Fishing not Catching?

When booking a fishing trip consider the difference between a private fishing charter and a shared fishing charter. The most significant difference is the fishing time guaranteed to each person.

I hear fisherman say; “There is a reason why it’s called fishing, and not catching!” Sometimes even the best fisherman spends a day fishing and still doesn’t catch anything.  That is still ok because they got to fish. There is just something about holding a fishing rod in your hand waiting for that tug on the line that keeps a fisherman at it for hours, whether they are catching or not.

On the other hand, imagine if you paid for a fishing trip and you never get to fish? That wouldn’t be fun. In fact, it would be very disappointing. Well, that happened to my husband & son last year.

My husband and son went on a shared fishing charter where each of the 6 people on the fishing boat paid 1/6^th of the trip cost.

Once they were out on the ocean, they found out that they had to draw straws and that gave them the order that they would fish in. Once the first person caught a fish then the next person would get to fish. They went on a half day trip and neither of them got to fish.  Only the first and second person got to fish. The first and second person caught a big fish that took a long time to bring in so no one else had time to get their turn.

That is disappointing to those who don’t get a chance to fish even though they paid to fish and took their valueable time to go fishing. I have heard of a lot of people in this same situation.

Want a New Result…Make a Different Choice

This year we decided it would be worth the extra money to charter a private fishing charter trip. My son was here during one of the worst catching weeks of the year. But he loves to fish so we chartered the fishing trip anyway.

We found Captain Tom Hinterschied Fishing Charter on Trip Advisor. His contact was at fishandhuntflorida.com The captain was local and very knowledgeable. Both Father and Son got to fish the whole time.

The private fishing charter was a set price for up to 6 people. There was only the two of them but even if they had taken other family or friends to make up to 6 people, they would all have gotten to fish. We felt the price was budget friendly compared to others with the same size boat. Captain Tom shared his knowledge of fishing with them. They ended up catching kingfish.

So How Did it Go?

My son was so excited to have fished on the half day fishing trip where they got to fish and do some catching too. They were very happy with the high-quality live bait that he provided as well.

Meet Captain Tom

Some questions to ask before you charter

Is it a private fishing charter or shared charter? If the other people of the shared charter don’t show up do you have to make up the difference in price with the remaining people in the charter?

What is the best time of day to go fishing for the type of fish you want to target?

What type of fish have they been catching in the last few days?

Do they use live or dead bait? What type of bait do they use?

Where does the charter go out of? You don’t want to spend a lot of your time getting out to the ocean.

Are drinks & snacks included or do you bring your own?

What other things should you bring?

What ever type of fishing charter you choose I hope you are catching and not just fishing. Remember you can’t catch if you’re not fishing.