Keepin It Reel Charters 

Hey Dennis, not sure why you "Don't recommend keepin it reel charters".... We caught two dozen mackrel, which we live lined to catch 10ish bass (mostly too large to keep) within the first hour and a half of the charter. We had your limit of bass in 45 minutes. Even with live mackrel in the livewell, tons of fish under us and double hookups happening, you requested we go haddock fishing because we couldn't keep anymore bass, and you wanted to "fill the cooler." So, I took you guys an hour north off of Rockport to a favorite spot. Before we left, I explained that the haddock would be in cooler deeper water this time of year, which would require jigging 20oz+ sinkers in 200ft+ water, which you were fine with. When we got to the spot, I immediately noticed due to a 10 to 15mph wind and 2 to 3 ft chop, you were having severe issues keeping your balance, and I was HIGHLY concerned for your safety. We only fished for about an hour at this spot (where I only briefly left your side) before I decided we needed to move to calmer waters before you fell. In the hour there, even with you taking several breaks, you both caught a dozen haddock 2 keepers the rest shorts in about 175ft of water. If we had fished in the colder deeper 220ft water with heavier sinkers like I wanted, we would have been much more productive, but that obviously was not an option. When I moved us, I moved us to a more sheltered area closer to shore which unfortunately but not surprisingly, didn't produce any haddock only large cod which were out of season. After all of this, I offered / recomended to take you back bass fishing which you refused and wanted to go for bluefish so that you could keep them even after me explaining that we would be fishing blindly as I had no idea if they would be around. I spoke with you on the phone for 15 mins several days before the charter and could not have been any more transparent with you that this was the wrong year / time of year to "fill the cooler". I explained that certain fish had heavy restrictions, other fish were out of season, and other fish would be more difficult to catch. I also told you we could come in at any time if the fishing wasn't productive. Sorry I didn't meet your expectations, but I did my best with the limited cards I had dealt.