Rolling into Spring.......

It's that time of year where the sun is a bit higher in the sky, the days are a little brighter and attention gets focused on getting the new boat ready for another great fishing season.
Chatham Canvas is now stitching the 5 piece curtains. I worked for 2 days undercover with owner Cliff mocking up the patterns and installing the permanent rails.
Electronics choice has some exciting possibilities. I'm being quiet until I know the final outcome, but I do expect to see the boat fully equipped with the latest state of the art electronic goodies.
I'm building a new finaddiction.com website and I predict I will be able to launch it within a few weeks at the latest. It will center around all the great pictures we have taken the past couple years and have a clean, new professional look.
Once I start the electronics install I will post pictures of my progress......

Jeff

Happy New Year!!

Hello and Happy New Year to all my blog readers. It was a great year for Fin Addiction Charters. Our buisness continues to grow even during some pretty hard economic times. As you know, I will be running a new boat in 2011. I will be able to easily take parties of 4 tuna fishing which will make it very economical to book a trip.
A new website is on the drawing board. I would be willing to trade a fishing trip or two for a web developer that knows what they are doing. If you have these skills and are interested then please contact me!!
Goodbye 2010 and hello 2011!!!

Till next tide...

PANAMA

I am trying to put together a like minded to Panama in the spring of 11.....A new operation run by a friend of mine on a private island with two brand new 34' Sea Vee center consoles! Geared towards the jigging and popping and fly fisherman it is the first of its kind. Ping me if you have interest in going!!!

2011 Outlook

Hello faithful readers. As you saw in my last post I purchased a new boat for the 2011 season. I am full of hopes and high expectations for this craft for my customers this coming year. It will easily take 4 anglers plus myself. Even tho we did take 4 on the speedcraft while bass fishing it was always tight and uncomfortable at best. I would not take 4 tuna fishing but will on the new boat. This will make a tuna trip quite affordable for a group of 4 and for the normal 2 or 3 we will have even more room to run around on the deck. No more fighting fish and getting nervous around the outboard....I cannot wait!!
Alot has to be done to the boat before she is commissioned this spring but we are on the right track. I just finished winterizing her and will now start the process of adding rod racks, electronics, and any other items I feel necessary.
June is half booked now and so if you want prime bass/tuna dates in the awesome month of June u should contact me ASAP.

Till next tide......

Jeff

New boat for 2011

After much thought....I have decided to move into a 26' center console inboard diesel......It is the cats ass!!!...Beautiful layout....No outboard to catch clousers onto anymore......fully bolstered, wicked nice smooth ride......ARE YA READY?!!

Seasons End....

Hello Blog Fans.....Sorry for the lack of posting lately....It's not because we haven't fished because we have. It's just that the fishing has been minimal due to the WIND like I have never seen it blow before!

I lost 17 trips in Sept and Oct due to the WIND and peoples inability to reschedule. As u can imagine, that put a serious dent in my seasons earnings but that's fishing and part of being in the business that you have no control over.

Last Saturday we hooked a giant bluefin around 700lbs and had him right at the boat b4 the hook broke....It was bittersweet.....We did catch a very nice Porbeagle Shark, *my first* and released a 71" butterball.

A trip into the drink was also ordered up due to my mate getting a line caught in the prop.....*grrrrrrgrin*

October Tuna

It's been pretty good when the weather let's us get out. I plan to run trips till mid Nov.....If you want to get out, NOWS the time!!