Charter Boats
i've just read an older post by Ryan Thipthorp on charte boats and cancelling/postponing trips if weather is bad.
Just thought I'd tell my experience.
Few months back a workmate arranged a night charter. Saturday night out past Rotto. None of us are experienced boaties but wanted to try it. $165 per head. Reputable firm (No names/ No pack drill)
The skipper complained b4 he left that he was doing a double shift since the skipper booked to take us out was unable to make it (family reasons)
Left at Sundown supposed to back at 2am.
A couple were seasick before the sun set properly (young fellas, never been on a boat before). The Skipper must have had a pilots licence the speed he was hitting the waves/swell I tried to use the loo and couldn't even stand still enough to point percy. (no light) Decided to sit down - wrong move! Boat hit a wave, I hit the roof and my rear bounced off the toilet. Great bruise the next day - wife thought it very funny!
Every time we stopeed and were told to drop our lines over, no one got a line to the bottom before we were ordered to reelin-were going to another spot. At least a dozen times this happened. By this time only 4 of us were standing then my mate gave in and I followed, to berley the water. The back of the boat was pitching 45deg off horizontal and perth lights were lookoing like a seesaw.
We got back to shore at 10:30 pm. No fish, not even a bite. All but 2 sea sick and all swearing we would never use that company again. No refund no discount for another trip no apology mothing
Only after that did I learnh enough about the waves and swell to realise that the trip should have been postponed
Ah well you win some ya lose some
schecky
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what a waste that would have
what a waste
that would have really sucked
probably better off finding a deckie spot on here ey!
wadetolley
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Charters
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schecky
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LOL
LOL
Maverick
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Go see Al Bevan , he'll
Go see Al Bevan , he'll put you on fish and if it's too rough you get a phone call the evening before to tell you, even if you go out and half way you agree with the skipper that it's too rough he'll take you in and doesn't usually charge anything, I have been out a few times and half way to Rotto it's got rough and we came back and just re organised another day to go. if you can get 6 to 8 guys together he'll do what ever fishing you want to do from troling for Billies right down to family outings in the sound catching Squid and whiting (but he is the SAMBO & jigging king) even night charters.
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hlokk
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Al sounds like a good bloke
Al sounds like a good bloke (and with good knowledge). I was talking to him on Sunday, and he said he was finished jigging for the season (apart from the next day for filming, but I think that got cancelled). I'm guessing he has pre-specified trips when theres a random crew?(unless everyone agrees to something else when out there). Interesting to know though, as last year I was trying to find a charter that did light game fishing with 6-8 max.
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