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In February, I flew down to Ft. Lauderdale. Cost me $250 round trip.
I went charter fishing one day with three other guys, cost me $275.
Cost *you* personally $275...or $275 each? There were 4 of us.
Just me.

Then the rate that I cited was spot on. $275*3 plus tip is over $900.


One night of the hotel was around $300.
Which is more than the $250/night that I cited.
Yeah, and I got a "rate." It was a $500 a night room. Don't ask.

Feb. in South Florida. That's the going rate for the 4 and 5 star
places. The $250/night in the Keys on Memorial Day weekend is for a
pretty spartan place.


Ate maybe $50 of food that day, probably half that.
Once again, you're talking about just *you*. Multiply by the four of
us.

I think your numbers are a bit off.
Yes, if you're only thinking about yourself.

By my calculations, your trip cost you $875 for two days and one
night...with a day of fishing.

My trip cost around $1400 but was divided by four people (actually 3
adults and my son).
Actually, I have just as much fun on the the "head boat" charters out
of Haulover Inlet, since they only have to head a mile or so offshore
for some terrific fishing. Those run about $30 for a half day.

Headboats don't troll for dolphin, wahoo, and tuna. I know that
"anything can happen" on a bottom trip, but you have a lot better chance
trolling for those fish until you find them, and then chunking 'em up
once you do find them.

I love trailering over to the east coast to fish, because quality fish
are caught just a few miles from shore. But I'm not targeting bottom
species if I make that trek. I'm after pelagics.


I'm not. I like the reef fishing. You never know what you are going to
find, though typically I catch kingfish and sometimes yellowtail. I don't
believe in C&R for pelagics, and I have no need of that amount of fish
for the table or freezer. When I catch a kingfish, I bring it back to the
hotel, have the chef cook up something nice for my party, and let him
decide what to do with the rest of the steaks.

I'm not a big fan of kingfish. The flesh is too grey for me. It's good
on the smoker though.

Yellowtail are excellent.

If I make the trip to the east coast or the Keys, I'm hoping to get a
large dolphin, wahoo, or tuna to bring enough back for the freezer.


Leave the dolphins alone!



We eat them all the time here. Occasionally we'll score a bald eagle
for some Yankee surf & turf.