What: Father-Son 9-hour deep sea fishing trip

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When: Sunday October 12 – Depart from Starbucks at 6:15 AM sharp.

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Where: Meet at Starbucks Westchase (Sheldon & Linebaugh)

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We can all fit in our silver Palisade SUV and ride together.

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Bring your own food/snacks/drinks. Bring more than you think is enough as somehow, we get extra hungry/thirsty out at sea, The boat has cooler/ice for us to store our provisions. We can transfer our provisions to the boat cooler at the dock.

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The boat will supply our rods/reels and bait.

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Dress in layers. May be a little chilly in the morning but very hot sunny by mid-morning. We will be in direct sun all day while fishing so cover up accordingly. Bring sunglasses and a hat!

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I would recommend everyone take some non-drossy Dramamine and hydrate well. Take 1 tablet the night before and some before we leave the dock. Better to be prepared than to have a bad seasick experience.

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Please prepare our young men that once we are out at sea, we are out all day long regardless of how we may feel.

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I am bringing a case of PBR beer and case of waters to share.

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If someone wants to bring some donuts to share that would be great.

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Be ready for a great day! I have used this charter for 10+ years and have always had a wonderful experience. The captain and mate are very friendly/accommodating especially with young men who may have not charter fished before. The mate will bait the hooks and take the caught fish off as needed.

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They will clean and bag up the fish at the dock for each of us to take home. We all fish as a team and share all catch equally. I have a Yeti cooler to keep our fish in after the trip.

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I am hosting the charter trip cost. Please just bring $100 cash for each father/son pair to tip the mate after the trip.

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Traditionally, we do a fish fry of our catch at our house at ~7 PM. All family members are welcome to join us.

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Last note. We have a saying in the Gothard home – “what happens on the boat men stays on the boat.” Let’s demonstrate for our young men how to have a fun time fishing.