Capt Elliots BIG E 5/9-5/11 More people needed

galveston1602 · 05-08-2007, 11:31 PM

Im interested to see if the new $ makes some of their trips not sell out. I know last year you had to have the reservations made before ~may o get on any trip the rest of the year.....

jig · 05-09-2007, 01:01 PM

I think they are going to have to go to a peak/off season schedule like the vacation homes. $650 is too much to go bkft fishing for most folks. But Oct/Nov for dark moon, I would pay a lot more than the current asking price. If they had some trips targeting Bkft only, they could run much closer and spend less on gas. So profit would likely be the same. For the higher cost of YFT at redhawk during a dark moon, the higher price is justified.

Moot point if the sell the boat.

FWM0103 · 05-09-2007, 09:04 PM

My understanding from the Cinco Trip is the boat is sold to someone in Florida. Plans are to leave the boat in Freeport during the summer and Florida for the winter months.

Bret · 05-09-2007, 09:22 PM

Robert, I hope you heard wrong.. but I did hear that there were 3 different prospective buyers.. If it sells, say goodbye to the best LR boat on the gulf...

mcgolfer · 05-09-2007, 09:43 PM

i heard there were 3 interested parties but no sale as of the time we left for offshore on cinco. i guess i am out of the running as they have never come back with a counter offer. i was going to buy it and bring it to lake texoma and do long range striper trips....lol.....rick

TeamOso · 05-09-2007, 10:00 PM

That would be awesome if some entrepreneur down here bought it. haha never gonna happen, but that would be kick.

txseadog · 05-09-2007, 11:21 PM

I asked Captain Frank about this on the way into port on Sunday and was told there are 3 interested parties but nothing was final. The interested parties were:
* long range operation from South CA
* party boat operation from the north east
* local business man from Freeport that wanted to refurbish her into a private yatch ;-(

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Originally Posted by FWM0103

My understanding from the Cinco Trip is the boat is sold to someone in Florida. Plans are to leave the boat in Freeport during the summer and Florida for the winter months.

Gunsmoke · 05-09-2007, 11:34 PM

The Big E is actually a good buy. It's one-third the price of a new 80' Merritt. The problem is what to do with it when and if tougher fishing regulations happen. The Govt. loves to take things away from us and they never give it back. Even if a particular fish rebounds they will never give us our old limits back. I'm thankful I had the opportunity to fish as much as I did as a child until today. It's looking dimmer and dimmer for future generations.

I believe that 100 years from today, it will be a felony to have any fish in your possession. For you youngsters, the "Good old Days" are today. Enjoy it.

LEXPRO · 05-12-2007, 07:27 PM

When i was waiting to get my fish cleaned and stuff on 5/11 the office lady and Frank were talking about negotiations of the deal.

05-09-2007, 09:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
mcgolfer Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: antlers oklahoma Posts: 441	i heard there were 3 interested parties but no sale as of the time we left for offshore on cinco. i guess i am out of the running as they have never come back with a counter offer. i was going to buy it and bring it to lake texoma and do long range striper trips....lol.....rick __________________ there is no limit on tackle

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TeamOso Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Corpus/Pt A Posts: 478	That would be awesome if some entrepreneur down here bought it. haha never gonna happen, but that would be kick. __________________ www.teamoso.com

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05-08-2007, 11:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
galveston1602 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 37	Im interested to see if the new $ makes some of their trips not sell out. I know last year you had to have the reservations made before ~may o get on any trip the rest of the year.....

05-09-2007, 01:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
jig Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 241	I think they are going to have to go to a peak/off season schedule like the vacation homes. $650 is too much to go bkft fishing for most folks. But Oct/Nov for dark moon, I would pay a lot more than the current asking price. If they had some trips targeting Bkft only, they could run much closer and spend less on gas. So profit would likely be the same. For the higher cost of YFT at redhawk during a dark moon, the higher price is justified. Moot point if the sell the boat.

05-09-2007, 09:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
FWM0103 Junior member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21	My understanding from the Cinco Trip is the boat is sold to someone in Florida. Plans are to leave the boat in Freeport during the summer and Florida for the winter months.

05-09-2007, 09:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bret Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: DFW Posts: 1,177	Robert, I hope you heard wrong.. but I did hear that there were 3 different prospective buyers.. If it sells, say goodbye to the best LR boat on the gulf...

05-09-2007, 11:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Gunsmoke Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 537	The Big E is actually a good buy. It's one-third the price of a new 80' Merritt. The problem is what to do with it when and if tougher fishing regulations happen. The Govt. loves to take things away from us and they never give it back. Even if a particular fish rebounds they will never give us our old limits back. I'm thankful I had the opportunity to fish as much as I did as a child until today. It's looking dimmer and dimmer for future generations. I believe that 100 years from today, it will be a felony to have any fish in your possession. For you youngsters, the "Good old Days" are today. Enjoy it.

05-12-2007, 07:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
LEXPRO Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 204	When i was waiting to get my fish cleaned and stuff on 5/11 the office lady and Frank were talking about negotiations of the deal.

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