Saturday, August 8, 2009

Not All Gold Coast Fishing Charters Are Equal

By Kim Raymond

This article will help you decide which Gold Coast fishing charter company to choose from, from those available. These guidelines whilst specific for the Gold Coast area, can be helpful generally across Australia, aside from Gold Coast fishing charters.

What is common across the board for all Gold Coast fishing charters? Charters are available seven days a week, offering a half day (five hours) and full day (nine hours), off shore fishing experience. Most Gold Coast fishing charters leave early in the morning (6 AM) but are also available in the afternoons. Equipment and bait is provided together with food and beverages.

When inquiring about a Gold Coast fishing charter, two key questions should be asked which will greatly impact your experience. Firstly, what type of boat will be used? and secondly, what style of fishing will be undertaken?

The kind of boat utilized by Gold Coast fishing charter operators vary between the larger fiberglass boats that have a single hull (mono hulled) to catamarans (dual hulled) and aluminum boats that are usually much smaller.

As a general rule, a Gold Coast fishing charter utilizing a larger mono hulled boat, delivers more comfort since they are more stable and better equipped to handle heavy seas. Whilst some catamarans and aluminum boats may be faster, they are more taxing on the body. This is especially the case when facing less than perfect weather and sea conditions.

A Gold Coast fishing charter operator may entice you as a customer by offering you a speedier trip with more actual fishing time. This is well and good provided you don't have to see a chiropractor or the like the next day and that the skipper of the boat actually knows where to go to catch the fish.

Some Gold Coast fishing charter operators may entice customers with the line that his boats are fast and that you can have more actual fishing time since the time to travel to the fishing grounds is short. That may all be correct but make sure that you are not travel ling to some nearby unproductive reef. Such a strategy also can significantly cut the fuel bill for the operator.

The Gold Coast is a popular mecca for hordes of tourists. These people form the bulk of customers who pay for Gold Coast fishing charters who by and large are novices when it comes to fishing. If you happen to be someone with a lot of fishing experience, looking for a certain kind of fishing experience, you may need to adjust your expectations or you may be disappointed.

Is it better to go for a full day or half day Gold Coast fishing charter? If you can, go for the full day simply because it enables the skipper to provide more fishing options. A full day provides ample time to travel to distant reefs that have been fished less.

To go all the way, book your group in exclusively. This way you can 'sit down' with the skipper and tailor your Gold Coast fishing charter to suit your group of people.

The concluding point is to have confidence in knowing that most Gold Coast fishing charter operators are professional and adhere to industry standards. At the same time, be aware that there have been cases of scam operators. The best way to go is to do your due diligence in locating a Gold Coast fishing charter operator that has been around for a while and therefore knows where to go to catch fish and knows his boat.

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