Fish-n-Fool Private Fishing Charter

FISH-N-FOOL PRIVATE CHARTER

Private charter: You and your group can privately charter the boat. The Capt. and 1st mate will take you fishing. On a charter boat there are several different fishing options. You can bottom fish for snappers, groupers and amberjacks. You can inshore troll for king mackerel, dolphin (not flipper) and tunas. You can sight fish for cobia or you can offshore troll for sport fish like blue marlin and sailfish. Some boats also offer shark fishing.

The price of a private charter averages between $105 and $120 dollars per hour, for up to 6 people. If there are more than 6 people in your group it will cost an additional 10% for each person over 6. Some boats only take 6 passengers, so make it clearly understood how many people you have and how many your boat can hold.

Group charter: the 2nd way to go fishing is called a group charter. That's where you sign up with the walk up dockside grouping offices. You will be joined up together with other people to split the boat equally. Typically there has to be a total of 6 fisherman signed up to make a group charter go. Group charters are a good way to go if there are only a few people and they do not want to charter the whole boat. But!!!!!!! There is no guarantee that you will get out fishing on a group charter. Several things can keep a group charter from going out. If there are not very many people in town, it is hard to get a group together, or if the weather is bad before the trip, people will not be walking the dock looking to sign up.

Grouping up with other people can also be a problem if you want a specific type of trip (i.e. a ½ day) and everyone else signed up wants to go all day or vice versa. If you are a little flexible you stand a much better chance. The biggest problem is that you cannot make a reservation for a group charter. It is strictly a wait and see situation with most groups being completed the afternoon or evening before the trip. During the busy summer months group charters are put together very quickly and it is usually not a problem. In the early spring and late fall it is more difficult. In the off season it is practically impossible.

One way to guarantee your fishing trip, is if you go ahead and charter the boat, but ask to have other people put on the trip. That way, you go ahead and get your boat locked in and are assured going fishing. The down side to that is you may not get the full 6 people. Then you are stuck paying for the boat with a smaller group.

Group charters are the same price as private charters, it's just divided between everyone on the boat. The groups are usually kept down to 6 people.

EMAIL FOR RESERVATIONS HERE.

2008 Prices
Prices are cash discount prices.
Trips paid for with a credit card add 4%.
These prices are an average in town. Some boats charge a little more.
EMAIL FOR RESERVATIONS HERE.

Prices Subject To Change Without Notice

150.00 PER HOUR RATES Trips paid for with a credit card add 4%.

Private Charters
4HRS--$600.00 for up to 6 passengers
5HRS--$750.00 up to 6 passengers
6HRS--$900.00 up to 6 passengers
8HRS--$1,120.00 up to 6 passengers
10HRS--$1,500.00 up to 6 passengers
12HRS--$1,800.00 up to 6 passengers
14HRS--$2,100.00 up to 6 passengers

If you have more than 6 passengers add 10% per person over 6.

$160.00 PER HOUR RATES Trips paid for with a credit card add 4%.

Private Charters
4HRS--$640.00 for up to 6 passengers
5HRS--$800.00 up to 6 passengers
6HRS--$960.00 up to 6 passengers
8HRS--$1,280.00 up to 6 passengers
10HRS--$1,600.00 up to 6 passengers
12HRS--$1,920.00 up to 6 passengers
14HRS--$2,240.00 up to 6 passengers

How Do I Make My Reservations?
To reserve your trip you can either use your credit card or send a deposit check for a couple hundred dollars. All deposits are refundable due to bad weather, and you can cancel your trip up to 14 working days before and still get a refund on your deposit. You can call us @ 850-837-9401 to make your reservation or e-mail your evening phone # and we will call you and set it up for you