Venice Offshore Charter Recs

https://www.southerncatchoutfitters.com/

Mexican Gulf Fishing Company
Paradise Outfitters

When are they planning to go? A lot of people are still putting their places back together from Ida

We wouldn't be going until later next year

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Pricing to go fishing out of Venice is insane. I went offshore out of the keys for less than half price what is charged out of Venice.

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3 yellowtails and a barracuda?

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Pricing to go fishing out of Venice is insane. I went offshore out of the keys for less than half price what is charged out of Venice.

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there is a reason for that.

The tuna fishing is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy better out of grand isle/Venice than it is out of Florida for one.

You also can’t go to Florida and catch 100lb+ yellowfin, swordfish, snapper, grouper and more on the same trip there. People in Florida like catching king fish and barracuda

Xstatic sport fishing.
Coastwide Charters
Fish Venice La charters(Eddie Burger)
Paradise outfitters
Tripletail charters
Super Strike

Tons of good options to choose from down there!

2 Days before IDA hit with Eddie. All but a couple of the blackfin came on poppers, it was an insane topwater bite that lasted for hours

Was high on Super Strike, we went with them this spring and granted the weather sucked and we had to change to inshore. All I can say is 2 out of the 4 boats, the captains were absolutely terrible! We spent over $10k with lodging and charters and told them about our experience, didn’t hear a word back! Rant over!

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granted the weather sucked and we had to change to inshore. 

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This is why I will never use Paradise Outfitters. Some years ago, a group of us had a charter with Hunter. We arrived at the marina a little early. We noticed the other outfitters were getting everything ready for their customers, but Hunter was not around. After finally getting in touch with him, he said he was still in the New Orleans area because the seas were too high. Every other outfitter was down there to meet their customers and offer them inshore fishing if the weather didn't break, but were ready to go offshore if it did break. Hunter was highly unprofessional and seemed lazy, as he was still in bed. A few of us ended up finding someone to take us inland, so it wasn't a wasted trip and a few of us just made the 2 hour drive back home, pissed off. I just don't want to make a 30 hour drive to have another outfitter give me the same experience. I understand they can't control the weather, but how well they accommodate customers and adapt to the circumstances matters most.

I've been with Joey / Relentless and had a great time. The weather was shite and it was rough as frick, but he was ready to give the tuna a shot if we were. Let us decide how beat up we wanted to get which was cool with me. Ended up catching big snapper. Had a great trip.