Fishing on a charter boat

[Stuey]

Going out on the NESA arranged charter trip next Friday. Only been out on private boats so not sure of the etiquette for fishing a charter.

Couple of questions:

- I\'m fishing braid, will they ask who is fishing braid or mono and position them accordingly to limit tangles due to the tide effecting them differently?

- Who keeps the what i catch?

- Does everyone just fish how they want or does the skipper dictate thr sort of fishing everyone should be doing?

cheers

stu

[Charlton]

Hi Stuey
very rude nobody answering you yet, see if i can help you.
Leap on the boat, crack anybdoy around the head that gets in the way as you go to your chosen spot. Any lines get tangled round your braid, cut them off. Keep all the fish you can grab, even if they are not yours and tell everybody else where to go. Well not really.

Stuey, most anglers these days use braid and even if they dont very few tangles do occur if anglers are sensible, most of the lads you will be fishing with are??? unless you all decide beforehand who fishes where, i used to go out with a group and we drew lots for posistions round the boat, if not then it will be a case of sortig yourselves out on the boat, normally only ends in a few blows but nowt serious. I was out on the last NESA trip and everybody just fitted in where ever with no problems.

You keep whatever you catch

The skipper will prodably do a mixture of ground and wreck fishing, obviously he will tell you what you will be doing so you will be able to adopt tactics for whatever you are doing. The skipper will give you any help you ask for to use the right tactics, but as most fishing will be for cod or ling then it is pretty basic stuff. Unless you want to try using long flowing traces with jellworms/eels etc for pollock. Would only do this when tide is moving as this will keep your trcae away from the toher anglers lines. If you are not sure ask the skipper, good luck

[Norman]

well said alan, have a good un stuey

[Stuey]

cheers for the advise Alan and Norman. Hope the sea dies down a bit by Friday though

[crewman]

Hi stuey.
Sorry for the delay but have not been on line for a while.
Am not sure what type of boat you are going to go on? But here are a few hints that we recommend.
Regards crewman.
http://www.chieftaincharters.com/TACKLE%20NOTES.htm
http://www.chieftaincharters.com/HANDY%20HINTS.htm

[Oblickta]

Hi Stu

I wouldnt worry about etiquette on a nesa trip

Missress has loads of deck space and I dont think there were any big tangles last time and most were fishing with braid and the skipper was very helpful

See u down there mate

[TC]

Stuey,

The only \"etiquette\" or standard requirement for a NESA midweek boat trip it that you ENJOY your trip.

Taking your questions 1 at a time, the answers are:

1. NO - you can fish alongside a mate or whoever you wish to fish alongside - whether they are using braid, mono or string.

2. YOU do - however it\'s common practice to stock up on mackeral for bait on the way out. The macky catch is generally \"bait for all\". Once fishing \"properly\", whatever you catch is yours to keep (or return - it\'s up to you). Should anybody particularly want mackeral, then the skipper will often (time & weather permitting) allow time on the way back to fish for them.

3. Whether it\'s Tony or Brian who\'s skippering the boat on the day, they\'ll let you know where your heading for - hard ground or wreck.
Having been out on Mistress many times, I can guarantee that the skipper will try his hardest to put the boat over the fish - whether that be on the \"ground\" or over a wreck.


MAIN OBJECT OF THE DAY:- Simple...............Just enjoy it.

[Mogthemackem]

The only rule for this trip is to let me catch my first double Just etiquette as I sorted the trip lol Just remember your sea sickness tablets