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November 2023 by Jeffrey Surma Jr
Was out visiting family in Brooklyn and decided to try my hand at fishing. This was my 1st excursion in nyc. I hoped to catch something or anything. The Sea Queen with its staff succeeded with that. The crew was great, I believe we technically didn't have enough people to go (10-27-23)? But they/we still went out, I caught several fish including a few keepers (Porgy, Sea Bass). I couldn't ask for a better Friday morning while the family was at work. I will definitely be booking again with yall next spring!! Thanks guys, for the unforgettable experience.Jeff
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November 2023 by Maruf Ahmad
I was on a trip on 10/26/23 with 3 of my buddies.Review of service:The captain was good, he tried. I am not qualified to make any suggestions on that. But if the fishing time is approximately 50 minutes on a 5-hour trip, there might be some room to be better.Crew:- Big guy (nice guy); that guy was nice. The other one (the younger, shorter guy) shouldn’t be on a customer service job at all. He has mental issues; the mindset he has could be harmful for business and customers. He is definitely racist, rude, and has an undermining mentality. And he successfully ruined our experience on the charter. If you are reading this review to get an idea about this charter and you are a person of color, be prepared for this crew and let him not ruin your moments.Message to the owner:While I was writing the review, I saw that some other guys had similar experiences with that shorter guy. I strongly believe you definitely care about your business. As a customer, I can tell you that this crew is hurting your business. I can give you a list of wrongdoing by him; he has no minimum quality to be in the customer service job, especially if you care about your Asian customers. This one-star rating does not justify your charter. I will reconsider the ratings after seeing your response and commitment to your Asian customers.Reply to the owner's response: No wonder your crew would be like that. Why do you think everyone knows you are the captain and the owner of the boat, sitting upstairs? I definitely did not know that. Did you say a made-up story? Who do you think you are? Johnny depp? And someone here to assassinate your reputation! No Mr. There is no made-up story. What you tried to do was point the issue in a different direction and explain what you think the issue is. But it's not. There is some video footage of your crew's behavior on YouTube now. You said you stood by your crew, so you stood by him when he made a joke on your customer saying "bye bye" to undermining a pool contestant? Joking with a customer and making a joke about a customer are not the same. You stood by him when he said to your customer "If I were you, I would have caught five fish by now."? His job is to help that customer if he can. You stood by him when he rudely asked a beginner angler, "Do you have any idea what you're doing?" When he was asked about the drag of that conventional reel, You stand by him when he kept saying, "He is on the propeller," but in reality, that big fish was on the hook while the nice guy was trying to land the fish. You shorter crew just cannot accept that some from my team can fish. Last but not least, you stand by him when he swings down an 8-ounce sinker on a premium rod while that is virtically stationed on the rod holder? He just couldn't accept us in a good way, and incidentally, we were all Asian. At first, I did not think of the word recisist. I saw that others had the same experience, and that sounds like a logical explanation to me.
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October 2023 by aaron mclain
The good, large clean ship. The bad, no communication expect voicemail with no call back. Make sure you pay at the ship because once they have your money good luck.
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October 2023 by Mzbeekay K
Love this boat... I go on every weekend that I can... Captain Steve and the night mates are great...
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October 2023 by Md Rana
Thursday night was my first time trip with Sea Queen Charter and I believe that’s my last trip with this boat. Crew were not friendly specially the short guy, he tried to down me couple of times because I got the 30.5 inch striper and was on the pill for winning. The other guy (crew) was friendly. I have 2 Facebook groups more than 6K members and I already warn them not to go to this boat. This 5 hours trip is like 4 hours of sightseeing and 1 hour of fishing. I go to lots of boats for fishing and never had this kind experience. Please don’t use this boat.
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October 2023 by Swankie F.
It was a great day on the water 70 degrees and sunny. The Captain (Tom?? I think ) and Deckhand Frank were very kind and answered all my question's ! I caught 2 keeper porgy's and 3 small sea bass to throw back ! The only bummer was having to pay $2 for the sinker which got caught on the bottom ..... ( never had to do that before - but no biggie really thus 5 stars)) I hit the water alone today and they made me feel super comfortable ( along with a couple of regulars) can't wait to go out again with some friends !! Thanks Sea Queen !!!!
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September 2023 by Vanessa “Always c0me Correct” G
My family and I enjoyed our time on the boat! We'll be back again
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September 2023 by William Baines
I was considering going put on this boat but after multiple complaints about the boat leaving on time I've changed my mind. Honestly you'll get more fish at the Brooklyn bridge.
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August 2023 by Sadat Butt
Captain Steve knows what he’s doing. Lively and knowledgeable mates. Cheap rates. Solid fish. Will be coming back.
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August 2023 by Jody Decaul
Best experience ever, my son and I went fishing for the first time ever, he can’t wait to go back. Thanks again to the crew
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August 2023 by Robin Jade
For fluke season, it sails to Verrazano Bridge area. I was expecting it sails to long island side. Staffs are friendly and eager to help. They provide everything you need to fish. Tips are welcome at the end of the trip.
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August 2023 by ali annunziato
I went on the Sea Queen VII yesterday and had a great time. The fishing wasn’t good - but this isn’t a fishing report. The Captain was wonderful and did his best to get us on the fish. However, the absolute highlight of the trip started from the moment I approached the dock and met the mate, Will (I think he was the only guy working the trip, but I’m not sure). From the welcome I got, to the attention he paid to me the entire trip - trying to get me a fish, getting me loose from the bottom 20x and making sure I was all set with everything - Will was nothing short of professional, respectful and kind - he was a workhorse, and he treated everyone onboard that way. Lastly, as the only female on a boat full of men, and in an environment where women are not always treated with due respect, Will made me feel comfortable and safe - which has not been the experience I’ve had on many other boats. Can’t thank him enough. But, I’d hire him. Marry him off to my daughter. Invite him into my circle. Any time, any day of the week. I’ll be back. Great boat. Great mate. Thanks to Will and the crew for a fun day on the water.
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August 2023 by Zongrui Yang
The young male crew member was extremely rude and racist to me. I accidentally got my line tangled, and he just assumed that I do not speak English well so that I did not understand his instructions. He then asked me if I had to take a English test before coming to America. This is considered as racist. I understood him perfectly well, it’s just people tangle lines when they fish for the first time. He did not treat other people like this, only me, because I am Asian. The senior crew member was nice and helpful though.
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July 2023 by Daniel Carranza
I've been on this boat twice already I enjoyed stripe bass fishing for sport & a great feeling of catching one. The captain did a great job landing on good stripe bass waters, however my second time I felt misleaded & confused. I went for seabass porgy combo fishing & I wasn't pleased at all, They should just say it's porgy fishing because that is all you catch when they promote this. First time ever getting charged for the buckets of fish I had on my hand I just don't know why? What is my ticket for being on this charter mean?. I went to port Jefferson & I had the best time of my life with porgy fishing they also announced that they don't charge for buckets because you're ticket u buy does it all & also naming any one who charges buckets thief's & greed !! Iam never coming back to this boat ever again!! That's why people in long island don't come to Brooklyn charter boats as I have heard plenty of stories on how they take advantage of people!!!
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July 2023 by kevin h
Went out with my 11 yr old daughter on 7/5/23 on the afternoon fluke trip, it was her 1st time on a boat fishing and the staff were GREAT! went above and beyond. We both had an awesome time and the Captain put us on the fish! Highly recommended. We can’t wait to get back out again. Kevin H
