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[bullets13]

what's gas been running?

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

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[quote author=Mr. Buddy Garrity link=topic=112289.msg1415842#msg1415842 date=1372110597]
Look, Smoking Baby has a mermaid girlfriend in that bottom pic.  ;D ;D
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I named her Octfeb.  You know, all plump and slimy and completely without hope for surviving the season ........ ;D ;D ;D
[/quote]ewwwww  :P

[bh89-2]

[quote name="bullets13" post="1415952" timestamp="1372131923"]
what's gas been running?
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Diesel has been conistently around $3.85 gallon.  +/- 10 cents.  We try to keep the standard trip between $150-$200 per person.  That's the non-charter prices for friends and friends of friends.  Next year I will mix in charter trips as well and those will be substatially more.  Expenses for a standard trip runs between $900 and $1200 per tip.  Overnight trips for swordfish and tuna are always mixed in with bottom fishing too and those are about $300 or $350 per person.  Overnight trips are hard core, so not for everyone.  The fishing can be a lifetime experience, but it's very little sleep and almost non-stop fishing for about 24 hours.       

I get asked often whats the difference between what I do and what one of the party boats do.  There really is no good comparison.  I run a trip just likea charter boat would, except we leave and come back when the group wants too and I provide lunch and drinks.  We also target whatever fish we can locate, not just grab a couple snapper or worry about how much fuel we are burning.  I normally don't even slow the boat down to fish until we are at least 55 nat miles offshore and usually fish all the way out tot he edge of the continental shelf.  We typically have lines in the water no later than 9:30ish and fish hard till about 3:00 PM.  Most charter boats are back at the dock by 3:00 or 3:30.  My goal on each trip is to catch as many different legal species as we can an I always try to find at least one big grouper.  All my rod and reels are high quality.  Most are Avets, Accurates, Penn International, or Shimanno.  I use 65lb to 130 lb braid on almost everything so we can drop in deeper water and it makes the bite easier to feel.  All my leaders are at least 250-300# with quality circle hooks and high quality swivels.  You ware not in any way going t brak one of my leaders, regardless of what bites.  Every now and again a shark may cut one, but most often they do not.  As an example, every leader I put down cost a minimum of about $6 to $20 per leader.  I don't cut corners on tackle because if we get a big fish on I don't want someone to loose a fish of a lifetime because I saved a couple bucks.  I over-rig everything!     

[bullets13]

Next trip?

[bullets13]

And next overnight?

[bh89-2]

Weekend after next (july 6/7) we will probably try and run a trip or two.  Depending on the weather we may try and do a tuna trip out to Boomvang or Nansen or a swordfish trip and tilefish trip to the hilltops.  Those areas are 100-120 miles offshore, so definately an overnight trip.   

[bullets13]

I'll be in Florida.  If you get a daytrip any sooner than that together let me know.  If not , maybe we can hook up on an overnight trip later in the summer.

[bh89-2]

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I'll be in Florida.  If you get a daytrip any sooner than that together let me know.  If not , maybe we can hook up on an overnight trip later in the summer.
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Got two guys wanting to go on July 13th for a day-trip.  I could put you in with that group.  Weather dependent. 

[bullets13]

[quote name="Smoking Baby Again" post="1416458" timestamp="1372279007"]
[quote author=bullets13 link=topic=112289.msg1416284#msg1416284 date=1372222762]
I'll be in Florida.  If you get a daytrip any sooner than that together let me know.  If not , maybe we can hook up on an overnight trip later in the summer.
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Got two guys wanting to go on July 13th for a day-trip.  I could put you in with that group.  Weather dependent.
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nah, i'll be on my way back from florida that day.  i'll just keep an eye out for the dates you post.

[bh89-2]

No worries, assuming OctFeb does not kill me before winter we will be going often.