There’s a reason this is the one most groups come back to. Our 8 hour Offshore Day gets you far enough out to find genuine open-water pelagics, while still leaving time for deep ledge drops and a comfortable run home. It is the three-quarter day that fishes like a full one. We run it two ways: the standard trip works 25 to 35 miles out ($1,800), and the extended range version pushes 35 to 55 miles for bigger bottom fish on deeper ledges ($2,200). Up to 6 anglers either way.
You’ll leave the dock early, clear the inlet, and run offshore with the trolling spread ready. The day mixes trolling for pelagics with bottom drops on deep ledges and wrecks, and the captain reads conditions to decide where the hours are best spent
Trips run year-round, weather permitting, with the species lineup shifting through the seasons.
What to bring: Food, non-glass drinks, sunscreen, sunglasses, a hat, and soft-soled shoes. For an 8-hour trip, pack a real meal and plan to stay comfortable — you’ll be out there a while.
Reef donkeys at any depth, but the ones living on shelf-edge structure are a different animal entirely. Deep-water AJ’s are bigger, meaner, and have nowhere to go but down. This is a fish that will make your arms ache and your drag smoke. If you want a true test of offshore bottom fishing, a 60-plus-pound amberjack at depth will answer the question.
The standard 8 hour trip works 25 to 35 miles offshore. The extended range version runs 35 to 55 miles to reach deeper ledges and bigger bottom fish. Either way you are well past the nearshore crowd and into genuine open-water territory, and the exact spots depend on where the fish are pushing that week.
The standard 8 hour Offshore Day (25 to 35 miles) is $1,800 for up to 6 anglers. The extended range version (35 to 55 miles) is $2,200. Both include the captain and mate, all gear and bait, license coverage, and coolers and ice.
The 6-hour trip targets kings, cobia, amberjack, and deep structure fish in the 20 to 30 mile range. The 8-hour day pushes further to reach genuine blue-water conditions where mahi and wahoo live. If mahi-mahi is on your target list, this is the trip to book.
Yes, with reasonable expectations. The variety of the day — trolling, live-baiting, bottom drops — means there’s almost always something going on, and the mates walk everyone through the process. That said, this is an offshore trip with a real run time, and guests prone to seasickness should be prepared and medicated before they board.