I have been on many, many offshore trolling missions around the world.  I chose the Carlie because it’s a 34 footer to better handle rough waves on a windy day, and due to the generous amount of shade it provides inside for my fair-skinned family. Captain Hilly Boo worked hard to rig up a nice spread of 6 lines, with a variety of lures and different sized ballyhoo. Captain constantly checked the lines to shake off sargassum and changed up the spread, hustling to get us as many bites as possible. We landed a large barracuda, a bonito, and a Bar Jack, but we should have landed many more; just a rough fishing day, but a great day with a great guide.

We went out for a full day trip of deep sea fishing and had a great time. The weather was beautiful and the water was very calm which matched up perfectly with the saying “Great day for fishing, just not a great day for catching fish!” This saying turned out to be most of the day for us, but after several beers and some good conversations with the crew we eventually caught a couple of Barracudas that each put up a good fight. Captain “Fish” and his crew of Jorge and Mario were fantastic and remained positive as they never gave up and worked together to find and locate the fish for us. After we caught the fish they anchored on the reef and cooked us a delicious and filling lunch with our catch. They cleaned and cut the catch into filets for us to take with us back to our condo to cook for the remainder of our vacation. The boat was amazing because it provided enough shade to keep cool from the sun and it had a private bathroom on board, which was a must have for my female partner and she approved with two thumbs up 👍👍 I would recommend anyone to use this Captain, crew, and his boat the next time you are in San Pedro looking to fish!!

this is my FIFTH time booking with Lucky Strike. Byron & Jorge are a great team and will put you on fish. (to maximize fishing time go to their dock to launch).
Night fishing trip is the only way to go
***fish feed at dusk
***trolling then live bait fishing is the way to go
***exciting
***less boat traffic
***almost no need for sunscreen…
Recommend bringing gallon size freezer bags so you can take home some delicious filets of fish.
If you get this crew you will remember this adventure for a long time (wish I could join you)
Richard

Hillyboo and Byron were great! We went out half day, husband/wife couples. First off, 3/4 of the way through the trip, it got a bit choppy bc of the storms…of course we had to use the restroom. If you are fishing with a woman, get ready to be impressed: they have an on board toilet! It grew out of the Captain’s cabin! It wasn’t much of a show piece but fabulous! Y’all, shortly after this amazing discovery, we enjoyed our freshly caught sashimi right on the boat! We caught barracuda, red and black snapper, amberjack and lots of fun! Book this trip…written by the wife!

Captain and crew worked hard to put us on fish! Trolled for a bit through the canal had a couple hook ups and pops landed a nice Jack! Then we went and fished the reef and I got a really nice Barracuda! Captain Holly Boo, Carla, and Greg were great!