My customers like this style of tarpon fishing because you can hook and catch an outrageous amount of tarpon and other fish as well. This chumming technique can produce some unbelievable catches. There are many days when you can see tarpon flashing right behind the boat as they inhale the chum and your bait. Most of the season you will see huge schools of tarpon rolling right there in the Key West Harbor. It is a beautiful sight to see.
So, if you want to catch a tarpon you need to book a trip in the Key West Harbor. When you call me and give me a day or days you may want to fish, the first thing I will do is pull out my tide tables. I will base the departure time on these tables. Tarpon feed best when the tide is moving. No tidal flow, no food or chum moving to turn the bite on. During the trip, I will explain what we are doing, how to drift a bait, how to catch, how to fight and land these fish. Oh, I do not yell or get mad if you do something wrong. I am here to teach you what I know.
Book in advance if you plan on fishing the prime months.
If you look around, you will notice my rates are a little less than some other light tackle boats. One of the reasons is that I run a single four stroke engine boat that is good on fuel. This certainly helps keep the cost down. Another reason is most of the guides down here pay huge commissions for other people to book their boats, 20% to 30%…I do not pay anyone to book me.
All of my business is repeat, referral, and the rest is from this website, which I built and I maintain. If you see a website listing more than one guide. There is a really good chance that you are just looking at a bookies website. Most likely, these guys do not fish here or guide here, they just want their 20% to 30% commission to book the trip! If you book through a booking booth or a hotel concierge, they are most likely taking a commission as well and have no idea what the fishing or the guide is really like. I know most of them don’t even fish. Pretty messed up!!! Do yourself and the charter boats a favor and book directly with the boat. Call me to set up a trip. I will make sure you get a good trip!