First saltwater trip ???

[BurleyDog]

Hey Guys,
I am headed to RI to meet my girlfriends parents.
Her Dad is taking me out on a partyboat (? don't know what that means ?) to fish for fluke.

Anybody have any experience fishing for fluke or on a partyboat? I have Googled them and it appears they jig for them. Can you eat them?

Thanks
BurleyDog

[Brad273cts]

Hey Guys,
I am headed to RI to meet my girlfriends parents.
Her Dad is taking me out on a partyboat (? don't know what that means ?) to fish for fluke.

Anybody have any experience fishing for fluke or on a partyboat? I have Googled them and it appears they jig for them. Can you eat them?

Thanks
BurleyDog

You will probably be "chumming" for them unless you take some Dramamine. If this is your first trip on the ocean, I strongly suggest taking some prior to going out.

[Duayne]

Fished on several party boats but not for Fluke. It's usually elbow to elbow, drop you line when you hear the horn, raise your line when you hear the horn, and "can someone untangle me from the lady six doors down".. LOL It can be fun if the Captain puts you on fish.

[BurleyDog]

Yeah I will take the Dramamine.

Does party boat fishing ****?

Do they keep the fish that are legal you think?

Thanks

[PRO V LE]

Party boats can be fun if everyone follows what the crew tell's them. And yes they keep fish and should tag them for you and put on ice.
A charter captain years ago told my wife about eating a Hershey bar and a GingerAle before the trip, she has done this ever since, it seems to work.

[270Coastal]

fluke is a flounder, shouldnt be to far offshore. in florida waters there pretty shallow. Id find out who the charter is and call them to see how you'll be fishin, how far out, if anything else is biting. Dramamine may work, but it also makes you drowsy. Check the forcast out for where your going, you may not need the pills.....

[BOURBONBALES]

While we are on this subject of " first saltwater trips" i'm gonna be on a 50-60ft yacht from sarasota down to captiva island in florida for five days next month. No fishing just going to meet my girlfriends parents and take a leisure trip on their boat. I know you guys mentioned dramamine, but any other helpful tips you guys might have? Besides sunscreen and beer i mean and plenty of beer of course.

[apb]

Bluefish and Stripers should be in the surf in Rhody right now too

Andrew

[Tyme2fish]

Eat two bananas before you board the vessel. They taste the same coming back up as they did going down!

If it's a deisel engine craft, try and be far away from the exhaust. The fumes alone can make you queazy.

[the_donger]

Party boat fishing can be really fun. They usually have a $1 or $5 pot for the biggest fish, most fish, etc... Everybody lines up around the edge of the boat and drops a line. The crew will bait your hook and remove the fish if you want. At the end of the voyage, they will give you your fish and will clean them for you (tips are expected for this service).

My family went on one when we went to visit a sister that lived in Boston, had a great time with many fish caught. We also saw a couple of pods of whales which was a huge bonus, those creatures are grand!

My mom had never been sea-sick before but bowed to the pressure and put one of those patches behind her ear and chummed the whole time she was on the boat, fishing all the while. She has been since and refused to use the patch on much rougher seas and did not even feel queasy. My thoughts on this - if you have been on a large lake with rough seas and did not feel sick, no need for the drugs unless the seas are going to be real BIG. And if the seas are gonna be big, I probably would not even get on the boat/ship.

[ToddLahey]

While we are on this subject of " first saltwater trips" i'm gonna be on a 50-60ft yacht from sarasota down to captiva island in florida for five days next month. No fishing just going to meet my girlfriends parents and take a leisure trip on their boat. I know you guys mentioned dramamine, but any other helpful tips you guys might have? Besides sunscreen and beer i mean and plenty of beer of course.

I have taken that trip a few times as well as down to the keys or over to the bahamas on a 74 docked in Sarasota. Going down to captiva I would guess would be real easy this time of year 2-3 foot seas you will not be far out most likley in the intercostal down to venice then out to sanabile??
Pretty easy if they have a tender take a spinning rod and reel and catch some snook or trout just ask someone on the dock they will point you int the right direction!

[BOURBONBALES]

i have taken that trip a few times as well as down to the keys or over to the bahamas on a 74 docked in sarasota. Going down to captiva i would guess would be real easy this time of year 2-3 foot seas you will not be far out most likley in the intercostal down to venice then out to sanabile??
Pretty easy if they have a tender take a spinning rod and reel and catch some snook or trout just ask someone on the dock they will point you int the right direction!

thanks for the information, i leave next saturday morning and i am really looking forward to it. After looking at a map i realized it really wasnt too far of a trip and that we probably shouldn't be in any type of larger water so i am sure i'll be in good shape. As far as the fishing goes i don't know if i will actually get any in being that the owner of the boat doesn't fish. I am planning on doing quite a bit of photography and writing on the trip and alot of nothing. I know that once i am on the water i will be itching to drop a line though and will wish i had brought along some gear ALONG.