Testimonials

6/10/2014

Went out aboard the Rip Tide on Sunday for an early Fathers day from my daughter. This is the second year in a row we fished with Capt. Smitty and have always been very satisfied. Capt Smitty and deckhand Lee did everything possible to insure everyone on the boat took home fish . We took advantage of Capt Smittys knowledge of hidden rocks and hot spots that made it possible to limit out for most on the boat. My daughter with Smittys and Lees help caught her first Ling Cod 13 pounds of great eating. We will be back next year and for many more. Thanks for a great trip Capt. Smitty and Lee

6/1/2014

went out on riptide yesterday and had a great time. Capt Smitty did an awesome job getting us on the fish. Lee the deck hand busted his ass getting the fishing poles rigged up ,bait on hooks and fish off the hooks and we had allot of fish ,our total for the day was 130 rockfish and 13 ling cod. On our way in Lee kicked ass again filleting all the fish and bagging them up before we got in to the harbor. All in all we had an awesome day fishing .Thank you to the riptide crew and half moon bay bait and tackle . The simplot fishing crew

5/23/2010

I've been on the Riptide numerous times and i have to say every time i went i had a lot of fun and caught a lot of fish. Each time I went everyone caught their limit of fish in no time. Captain Smitty is very knowledgeable and knows his boating and fishing. Zack, the deckhand is very helpful and will get your fish on the boat for sure. The times I went I was lucky enough that one of Captain Smitty's friend/Assistant named Ted on the boat. He knew a lot about fishing and helped out all at the same time he was reeling in a fish!. Great place to fish for seasoned fisherman and even beginners just looking to have a great time. 100% Recommended.

7/17/2012

We chartered Captain Smitty to go out and scatter ashes. He was late bringing the previous charter back but called to tell us he would be about 15 minutes late. When we got on the boat both he and his deckhand (I forgot his name) welcomed up and tried to be light-hearted about what we were going to do and the rules of the vessel.

Once we got the the site where we were going to do the ceremony, they waited until we were done (which ended up going much longer than originally anticipated), did a circle around the site where we scattered the ashes and then took us back.

What I really liked is that the Captain gave us the coordinates of where we left the ashes.

I would recommend his service to anyone looking for a good boat to go out on.

7/22/06

Captain Smitty

I would like to thank you for a very enjoyable introduction to salmon fishing on Monday 26 June 2006, while I was on vacation in California from the UK.

I am now back in the UK (wet, windy and cloudy ... it's a hard life!), but I have photos of my prize 30 lb fish, which have caused a bit of a stir with my fellow sea anglers.

You and Zack really know your stuff and I hope to return next year and improve on the catch.

All the best

Tight Lines

Colin

7/18/06

Hi Capt. Smitty,

Just wanted to again thank you and Zack for a great day of fishing last Friday. You guys took a bunch of rookies and made us look good. It was fun listening to the stories at the barbeque we had Friday night when we got back. It's amazing that those fish grow so quickly after they're caught. I think the biggest one is now almost 40 pounds!

Anyway, thanks again for a great day, and we WILL see you again.

Dan Brown

4/11/06

Smitty,
In case no one told you, THANK YOU for your support of our right to fish. Yourself, Bob Inglis and Bobby Franko have really made an important contribution in protecting our right to fish.
Your friend,

Dale

Captain, I really appreciate the fact that you take such an active interest
and role in these conservation issues. You are one of probably very few that
truly try to balance sport fishing with conservation and make a difference
for our generations to come, like my kids.

I look forward to seeing you again on April 2 opening day. My Dad is flying
in from Montreal to join me!

Come

7/14/04 Salmon fishing

Captain, just wanted to say thanks for the fantastic fishing day me and Doug
had on Sunday. I hope you bought more of those green flashers, they were
pretty hot! All in all, I caught 3 salmon on that rig and handed off another
8 fish to others including that 25lb striper! I think it was the best ocean
fishing I have ever done.
Come Lague

Our whale watching trip was one of the largest highlights of our trip to San Francisco. Thanks for letting us take the charter trip on 8/22/2003. We will recommend you to any of our friends that are contemplating a trip to that region. Here are a few of the pictures that we took from the boat.
These include shots of the whales with a small fluke, an arched whale, whale with a spout, dolphins, and shots of the sea turtle.
Once again thanks.
"Chico", Judi, Nathan, and Kristin Malhotra

Captain Smitty and deck hand Heather made our trip awesome. It was my son's 13th. birthday wish to go deep sea fishing, he even turned down a trip to hawaii..(whew...) anyhow, Blake was ecstatic about the trip the whole time. Once the day got here he started to get real nervous... That all changed when we arrived at the riptide and met our crew. Blake caught the first fish this day and he was the youngest on deck, way to go son! Anyhow, many many many thanks to cap'n smitty and Heather.. You two are awesome, the pix that were taken are awesome, hope to see them on here soon. We will be back, maybe in July for the rock cod fishing..
Thank you again, and God bless you all!
Devoted passenger forever,
Rebecca English and Blake :>)

Capt Smitty:
Just a quick email to say "Thanks". My wife and I went whale watching with you on Sunday, February 9/03 at 1:00 pm. Even though the trip was scheduled to go from about 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm - you basically stayed out until you found us some whales - thanks!

Dean Hendrickson

Capt. Smitty!
I just wanted to thank you for a fantastic trip on Sunday. My daughter and I had a great time, and we can't ended up with about 20lbs of smoked salmon. We're both looking forward to going rockfishing with your soon!
Thanks,

Sept.5th,2000
Hi Smitty,
Thanks again for a great salmon fishing trip today. That was not only the biggest fish I have ever caught, but also the most exciting fish that I have caught in many years. It ranks with my first fish caught near Aspen Colorado immediately after World War 2.

June 25th,2000
Capt. Smitty & Zee
Just got to our hotel after a great memory maker on board the Riptide. The day could not have gone better. Smooth water, great company and a crew that catered to our every need. At one point it seemed the fish were jumping into the boat on their own. Our only hope was to retreat to the cabin and wait for the frenzy to stop. Three generations of the Allured family now have a huge memory of how good it can be to be together for a short while with the only agenda being to catch fish. You are to be thanked and blessed many      years for what you did on this single day.
             Thanks so much for giving us this day.
             Chuck