We booked the Kingfisher with Captain Tony out of DSH in Port Aransas on July 23rd, 2008. That is a Wednesday, and as much as I hate to possibly jinx the trip, we've done very well on tuna a week or so after the shrimp season opens on July 15th. So the 23rd is 8 days after the opening and hopefully we'll find some tuna out there.

Captain Ton was a deckhand for a number of years, and is now Captain of the Kingfisher and this is a great way for him to gain a reputation on the hunt for tuna. We'll give him the chance to get it done.
Deep drop for snapper and AJ's, etc, will propably happen until time to hit the shrimp boats, or vice versa.
It would be an equal cost sharing trip, Son-one would pay for our spots equally along with all that are on board.

This charter is not limited to parent/child but there will be two or three 13 year olds, one that will rival the un-named sleeper king on sleeping running between spots.
Anyone that can have fun, not take themselves too serious, but fish seriously is welcome to join the charter. We'll be determined to find tuna and abuse a few (or a lot of) reef fish. We'll fish very hard, just have a few 13 year olds that need to eat a few tuna hearts.
The cost for the charter is $2,300 for 10 and $60 per person above that. I'd like to get 17-18 folks for this charter to keep the cost under $160 per person, but we are not getting much interest above the 10 in.
Cost per person right now is:
16 people $166
17 people $160
18 people $155, actually $154.45 but I rounded it off. LOL
I'd need to have deposits of $75 paid ASAP(by July 2nd, and we can settle up after that on the balance or at the dock)

Expect around $150-$160 a person at 18 people with the fuel surcharge unless diesel prices rise some more.
Right now we have 10 committed to the charter as well as few that have expressed a solid interest:
1. Bazztex
2. Bazztex
3. Bazztex
4. awesum
5. awesum
6. Earl
7. Earl
8. Snagged
9. TOO
10.TOO
If anyone is interested please email me at too@outdoorstexas.com or call (210)215-3877 and we'll send out address and so on about the charter.

Willie

We've picked up one more fishermen from Port Aransas and have 4 others that have expressed an interest.
Just to clarify, all people on board will pay equally, including myself and Son-One. We'll need to have 15 or more (up to 18) committed by July 2nd to send in a deposit or we'll have to cancel the charter. Hope we don't have to, we'v done really well on Tuna early in the shrimp season in years past.
1. Bazztex
2. Bazztex
3. Bazztex
4. awesum
5. awesum
6. Earl
7. Earl
8. Snagged
9. TOO
10.TOO
11. Port Aransas Guy
Call or email if interested

See you there Brother Willie!

I'm planning to bring a 12 pack of (cheap) beer, a case of water and some cokes for bartering for chum or whatever at the shrimpers.

dont forget a stack of magazines. not playboy type, but the GQ type.

These guys read?


I've got a stack of old Wall Street Journals here.

WS Journals would just depress them

Folks, just to update the Son-One Tuna charter on July 23rd, 2008 out of DSH. We have 16 committed for this charter.
Aiming for Tuna behind the boats, and most likely deep drop for Snapper, AJ's, and grouper.
Bazztex has made a great offer for one spot, and if that spot is taken, we would like one more spot to be at 18.
Cost is $155 at 18 going as mentioned.
email me at outdoorstexas@yahoo.com or call (210)215-3877 if interested

I will be watching for a report from ya'lls trip. My son and dad and myself will be fishing with them the following week.Good luck!

TS Dolly looks to be a pain in the @$$. Keeping an eye on this one.

Link for Wave Height Forecast in the GOM

http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=gom_height

If you look at he 48-78 hour mark from now (3 AM Monday)... I would not want to be out there period!

Looks like a direct hit on CC / Port "A"/ Rockport... 20 ft surf anyone??

Bazz

Folks, we tenatively rescheduled the Son-One charter for next Wednesdy July 30th, 2008, due to Dolly.
Email has been sent to everyone about the new proposed date. Please call me at (210) 215-3877 or email me at the yahoo email about the proposed date.
If someone else can and wants to join the charter on the 30th, let me know, and as I suspect some of those going can not make the proposed dates, we should be able to fit other folks in on the 30th.
I told Greg we would have a tenative answer by Tuesday about the 30th and a final answer by this Friday or Saturday if we can get 18 to commit for the 30th.
Let me know if those can make the change, and if anyone else can join in the new dates if foks have to back out. It's beautiful outside right now here, so we'll be out and messing around, but I'll get back to those later today.
Willie

Did you guys do any good? I saw ya'll out there while on the Pelican. We had a pretty decent trip,lots of ling caught.