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pvp
06-20-2007, 09:45 AM
Hi!

I live not too far from Marina Del Rey and am looking for a good open-party boat (3/4 or 1/2 day trips) in this area, but not too expensive... Tried to google it, but it's hard to tell which are the good ones. Any advice will be very much appreciated!

SanDimasLMB
06-20-2007, 12:30 PM
Pierpoint Landing, Long beach, CA
Victory (3/4 Day)
SouthernCal (1/2 Day)
http://www.Pierpoint.net

Redondo Sportfishing, Redondo, CA
Spitfire (3/4 Day)
Redondo Special (1/2 Day)
City of Redondo (1/2 Day)
http://www.Redondosportfishing.com

Marina Del Rey Sportfishing, Marina Del Rey, CA
New Del Mar (1/2 Day)
Betty-O (3/4 Day)
http://www.Marinadelreysportfishing.com

22nd Street Landing, San Pedro, CA
Monte Carlo (1/2 Day)
Sea Angler (3/4 Day)
http://www.22ndstreet.com

Port Hueneme Sportfishing, Port Hueneme, CA
Erna-B (Trip Type Unknown)
Mirage (Trip Type Unknown)
Sea Jay (Trip Type Unknown)
Pacific Eagle (Trip Type Unknown)
http://www.Porthuenemesportfishing.com

Captain Hook's Sportfishing, Oxnard, CA
Aloha Spirit (Trip Type Unknown)
Island Spirit (Trip Type Unknown)
Maceo (Trip Type Unknown)
New Bluefin (Trip Type Unknown)
http://www.Captnhooks.com

Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard, CA
Speed Twin (1/2 Day)
Gentleman (3/4) HIGHLY UNRECOMMENDED
http://www.Channelislandssportfishing.com

AND thats all she wrote

Matador1238
06-20-2007, 01:14 PM
The crews on Captain Hook's boats are super friendly. I have always had good experience with them.
New Del Mar is cool too.

victor101
06-20-2007, 02:10 PM
i recommend the new del mar out of marina del rey. go during the week if you can to avoid the crowds. great skipper, great crew. http://www.marinadelreysportfishing.com

now if you want a 3/4 day, i would go with the spitfire out of redondo. http://www.spitfiresportfishing.com

these are the two boats where ive had the best experiences on. i highly recommend. Good luck! and dont foreget to post a report.
- vic

landlocked
06-20-2007, 07:26 PM
I have been out of the So Cal area for some time. I lived out there my whole life and have gone on several Moo-Moos. If San Diego isnt too far of a drive, I've done my homework and decided that the Misson Belle out of Point Loma is a good bet. I'll be on it June 28th and hoping for YT and Bass. Let me know if you go on it. Wouldnt mind meeting you.

Cangler
06-22-2007, 07:19 AM
Avoid Gentleman out of Oxnard ...

Matador1238
06-22-2007, 11:29 AM
You guys really dont like Gentleman huh? I have been on that boat for a few times. I thought the crew was ok, not as good as Captain Hooks though. We caught our fish so it was not bad.
I know alot of you guys like Spitfire but for me, I will never go on that boat again. The crew sucks big time. We had no help whatsever.

victor101
06-22-2007, 01:40 PM
You guys really dont like Gentleman huh? I have been on that boat for a few times. I thought the crew was ok, not as good as Captain Hooks though. We caught our fish so it was not bad.
I know alot of you guys like Spitfire but for me, I will never go on that boat again. The crew sucks big time. We had no help whatsever.

how many times have you been on the spitfire? ive always had a good time on that boat. there was this one time tho. i cought something huge....i was fighting it for about 10 mins. i finally brought it up to color. huge hali! i was stoked :shock: i yelled gaff! gaff! nobody came. guess what happend....lost it. i was a little pissed at first but i understood. there were about 60 people on that day and its hard for 2 deckhands to atttend to everyone. dont let one experience ruin the reputation of the boat for you......now if its happend to u more than once then thats another story.

Matador1238
06-22-2007, 03:22 PM
Victor, I have only been on Spitfire once. It was so bad I didnt want to go again. NDM is always packed but I have always gotten help. The crew on Spitfire wouldnt bother helping even they saw the tangles. They just left and kept on talking.
I am sticking with NDM and Captain Hooks.

SanDimasLMB
06-22-2007, 04:35 PM
You guys really dont like Gentleman huh? I have been on that boat for a few times. I thought the crew was ok, not as good as Captain Hooks though. We caught our fish so it was not bad.
I know alot of you guys like Spitfire but for me, I will never go on that boat again. The crew sucks big time. We had no help whatsever.

Thats like saying that you met one rude person from Long Beach so you assume everyone from Long Beach is rude

Matador1238
06-22-2007, 07:00 PM
You guys really dont like Gentleman huh? I have been on that boat for a few times. I thought the crew was ok, not as good as Captain Hooks though. We caught our fish so it was not bad.
I know alot of you guys like Spitfire but for me, I will never go on that boat again. The crew sucks big time. We had no help whatsever.

Thats like saying that you met one rude person from Long Beach so you assume everyone from Long Beach is rude

I didnt say I wouldnt fish from Redondo at all. Some people dont like Gentleman, and I dont like Spitfire, thats all.

victor101
06-22-2007, 07:19 PM
You guys really dont like Gentleman huh? I have been on that boat for a few times. I thought the crew was ok, not as good as Captain Hooks though. We caught our fish so it was not bad.
I know alot of you guys like Spitfire but for me, I will never go on that boat again. The crew sucks big time. We had no help whatsever.

Thats like saying that you met one rude person from Long Beach so you assume everyone from Long Beach is rude

I didnt say I wouldnt fish from Redondo at all. Some people dont like Gentleman, and I dont like Spitfire, thats all.

i understand how you feel man...however, i do think the spitfire is worth another shot. for me the pursuit out of 22nd st landing is a boat i wont be boarding again. ive been on it three times. all these times it was over crowded, captain would sit on one spot even tho nobody was catching anything, and the deckhands were too busy fishing to bother with helping anybody. not to mention the over inflated fish counts.

Matador1238
06-22-2007, 08:13 PM
I am going on Aquarius in Malibu tomorrow morning. Only 5 people reserved so far....might be a light load. You are welcome to join us.

xahx
06-23-2007, 09:58 PM
Those are very good suggestions, couldnt think of anymore

IslandBoi
06-24-2007, 12:40 AM
The spitfire out of redondo and southern cal out of pierpoint in LBC, great boats

slief
06-25-2007, 09:07 AM
Captain hooks guys worked like dogs when we went squid fishing a couple weeks ago. I would definately go out with them again! Great crew!