Captain
Damon Santelli

Member since June 2014 Key West, United States
Background
Capt. Damon Santelli runs fishing trips out of the rich Florida Keys. Damon spent a decade working as a commercial fisherman in the Key West. During that time, he learnt a great deal about fishing, using rod and reel to make a living. Having earned a lot of experience and skills, Capt. Damon went on to become a captain of his own charter. He now has a fleet of boats and along with his team takes out numerous customers each year. The decision to leave behind his office career and become a captain proved to be the right one. Capt. Damon is patient and likes taking both novice anglers and seasoned fishermen out on the water. Damon has landed many commercial fishing records, such as 1232 lbs of Yellowtail Snapper. You don't want to miss a trip with him. It's going to be pure action!
Techniques
Live bait, light tackle sport fishing.

Hey, I'm Captain Damon Santelli

Key West, ร‰tats Unis
Background
Capt. Damon Santelli runs fishing trips out of the rich Florida Keys. Damon spent a decade working as a commercial fisherman in the Key West. During that time, he learnt a great deal about fishing, using rod and reel to make a living. Having earned a lot of experience and skills, Capt. Damon went on to become a captain of his own charter. He now has a fleet of boats and along with his team takes out numerous customers each year. The decision to leave behind his office career and become a captain proved to be the right one. Capt. Damon is patient and likes taking both novice anglers and seasoned fishermen out on the water. Damon has landed many commercial fishing records, such as 1232 lbs of Yellowtail Snapper. You don't want to miss a trip with him. It's going to be pure action!
Techniques
Live bait, light tackle sport fishing.

Fishing Reports

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 938 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (702)
Great Captains, we had a blast
Great Captains, we had a blast
Great Captains, we had a blast
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
98%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
85%
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Ricci H.
Baton Rouge, LA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day was a blast

VERIFIED   Split Charter - Join A Group (AM) on July 2, 2022
We caught yellow tail snapper and mangrove snapper. For some very inexperienced people this was a great experience. Highly...
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Jacob M.
Tampa, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Full day trip with Captain Joey

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on June 25, 2022
Captain Joey led us to some really nice Mahi and Almaco Jack, cleaned the fish and cut them for us to eat. Definitely would...
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James H.
Blythewood, SC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Damon

VERIFIED   Split Charter - Join A Group (AM) on June 18, 2022
Joey got us on the fish, knew what he was doing and we had an awesome day!ย  Recommend going with Joey Eppy!
James H. recommends Fish Key West โ€“ The Coolwater II
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Daniel W.
Troy, MI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half Day with Captain Sam

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on May 3, 2022
Captain Sam was great. We had a good time.ย  Would definitely recommend this fishing experience to anyone.
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Brian L.
Clermont, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Noah was awesome!

VERIFIED   Split Charter - Join A Group (AM) on April 5, 2022
Great day of fishing,ย  brought home yellow tail dinner could not ask for more, wish the groupers were in season.
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