Action Flats Backcountry Charters is a premier guide service, using only the best in everything from the boat & motor, rods, reels to lures, flies and even using only the best in hooks.

“THE” BOAT- An 18 ½ foot Maverick Master Angler flats boat. This is the elite of all flats boats and the flagship of the Hewes/Maverick line of boats. A Maverick owner will tell you that he does not own a flats boat- he owns a Maverick! This is the best riding, quickest and most efficient design in all flats boats. It poles in extremely shallow water yet handles choppy water with a soft, dry ride. Equipped with a custom poling platform this boat can do it all. This boat is wide and stable with nearly as much deck space as 20 foot boats and comfortably fishes 3 anglers.

Power- Yamaha Saltwater Series 150 H.P. Outboard with stainless steel prop. This engine has a quick hole-shot for getting out of shallow water and good top end speed.

Jackplate- CMC Electric jackplate allows engine to be raised off the transom so we can run into areas other boats only wish they could!

Trolling Motor- Minn Kota saltwater with 74 pounds of thrust! Quiet and fast to chase down fast moving Tarpon or schooling Reds pushing on a shallow flat. A Top Sponsor!

Anchor System- PowerPole shallow water automatic anchor quietly “puts brakes on a boat” and will stop us on a dime when we spot fish. Only a lucky few anglers have this ability. A Top Sponsor!

Electronics- Lowrance X-85 fish/depth finders forward & aft, Magellan GPS, marine VHF and cell phone.

Push Pole- Biscayne Bay graphite, 20 feet. Makes easy work of pushing 2 anglers over flats in pursuit of reds, jacks, shark, trout and many other hard fighting fish.

Fishing Rods- Exclusively St. Croix . Top-of-the-line Tidemaster, Legends and Legend Ultras. Spinning and fly rods. A Top Sponsor!

Fishing Reels- Daiwa and Shimano Spinning Reels selected to perfectly match and balance our rods.

Fly Reels- STH, Tibor and Tioga.

Fishing Lines- Andes , Power Pro and Seaguar.

Fishing Hooks- Owner and Gamakatsu.

Lures-Yozuri, Mirror Lure, Johnson Silver Minnows, Bass Assassin, Zoom, you name it- its on my boat!

Flies- I wish I had time to tie but I don’t. Hand tied, many by several famous fly fisherman including Bob Clouser, Joe Bruce and Lefty Kreh.