Jan 16th 2026 12hr overnight St Pete FL (doing it again!)

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JasonGotaProblem

#60
January 20, 2026, 08:18:16 PM
Rebooked for February 6th.

I've looked at the 39h it's just a bit out of my budget range at the moment.
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Keta

#61
January 21, 2026, 04:26:13 AM
With house payments and kids it happens.
Hi, my name is Lee and I have a fishing gear problem.

I have all of the answers, yup, no, maybe.

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oldmanjoe

#62
January 21, 2026, 02:41:04 PM Last Edit: January 21, 2026, 02:44:56 PM by oldmanjoe
Quote from: JasonGotaProblem on January 20, 2026, 08:18:16 PMRebooked for February 6th.

I've looked at the 39h it's just a bit out of my budget range at the moment.
Ok  I lock in for the 2/6  Starboard 13
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
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JasonGotaProblem

#63
January 21, 2026, 03:06:42 PM
Sweet I'm spot #9
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akfish

#64
January 21, 2026, 08:00:58 PM
Seems odd to me that no one seems willing to operate a San Diego-style long range trip out of Florida. Can someone tell me why? I'm curious.
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JasonGotaProblem

#65
January 21, 2026, 08:36:34 PM
Quote from: akfish on January 21, 2026, 08:00:58 PMSeems odd to me that no one seems willing to operate a San Diego-style long range trip out of Florida. Can someone tell me why? I'm curious.
The fishery on the West Coast is very different from that of Florida.

The realities of fishing in FL differ almost as much.

They have multi day trips, and there's definitely "regular" charter operations. Hubbards is the only one I'm aware of in the area doing "party boats".

A big factor is we don't have tuna. At least not like you guys do. 100 miles out isn't much different from 30 miles out. And weather changes so much here, it's hard to stomach shelling out a few thousand on booking a trip weeks or months in advance. Odds of 5-10 non-horrible days in a row are roughly zero. I have about $250 invested in this trip and I can cancel or reschedule up to the day before. 

Also the thousands of dollars those trips cost compares a lot less favorably to the wages/cost of living down here.  If you can afford to regularly take those trips down here you're probably not far from affording your own suitable offshore fishing boat.

It's just too different.
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oldmanjoe

#66
January 21, 2026, 08:51:51 PM


  I am not going to beat around the bush :  What takes them 10 days , we do in 10 hours .
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
A mind is like a parachute, it only work`s  when it is open.......
Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking .   There are too many people who think that the only thing that!s right is to get by,and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught .
The power of Observation   , It`s all about the Details ..
" Life " It`s a thinking man`s game
" I cannot teach anybody anything   I can only make them think "     - Socrates-
 Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.   Alto Mare

Brewcrafter

#67
January 22, 2026, 01:23:12 AM
Quote from: akfish on January 21, 2026, 08:00:58 PMSeems odd to me that no one seems willing to operate a San Diego-style long range trip out of Florida. Can someone tell me why? I'm curious.
Firstly, I'm doing a rain dance/voodoo incantations for Jason and Joe: they deserve a good trip!
As far as a San Diego-type long range, while I am sure there are other parts of the world where it "might" work and be economically viable, San Diego is pretty geographically unique.  For the Florida folks, you have the "superhighway" of fish, the Gulf Stream that is really not that far off shore.  I mean places like Bimini and Cuba are not that far away by Long Range standards.  It's like the times I have been fishing in Kona: you are 10 minutes out of the harbor and are in solid trolling grounds for pelagics.  Not sure about Australia but guessing it is kinda the same way?  For San Diego it is giving anglers a chance at solid fish that would not otherwise be possible closer to home.  And with many of the top boats this is done with resort level accommodations; they cannot control the fishing but they sure as hell can control the quality of your experience on the boat. - john

JasonGotaProblem

#68
Today at 12:00:09 AM
2 days! If they don't cancel for weather.

Joe, you ready?
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oldmanjoe

#69
Today at 12:32:43 AM
  Later on tonight ,I will see what 2 sticks want to go fishing !!  Look like a full boat .
Grandpa`s words of wisdom......Joey that thing between your shoulders is not a hat rack.....    use it.....
A mind is like a parachute, it only work`s  when it is open.......
Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking .   There are too many people who think that the only thing that!s right is to get by,and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught .
The power of Observation   , It`s all about the Details ..
" Life " It`s a thinking man`s game
" I cannot teach anybody anything   I can only make them think "     - Socrates-
 Forget about all the reasons why something may not work. You only need to find one good reason why it will.   Alto Mare

MACflyer

#70
Today at 02:31:46 AM
Quote from: akfish on January 21, 2026, 08:00:58 PMSeems odd to me that no one seems willing to operate a San Diego-style long range trip out of Florida. Can someone tell me why? I'm curious.

There are some large boats running out of Key West, the "Yankee Capts" and Marco Island, the "American Patriot" that offer two to five day trips fishing the Dry Tortugas. They catch a a pretty big variety of fish from what I've heard.
Rick

Two rules on the boat
1. Fish where the fish are
2. See rule #1

JasonGotaProblem

#71
Today at 06:13:44 PM Last Edit: Today at 08:27:48 PM by JasonGotaProblem
Cancelled again due to weather. Can't say I blame them, but I woulda rode it out if the fish are biting

Rescheduled for February 27th
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