Reel Kind Fishing and Tours Goodland, FL 34140

"Our 6 hour shelling tour was incredible! Mike was an excellent captain and tour guide. He was professional, friendly and had great knowledge of the area and where to find the best shells. He also went above and beyond, checking in with everyone often throughout the day. An additional bonus we saw a beautiful sunrise, a ray and dolphin. I highly recommend Reel Kind Fishing and Tours, you won’t regret it!"

"Just did a tour with Reel Kind on 7/30/23. It was our first full day in FL, and we wanted to take advantage of the low tide and full moon. We were actually staying in Fort Myers Beach and drove over an hour to Marco Island for this tour. We had tried to do a Ten Thousand Island tour on our last trip several years ago, but we couldn't due to thunderstorms, and my son was devastated at the time. So, we were super excited for this tour! There were only three of us on the boat (plus Capt. Colt), so we had plenty of room to sit. Note - the boat we were on was small and had limited shade and no head. There was a cooler with ice for drinks. Capt. Colt was AWESOME! He took us to Dickmans Island. There were a few other people already there. We had two hours to shell. I've been told that with longer tours, you can sometimes get to multiple places. Next time, we may go that route, so we can get to Kice and maybe other places. Anyway, Colt would give us shells he found and help us identify shells we didn't know. I forgot sunblock like a dummy, and he gave me some. He was very knowledgeable and just a super nice guy. On our tour, we saw someone who found some large (although beat up) Lightning Whelks. I also met a guy from another charter company who was there collecting sand dollars. Honestly, we felt like we didn't find that many shells until we got back to our hotel and laid them all out on a table. Then, we realized we actually did WAY better than we thought! It was definitely the most shells we collected even though we did another tour to North Captiva, went to Lover's Key, and tried to shell on FMB at low tide several times. We hope to return to this area either in Nov/Dec OR May when the shelling is supposed to be better, and we will definitely be booking again with Reel Kind and asking for Capt. Colt. Thanks for the adventure, Reel Kind!"

"If you’re looking here, you’re considering Reel Kind. All I have to say is book it with them. You won’t regret it. I have been counting down the days until my tour with Reel Kind. My first tour was with Captain Colt. He was kind and very knowledgeable about all the shells we were finding. I was on a four hour shelling tour and that went by so quickly. I wish I had more time. So what did I do? I booked a second tour the following day which was with Captain Mike. The second tour was more rewarding because we had a storm the night prior and it washed ashore so many more shells. I also had a better idea of what I wanted to collect. But I needed more time collecting shells. There will never be enough time collecting shells for me! There is no other tour operator for me. When I return, it will be Reel Kind again!"

"Our Captain was Derek brown. We enjoyed everything about this trip. We found every shell on our bucket list. The tour outweighed all of our expectations. We will definitely go back out with them. The other Captain Colt Pearce was great as well. Both Captains were very informative regarding the types of shells and the area. Thank you @SWFBeaches for recommending this tour! We loved every minute!!"