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Half Day Fishing Experience from John's Pass in Madeira Beach, FL - 5 Hours

Name: Half Day Fishing Experience from John's Pass in Madeira Beach, FL - 5 Hours
Brand: Hubbard's Marina
SKU: 237533P3
Price: 94.95 USD
Rating: 4.5 (176 reviews)

St Petersburg, USA

5 hours
Offered in: English

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Overview

The deep waters off John’s Pass are an angler’s dream, but without a boat or insider knowledge it can be tricky to find the best fishing spots. This family-friendly fishing trip is the perfect solution. You can also hire the gear and have a local restaurant prepare your fish after the trip (own cost), so you can enjoy all the fishing fun without any of the mess or the stress.

A fun deep sea fishing trip for both beginners and experienced anglers
Chance to catch grey snapper, porgies, seabass, kingfish, mackerel, and more
Option to rent fishing rods and equipment from Hubbard’s Marina (own cost)
Enjoy a post-trip feast of your own fish at a partner restaurant (own cost)

What's Included

Bait

Gratuities
Fishing equipment
Parking fees

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Hubbard's Marina
Johns Pass, 170 Boardwalk Pl E, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, USA
Please plan to arrive 45-60 minutes in advance for check-in and boarding.

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Ticket Redemption Point

Hubbard's Marina, Johns Pass, 170 Boardwalk Pl E, Madeira Beach, FL 33708, USA

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 65 travelers

Operated by Hubbard's Marina

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

Caryn_H

My husband and son had an amazing fishing adventure! They were also fortunate enough to see dolphins jumping near the boat. After fishing, they went back to the company’s restaurant, where their fresh fish were filet and cooked. Highly recommended this company!!

Reviews

4.5

176 reviews

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Great time

Robert_B, Mar 2024

Being with family was a great trip crew was great helping when needed caught lots of fish was fun for all

Fun trip - read the “fine print”

catherineback, Mar 2024

Great trip! We caught a lot of fish. The guides and captain were awesome. Fine print*- this price does NOT including fishing poles so unless you fish with your hands or BYOP, the price is NOT accurate and is misleading. Add $10pp

Awesome!!

Caryn_H, Mar 2024

Excellent trip

Justin_A, Mar 2024

Had a great time with the family, the crew captain was awesome, they went out of their way to make sure we caught fish, kids had a blast. Thought it was a terrific price, only thing I didn’t catch was that you need to rent poles from them, and also a small charge for cleaning the fish too, which I was happy to do the crew definitely earned it, will go again.

Slow day, but good fishing experience

Curt_M, Feb 2024

The crew worked very hard to make the trip enjoyable. But the shrimp offered at the shop before you board. The people who bought those definitely outfished the rest of us who did not! We caught a few, but those with shrimp caught at least double what we did. Fishing was slow for us, but the crew was awesome. Cleaning the fish was done quickly and they only charged $1 for everyone fish. You can have your fish cooked to your specifications at nearby restaurants for about $12 per person.

Memorable fishing trip with friends and family 4//16/2023

MaryKay_H, Apr 2023

We planned this outing for our fisherman friends who came to visit us in treasure island. Despite the fish not biting so much we caught 9 gray snapper amongst 5 of us. We had them cleaned and went over to the Friendly Fisherman for a nice sit down to a Cajun prepared meal - and a beer! The entire day was a fun memorable adventure. We would do this again! The staff were friendly and great at helping gather your catch and de tangle lines!

Almost Fishing with Friends

GiGiFlores, Sep 2022

The crew was great. We did not catch anything big to keep but the folks next to us did. They shared their bounty. The restaurant near the marine cooked up or catch. Evened enjoyed the excursion.

Maybe it was a bad day, but try somewhere else first!

Emily_L, Jul 2022

I’ve done many boating excursions and this one I will would rate my least favorite. If you like mind-numbing music playing in a cycle on repeat, this is your boat! It was definitely not songs appropriate for kids. We also went out on a day there were very choppy waters and a storm. Not sure if that was the best choice.. I was sick the whole 6 hours as were several others passengers. My husband caught two fish and his dad didn’t catch any. I understand that this isn’t always going to be possible, so I didn’t have much stock in that. It was everything else. It was an uncomfortable setting.. Also this is my first poor review I’ve ever written as I’m a business owner myself and understand the value of reviews. Maybe it was just an off day for the company, but it just didn’t feel “right.” I will try a new place next time!

Our experience

Rahul_G, Jun 2022

Was a good time on the boat with friends. Unfortunately we paid for the lunch and we’re told that there would be turkey sandwiches but only burgers were there (I don’t eat beef). We also paid for the shrimp bait but never got it. Felt like we didn’t get all what we paid for.

Hubbard 1/2 Day Fishing Trip was terrible

Angela_C, Mar 2022

The Hubbard 1/2 day fishing trip out of Madeira Beach, FL, was terrible. Although the crew were friendly and helpful, the fishing experience itself was a huge disappointment. First, the trip was supposed to be 1 hour out, 3 hours of fishing, and 1 hour in. Instead , it was almost 1 1/2 hours out, almost the same traveling back, and only about 2 hours and 15 minutes of fishing. On top of that, the fishing time was significantly abbreviated because the captain kept moving the boat every 15 minutes, forcing everyone to pull up their lines and wait another 10 minutes while he found another spot to fish. The reason he was moving the boat so often was because most of the people on the boat were not catching much, if anything. At one point, the captain actually had the audacity to say there were plenty of fish but they just were being too finicky and weren't biting. In 40 years of fishing, I've never heard any boat captain offer such a lame excuse. I guess they must have had lunch already and just weren't hungry. The second issue we had was the bait they sold us. We bought 5 dozen live shrimp (for four of us) on their suggestion that live bait may work better with some of the fish we would encounter. On the ride out, we kept our bucket in the water cooler as instructed to keep the shrimp fresh. However, when we opened the bucket to bait our hooks for the first time, at least half of the shrimp were lifeless already. After an hour of fishing, virtually all of them were dead or close to it. Hard to catch anything with live bait that's not alive. Not that anybody was catching much fish even with the generic squid chunks, but paying for live bait that is almost dead when you go to use it is deceptive and rather dishonest. Last point. The marketing for this 1/2 day trip made you think everyone was gong to catch at least a handful of fish. They didn't promise dozens, but they did say that they do everything to make sure the customer goes home with a handful of fish. That's just deceptive marketing because most of the people on the boat went home with either just one or two fish or none at all. When we got off the boat, only about 20 (out of 60) passengers lined up to have their fish filleted. Only a couple left without having their catch filleted. Our group of four had only two fish to show for our 5 hour, $200+ trip. That's inexcusable. The simple reality was that there were not a lot of fish out there and whatever fish there were could not be located by the captain. I can appreciate that the Hubbard company and employees need to make a living, but scamming people like this is not acceptable. If you know there are not a lot of fish to be caught, cut the price you charge or give a refund if people don't catch at least 3 or 4 fish.