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Virginia Beach, Virginia
The following will provide you with a brief description of a day charter fishing on the "Muff Diver" plus some recommendations to make your trip one you'll have fond memories of.
The day or evening before your trip you may want to check and make sure you have the following items ready for the morning: camera, film, suntan lotion (NO OIL PLEASE!), a jacket (for chilly mornings or as a cover up from the sun), sunglasses (polarized are best), and a hat. Hopefully, it will be a bright, sunny day and those items will make for a more comfortable trip. You may want to consider an over-the-counter motion sickness remedy if you're prone to the "queasies". I recommend one just before bed and one just as soon as you get up in the morning. Keep the drinking in check the night before - it's amazing how much that helps to ensure a good day. "WHITE SOLE" deck shoes or sneakers only, please!! Something that will not leave black scuff marks on the deck. NO BLACK SOLE OR HARD SOLE SHOES, PLEASE!
Your trip begins at the time on the schedule for your type of trip. If possible, you should check with the Captain the night before. It is a good time to discuss weather and departure time. All bait and tackle is provided by the boat as well as ice to keep your catch in top shape during the day. You should bring a good, solid cooler for your own food and drink. It is OK to feed the Captain and Mate.
We troll using Umbrella Rigs with Sassy Shads and Tandem Rigs with Sassy Shads. Six or more rods are normally in use. However, when a large fish gets hooked up, the other lines may be pulled in so that the fish doesn't get wrapped up in them. We provide the tackle and bait but you may, of course, bring your own tackle.
There is a competent fish cleaning service which you may want to use located right at the Marina. It certainly saves time and usually makes for better fillets and steaks as an end result. You must provide your own coolers for storage of your fillets. At times, your mate will clean your fish - please adjust your tip to accommodate his extra efforts.
As you will find throughout the day, the Mate will be a most helpful and knowledgeable member of your team. TIPPING is CUSTOMARY and EXPECTED. The usual tip is about 20% of the cost of the trip price. If you feel that my mate is not worth a tip, please tell me why - what he did or did not do. I would greatly appreciate your comments. Thanks!
Just in case the weather is bad the day of your charter (the Captain will make the final determination about this), you may receive a refund of your deposit or re-schedule your trip for another day.
Reservations are required. A $300.00 per-day deposit is necessary to confirm a reservation and must be received ten (10) days after the reservation is made or the day becomes available to the general public. There are no deposit refunds other than for bad weather or boat breakdown. Please ensure when you book and send us the deposit that you have collected from your friends, in advance, so the responsibility is theirs and not yours and the trip can proceed as planned because the all monies have been collected.
We are licensed to carry six (6) passengers - please don't ask us to take more. DRUGS ARE NOT TOLERATED! You are WELCOME on the bridge as long as YOU ARE SEATED. The salon is AIR CONDITIONED AND HEATED FOR YOU WINTER TIME FISHERMEN AND WOMEN.
We sincerely hope the information will be helpful to you and that we have the chance of sharing all the attractions of our "neck of the ocean" with you. May Your Lines Always Be Tight!
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