We set out from Casco Bay aboard the Kristin K on an early October morning . Capt Ben Gardener advised us that it was late in the year, and the sharks may not be as plentiful as they had been weeks prior, since the water temp was cooling rapidly. He was right as we had only one strike that morning... More

Capt. Ben took myself and my 2 boys out offshore to fish. On the way out we saw a lot of humpback whales! Once we got to the "spot", we caught several cod and haddock right away. Then the captain put out fish oil and chum......20 minutes later we were hooked up to a blue shark that was close to... More

Capt Ben and crew were vere knowledgeable and showed us a great time catching a mako and several blue sharks would recommend this to anyone great expieriance More

Amazing experience! The weather was beautiful and believe it or not I even caught a fish! We went on this trip for my boyfriends birthday and the crew was very hospitable and definitely made my gift even better than I had hoped. He caught more fish than I think he had caught in his lifetime and we will definitely be... More

Captain Ben took our family out for a charter to go striper fishing last July. I was totally impressed with this trip. Not only did he know where the action was but his easy going, fun spirit made everyone including my sons, ages 7 and 10 feel totally at ease. Everyone caught fish and had a blast! I will definately... More

Spent the day offshore with Capt Ben!! Ben will always work hard to keep you on fish all day. It is more than just a job for Ben it is a passion!!! We ended the day with 9 sharks upto 200+ #'s When going on the ocean Kristin K will always be the first call!! Thanks for a great day... More

Capt. Ben is a very easy going person and a lot of fun just to be on the boat with. He is a great fisherman and I would highly recommend him to anyone wanting to have a great time. He does not like fishing but Catching. Times fly's when you are fishing with Ben. He is just a pleasure to... More

Had a great trip, plenty of action with some big fish mixed in. The Captain was super knowledable and friendly. Would definatly go out on this boat again! More

I would recommend Kristin K Charters to anyone! Captain Ben knew exactly where to go and how to get the fish. We had a gorgeous day, the ocean was incredibly calm. We caught and released 11 sharks on a half day charter! At one point my 12 year old son and I both had a shark on at the same... More