Super excited about 1st private charter with my family and two friends. Booked half day Charter, boat was fine with comfortable seats ( which were needed) 1st mate Derrick hustled non stop to try and put us on Mahi. We never hooked anything and did not really see anything till 30 minutes left in trip on our way back in - we saw some small Mahi, which we paused to try and get spent about 10 minutes making a last ditch stand on not getting skunked. No luck we then came in quickly as the Capt had others waiting for the next charter. I donโt want to really complain - I think the effort was made but we didnโt bend one rod on anything. I thought maybe stopping at a reef once we realized the Mahi bite was not going to happen, so someone could have brought home something Mangrove snapper/Mutton snapper something? Would have been appropriate. $650 boat ride on a gorgeous day?ย
I understand the nature of fishing but when you come to the fishing capital of the world ( you just want a fish)!
Super excited about 1st private charter with my family and two friends. Booked half day Charter, boat was fine with comfortable seats ( which were needed) 1st mate Derrick hustled non stop to try and put us on Mahi. We never hooked anything and did not really see anything till 30 minutes left in trip on our way back in - we saw some small Mahi, which we paused to try and get spent about 10 minutes making a last ditch stand on not getting skunked. No luck we then came in quickly as the Capt had... More
Sorry, it happens sometimes. I did give you options of going for snapper and sharks before we left. You wanted to try offshore. No one feels worse about a slow day than me. As far as the Mahi that we saw at the end of the trip we threw live bait and Ballyhoo and everything to get those things to eat they were just not in a feeding mood though not much more I can say. Good Luck in future trips, Capt Art
We really enjoyed every moment onboard and after. Had our own catch grilled both for lunch (king mackerel) and for dinner (black grouper). Delicious!
Thanks for the great review Matti, hope to fish withe you again soon. Capt Art
The Capt. and mate were first rate. We caught fish on a day when a lot of others didnโt. We wanted to catch dinner and we came back with enough for four or five dishes. Would highly reccommend this crew and boat. Looking forward to another trip with these guys.
Thanks Brian, fishing has improved this week finally starting to see some nice Mahi and Tuna again, the current has come in close! Hope to get you offshore next time! Capt Art.
The captain did not really converse with us regarding what type of fishing we would like to do. I stated that we would like to catch dolphin or grouper, maybe some red snapper. It seemed like the captain & crew were all set to do some trolling for Dolphin. The 1st mate Mason was very hard working, but also not very friendly or talkative. The mate barely allowed us to see the fish we caught, they went right in the live well.
Dolphin are biting. They are known for jumping out of the box if you do not close it quick. It takes them a couple of minutes to settle down so they dont throw blood everywhere. You could look at them in the box and get pictures if you like holding them once they settle down. Dolphin are out deep and are biting we donot have a reliable red snapper fishery here its rarely open and also being flat calm and near 90* half day grouper fishing is not a good option. Attitude is everything and you have to adjust to the fishing. If we had gone grouper fishing in close where the current has been less than ideal and not caught any keeper groupers pretty sure we would have gotten a 1 star. So were feeling good we burned fuel on a 4hr Trip to go out deep and caught Dolphin like you wanted. Some people donโt catch any Mahi on a half a day because they wonโt burn the fuel to go deep enough. Some people you cant make happy especially on a 4 hr trip when they want it all. You order an appetizer enjoy the appetizer donโt expect the full four-course meal. Good luck on your next charter. Hope this helped.
Dolphin are biting. They are known for jumping out of the box if you do not close it quick. It takes them a couple of minutes to settle down so they dont throw blood everywhere. You could look at them in the box and get pictures if you like holding them once they settle down. Dolphin are out deep and are biting we donot have a reliable red snapper fishery here its rarely open and also being flat calm and near 90* half day grouper fishing is not a good option. Attitude is everything and you have... More