In PCB for the week and decided to take some of my family on a fishing trip. My two sons had never been on a fishing trip before, so I was not sure what to expect. I scheduled a 4 hour trip for the next afternoon.  Robby messaged me back that the next day would be better because the sea would be calmer.  I took his advice and rescheduled for the following morning at 8:00 am.

The boat transit time was 45min to an hour each way. So that left us with two hours to fish. We caught (keepers) quite a few sand perch? Or squirrel fish that the deckhand Justin called them. We also caught red snapper and trigger fish that we had to throw back. 

I was told that taking a longer trip would have allowed us travel farther into the gulf to catch bigger fish. - 6 hour or 8 hour would have been better.  But my 9 and 10 year old were out of steam right before we came back.

Overall, 4 hours was the right balance of travel and fishing for first time fishing.  Justin was fantastic with the kids and me. He baited the hooks and took the fish off the hooks. He worked with the boys.
Ultimately we got fish, no one got sick, and had a fantastic experience. 

You can’t go wrong with “gotta believe” if you follow their advice.  They will take care of you.