Ocean City Fishing Center
Ocean City Fishing Center
Ocean City Fishing Center
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At our marina established in the 80's, We have Ocean City's finest party boat fishing aboard the 70' Top Knot, which runs a variety of half day fishing trips in the deep ocean as well as the calm back bays! Bay trips are super family friendly! We are also available for party cruises, private fishing charters, bachelor/bachelorette and bridal events, memorial cruises & burials and other special events! If you'd like to rent your own boat, We have Pontoon and Skiff boat rentals and you can be your own Captain!! If you have your own boat, you can pull up to our dock to get bait, tackle and snacks! Our store is stocked with fishing and crabbing supplies for one stop shopping!
Ocean City, New Jersey
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78 reviews
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Daniel R
Havertown, United States50 contributions
Jul 2020
Excellent!!! All the way around!! Went twice this past week with my 6 year old daughter and 8 year old son. First time for both. Captain and crew were friendly, helpful, and professional. Most important we caught about 10-12 fish on each trip. 4 keepers the first time and 3 the 2nd time. They know where to fish. Highly recommend them. I wish I could remember the names of the first mates but they were so good to not only my kids but everyone on the boat that they deserve a shout out. Great Job!! We will be Top Knot again.
Written July 10, 2020
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Laura
Bensalem, PA2 contributions
Jul 2022
My family and I have been going to the Ocean City Fishing Center for years. Mary and her staff are knowledgeable, helpful, and welcoming. Not only is the OCFC dog friendly, but they accommodate children as well. Pontoon rental is super quick and easy. If traveling to the Ocean City area and looking for a rental, I highly recommend Ocean City Fishing Center.
Written August 2, 2022
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nicemom3
Philadelphia, PA170 contributions
Jul 2020 • Family
We chose the afternoon back bay trip. Between the 5 of us, we caught 37 fish. No keepers but so much fun. The crew was so friendly and helpful. The captain utilized every minute possible for fishing. We would’ve gone again if my other kids liked to fish. We definitely plan to return. Great calm trip, no seasickness.
Written July 19, 2020
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Annabelle
3 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
This center has absolutely terrible service, extremely rude management, and an utter lack of organization. The people at the front desk were some of the most snarky, mean, and incompetent people I have ever had the misfortune of speaking to. If you're considering renting a boat with them I recommend that you cancel your plans immediately. After making a reservation with the Ocean City Fishing Center, the owner called two days before to change the time of the reservation. When we showed up at the new time, the manager had no boat for us and refused to return the security deposit. The owner was not there to clarify the situation. Gianna was the manager we spoke with and she could not have been more inappropriate, aggressive, or rude in every way. She raised her voice and told us there was no way we could get our security deposit back or move it to another reservation we had later that week. She claimed to have an invoice with a completely different time but we had never received any confirmation about it. We are canceling all reservations with this center and will never go back again. This place deserves zero stars for their completely incompetent management and inability to speak calmly with clients. Could not have had a worse experience.
Written August 17, 2020
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Mike W
Bluffton, SC48 contributions
Aug 2024 • Family
We’ve been renting from Ocean City Fishing Center for years and have had consistently excellent experiences each time. The old owners were really kind to us for years. This year, we met the new owners, who were fantastic. Boat was clean and well maintained, and the staff was very friendly and knowledgeable. These are good folks and they run a great business! Best of all, we got 36 fish this trip. The kids and adults had a blast. Highly recommend this great local business.
Written August 1, 2024
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debas29
21 contributions
Aug 2021 • Family
Renting was quick and easy. They explained the map thoroughly. We didn’t need to rent fishing equipment-just needed to purchase bait. The pontoon fishing boat we rented was in good shape and had plenty of space. We had a 3 1/2 year old with us on his first boating experience so this boat was great for him. And the canvas top provided good shade. We had the bait for 4 hours and this was the better priced boat rental place.
