i've been checking out some boat rentals for about a 21ft powerboat, and found some for about $220. of course, i'm not sure what fine print they'll catch me with, but my uncle (lives in st petersburg) is a boat owner, and hopefully it won't be a huge problem. our group has a total of 4 people, and if you want to act as a guide, i think we might be able to fit a 5th on the boat or so. of course, 7 miles is a long way from shore in a 21ft boat, so we'll see.
and yeah, 25ft is about the right depth. i built a hawaiian sling i would like to try out, of course only on fish i can outswim
and my uncle chartered a fishing boat, lethal weapon w/ captain teddy on wednesday, march 12th. i hope they're not your rivals! i think if we end up renting a powerboat, it will be on tuesday, march 11th.
thanks for the help
-daniel
Lethal Weapon is a good boat , out of the Westin resort. friends of friends I dont operate any charter boats, so i have no rivals.At least not in that sense.i have lived here for 4 years and this is a small town,(25,000 people") so i just know people , normally a charter boat goes for 600 to 700 for 1/2 day, and 1200 to 1400 for full day, (some of the more run down boats at surrounding harbors go cheaper, but that is about right) and few will take you to spear,(or know nothing about it), thats my point. i was only thinking, if you were coming alone or with one other person and you were looking for someone to help you pay, i was only suggesting a charter because most of my friends either have or have access to small boats so wouldnt be all that interested in going on one, but charter boats are a different story. i have to work on tuesday, so i'm cool, but i will hook you up with gps#s, so you can find your way. 220$ is a bargain! i feel like a fool. i thought it would be double or triple that! are you sure its not a jet boat, or a canoe maybe?, jet ski s are 100$ an hour here, so that is hard to believe. i want to believe though, WHERE did you get that deal?............incidently, 7 miles out is not really far for a 21 ft boat in the keys, (the water is shallow) the problem is the wind. if it is windy, which is about 75% of the time, there will be waves, THEN it WILL be too rough to go seven miles, and you will have no option but the gulf of mexico side, the problem with that is you will run aground if you dontknow where you are going, bottom line is, if it is windy, (more than 10 or 12 knots) go to the beach.. if you go on lethal weapon or any other charter boat, i will give you a hint that noone seems to know:....... if you tell them that you want to keep little or none of the fish you catch, the crew will do their absolute best to keep ypu catching good fish all day, conversely, if you tell them you want to "fill the cooler", you will probably run up on some good fishing for a while, so you catch your cursory fish, maybe a cuda or some spanish mackeral, but the fish will disappear the rest of the trip, magically, or BAD LUCK???.....NOT!!!...........the captain and mates sell all the fish you catch but dont take home and split the money... DO not say me or anyone else told you that, they will vehemently deny it!!! just put it in your pocket, since you are a beginner, you could go to' casa marina rocks' with your family, it is only 1/2mile offshore it is 10 ti 16 ft deep, it is not protected and it is marked by poles,,,(we kayak to it but you gotta be fit, boat is better) your family could snorkel or chill while you chase nemo with your spear. just get a fishing license and you will be fine with FMP
, just a general area. I plan on renting a ~20ft boat at least one day.