Join Discovery Channel Shark Week’s star, Dr. Craig O’Connell on this shark fishing expedition of a lifetime! Dr. O’Connell is a licensed captain with over 10 years of experience in the area! This local knowledge will help give you a wildlife experience you won’t forget.
On your expedition, you will focus your efforts on capturing some of Montauk’s most incredible sharks, including GREAT WHITE SHARKS, Shortfin Makos, Common Threshers, and Smooth Hammerheads. We have special state and federal permits allowing us to target some of these species.
Our day will start off by capturing live bait and will end with us either going to the inshore or offshore fishing grounds to capture our target species. All sharks will be tagged, so part of your experience will involve tagging the animals. If we capture baby Makos, these sharks will have to be brought aboard the boat so special tags can be attached (which is a thrilling experience). If we have a little spare time, we will try some bottom fishing (Black Seabass or Fluke) so you can bring home some dinner.
With each trip, you get a $500 tax donation receipt to our nonprofit organization.
Trip length will vary based on weather and success but will average around 6-8 hours.
FAQs about Shark Research Charters w/Shark Week Star
- US $2,750 per group - Full Day Shark C-and-R Charter (8 hours)
- Toilet
- GPS
- Fishfinder
- Live Bait Well
- Radar
- Rods, reels & tackle
- Live Bait
- Lures
- Snacks
- Drinks
- Fishing License
- Inshore Fishing
- Nearshore Fishing
- Offshore Fishing
- Reef Fishing
- Wreck Fishing
- Light Tackle
- Heavy Tackle
- Bottom Fishing
- Handline
- Deep Sea Fishing
- Shark (Blacktip)
- Shark (Blue)
- Shark (Hammerhead)
- Shark (Mako)
- Shark (Thresher)
Meet the Captain
Response time 18 hours |
Member since December 2022 |
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World Cat (Center console) originally built in 1999, and restored in 2006. Powered by 2 250HP Yamaha engines, with a maximum cruising speed of 34 knots.
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If it is unsafe to travel, you may still cancel free of charge or change the date(s) of your booking.
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When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 20% 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: