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04/28/12 05:07 PM
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JBPointer
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Has anyone been on the 80hr trip at Dolphin Docks? Thinking about going on one later this year. Any tips or suggestions?
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Re: Dolphin Docks
[Re: JBPointer]
#7468726
04/28/12 06:15 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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Have been with them in the past. Slow, crowded, cramped boat, with minimal deck space. LONG, slow boat trip out to the floater rigs.
They do put you on fish, but I'd recommend the Big E out of Freeport or the Scat Cat out of Port A over Dolphin Docks for overnight trips
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Re: Dolphin Docks
[Re: JBPointer]
#7468978
04/28/12 08:46 PM
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ssfireman
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Big e no longer in Freeport in venice now. I would go with scat cat.
The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
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Re: Dolphin Docks
[Re: JBPointer]
#7469000
04/28/12 08:59 PM
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lite-liner
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don't do it
Scat cat is right next door, it ain't no rocket ship,
but she get's you there in 56 instead of 80, and she'll run in 8'+.
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Re: Dolphin Docks
[Re: lite-liner]
#7471771
04/29/12 10:54 PM
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SmellMyfinger
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don't do it
Scat cat is right next door, it ain't no rocket ship,
but she get's you there in 56 instead of 80, and she'll run in 8'+.
I didn't want to hear that. I was thinking about doing a 60hr trip with them next month. The Scat Cat isn't running any trips, and the Cap't John is full and doesn't allow over hand casting anyway. The Big E has openings but it is twice as far and cost almost twice as much. Are there any other good options
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Re: Dolphin Docks
[Re: JBPointer]
#7472379
04/30/12 01:59 AM
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Uncle Zeek
aka "Dad"
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Maybe check with Deep Sea Headquarters to see what overnight tuna trips they're running?
"Decency is not news; it is buried in the obituaries --but it is a force stronger than crime" ~ Robert A. Heinlein
Artim Law Firm, PLLC
Estate planning & tax attorney AND 07/02 FFL
2250 Morriss Road, Suite 205, Flower Mound, Texas 75028
972-746-0758 mobile
zac@artimlegal.com
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Re: Dolphin Docks
[Re: SmellMyfinger]
#7473008
04/30/12 05:34 AM
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Day0ne
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don't do it
Scat cat is right next door, it ain't no rocket ship,
but she get's you there in 56 instead of 80, and she'll run in 8'+.
I didn't want to hear that. I was thinking about doing a 60hr trip with them next month. The Scat Cat isn't running any trips, and the Cap't John is full and doesn't allow over hand casting anyway. The Big E has openings but it is twice as far and cost almost twice as much. Are there any other good options The New Buccaneer has two trips in May (Galveston Party Boats). I believe they are 7-8 and 19-20 and $300. BTW, the Big E isn't in Venice, it's in Empire
Last edited by Day0ne; 05/03/12 09:44 PM.
David
"Lately it occurs to me: What a long, strange trip it's been." - R. Hunter
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Re: Dolphin Docks
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#7474072
04/30/12 04:13 PM
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Bluwave Mike
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You can only keep a 2 day limit so no need to go over 24 hrs. Dont go out of Galveston unless you just like riding in boats it takes way to long to get to deep water
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Re: Dolphin Docks
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#7474109
04/30/12 04:21 PM
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ditkarulz
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The 24hr trips don't make it out far enough for Yellowfin though. I've heard of 36 hour trips that run 12, fish 12, and run back 12. But thats just hearsay so I don't know if anyone did or still does those trips.
If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.
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Re: Dolphin Docks
[Re: Bluwave Mike]
#7477411
05/01/12 06:41 AM
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Day0ne
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You can only keep a 2 day limit so no need to go over 24 hrs. Dont go out of Galveston unless you just like riding in boats it takes way to long to get to deep water The 80 hr trip in question is a tuna trip to the floaters and Galveston is closest to the floaters by a small margin
David
"Lately it occurs to me: What a long, strange trip it's been." - R. Hunter
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Re: Dolphin Docks
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#7477715
05/01/12 12:50 PM
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throwback
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DD = slow boats, so so deckhands,"missing" fish upon return and no consideration given by DD for "lost" fish. All this on a fathers day trip bought and paid for by g-kids odd jobs. Never again.
At least my boat and truck are paid for, woo hoo!
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Re: Dolphin Docks
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#7477988
05/01/12 02:03 PM
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Oldtrackster
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DD = slow boats, so so deckhands,"missing" fish upon return and no consideration given by DD for "lost" fish. I have experienced this as well. Even still they serve a purpose. They are cheapest (reflected by service as well) and if a person needs to get offshore on the most economical budget this is the place. The longer trips include meals that are decent and is a value worth mentioning. They do catch fish. If money is not that slim any other operation in the gulf is better.
Can someone explain how the Feds count recreational Red Snapper catch?
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Re: Dolphin Docks
[Re: JBPointer]
#7560754
05/23/12 02:41 AM
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ask if anyone on here needs help paying for gas that is making a trip to the floater
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