Capt. Jay
Miami Beach,#2General Comment
Mon, October 01, 2012
I own the Spellbound, a charter boat at the Haulover Dock, that this person included me on his list. We have been in business since 1995 and have been docked in the Haulover Park Marina for 13 years. We are successful because of our great customer service and offering our customers an amazing experience on a fantastic boat crewed by experienced, personable & professional charter fishermen. It is our repeat business that we strive for and what has truly made our business a success. This person had apparently not been one of our customers, although I am sorry that he had a poor experience. We certainly do not feel that we should be included in his review if he has never fished with us. He has stated he was on two boats out of the 20 that are docked at our marina. He should change his report to only include those businesses (boats) that he has first hand knowledge of. So either remove his report, or amend it to only include those businesses that he has first hand knowledge of, and I invite him to charter us and see how we do things before he includes us into a bad experience with another company. I am bot sure that all potential fishing charter customers are aware that each boat is a separate company with their own policies and ways of conducting their own businesses. So here is our web address www.deepseafishingmiami.com so he can contact us to see how a reel fishing charter is conducted.
Town Crier
Sunny Isles,#3General Comment
Tue, November 22, 2011
To generalize that all the charter operators at haulover dock operate in the fashion described is indeed very far from the truth. Granted, some are better than others and there are several rough spots, but on the same token some of the best ,hardworking fishermen in the state work from this dock.
I find it amazing that this person would list the entire fleet when he has charter only a couple of the boats. This report is inaccurate. First off, he shows his ignorance toward the sport by even mentioning marlin fishing. Marlin fishing in Miami? no sir. People tend to forget that Miami, while close to the gulf stream, is a major metropolis , and the fishing accordilngly is les than pristine. This aint Tahiti folks. This being said, great catches are still possible.
Did he ever stop to consider that maybe his attitude was all wrong, prompting the crews he did fish with to maybe not work as hard because the gentleman in question was a proverbial pain in the a*s?
Howard Albert
North Miami,#4REBUTTAL Owner of company
Fri, October 30, 2009
It is totally unfair to list the entire Haulover fishing fleet. If you have not chartered with every boat you can not generalize that all the boats are scams. Each boat is owned and operated individually. There are always one or two bad apples in a bunch. Sorry you picked the bad apples. ]
P.S. If you really want to go marlin fishing..... go to the Bahamas. There are very few Marlin caught in South Florida. As for Shark... leave them alone they arent bothering you and there is no need to kill them just so you can say you caught one.
Howard Albert
North Miami,#5REBUTTAL Owner of company
Fri, October 30, 2009
It is totally unfair to list the entire Haulover fishing fleet. If you have not chartered with every boat you can not generalize that all the boats are scams. Each boat is owned and operated individually. There are always one or two bad apples in a bunch. Sorry you picked the bad apples. ]
P.S. If you really want to go marlin fishing..... go to the Bahamas. There are very few Marlin caught in South Florida. As for Shark... leave them alone they arent bothering you and there is no need to kill them just so you can say you caught one.