Tippin' Scales Charters
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Tippin' Scales Charters

Very good
4.0 / 5
(2 reviews)
Star Island Road 59
Montauk, NY, United States

Tippin’ Scales Charters believes that a fishing trip with family and friends creates memories that last a lifetime. With the customer experience at the foundation, this crew goes to great lengths to provide a successful, safe, and comfortable trip out of Montauk, New York. Have a special need or request? No problem. Captain Patrick Gallagher can customize your fishing experience for your specific needs. From first-time anglers to experienced regulars, the captain looks forward to guiding your group and putting you in the best possible position to catch fish. Reach out and let him know what he can do to get you fishing!

The captain’s restored 30’ Aquasport 275 Express Tournament Edition walkaround has a 10’ beam providing a stable fishing platform. A full-size bathroom creates the extra privacy needed for women and children. There’s also a kitchen and a bed you can use.

The boat runs on twin 225 HP Mercury engines and uses full-featured navigation technology to put you on the fish quickly and safely. It’s equipped with outriggers and a livewell and features a refrigerator and an ice-box. A first mate will also join your trip and provide any help you may need.

You’ll target Striped Bass, Fluke, Black Seabass, Porgy, Bluefish, and Tautog. Shark and Tuna trips are available upon request. To reel in your prey, you’ll use both light and heavy tackle and you can try out bottom fishing, deep sea fishing, spinning, jigging, drift fishing, and Flounder gigging. If you want to, you can keep your catch. Kids are welcome to come aboard, so feel free to bring them along and create a lovely family atmosphere on the boat.

Every trip includes the best tackle, bait, ice, and fish cleaning services. Captain Patrick also takes care of licenses, so the only things left for you to bring are whatever food and drinks you like.

Come join Tippin’ Scales Charters and have a fishing trip to remember!

  • Fishing License
  • Live Bait
  • You Keep Catch
  • Catch cleaning & filleting
  • Toilet
  • Child Friendly
  • Ice Box
  • Rods, reels & tackle

Select date to see available trips and rates:

  • Private trip
    5 Hour Trip – Black Seabass / Porgy
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    5 Hour Trip, starts at 6:30 AM
    Seasonal trip Jun 15 - Oct 31 (Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun)
    $700
    This is a 5-hour charter targeting a variety of bottom fish by jigging bucktails, Fluke rigs, and diamond jigs. You'll start out at 6:30 a.m. and have fun fishing until 11:30 a.m. All the gear, tackle, as well as bait are included!
  • Private trip
    6 Hour – Striper/Bluefish/Albie
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 6:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Jun 20 - Nov 1 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
    $900
    Enjoy a beautiful and relaxing fishing trip and have fun chasing Striper, Bluefish, and False Albacore. You and the crew will start your trip at 6:30 a.m. and fish until about 12:30 p.m. The captain provides all the equipment, catch cleaning, as well as licenses!
  • Private trip
    6 Hour Trip – Fall Blackfish/Tog
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 6:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Oct 15 - Nov 15 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
    $900
    This trip will see you fishing the structure and rockpiles in the nearby waters from Montauk, Fisher's Island, and Block Island. You'll be chasing highly sought-after Tog using Asian and Green Crab. The trip starts at 7:00 a.m. and runs until 1:00 p.m.
  • Private trip
    6 Hour Trip – Striped Bass (AM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 6:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Jun 15 - Nov 1 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
    $900
    This is a 6-hour Striped Bass Montauk fall run charter. You and the captain will be using multiple tactics to fish Striper off the famous Montauk Lighthouse. You'll use a variety of tactics from topwater poppers on bunker-busting schools or bucktails and diamond jigs for fish holding lower in the water column or live eels.
  • Private trip
    6 Hour Trip – Striper / Bottomfish
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 5:00 PM
    Seasonal trip Jun 15 - Oct 31 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
    $900
    Start out the trip by filling coolers with Fluke and jumbo Knotthead Seabass. Then hit the Bass grounds at the sunset for giant trophy Striper with live eels. You'll start your trip at 5:00 p.m. and return around 11:00 p.m.
  • Private trip
    6 Hour Trip – Striped Bass (PM)
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    6 Hour Trip, starts at 5:00 PM
    Seasonal trip Jun 20 - Oct 15 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
    $1,000
    If you're looking for that epic trophy Striped Bass trip to the world-renowned Montauk or Block Island Bass grounds, this is the trip for you! Tippin' Scales Charters is known for that trophy Bass live eel fishing experience that puts you onto monster Striper ranging from 30, 40, and 50+ pounders! Look at some of the charter's pictures, they speak for themselves.
  • Private trip
    Full Day Trip – Shark Charter
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    8 Hour Trip, starts at 6:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Jun 15 - Sep 15 (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun)
    $1,200
    Looking for that big game fishing adrenaline rush fighting these apex predators? Join this 8-hour charter fishing 5-30 miles out looking for highly sought-after Mako and Thresher Shark. You'll most certainly be catching plenty of Blue Shark, Dusky, and Porbeagle also in the process sitting in the slick for plenty of action. Some trips are pure insanity with a dozen or more sharks being caught during the charter.
  • Private trip
    Full Day Trip – Tuna Charter
    FREE Cancellation 7 days notice
    8 Hour Trip, starts at 4:00 AM
    Seasonal trip Jul 1 - Oct 15 (Fri, Sat, Sun)
    $1,800
    On Tuna charters, you're going 10 to 40 miles nearshore following the migration of Bluefin Tuna. You and the crew will be using a variety of tactics to get that bite from trolling, jigging, and live line Bluefish and Squid or chunking Mackerel and butterfish.
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About the Captain

