I did a last second booking on Thursday evening for Friday afternoon on Fishing booker to try and bail out what was a terrible fishing trip
for me both on Hatteras and at Cape Lookout (Something I could not have done without this service, so thank you for that) Unfortunatelt the rotten luck continued on this trip and I caight one small drum and a stingray.
Overall review:
On time: Yes, even early
Where: The boat launch under the High Rise bridge between Morehead City and Radio Island (where the pier is)
Boat condition: excellent and clean
Where did we fish: about a mile north of the 101 bridge on the Intracoastal waterway.
Boat ride: bumpy in the mouth of the intracoastal waterway, otherwise pretty fast and smooth. Very nice views.
Bait: netted, in good condition
Rods/Reels/Line: good condition
Captain: great, worked hard, professional, friendly. Very knowledgeable. One of the purposes of this trip was to learn how to fish inland waterways and I learned a lot.
Mate: (not his fault) his last trip was the one immediately before mine. If there was one negative regarding the trip the lack of a mate slowed things down a bit. The captain had to handle everything from positioning to baiting to casting. Even though fishing was slow, this made getting set up and moving slower than what it could have been, which resulted in some lost time. That said, it could not have been done faster with just a single person. Not his fault, but just it was noticeable.
Would I recommend this charter: Yes. Its not catching, its fishing. Even without catching it still was a 4 star experience for me. I cant imagine how great this trip would be had we good luck fishing. Probably 5 star plus.
I did a last second booking on Thursday evening for Friday afternoon on Fishing booker to try and bail out what was a terrible...