Fair price FADS & Marlin charters
Submitted by seaswirl on Sun, 2014-02-16 08:17
Just wondering what you think a fair price would be to go game fishing for dollies and marlin for an 8 hour day off Rotto. All equipment and lunch would be supplied. The vessel is a 34ft Black Watch, licensed to carry 8 passengers. Could also do deep dropping if you wanted.
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Auslobster
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Can't answer that...
...but is that Chad Mills' old boat (original Blue Lightning)?
seaswirl
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wee jock
Yes it is Chads old boat , but it may be mine very soon. ...maybe
pale ale
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maybe $300
maybe $300
ricey
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$300
But it would be a limited market and not sure if that would go close to covering costs and would not want more than 4 people max.
whitey charged about this with four max, but I think he was doing it to establish game fishing, not making the big $$$
Wise man says - first take the plank out of your own eye before trying to take the speck out of somebody else's.
robert1979
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The companies up in exmouth
The companies up in exmouth seem to charge about 1400-1800 a day from memory so $300 sounds a little bit light based on four people.
Like ricey says, probably a more limited market in perth, so probably good to offer sone different options, deep drop, sambo jigging etc?
scotto
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Awesome idea
I'd personally pay $400ish for that experience. Not sure why peeps are saying no more than 4 people? Maybe if you're deep dropping, then no more than 3-4 lines down at any one time, but 6 - 8 people trolling wouldn't be a prob (to keep individual costs down), just do 10 min rotations.
robert1979
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scotto, I think 4 would be
scotto, I think 4 would be the max for me, might only get one shot at a bill fish in one day if you are very lucky so with 6-8 people you have almost no chance.
glastronomic
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Traded in the Mixer and the
Traded in the Mixer and the BW?
seaswirl
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Something like that. ...lol
Something like that. ...lol
Ben Derecki
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Yeah can't see the Patrol
Yeah can't see the Patrol towing that one...
I'd be in the $300 range too mate.
seaswirl
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Charter boat
Thanks for your comments, just what I wanted to hear.
Paul_86
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Count me in Russ!
Count me in Russ!
Mattyb84
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Had many good trips on that
Had many good trips on that boat hope you have the the same
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