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Destin Florida Fishing
After thinking for awhile about how it'd be cool to go deep sea fishing while in Destin, my wife and I went out today on the Swoop Party Boat (http://www.swooppartyboat.com/). We're not really morning people and especially so while on vacation so we did the 2:30-7:30 fishing trip. Total cost for the trip for both of us after coupons before tips was $106.60. Boat is 65' and has 40 fishing stations. Top cruise speed to the fishing grounds was 25mph. We boarded a little before 2:30, left right at 2:30 and started fishing at 3:50. Bait was minnow halves and squid. First spot we did was 120'. Saw lots of redfish come up but I think I only caught a small ruby red lip at that point. Over the course of the 5 hours my wife and I had to throw 3 fish back. Saw a barracuda caught by someone else on the boat. Most everyone caught their 2 fish limit of red snapper. I think after fileting our 4 fish were probably around 4-5 pounds of filets. All in all a pretty good day on the water. It had its slow points watching others catch fish and us not doing so hot, but in the end we have more than enough fish for lunch tomorrow at around $25/# (Its bad to calculate that out I also do the same thing at Disney.. "Look this ride is only costing me $300"). sam |
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On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:30:39 -0500, "Sam Hayes Merritt, III"
wrote: After thinking for awhile about how it'd be cool to go deep sea fishing while in Destin, my wife and I went out today on the Swoop Party Boat (http://www.swooppartyboat.com/). We're not really morning people and especially so while on vacation so we did the 2:30-7:30 fishing trip. Total cost for the trip for both of us after coupons before tips was $106.60. Boat is 65' and has 40 fishing stations. Top cruise speed to the fishing grounds was 25mph. We boarded a little before 2:30, left right at 2:30 and started fishing at 3:50. Bait was minnow halves and squid. First spot we did was 120'. Saw lots of redfish come up but I think I only caught a small ruby red lip at that point. Over the course of the 5 hours my wife and I had to throw 3 fish back. Saw a barracuda caught by someone else on the boat. Most everyone caught their 2 fish limit of red snapper. I think after fileting our 4 fish were probably around 4-5 pounds of filets. All in all a pretty good day on the water. It had its slow points watching others catch fish and us not doing so hot, but in the end we have more than enough fish for lunch tomorrow at around $25/# (Its bad to calculate that out I also do the same thing at Disney.. "Look this ride is only costing me $300"). sam Nice report, Sam. I used to do that with fish I caught after buying the boat. That first fish was an expensive son of a gun, but after about the 20th, the price dropped down to only about $1200 apiece. Another several years with the same boat may have gotten the price down to your levels! |
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:24:18 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:30:39 -0500, "Sam Hayes Merritt, III" wrote: After thinking for awhile about how it'd be cool to go deep sea fishing while in Destin, my wife and I went out today on the Swoop Party Boat (http://www.swooppartyboat.com/). We're not really morning people and especially so while on vacation so we did the 2:30-7:30 fishing trip. Total cost for the trip for both of us after coupons before tips was $106.60. Boat is 65' and has 40 fishing stations. Top cruise speed to the fishing grounds was 25mph. We boarded a little before 2:30, left right at 2:30 and started fishing at 3:50. Bait was minnow halves and squid. First spot we did was 120'. Saw lots of redfish come up but I think I only caught a small ruby red lip at that point. Over the course of the 5 hours my wife and I had to throw 3 fish back. Saw a barracuda caught by someone else on the boat. Most everyone caught their 2 fish limit of red snapper. I think after fileting our 4 fish were probably around 4-5 pounds of filets. All in all a pretty good day on the water. It had its slow points watching others catch fish and us not doing so hot, but in the end we have more than enough fish for lunch tomorrow at around $25/# (Its bad to calculate that out I also do the same thing at Disney.. "Look this ride is only costing me $300"). sam Nice report, Sam. I used to do that with fish I caught after buying the boat. That first fish was an expensive son of a gun, but after about the 20th, the price dropped down to only about $1200 apiece. Another several years with the same boat may have gotten the price down to your levels! BTW, this was my favorite Disney attraction: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...isney08333.jpg |
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John H. wrote:
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...isney08333.jpg Here's mine. I'd sit there all day and eat Dole Whips. http://www.mouseextra.com/wp-content...-sign-1-07.jpg sam |
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"John H." wrote in message news On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:24:18 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:30:39 -0500, "Sam Hayes Merritt, III" wrote: After thinking for awhile about how it'd be cool to go deep sea fishing while in Destin, my wife and I went out today on the Swoop Party Boat (http://www.swooppartyboat.com/). We're not really morning people and especially so while on vacation so we did the 2:30-7:30 fishing trip. Total cost for the trip for both of us after coupons before tips was $106.60. Boat is 65' and has 40 fishing stations. Top cruise speed to the fishing grounds was 25mph. We boarded a little before 2:30, left right at 2:30 and started fishing at 3:50. Bait was minnow halves and squid. First spot we did was 120'. Saw lots of redfish come up but I think I only caught a small ruby red lip at that point. Over the course of the 5 hours my wife and I had to throw 3 fish back. Saw a barracuda caught by someone else on the boat. Most everyone caught their 2 fish limit of red snapper. I think after fileting our 4 fish were probably around 4-5 pounds of filets. All in all a pretty good day on the water. It had its slow points watching others catch fish and us not doing so hot, but in the end we have more than enough fish for lunch tomorrow at around $25/# (Its bad to calculate that out I also do the same thing at Disney.. "Look this ride is only costing me $300"). sam Nice report, Sam. I used to do that with fish I caught after buying the boat. That first fish was an expensive son of a gun, but after about the 20th, the price dropped down to only about $1200 apiece. Another several years with the same boat may have gotten the price down to your levels! BTW, this was my favorite Disney attraction: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...isney08333.jpg Are you sure that one wasn't at Seaworld? Looks familiar. |
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On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 08:45:43 -0400, "Jim" wrote:
"John H." wrote in message news On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:24:18 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:30:39 -0500, "Sam Hayes Merritt, III" wrote: After thinking for awhile about how it'd be cool to go deep sea fishing while in Destin, my wife and I went out today on the Swoop Party Boat (http://www.swooppartyboat.com/). We're not really morning people and especially so while on vacation so we did the 2:30-7:30 fishing trip. Total cost for the trip for both of us after coupons before tips was $106.60. Boat is 65' and has 40 fishing stations. Top cruise speed to the fishing grounds was 25mph. We boarded a little before 2:30, left right at 2:30 and started fishing at 3:50. Bait was minnow halves and squid. First spot we did was 120'. Saw lots of redfish come up but I think I only caught a small ruby red lip at that point. Over the course of the 5 hours my wife and I had to throw 3 fish back. Saw a barracuda caught by someone else on the boat. Most everyone caught their 2 fish limit of red snapper. I think after fileting our 4 fish were probably around 4-5 pounds of filets. All in all a pretty good day on the water. It had its slow points watching others catch fish and us not doing so hot, but in the end we have more than enough fish for lunch tomorrow at around $25/# (Its bad to calculate that out I also do the same thing at Disney.. "Look this ride is only costing me $300"). sam Nice report, Sam. I used to do that with fish I caught after buying the boat. That first fish was an expensive son of a gun, but after about the 20th, the price dropped down to only about $1200 apiece. Another several years with the same boat may have gotten the price down to your levels! BTW, this was my favorite Disney attraction: http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...isney08333.jpg Are you sure that one wasn't at Seaworld? Looks familiar. Could have been there too. But the last Sea World visit I made was in '76, before my digital camera. So it couldn't have been Sea World. It is a favorite stop for the enlarged prostate set! |
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