Redondo Special

One of my go to fishing boats. The crew is awesome and the burgers are great. Other passengers are pretty chill too. Last few times I went, I recall morning trips were mostly targeting rockfish and afternoon was bass. The Special is off season now for the first few months of the year then back in on the action in the spring in time for the rockfish season. Can't wait to be back on the boat. Oh and two bucks for parking if you park in the lot where the Captain Kidd and other restaurants are. Just remember to have the ticket stub validated in the tackle shop.

I went for the afternoon half day last week and was pleasantly surprised to see the former first mate Dan on the boat. I used to fish with Dan and his Dad on the Redondo Special a lot when I was younger. I think he may have brought good luck to the trip The boat only had about ten people which was pretty awesome. I caught this delicious white sea bass and 5 calico bass. Guy next to me lost two big ones that fought more like yellowtail. I ended the day with around 30 lbs of fillets which was a huge success One reason I really like this boat is because it fishes the Palos Verde kelp beds off Rocky Point. They also give a discount to veterans and seniors so it’s the best 1/2 day around Thank you for having me out!

One of rude crew on Redondo Special. Join the Redondo Special boat for many times, and bring friends to this boats too. most of the crew members are friendly. However today met a very rude one. When boat stop a crew member asked me to go to right side, because i had a 180g jig that he afraid is going to tangle with other, while captain is saying everyone fishing on the left side. Im fine with go to left side fishing along. Later a lady tell me to move to right, follow captain direction, said "we are drifting, line will tangle from the right side to the other side". i told her a crew told me to stay on right side because i have a jig. She asked me twice to move so i go to find a spot near the boat head. Once i drop my jig, a crew member told me its too close to him, ask me to pull up then i start to wheel up right after however its still tangled. Then he start to yelp at me "do something do something... do something " while I'm working on untangle. And he still keep yelping me " see, i told you, do something, do something, do something!" even i told him i was following the instructions of the crews to come here, and i resolved the line within a minute. He is keep yelping "go somewhere else or sit in the gallery" and he is keep doing his fishing. I just went along on right side. And tell the lady your another crew member send me back and very rude. Im not enjoying to fish with such rude crew on boat.

Sorry for not getting your name. I believe it's the guy who checked me in at the entry. I expected better action but that wasn't the case. However, I gotta shout out to the crew. They were top notch. Also, met an awesome dude named Akmaid. Could be wrong of you are reading this, but had fun fishing along side you. Final result, awesome experience and very helpful crue. I'll be back.....once a week? Yeah.

Second time on Redondo Special, and definitely the last. We’ve booked this boat for group birthdays twice now, and today was the final straw. While the captain himself was nice and tried to be accommodating, almost everything else was a disaster. Check-in was a joke. They tell you to be there at least 60 minutes early, but they didn’t even open their cashier until 40 minutes before departure. We were met by an older Japanese man who was incredibly rude from the moment we arrived. No greeting, no courtesy, just yelling COVID and attitude. We dropped around $700 for a half day trip, including fishing licenses, not including food and the experience wasn’t worth a dime. Mike was useless—too busy hanging out, vaping and laughing with his friends instead of helping actual paying customers. The kitchen girl? Also rude. She got in our faces about one open Twisted Tea, even though we had just bought a full breakfast from her. I had five rods set up by myself. I was untangling lines and unhooking fish for my friends because Mike claimed he was “busy helping 40 more people.” If that’s the case, maybe don’t overbook or hire more help? And to top it off, that same rude Japanese man who gave us attitude at the door managed to tangle himself in our birthday boy’s fishing line and cut his line. For a $15 difference, I’d rather fish with Monte Carlo any day. Way better crew, better vibes, and actual customer service from check-in. Redondo Special? Never ever again.

I’ve gone on a few charters now and Redondo is a pretty good one. Price is fair and they do military discount. They have constant fish count, their staff is very experienced and helpful and the fishing is good. Only issue I’ve had in the past was they canceled trips they usually call a day prior which i appropriate but for that reason I haven’t gone back in a while. Overall thought I’ve always had a good time each time I’ve gone and look forward to going there soon.

Crew overall was rude, now I admit I was in the wrong by cutting my squid on the rail. But the captain yelled at me like I was 6 years old in front of everyone. I could not enjoy the rest of the time like that. He should of came up to me instead of yelling from the other end of the boat. Then there was some drunk lady and the fish were small. Go somewhere else. Don't waste your money or time here. My trip sucked.

Great Charter for begginers!! Helpfull crew very great price $60 for a 5 hour trip

Great fishing tips for kids we all had a blast cannot wait till next trip my kids keep asking me when are we going again Daddy

I hadn’t been fishing on a boat in 15 years, i will probably be doing a lot of sport fishing on this boat on Sundays for all of 2021.