Last Friday, as a last minute whim I took my family for a 4 hour charter on the Barracuda. I decided to go with HarborWalk Charters because they could get me in last minute. There is a reason they do not book out 1 week in advance as other charters do. The cost was $560 plus a 20% first mate tip. We spent about 2 1/2 hours ""looking for fish"" then about a 1/2 hour fishing for small fish that most people would consider bait. The rest of the time was spent going back to the dock. At the end of the hosing the first mate, Josh, had the nerve to tell us not to mention to other people that we had an extra 1 hour. We got back 30 minutes late. We caught 1 hand full of fish. By that I mean the equivalant of fish that can fit into your fist. Not 5 that we could keep. It was fun being together as a family but this crew did little as far as bait hooks or work for it whats so ever. Josh said he used to work for a commercial fisherman and was probably fired for lack of production and I feel Captain Jason lacked the experience to know where to look for fish and we turned up jack. By far the worst fishing experience we have ever had. Charter $560; Tip $110; memories hopefully gone by tomorrow. Hope this helps others. Please check the experience and rating of your charter BEFORE spending you hard earned money!
Pros: Out on the water with family.
Cons: Poor effort at fishing
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