Don't let the party boat fool ya... these guys are serious fisherman who also know how to mix just the right amount of fun and gourmet food in with a great day of deep sea fishing. Our 8 hour day consisted of the perfect mix of activities - about 4 hours of open ocean trolling... 1.5 steak/lobster/fish-we-caught grilled right on our own private beach, and 1.5 hours snorkeling with sea turtles (plus 30 mins transit time each way).
Last minute trouble with their primary fishing vessel (32' Luhrs) meant we were booked on the 38' Catamaran. Don't let the looks deceive you... the Cat is fully rigged for open ocean trolling and bottom fishing and can do 30 knots. Bonus is lots of room onboard to stretch out and walk around. There were two of us, and we had the whole boat to ourselves.
Bahamian born and raised in the islands, the Captain and First mate know where to go to put you on the fish. My guess is we caught 17 fish - a nice mix of Black Fin Tuna, MahiMahi, and Skipjack Tuna. Interestingly the fishing boats communicate with each other throughout the day, and its not hard to figure out who's catching the fish and who isn't. Lots of other boats went out 4-5 miles and were skunked, then came back in and turned off the engines, attempting to catch a couple of bottom fish, while we...Don't let the party boat fool ya... these guys are serious fisherman who also know how to mix just the right amount of fun and gourmet food in with a great day of deep sea fishing. Our 8 hour day consisted of the perfect mix of activities - about 4 hours of open ocean trolling... 1.5 steak/lobster/fish-we-caught grilled right on our own private beach, and 1.5 hours snorkeling with sea turtles (plus 30 mins transit time each way).
Last minute trouble with their primary fishing vessel (32' Luhrs) meant we were booked on the 38' Catamaran. Don't let the looks deceive you... the Cat is fully rigged for open ocean trolling and bottom fishing and can do 30 knots. Bonus is lots of room onboard to stretch out and walk around. There were two of us, and we had the whole boat to ourselves.
Bahamian born and raised in the islands, the Captain and First mate know where to go to put you on the fish. My guess is we caught 17 fish - a nice mix of Black Fin Tuna, MahiMahi, and Skipjack Tuna. Interestingly the fishing boats communicate with each other throughout the day, and its not hard to figure out who's catching the fish and who isn't. Lots of other boats went out 4-5 miles and were skunked, then came back in and turned off the engines, attempting to catch a couple of bottom fish, while we trolled the waters 1-2 miles out and were very successful... all in a boat that probably cost 1/2 the price of all the others.
The gourmet pristine beach picnic consisted of Steak Tenderloin, Lobster (which the First Mate caught the day before), our MahiMahi, and fresh veggies. Plenty of local island beer to go along with it. After a great meal, we headed out across the bay to a small island teeming with sea turtles.
All in all a fantastic day - wouldn't change a thing (well, maybe some local rum ;-)More
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