Fish to Catch in Sarasota, FL

Step Aboard
The Shark & Meet Your Captain

Experience world class offshore fishing in Sarasota, Florida with Captain Tino.

Built for serious fishing. Guided by experience. Driven by passion.

Step Aboard
The Shark

Built for Serious Offshore Fishing

Our Sarasota offshore fishing charter runs aboard a custom-built 41 foot FITZ sportfishing vessel designed for Gulf waters.

Features Include:

  • Twin 450hp Cummins diesel engines
  • Commercial grade Furuno fish-finding electronics
  • 30 foot tuna tower
  • Dual live wells for extended offshore trips
  • 31 rod holders
  • Air-conditioned cabin
  • Clean, private restrooms
This isn’t a cramped boat or a converted cruiser.
This is a purpose-built offshore fishing machine.

The Shark, a 41 foot FITZ sportfishing charter boat, docked in Sarasota, FL
  • Comfortable when it needs to be.
  • All business when it counts.
  • That’s how you fish the Gulf the right way.

Captain Tino of Charter Boat Shark

Captain Tino with a day’s catch of snapper and grouper in Sarasota

Meet Your Captain

He’s old school — on purpose.

Fishing is in his blood, and so is responsibility. Long before high-definition sonar and digital charts, he learned the waters of Sarasota and the Gulf of Mexico the old way and still reads them like a map in his head.

As a longtime Sarasota offshore fishing charter captain, he doesn’t rely on one secret spot.
He’s built a lifetime of numbers and knows exactly when to fish each one and when to let it grow.

He fishes with the mindset of a farmer, not a harvester.

You don’t plow the same field daily.
You don’t harvest immature crops.
You protect your seed stock.
You think in seasons, not Saturdays.

That code guides every deep sea fishing charter, rotating structure, resting reefs, and protecting breeder fish so the fishery stays strong for generations.

He fishes for the thrill.
He fishes for the table.
Take what you eat. Release the rest.

Because respect for Sarasota’s Gulf waters never goes out of style.

That’s how reefs stay healthy.
That’s how families come back.
That’s how you build a 30+ year reputation on the Gulf.

Captain Tino helping a family reel in a fish on the deck of The Shark

Ready to go catching?

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