Patrick Gallagher
Montauk, New York, United States
2 Customer reviews
Response time within an hour
Member since August 2021
Captain Patrick runs action-packed and fun charters for the whole family out of Montauk, New York. Pay him a visit and have a memorable experience fishing in beautiful areas and chasing various prized fish!

About this listing

Targeted species

Bass (Striped) Striped Bass
Flounder Flounder
Lingcod Lingcod
Scup (Porgy) Scup (Porgy)

Boat specs

Aquasort (Walkaround) originally built in 2001, and restored in 2019. Powered by 2 225HP Mercury engines, with a maximum cruising speed of 40 knots.

Length
30 ft
Capacity
4 persons

Types of fishing

River Fishing
Hudson River April/May
Inshore Fishing
Nearshore Fishing
Offshore Fishing

Fishing techniques

Light Tackle
Heavy Tackle
Offshore Shark and Tuna
Bottom Fishing
Jigging for a wide variety of saltwater species
Spinning
Light tackle spinning for Striper
Jigging
Jigging for Fluke, Porgy, Seabass
Drift Fishing
Flounder Gigging
Deep Sea Fishing
Shark and Tuna

Amenities

Toilet
GPS
Fishfinder
Bed
Live Bait Well
Kitchen

Trip includes

Rods, reels & tackle
Live Bait
Lures
Catch cleaning & filleting
Porgy only trips cleaning is not included
First Mate
For certain trips a first mate will be needed
Fishing License

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 7 days prior to trip

You can cancel or modify your booking up to 7 days before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.

Listing policies

Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
Child Friendly
No kids under 12 years of age
You Keep Catch
Catch and Release Allowed

Payment

Pay online in full

Pay online in full through FishingBooker and save on credit card fees at the dock.

No additional fees.
Book with 15% deposit, pay rest to captain

When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 15% deposit to guarantee your reservation.

The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:

Cash
Visa
Mastercard
When paying the remaining balance with a credit card, an additional 4% charge will apply.

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Customer reviews

Rating Summary
Very good
4.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 2 reviews
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Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Edward T.
Smithtown, NY
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Overall

Half day

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip – Black Seabass / Porgy on September 25, 2021
Captain put us on some fish, had a few large sea bass and porgies, 1 keeper fluke.Good day overall.
Edward T. recommends Tippin' Scales Charters
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VERIFIED   July 1, 2022
The charter operator canceled 35 days prior to the trip date. This is an automated posting.
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FAQs about Tippin' Scales Charters

Tippin' Scales Charters offers the following trips to customers:
  • $700 per group - 5 Hour Trip – Black Seabass / Porgy (5 hours)
  • $900 per group - 6 Hour – Striper/Bluefish/Albie (6 hours)
  • $900 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Fall Blackfish/Tog (6 hours)
  • $900 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Striped Bass (AM) (6 hours)
  • $900 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Striper / Bottomfish (6 hours)
  • $1,000 per group - 6 Hour Trip – Striped Bass (PM) (6 hours)
  • $1,200 per group - Full Day Trip – Shark Charter (8 hours)
  • $1,800 per group - Full Day Trip – Tuna Charter (8 hours)
When you book a trip with Tippin' Scales Charters, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • Toilet
  • GPS
  • Fishfinder
  • Bed
  • Live Bait Well
  • Kitchen
  • Refrigerator
  • Outriggers
  • Ice Box
  • Radar
Trips booked with Tippin' Scales Charters include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle
  • Live Bait
  • Lures
  • Catch cleaning & filleting (Porgy only trips cleaning is not included)
  • First Mate (For certain trips a first mate will be needed)
  • Fishing License
Tippin' Scales Charters offers the following types of fishing:
  • River Fishing (Hudson River April/May)
  • Inshore Fishing
  • Nearshore Fishing
  • Offshore Fishing
Tippin' Scales Charters offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light Tackle
  • Heavy Tackle (Offshore Shark and Tuna)
  • Bottom Fishing (Jigging for a wide variety of saltwater species)
  • Spinning (Light tackle spinning for Striper)
  • Jigging (Jigging for Fluke, Porgy, Seabass)
  • Drift Fishing
  • Flounder Gigging
  • Deep Sea Fishing (Shark and Tuna)
Top targeted fish species with Tippin' Scales Charters include:
  • Bass (Striped)
  • Flounder
  • Lingcod
  • Scup (Porgy)
  • Seabass (Black)
  • Shark (Blue)
  • Shark (Mako)
  • Shark (Thresher)
  • Tautog
  • Tuna (Bluefin)