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 Galveston's newest Party Boat Now Celebrating Our 60th Year WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU! PLEASE CALL FOR INFO ABOUT OUR FISHING TRIPS 409-762-8808 or 713-223-4853 info@galvestonfishingboats.com Williams Boat Service, LLC, at Pier 19 in Galveston announces that the new boat has arrived. Third generation owner, Capt. Johnny Williams has named the boat in honor and memory of his dad, Capt. John H. Williams. The Capt. John is a 75 foot long by 27 foot wide all aluminum catamaran. It is Galveston's fastest and most modern party boat. Its cruising speed is around 22 knots (25 mph) when fully loaded. The extended operating range available on day trips, with its great speed, will enable the Capt. John to fish additional areas that are not presently accessible. Day trips will take up to 83 fishermen offshore, while extended length trips of 36 hours to 60 hours will be able to accommodate up to 40. Bunks for the 40 fishermen make these overnight trips a comfortable reality. The Capt. John was built by GEO Shipyard in New Iberia, Louisiana, and was designed by Schuller & Allan, Inc., Houston, using state of the art catamaran hull design technology to ensure comfort and safety. Two seven hundred horsepower turbo-diesel engines by Lugger are the power plants driving the Capt. John. Two 33 kilowatt Northern Lights generators supply the electrical power. For night fishing, the Capt. John has numerous mid-level outside lights, not to light the decks - the standard deck lights take care of that, but to attract baitfish into the water around the boat, then they will attract the tuna, etc. The cabin has dual air conditioners, insuring a comfortable atmosphere even on the hottest days. The upper deck, with its bench seating, provides an area for resting and sightseeing. A full service, dual microwave snack bar is located inside the cabin. A full electronics package for your safety and to aid the Captain to locate the fishing spots includes two radars, two bottom sonar machines, three radios, global positioning system and a weather fax for the latest weather updates, all supplied by Dorsey Electronics in South Houston. These items, along with the required structural changes, enables the Capt. John to be Coast Guard rated for a maximum range of 200 nautical miles offshore. Each fishing spot also has its own rod holder, and convenient bait trays are around the inside perimeter of the lower rail. Fish cooler boxes, built into the outside bench seating, assist in keeping your catch fresh. The Capt. John is a beautiful, efficient fishing machine we are all going to enjoy for many years. Make your reservations on the Capt. John today for an offshore fishing experience you will never forget. http://www.galveston.com/captjohn/plan.html Last edited by Lumberjack93 : 11-20-2006 at 10:38 AM. |
02-07-2008, 10:37 PM
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I'm back. I took a break from the boards. But, it's all good now. Whats been going on around here? I just got back from fishing with Brewgod and I caught 10 blackfin and a ton of bees and a really nice 10 lb mangrove snapper.
Mark caught a really nice 85 lb yellowfin on topwater. I was bested on this trip by Mark  I'll be more frequent on this board. LJ93 Quote:
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02-12-2008, 07:54 AM
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Hey faeder!
Terminal gear refers to circle hooks for chunking, leader material (mono and possibly flouro), etc. The boat rods may have oldish mono, reels not fully loaded, slippery drags, etc. Again, I say maybe based on past experience with OTHER boats' gear. When you take/use your own gear, you know its condition. Welcome back LJ! Nice YFT Brewgod! |
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02-12-2008, 11:56 AM
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Re: Boat rods/ rod rental for the CJ - they don't rent thier boat rods - you just get them from the deckies... Most are Penn4/0's or Newel equivlents, spooled with 50lb andy, the rod is a FG broomstick... If you have a rod issue, just call a deckie, they will get you a new rod, no problem.
Last fall, on my overnighter, the guy that caught the most BF on the back of the boat was using boat gear and a 6oz diamond jig... I think he caught something like 12 BFT, not riping, but deep, slow jigging... I had an Avet lx w/OTI 300g rod, 65lb spectra, fancy jigs, I got 4 - nice for me, but the old guy with boat gear out-fished me 4-1... LOL BTW, I got mine, one on a Bethos 5oz, one on 6oz diamond, one on OTI 300g Jager, and one on a carolina-rigged cigar minnow... LOL I couln't catch two fish on one rig, but every time I changed gear, I caught another fish... |
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02-12-2008, 10:37 PM
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It's funny that you mention this. I caught most of my tuna on the last trip using regular 6oz diamond jigs. They were hitting those better than the Shimano Knife jigs. Don't know why but they were.
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02-13-2008, 07:44 AM
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In my experience, BFT love a fast moving jig vs. YFT will hit a slow, almost dead-sticked jig deep.
It's just tough to get a jig below the BFT and in front of a YFT underneath. The diamond jig does catch all kinds of fish though. |
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04-29-2008, 01:40 PM
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cancelled
I'm bummed--just got a call from the CJ and they have an engine problem that's going to keep us in port. Rescheduled for the last weekend in May, which of course is BEFORE the shortened snapper opener.
Oh, hell, I have my health. |
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