Poppa Wahoo, 55' Hatteras Charter Boat Big water, cool cabin

Fifty-five feet changes what counts as a fishable day. When the wind comes up out of the east, you ride level with a cup of coffee sitting on the table. Twin 1250 horsepower diesels push this 55 foot Hatteras to a 22 knot cruise.

Down below you get a real sportfisher: air conditioned cabin, beds, kitchen and a bathroom, with a fighting chair on deck and a bridge up top. Your lines run off outriggers and downriggers, tuna tubes and live wells keep bait frisky, and Starlink, radar and sonar keep your captain a step ahead of the fleet.

Why she exists

In late 2024 the Epstein brothers found out their father was terminally ill. Bob had spent a lifetime writing about Florida Keys fishing for the Miami Herald, and what his sons wanted was one more day on the water with him. So they went and bought a boat for it.

Bob saw a photo of her from his hospital bed. "He knew about the boat," Brian told the Keys Weekly, "and then he said goodbye." He passed on January 14, 2025.

They named her Poppa Wahoo, after their dad, and rather than sell her they put her to work. One boat became four, and the fleet carries his name on every boat. Every trip she runs carries his name.

What she runs

Deep sea half days ($1,475), three-quarter days ($1,975), full days ($2,475), the 5 pm evening shark trip ($1,000), and the fleet's signature overnight swordfish trip ($3,500), where her berths turn your fishing trip into a sea voyage.