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Posted on 2/11/18 at 11:06 am to jgthunt
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We've fished with Pittman the past 2 years. One of our co-workers actually had a heart attack and passed away on his boat our first trip
I fished with him not too long after that unfortunate event. I can’t imagine being on that situation.
Posted on 2/11/18 at 11:17 am to canyon
many good options listed - be aware if you go overnight be in shape(do not go with too much happy juice)you will feel like you were in 2x4 fight without one
Posted on 2/11/18 at 12:43 pm to 4LSU2
Yea it was a very odd experience for all of us. We are all ER staff and literally could do nothing but basic CPR to try and save his life. Michael drove his arse off trying to get us in but it didn't matter.
Posted on 2/11/18 at 4:22 pm to tilco
This is Lance Walker with fish commander charters I runs around 150 trips a year. In the last 10 years his boat has broke down 2 times offshore. Both times it was a lower unit. The boat has a spare lower unit at the camp so that it can be changed out that night and make sure the clients don't miss out on there trip the next day. The boat gets new engines every 3 years. It gets maintained every 100 hours. I apologize that you missed out on part of your trip if that was the case. It cost thousands of dollars a year maintaining a boat and most guides do everything thing they can to make sure the boat is ready because they don't make money sitting at the dock. I spend countless hours working on the boat sometimes not finishing until minutes before the trip. My boat was on the Yamaha commercial for having the best maintained engines in the gulf. Again I work extremely hard both on and off the boat to make sure everyone has a trip of a lifetime if that was not the case again I apologize feel free to contact me I would be happy to make it up to you.
Posted on 2/11/18 at 4:35 pm to lafishcommander
Solid response. I may just contact you for a trip next October!
Posted on 2/11/18 at 4:35 pm to tilco
Once again I'm sorry to hear that if I canceled every trip when an engine was making a funny noise we probably wouldn't ever fish. Again I put new engines on it every three years if you have a suggestion for something better that I can do please let me know I have a certified Yamaha mechanic that works for me and helps maintain the engines .As far as the boat being beat up I cant afford a new boat every year. I spent thousands of dollars before last summer taking all the wood out of the boat and put acusta board so it would be lighter faster added some extra fuel tanks and extra storage in the floors . I repainted the entire boat put new curtains new t-top and new canvas on it. We also put another new set of yamaha outboard's. There's not one captain in the golf that has never not had one break down while offshore. If you knew me personally you would know that I spend more time maintaining my engines and Boat then anyone else that I know . Feel free to ask the owner of the marina at Bridgeside once again I'm sorry you had a bad experience and I would be happy to do anything to make sure that I made it up to you
Posted on 2/11/18 at 4:56 pm to Mmackl1
I would be happy to show you the inside of the bilges I have two bildge pumps on each side. The boat is foam filled so it cannot sink I did a commercial one day with the plugs out on a different twin vee catamaran to prove that fact for Twin Vee. I rewire the entire boat every two years just to make sure that we don't have problems when we're fishing every day not because it needs it because I am very strict about preventative maintenance . It is not a 31 foot twin vee nor has it ever been that is a completely different style boat. I did take on some water in the marina one day which was easily pumped out, one of the bolts that was not installed by me but by a certified Yamaha shop that holds the engine on snapped and water steadily came into the boat through the night and the bildges were having trouble keeping up with it I pulled it out the water fixed the situation and was able to fish two days later after I sea triled it and made sure everything was okay And had no problems the rest of the summer. We are actually rewiring the entire boat and I change my racours out every year and the fuel filters every 100 hours along with an oil change for both the engine and lower unit oil. So please from now on find out the facts before you bash somebody on the Internet. If you don't want to go with me because I don't buy a brand new boat every year I totally understand but I've had thousands of customers that Have been happy and plenty of clients that Have fished with me for over 20 years now and enjoy their trip every time.
This post was edited on 2/11/18 at 7:26 pm
Posted on 2/11/18 at 6:08 pm to lafishcommander
I have fished with almost every guide listed on this thread. I have also fished with Lance for over 10 years and can honestly say I've never been disappointed once. Lots of people can vouch for ole L-dog. Good times
Posted on 2/11/18 at 6:19 pm to Bishop Bullwinkle
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Lots of people can vouch for ole L-dog. Good times
Indeed
Posted on 2/11/18 at 6:50 pm to Bishop Bullwinkle
I been with fish commander several times lance and his guys work there tails of and catch fish. We have always had a good time. Keep doing your thing Lance
Posted on 2/11/18 at 7:30 pm to canyon
Sounds good man you can check out our website October is one of my favorite months the tuna are in close it's a short run and gives us plenty of time to fish. We also offer lodging.
www.fishcommander.com
www.fishcommander.com
Posted on 2/11/18 at 8:20 pm to canyon
Skip that. Podna in Cocodrie is the best. I’ve been on a lot of the SLA boats and Darren is top notch. His boat is always in brand new condition and he just got a new one...like he really needed it. He’s a fishing monster and calls it like he sees it. If he thinks the next day looks like a tuna scratch he is up front the night before and will offer you to make the decision on going out or not. Offshore fishing is expensive. Don’t take a chance. Go with Podna.
Posted on 2/11/18 at 8:23 pm to jgthunt
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Yea it was a very odd experience for all of us. We are all ER staff and literally could do nothing but basic CPR to try and save his life. Michael drove his arse off trying to get us in but it didn't matter.
Not sure if this would have helped to save his life, but I carry a defibrillator on all long boat trips. They are pretty cheap these days and dummy proof.
Posted on 2/11/18 at 8:38 pm to Sparkplug#1
Yea we actually got an AED from the rig we were fishing. Unfortunately he never had a shockable rhythm.
Posted on 2/11/18 at 9:05 pm to Bishop Bullwinkle
Not to hijack... But is this the Lance Walker that was on that hunting show? The Syndicate?
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:20 am to Bishop Bullwinkle
I can vouch for Lance and Fish Commander Charters. Nobody works harder to make sure you catch fish.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:37 am to ctiger69
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Eddie burger
I had a bad experience with Captain Eddie. I would never use him again and do not recommend him to anybody.
People who make post like this are annoying as shite. If you're going to make a claim about someone who provided a service for you being terrible, at least provide some details.
You find that 9 times out of 10 they leave out the details because it was either something out of the capt's hands or something they did
ETA: I'm not knighting for Burger or anyone, just hate seeing people make posts like this without details
This post was edited on 2/12/18 at 9:38 am
Posted on 2/12/18 at 9:42 am to mylsuhat
I’ll knight for Eddie, dude is awesome.
Posted on 2/12/18 at 10:32 am to JAB528
Haydel's Charters out of cocodrie , You will definitely catch fish with PODNA
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