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FishingBooker is the world’s largest online service that enables you to find and book fishing trips. Our world-class customer support is available 7 days a week, and will make sure that planning your next fishing trip is quick, fun and hassle-free.
FishingBooker Reviews Summary
FishingBooker has garnered a strong reputation for its reliable service and user-friendly platform, consistently praised for its extensive selection of charters and knowledgeable captains. Customers appreciate the seamless booking process, effective communication, and the quality of fishing experiences provided. However, a few reviews highlight concerns regarding weather-related cancellations and the need for improved communication methods for some users. Overall, the sentiment is overwhelmingly positive, with many customers expressing satisfaction and a willingness to recommend the service, indicating a solid foundation for continued success in the fishing charter market.
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I was unpleasantly surprised to find out that we couldn't keep most of the fish we caught in Estero Bay. I think this must be clearly specified on your Website, and any customer MUST be made aware of it BEFORE booking a fishing trip.
My 10 year old loved it. The Captain was there about 10 minutes early and had us on fish in no time.
It was everything as advertised. Great experience!
Hi Jason,
Thanks for your great review. I'm very happy to hear you enjoyed your trip and that it matched your expectations! I hope we can help you go fishing again soon.
Tight lines,
Cat
Excellent trip. Brought the kids and grandparents and it was wonderful.
Hi Frank,
Thanks for the great review. I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed your trip!
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Cat
We had a wonderful time and Captain Brian took very good care of all of us and made sure that each one had a very good experience fishing.
Brian was stung by a Catfish and he still made sure the fun we had continued although he was in pain. We caught a ton of Snook and some Red and the catch and release was fun much fun for all.
Hi Joseph,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'm so happy to hear you had a good time with Captain Brian!
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Cat
Kid friendly and our captain worked his butt off to keep us catching fish. Amazing experience. Thank you Steve!
Hi George,
Thanks for the great review! I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed your trip with Steve and hope you get to have another amazing experience again soon:)
Tight lines,
Cat
Was able to book an inshore fish trip and get confirmation quickly. Guide we lined up was great and wouldn't have easily found on our own.
Hi Larry,
Thanks for your great review! I'm very happy to hear you enjoyed our site and most importantly that you found a great guide. I hope we can help you go fishing again in the future!
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Cat
Easy to follow instructions and communications
Good selection of potential guides
Good access to reviews
Will use again.
HI Marc,
Thanks very much for the positive review. I'm happy to hear you liked our site and am looking forward to helping find anther charter in the future!
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Cat
Fast reliable and efficient i will use this for all my fish booking needs
Hi Mike,
Thanks for your positive review. We're looking forward to helping you find your next charter!
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Cat
Beautiful day, fun time. Though we didn't catch any big fish, we all caught fish and had an enjoyable time. Came and across a massive dolphin pod which was a highlight for all of us. Arturo the Capitan and his first mate made it easy for us, and we always had a fish on the line.
Hi James,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed your trip!
Cat
Very experienced fisherman - good action with trout (and lady fish) initially then the bite shut off with not even a nibble for > 2 hrs
Hi Alan,
Thanks for taking the time to review and to report on your trip! I'm happy to hear you did get some good fishing action even if it slowed down later in the day.
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Cat
Hi Ryan,
Thanks for the great review! I'm glad you had a good trip with Captain Terry and hope that next time the fish are in a better mood!
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Cat
A lot of choices, good user interface, well organized.
Quice respond, chat worked with a cell phone and computer.
Hi Jack,
Thanks very much for the positive review. I'm happy to hear you had a good experience using our site and hope you enjoyed your fishing trip!
Tight lines, Cat
Pacific side was a bit rough, but the Captain and mate made adjustments and we caught Trophy size Striped Marlin! Outstanding!
Wow, congratulations on the Marlin Rick! So happy to hear you had a great trip and thanks for taking the time to leave a review:)
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Cat
Fishing Booker set us up very well with our captain, who was excellent. All seamless.
Hi Tony,
Thanks for the great review. I'm really happy to hear your trip went well and the process was easy! I hope we'll be able to help you find another great trip again in the future.
Tight lines,
Cat
We had a great time, the crew was so fun and very good at finding us some fish. We caught tuna and a bull shark. The whole experience is highly recommended.
Hi Krista,
Thanks for the great review! I'm happy to hear you had a good time and hope you get to go on plenty more great fishing trips in the future.
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Cat
I was referred the name of the boat that I should book by another fisherman who was fully-booked. I did a google search and I thought i was accessing the boat directly to contact them. Unfortunately, I didn't realize I was booking through a third-party and now I've screwed myself out of $150 dollars.
Be aware! If someone else refers you to a boat/business make sure you go direct to them and not through this so-called service.
Hi James,
I'm sorry to hear you weren't happy with our service and would like to assure you that you paid the same amount for your trip as you would have done if you'd booked with Captain John directly.
FishingBooker exists to connect anglers with captains all over the world. We make it easy for customers to find, compare, and book charters, and for captains to advertise online. There is absolutely no intention to deceive anyone about who we are and we try to make it clear across the site that we're a service for comparing and booking charters and not the charter themselves. I'm sorry this wasn't as clear as it could have been for you and I'll see if there's anything else we can do in this regard.
Our Best Price Guarantee is in place to make sure customers never have to pay more in order to fish through us. We take reports of this policy being breached very seriously, and we followed up with Captain John to make sure the trip went ahead according to our policy. He confirmed that you paid his regular price for a full day trip, which is also what's advertised on FishingBooker and his own website.
I hope this clears things up somewhat. Tight lines and best wishes for more great fishing trips in the future!
Cat
The site designers have done a very good job at following up after the "sale" and ensuring that you understand what could/should be done.
Hi David,
Thanks for the review! I'm glad you found a great charter. I hope you found the information provided useful:)
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Cat
Hi Dan,
Thanks for the review! I'm so happy to hear you had a good time and totally agree. Fishing is definitely one for the bucket list!
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Cat
Went out with Joe had a great day. Caught my limit, knows the spots to catch his fish... Will be back in the near future. Awesome experience for my first charter out of Carrabelle Florida, Near St. George Island.
Hi Andrew,
Thanks for your great review – I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed your trip with Blue Chair Charters! I hope we can help you find another great charter wherever you go fishing next:)
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Cat
Good way to get in touch with a Captin but the mark up for fishing booker at about 20% is a bit steep
Hi Jon,
Thanks for your honest feedback. I'm glad you had a good experience and that we helped you find a great captain.
Regarding our commission, this is flexible according to the captain's wishes and starts at 10%. We invest this into improving our service and helping anglers and captains get in touch and go fishing all over the world. There's a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make sure trips happen smoothly and we don't want to charge for this until we know we've succeeded at our job!
I hope that gives some more context and once again really happy to hear that you had a good trip!
Tight lines,
Cat
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Hi Michael,
Thanks very much for your feedback, this makes a lot of sense. I'll see what we can do to improve this in the future and make it more clear which fish can and can't be kept in the area.
Tight lines,
Cat