I’ve been asked to plan/coordinate an offshore fishing trip for two good friends as a group birthday gathering and need help. There will be 8-9 of us going and I’m looking for a 12-24 hour private trip. Have any of y’all done a private trip and have a Captain you would recommend? I’m also thinking, if one of you has a boat and tackle that will accommodate 8-9 guys and wants to be the captain let me know and send me a PM. The trip must be out of Port Aransas and on Saturday April 4th.
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Following.... I've looked into it myself, seems to depend on what you hope to catch. Yellow Fin is way out there.Comment
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we Have a church Father/Son group that goes every year with deep sea headquarters. We go during snapper season and LOAD UP. We limit on snapper in 45 minutes and then catch ling/kingfish etc. it’s a lot of fun with the kids. April isn’t snapper season but just letting you know that I think deep sea is a good operation.Comment
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After posting this, I looked into private charters and they are a bit out of the price range. So the option of a boat with 40 people will have to be considered..Comment
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Check out dolphin docks you can private charter one of their big boats for about 3k for a 9 hour trip just a touch over 300 a man and your not sharing the boat with 30 other folks.
The other issue with most private captains is that they have a USCG “6 pack” license meaning they can’t have more than 6 clients on the boat so your group of 9 would need two boatsComment
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300 per person is cheap, especially if they have the reels and bait. I dont know which boat DD uses for these charters but if the boat is big that is a huge plus. I was on a deal with a local guy on a 28' catamaran with twin 150's and it can get pretty small on a rough day. Get the patch and put it on 24 hours ahead of time. Good luck, its a blast out there.Comment
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Go with Dolphin Docks on the La Pesca. They recently brought in a 334# mako off a 9hr trip.Comment
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