Written August 27, 2021
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Nikki B
1 contribution
Jun 2020 • Friends
This is by far the best crew to go fishing with. Mary and alyse are so helpful booking the trip and the captain and the deck mates are great. I come here several times throughout the summer. Always a great time to enjoy the water and sun!
Written June 7, 2020
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Michael B
2 contributions
Jul 2021
Awesome day on the pontoon! We had a great time cruising around during the 4 hour rental. We had 4 adults and 3 kids and there was still plenty of room. The pontoon was very clean. The mates were very helpful and polite. Highly recommend!
Written July 7, 2021
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Stephen S
Ocean City, NJ6 contributions
Sep 2014 • Friends
The Captain of the North Star is all about the money. The boat does a good job marketing, usually the boat is full of customers, but when it comes to fishing it is hit or miss. The last time I was on this boat, we went to two fishing spots, neither of them were producing fish, yet we still hung out there. I had the only edible fish on the whole trip a small snapper blue fish, see photo attached to the review. I was almost embarrassed to have won the fishing pool that day. If you want to catch fish, I would suggest a different boat.
Written June 6, 2015
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Sorry you had a bad fishing trip, fish tracking can be difficult. I'm the Captain and as I remember good days, I especially remember bad days. Numerous factors go into why the fishing can be slow and are 100% beyond my control, and I do explain that to everyone when the fishing is slow.
Sorry again, saw your other reviews and if you had said something to me on the boat, I could've explained it a little better and maybe give you a discount off another trip.
Written June 13, 2015
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Gina C
1 contribution
Jun 2015 • Family
A friend and I took my grandson of 10 years old onto the Northstar for the 4 hour trip in the morning. At first it was ok but as the day went on, things went down hill. My grandson was hungry and the snack bar that was advertised was closed all day. He was catching sea bass left and right and the mate would come over and throw them out even before I got a chance to take a picture. He was so proud. My friend caught the largest sea bass, possibly a state record fish and the mate came around and took his fish and through it in a box and numbered it #16 and said "this is the pool winner by far" When it was time to measure the biggest fish of the day, my friends fish wasn't there. The box was already opened and all the fish that were in numbered slots were already measured out on the deck without anglers consent to see if they were being fair about whose fish was in the original numbered slots. Apparently, the deck mate and the pool winner were father and son team and our fish were switched out into another cooler and he gave his father the day winning fish even though mine was identified as the pool winner 15 minutes before we headed back to port. When it was time to measure our fish I was given the oldest fish in the cooler with discolored scales as if it was sitting for a 1/2 day. Since my fish was the last fish caught before heading back to port, my fish should have been still alive and the freshest fish in the box. Nonetheless we feel that we got scammed and robbed with possible state winning fish and money from the pool. The fish measured 6 lbs. and at least 18" The worst part of this whole mess is that you are trying to set a positive example for the children and have a great time but still have to bite your tongue. Plus they had a string of fully illegal throwbacks in the wooden box and cooler which is the same cooler that the winner had, which was the mates father. Scam artists!!! Will never go back. Not to mention that it cost $145.00 to get ripped off and to drive from philly.
Written June 7, 2015
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Hello, I have been trying to get ahold of you regarding all of your concerns.
First -There is no illegal, undersized, out of season, etc catches on my boat. The wooden cooler, is the boats fishbox, it does not leave the boat and further, there is no Father/Son team. I'm sorry for whatever misunderstandings.
As for the issue with the pool winner, the mate was simply going with the bigger fish since they were both the same weight. The pool was $45 , if you would like, we will gladly send you the $22.50, just return our calls so we can get your address.
Have a great day.
Written June 13, 2015
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Are there any Night In Venive Charters that are handicap accessible meaning minimal steps and a steady place to sit down? ( do not need access with wheelchair)
Written May 30, 2015
Hello, On the North Star there is about 3 steps to get into the boat and there is bench seating all around once you are on the boat!
Written June 9, 2015
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