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Looking for opinions on boat trips to Chandeleurs. Southern Sports is out, booked. What other boats have you used and had a great trip, Joka's Wild, Due South, Double Trouble?
Not a boat, but Captain Theophile Bourgeois does fly in trips and is top notch. Bourgeois Fishing Charters - Neworleansfishing.com
I have been on the Due South a couple times.Looking for opinions on boat trips to Chandeleurs. Southern Sports is out, booked. What other boats have you used and had a great trip, Joka's Wild, Due South, Double Trouble?
I have been on the Due South a couple times.
Have been on a couple others but the names escape me.
Going in October on dmjcharters for the first time
All were nice boats, great food etc
Pricing was all similar. $700ish (for 2 days) per person for a full boat (10/12 fishermen) Costs go up from there for 2 1/2 days to 3 days. 3 squares a day and soft drinks, waters included. BYOB
Cant really say anything bad about any of them.
Skiffs were all comparable.
Some had a difference in sleeping quarters. Private 2 person rooms (bunk beds) as opposed to bigger open spaces with more bunk beds.
All had several bathrooms.
We generally book for the next year while we are on the previous years trip.
There are a few YouTube videos of guys trips on a couple different boats you can check out. Search Chandeluer islands.
EDIT -
There can be a big difference in the overall size of the motherships. Varies from 60'+ to 120'+. Doesn't really equate to much other than bigger common areas.
If you are trying to go this year your biggest challenge will be finding someone who isn't already booked. Some of them don't go out in the winter months (Dec/Jan). Fishing is at a low point then anyway.
If you just have a few guys you can give your names to the various Capts and they will put you on a list. Sometimes a group of guys who already have the boat booked need a few more guys to max out the boat and lower costs.
Feel free to ask any other questions and I will help if I can.
Yup its a great trip.Southern Sports was my first choice but he was booked thru June of next yr other than 1st 2 weeks of April, which we can not do. Jokas & Due South were basically the same. Finally booked with Double Trouble for May of next year. I knew these boats book up fast but had no idea that they booked a year out. Lots of return clients that book the next year while they are there this year. Looking forward to it. Been wanting to do this trip for years but always had a hard time putting 8-10 guys together.