Santa Barbara Sea Charters

Captain Jim grew up in Long Beach, California. He began fishing with his father when he was 6 years old. His first job at the age of 13 was a deckhand on a charter boat in San Pedro, CA. At that time he and his father were close friends with a charter boat captain in Santa Barbara. Jim would come to Santa Barbara during the summer months to work as a deckhand on the Santa Barbara charter boat — Robinette. He has been fishing the waters of the west coast for more than 50 years.

Captain Jim moved to Santa Barbara in 1973 to work in a local hospital. He is a retired certified Perfusionist and retired registered Respiratory Therapist holding a Master's degree in Healthcare Administration. The move allowed him to pursue his fishing passion, fishing as much as possible in Santa Barbara since then.

He worked hard and obtained his 100 ton Master USCG Captain's license in 2001. Although Captain Jim has owned boats most of his life, it was always his dream to build an offshore fishing charter boat. In 2005, his dream came true and he launched Finaddict.

Finaddict is a mixture of his experience with larger boats and smaller custom boats. The boat was designed from his vast experience gained on many boats over his life. The outcome is one of the greatest 6 passenger offshore charter boats on the coast. The goal of our trips is to provide a safe, fun, enriching, comfortable and enjoyable trip.