Head Boat fishing out of Destin

Best boat I can recommend in Destin is the Sunrise - Capt Kelly will not disappoint.

I do not know anything about the Swoop...but I would recommend to stay away from Party Boats....imho.

What do those big party boats target after snapper season closes?

Get those pics of the boat out of your mind. You will be shoulder to shoulder all the way around the boat. Would not do it IMO.

It's not bad for the price if you've never done offshore. The thing I hate is that most of those boats have different setups for bow vs stern fishing. If you don't position yourself properly you can get stuck in the front catching trigger fish all day. They tell everyone to switch up after you catch your snapper limit but no one does. Usually the people who want to sit on the bow on the way out get screwed. Just my experience, I've only been 3 times on those big boats.

Also, one time this guy hooked a wahoo at the boat when he was reeling it in to check his bait and it ran on the surface an tangled about 15 people up, including me.

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what will you be fishing for?

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They said king mackerel, grouper and the other snapper besides red.

I've been a bunch of times on the New Florida Girl. For the price, it's hard to beat. My buddy gave one of the deck hands 2 saints tickets a couple years ago, so he takes damn good care of us. He even threw in a few free trips and cleans our fish first when we get back on land. I have never had trip on that boat. I have, however, had some shitty trips out of Orange Beach.