call Dan: 07814 191921
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2010 PRICES:
A 50% DEPOSIT is required as confirmation of your booking. See below for details.
****GIFT VOUCHERS NOW AVAILABLE****
PRIVATE CHARTERS:
Charters are excellent value and will be tailored to suit specific individual interests and requirements. We can take up to 10 anglers for most trips (see below for details). We can also arrange joint trips with another local boat if your party is a larger one. Please give Dan a call to arrange your ideal trip.
FULL DAY FISHING CHARTER (8 - 9 hours) - UP TO 10 PEOPLE: £380. All fishing equipment / bait provided at no extra cost. Take away as much of your catch as you like.
HALF DAY FISHING CHARTER (Approx 4.5 hours) - UP TO 10 PEOPLE: £250. All fishing equipment / bait provided at no extra cost. Take away as much of your catch as you like.
MACKEREL FISHING/SHORT CHARTER (2.5 hours) - UP TO 10 PEOPLE: £180. All fishing equipment / bait provided at no extra cost. Take away as much of your catch as you like.
SPECIALIST BASSING (8 - 9 hours) - UP TO 5 PEOPLE: £380. All fishing equipment / bait provided. (Lost plugs to be paid for). Take away as much of your catch as you like. BASSING IS ONLY AVAILABLE AS A PRIVATE CHARTER.
SUSHI CHARTER (4.5 hours) - UP TO 8 PEOPLE ONLY: £260 All fishing equipment / bait provided at no extra cost. A half day charter with a twist - this trip gives you the opportunity to eat some of your catch at it's freshest accompanied with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce. Take away as much of the remainder of your catch as you like. ONLY AVAILABLE AS A PRIVATE CHARTER.
Different types of fishing lend themselves to larger or smaller groups of people. For pollacking with 14 foot traces and lures, 8 people fishing is ideal but 10 works O.K. For bassing, 4 people casting plugs and float fishing is realistic.
INDIVIDUAL RATES:
FULL DAY (8 - 9 hours): £45. All fishing equipment / bait provided at no extra cost.
For FULL DAY trips made up of individual bookings we fish a maximum of 8 people so you don't have to worry about being cramped all day. Take away as much of your catch as you like.
HALF DAY (Approx 4.5 hours): £35. All fishing equipment / bait provided at no extra cost. Take away as much of your catch as you like.
MACKEREL FISHING (Approx 2.5 hours): £20. All fishing equipment / bait provided at no extra cost. Take away as much of your catch as you like.
BOOKINGS AND DEPOSITS:
A 50% deposit is required before a trip can be firmly booked. If a trip has to be cancelled due to the weather you will have the option of rescheduling another date or a full refund of the deposit.
Give Dan a call on 07814 191921 or email him at the address at the top of this page with all your questions and queries about trips and gift vouchers.
Please make cheques payable to Dan Gardner OR Blue Pointer Charter and send them to: Far View, Polhorman Lane, Mullion, Cornwall, TR12 7JD or drop the deposit round in person. Attach your address and contact number and details including the date of the trip, the number of persons in your group and the type of fishing you would like to do as well as any special requirements you may have.
Upon receipt of the deposit, Penny will send you a receipt and confirmation of the booking details.
TOP TIP- If you have drawn the short straw and are in charge of booking a trip, make sure that all members of your group have stumped up their cash before booking as its amazing how often friends will back out on the morning of a trip because of a hangover leaving the remaining members to make up the difference. The fee for chartering the boat remains the same as quoted whether 4 or 8 people turn up on the day.
USEFUL THINGS TO BRING:
Waterproof footwear (e.g wellies or hiking boots), waterproof coat, food and drink (something warm on colder days), hat, suncream, sunglasses and some plastic bags to take your catch away in. Binoculars are useful for all those also keen on wildlife.
BOOZE:
We don't run a dry boat and I am perfectly happy for people to have a beer or two on a sunny day's fishing but safety comes first and drunk people and moving boats with sharp hooks do not go well together. Don't get drunk and expect to fish. If I consider things to be getting unsafe we will be going back in immediately at the full cost to your party.
TACKLE:
We have about 20 rods and reels on the boat from 1 oz spinners to 30lb conger rods but given that we can take up to 10 passengers we will never be able to have the perfect rods and reels for every situation. If you have specific requirements regarding tackle please feel free to bring your own.
If you decide to bring your own gear, here is a list of suggested items to include: 8oz & 10oz leads; feathers - various sizes & patterns; hockeyes - various sizes & colours; rubber eels; jelly worms; booms; clip swivels; zip-sliders and assorted hooks (Kamasan 6/0s in particular for pollacking). For general deep water fishing, rods should ideally be 20lb or 30lb class or able to take up to 12ozs of lead. Reels need to be well loaded with 200 yards of mono or braid of at least 20lb test, preferably 30lb strength.
WEATHER:
We are fortunate in being situated on the more sheltered coast and provided the wind is generally from the west we can safely and comfortably go to sea in virtually a gale. We do not take chances with the weather and do not go to sea if it’s going to be deeply uncomfortable let alone unsafe.
Generally speaking don't be surprised if it's not flat calm. Take sea-sickness remedies if in doubt and avoid late nights and excessive booze the night before. Only I am able to decide that a trip should be postponed due to the weather but have faith, we want our crews to return another time so we will always err on the side of comfort.
Please pay little attention to the TV landlubbers weather forecast; if you want to get a good idea of expected swell and wind conditions take a look at magicseaweed.com
Do not expect a deposit to be returned because you don’t fancy going to sea because the forecast suggests rain!
Cheers, Dan
