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You will lose money if you are hoping to profit from the amount of money you will save eating the fish.
Sad but true.
I am interested in taking a trip out on a charter to do some deep sea fishing. Now, I know jack about deep sea fishing, and I'd like to go mainly to come back with a good amount of fish for the price.
Has anyone here taken a trip? If so, what companies do you recommend and what should I expect? Thanks!
You will lose money if you are hoping to profit from the amount of money you will save eating the fish.
Sad but true.
Laker's forum.
I go all the time..
Get a prescription motion sickness patch and follow the directions.
http://www.deepseaheadquarters.com
I take the 8 and 12 hour trips... right now Snapper is uber..
It's hard to endure the trips and you will kiss land when you get back but it's
a of an adventure...
How much should I know about fishing?
I'll mostly agree to this.. but if you take the 8-12 hour or longer trip you'll catch something. Last time they made me throw back 2 Amberjack because they where 1 inch short each... go figure.
But I have sometimes catch a good amount of King and Snapper. That place I linked is very reputable I been fishing with them for a long time. Also check the weather reports for swells.. try to get 3 foot or less. I have been on 5-6 foot trips and it's harder to walk around and more puke going on.
Deep sea HQ is good, if you've never been take dramimine (SP) 24 hours before or you'll chum the entire trip and it will be the longest nine hours of your life. If you do chum eat lots of doritoes, the fish love that and you'll be everyones hero on the boat.
Thats freaking hillarious.
Ok what's kewl about them is it's rod bait and ice. They will have rod there. And a bucket of bait. Take a rag and the sea sick medication. Then you slap the bait on hook and lower it till it drops. Or other directions the staff will give you. The will also help you unhook and if keeper put in a basket. You will get a number with a stringer.
You don't need to know how to fish.. just how to puke and have a good time.
The fight can rip your arm off hahah jk but yea the only way to fish is deep sea and we have some of the worlds best right off port A.
The ride out is about 3 hours. .then you fish. then move etc.. till they come back.
10+ miles out is Federal Waters .. no license..
Short trips = license requirement.
Thats pretty awesome! I was thinking about at least an 8 hour trip, but if you have had more success on the 12 hour trip then I would definetly look into that.Ok what's kewl about them is it's rod bait and ice. They will have rod there. And a bucket of bait. Take a rag and the sea sick medication. Then you slap the bait on hook and lower it till it drops. Or other directions the staff will give you. The will also help you unhook and if keeper put in a basket. You will get a number with a stringer.
You don't need to know how to fish.. just how to puke and have a good time.
The fight can rip your arm off hahah jk but yea the only way to fish is deep sea and we have some of the worlds best right off port A.
The ride out is about 3 hours. .then you fish. then move etc.. till they come back.
10+ miles out is Federal Waters .. no license..
Short trips = license requirement.
What do you usually catch and what are the amounts?
I'm game for a trip but not till maybe Late July or Aug.. which can get like Gilligans Island with storms ... I normally only puke once every couple years. Don't eat a big meal.. I had sausage biscut piece come out my nose earlier this year hahaha. It sucked but I was laughing my ass off..
There are some others at port A that offer the charters as well. Warfcat and Scatcat are catamarans but I almost ing died on scat cat in an accident once we hit a rogue wave....
But that's another story ..
Oh yeah don't forget to tip the deckhands at the begining of the trip, they can make it a great trip or one you'd like to forget. The deckhands are the guys who make sure you get going with all your tackle and bait and most importantly the good reels. It can be a little pricey but its also alot if fun if you get hooked up on some fish. Whatever you do don't keep any sharks.
Didnt the scatcat or wharf cat sink at one time? I think the are from Dolphin Express not sure though.
Here is a picture of trip this April on Pelican .. PERFECT weather and smooth seas..
I don't know if it was the time I was on it but the sealed hulls saved us. The wave went over the top of the boat, blew out the windows and cavitated to the rear. The water was waist deep after that. I was ready for the coast guard chopper ride.. but we didn't sink... lol.
Damn thats freakin insane how many miles where yall out? That is why I stick to the beach.
Hard to tell how far out. They had just finished fishing and everyone caught limits of snapper. It was islolated T-Storms and choppy. Well we where headed back at full speed. Must of been at least 30-50 miles out.
deep sea fishing is a blast manny, i havent gone since i was about 14 but, its an abo e blast.
Some cold adult beverages, nice salty breeze, beautifull weather.
The quiet of the sea.
Ah man its amazing, youll feel so relaxed when you get back, youll be refereshed for weeks.
Deep Sea fishing kicks all kinds of ass, Manny!
And you don't have to know jack about it. the deck hands will even bait your hook if you want them to. And there's a nifty little fish cleaning service when you get back.
We used to go to Dolphin Docks. I haven't been to Port A recently, but I assume they're still in business.
Dramamine works wonders if you don't want to go the patch route. I highly recommend it.
Oh and I also highly recommend Trout Street Bar and Grille in Port A, and Snoopys in CC (first exit after you cross the JFK causeway, turn right). Excellent grindage at both establishments.
Damn, I want to go Coastin' now...
Also, check to see if the Captain allows sharks to be caught. For some reason the Captain on one of our trips didn't want any sharks on his boat, so the deck hands cut the line every time we hooked one. That sucked immensely. My friend Mikey caught a nice hammerhead and they pulled it out of the water so we could see it and then SNIP! What a pisser!
Hey, just a thought, but most of those Deep Sea boats offer group discounts...
FSP Gone Fishin' Deep Sea Excursion 2005?
Kenny Smith can probably give you some good recommendations . . .
That would be pretty awesome.
There is also Texas Charter Fleet. You can rent one for group to do deep or bay.
Bay is about 300-600 a day and Deep 700-2000 a day. Average about 900 bucks for a 8 hour trip with a group of 4-6 fisherman.
The bigger ones like Deep Sea HQ, Dolphin Docks etc are cheaper 50-60-80 buck trips per person.
If you guys can scrape up enough people I'll go in on a charter 4 sure
I'd be down for that!
This all looks and sounds like a blast, my luck i'd have something like that scene from "A Perfect Storm" happen to me, where that damn shark washes onto the boat and takes a bite out of me!
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