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Do you bring your own gear on a charter?
Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:28 pm
Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:28 pm
Today I had three that used their own rods/reels. Two used shite that should’ve been donated to the smithsoium and third a Kmart special.
Knives were a plenty cutting line right off the bat.
Leave your junk at home!!!!!
Knives were a plenty cutting line right off the bat.
Leave your junk at home!!!!!
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Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:45 pm to KemoSabe65
Do you not tell them at booking?
Every charter I've ever been on has better gear than me, by orders of magnitude. I would never think of bringing my own gear, that's part of what you are paying for, is to frick somebody else's shite up.
Every charter I've ever been on has better gear than me, by orders of magnitude. I would never think of bringing my own gear, that's part of what you are paying for, is to frick somebody else's shite up.
This post was edited on 5/9/24 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:46 pm to KemoSabe65
I bring all my own gear.
Personally I just want the guide to do their best to put me on fish and offer advice on color/cadence
Personally I just want the guide to do their best to put me on fish and offer advice on color/cadence
Posted on 5/9/24 at 5:49 pm to KemoSabe65
Did they pay you to take them fishing? Let them fish. It’s an expensive lesson that they will learn.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 6:17 pm to KemoSabe65
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Do you bring your own gear on a charter?
Yup, never leave home without the Zebco 202 and the Johnson spincast.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:06 pm to KemoSabe65
Do you think maybe they thought it was extra to use your gear? I wouldn’t doubt that. First time for them? If their gear was that bad, they were likely inexperienced.
I’ve brought my own gear on party boats, but that’s a little different.
I’ve brought my own gear on party boats, but that’s a little different.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:07 pm to KemoSabe65
Actually, on the occasion that I go on an inshore charter, I usually do bring a couple of rods. I pretty much always ask if if it’s OK, and my gear is in good shape and is quality stuff. I mainly do it because most boats only have spinning gear on board and for many applications I prefer baitcasting.
From a guide perspective, is that not cool? I never really thought about it.
From a guide perspective, is that not cool? I never really thought about it.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:11 pm to KemoSabe65
Always bring my own, but it isn’t junk.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 7:13 pm to KemoSabe65
Not on an inshore but I will the next time go with Southern Pride. My son set up a few from Cgrand and I have a couple.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 8:28 pm to KemoSabe65
Every single time... I fish with you 
Posted on 5/9/24 at 9:19 pm to KemoSabe65
Depends on what type of fishing.
If conventional, just use the guides.
If fly fishing I only use mine. My fly fishing stuff is absolutely better than theirs.
If conventional, just use the guides.
If fly fishing I only use mine. My fly fishing stuff is absolutely better than theirs.
Posted on 5/9/24 at 10:13 pm to KemoSabe65
Kemo,
I see you made 3 new friends today. Did you teach them that special casting secret too?
I see you made 3 new friends today. Did you teach them that special casting secret too?
Posted on 5/10/24 at 7:55 am to KemoSabe65
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Do you bring your own gear on a charter?
The one time I chartered I wished I brought my own gear.
He had spinning gear spooled with mono for throwing popping corks and you really needed braid on a casting setup throwing jigheads to catch them that day.
He had his own personal casting rods that he used to catch the majority of the fish because they weren't hitting on popping cork and you couldn't feel the light bite on his customer gear.
I get why he does it that way (because most people chartering an inshore trip are fishing illiterate) but I'm a big enough gear snob that my stuff would've run circles around his customer gear.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:10 am to KemoSabe65
Is that you Brent Roy?
Me and him almost threw down at the dock when he didn’t want to let me bring my own shite. I’m paying, I’m saying. And that was just the beginning of a not so pleasant day with him.
Me and him almost threw down at the dock when he didn’t want to let me bring my own shite. I’m paying, I’m saying. And that was just the beginning of a not so pleasant day with him.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 8:13 am to KemoSabe65
It depends on what kind of charter you are talking about. For a off shore charter, I would use their gear. If you are doing a freshwater or inshore, I would consider bringing my own.
Half the people I took on my freshwater charters brought their own rods. Even though I had all high end St Croix and Shimano gear.
Half the people I took on my freshwater charters brought their own rods. Even though I had all high end St Croix and Shimano gear.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 9:10 am to KemoSabe65
On an offshore charter I always bring a popping rod Saragossa/ Terez combo and a jigging setup Trinidad A/ Terez combo. I've always done it for the fact I reel a spinner with my right hand and don't want to have to swap the guides reel handles over, plus every one else can share the boats dedicated popping rod while I have my own.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:08 am to KemoSabe65
I bring my gear every time and it is usually better than the guides. I once traded the day for two of my rods. Another time the guide who I had never met said he would shake my rods and if they felt good enough he would let me fish with them, after the trip he asked if I wanted to sell him a rod or two".
Posted on 5/10/24 at 12:04 pm to KemoSabe65
Not sure where you get off thinking people shouldn't bring their own gear. If that is your rule then state it at time of booking.
If I called you and you told me that.. we would have a short conversation. Same goes for just about everyone I know and fish with.
Pretty sure they hire a guide to put them on the fish. Sounds like you have a need to keep score by fish count. Just let them know up front.
If I called you and you told me that.. we would have a short conversation. Same goes for just about everyone I know and fish with.
Pretty sure they hire a guide to put them on the fish. Sounds like you have a need to keep score by fish count. Just let them know up front.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 6:46 am to KemoSabe65
It's your money, so you do want you want to do.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 5:59 pm to KemoSabe65
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