Saturday, March 5, 2011

Fishing At Its Finest With Key West Fishing Charters

By Kristi Schwartz


Key West fishing charters offer a day filled with southern excitement. Night or day trips can be arranged and scheduled to your specific needs. You can pack beverages and foods but the charter supplies every thing else that you will need to make your trip a success. Each trip lasts for 4 to 8 hours, day trips begin about 7AM but can be altered if requested.

Everything else that you will need to complete your trip is included with the charter. Items such as Bait, ice, tackle, licenses and of course your First Mate with plenty of successful experience will be taken care of. Each trip is customized as to what you are interested in fishing for.Many types of fishing are offered such as spear fishing, Reef and Wreck, and Blue Water.

Spearing for a variety such as Snapper, variety types of Grouper, cobia, Spiney Lobster and Yellow Jacks. Three quarters of spearing is done within 10 miles of the Keys. Anything past 10 miles south of the Keys will be a drop from 20 to 100 feet down sea level therefore spearing is done within a 10 mile range. Somewhat like hunting the First Mate must first find an area with clear blue water for good visibility to insure a great day of spearing.

If you want to pull in a really big catch Tarpon is the best choice. Light circle hooks are used with bait to capture these huge monsters. Pulling in a Tarpon is a dream for the avid fisherman. April through October is the best time of the year to catch Tarpon. It has been told that Tarpons will give a good fight when they are hooked, sometimes taking an hour to plop on deck.

Special charters are available for Shark Fishing usually caught anywhere from 5 to 1000 feet out. Such species as Lemon, Hammer Head, Silky and Caribbean Reef Sharks can be caught from the warm Southern waters. Black Tip Sharks are often caught and kept for eating. All sharks that are caught are safely released in the ocean, after that photo is taken though.

Wreck charter is the most sought after trip available, being the most prosperous trip to insure a good days catch. The first mate will anchor at a ship wreck where fish of all varieties are plentiful for the catching. The charter is allowed to drop 4 lines at surface and one line deep into the water. You can be sure to go home empty handed.

Pelagic meaning (Fish that migrate at only certain times of the year)are great catch for Trolling. The winter months offer Sail Fish, the summer is great for Mahi Mahi. Four surface lines and 1 deep down line are set for trolling. And also another line to tease the fish is also set to insure a festive day of fishing. All fish that is non edible will be released back unharmed. Key West fishing charters can make every Anglers dream come true.

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