trip and they were pretty mean to him for asking questions even though there was very little instruction. The first mate was constantly fishing at the back of the boat and ignored all of us when we needed something.  There were several times when all four of us needed bait and the captain and first mate were too preoccupied with their own fishing to help.  Anytime the first mate caught a fish, he made all of us reel in our lines and stop fishing until he landed his fish.  He wasn’t nice about it either.  He would yell at everyone to get out of his way.  On top of that, they kept half of the fish we caught for themselves.

Our group had anywhere from beginners to experienced fishers.

Literally could not ask for a better charter and crew.

Captain Scott and Travis were everything we could ask for. I do not usually leave reviews, but it would be criminal not to speak to how great they were.

We caught a lot of fish, enjoyed our selves, learned a lot of fishing.

Thank you and we will be back!

Captain Housel was excellent.  He got us out on the water on time and put us right on the fish.  We were constantly reeling in the fish!  We reeled in lots of Red Snapper which we’re out of season, and in the end we walked away with 6 keepers that provided a very nice meal for our entire family!  We also hooked up on several sharks which made for a fun fight.  Captain Housel provides a great experience for everyone!  I would highly recommend Sudden Strike, we will be booking another trip with him on our next vacation.

Very nice boat.  Very helpful crew.  My wife and I enjoyed the trip even though I got seasick (even after taking motion sickness medicine).  FYI - ginger ale works better :)  Even the ride out to the fishing spot was fun.  My wife caught about a dozen fish.  Kept two nice “trigger fish”.
Captain Mike and Travis cleaned and bagged the for us.  We made 4 meals of of those for dinner.  Unfortunately, red snapper is almost never in season and we couldn’t keep the biggest fish.