Captain John

[Lumberjack93]

Galveston's newest Party Boat

Now Celebrating Our 60th Year

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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

[faeder]

Ragman... Thanks for the response. Being that I am landlocked up here in Dallas, I really dont have a good connection on a 50# rig. I am curious however on the topwater piece since I am actually a Bass fisherman. What pound line do you normally rig for your topwater configuration?

Also, do you know if they rent any gear dockside or around the island being that it appears you are somewhere in Texas?

Thanks again

[Ragman]

For tuna topwater, you'll need 65# braided line and attach a 3 ft ~80# mono leader.

You'll need a reel that can handle 20-25#'s drag and hold about 300-350 yards of 65# spectra.

A spinning reel is the easiest to cast from a boat. You'll need a 6 1/2' to 7 1/2' rod. You could go conventional, it's just a lot harder to cast a 5-7 oz plug with a spinner.

There may be a place there locally that will rent a set up or check with the boat to see what kind of rigs they may have to rent that are separate from the regular boat gear.

The boat office may know of a shop locally too.

[Minnow]

Welcome to 360tuna.

I would not use gear supply by the boat that's because I have my own gear.
use the boat supply gear if you have to, it will catch fish but if you hook into big ones , it will takes awhile to land it if the line didn't break.

Faeder, when is your trip?
I might have a loaner gear ( tld 25 spooled with spectra) and trinidad 40 pair with Seeker CJBF 70 for casting popper.

[faeder]

Minnow - Not sure just yet... looking at either next month or early April. Is their a better time between those two months. I am freshwater savy, but deep sea and timing is not my specialty.

In regards to the loaner... that is to kind. My brother and myself are planning on doing this trip and are very competetive I would hate to get a rod and have him stuck without one. This would obviously create trouble when I start ragging him on how I schooled him on the water

Do you know if they rent anything by the boardwalk or docks? I guess I could also just call Capt Johns to see what they say.

Thanks

[tngbmt]

finish ur plans then post up ther dates of your trip .. if one of us happens to go on the trip (there hasnt been a long range trip without a 2cooler or a 360tuna member) we'll be happy to show/tell/brag/loan .. i wouldnt buy expensive or junk gear for the first trip either, just terminal and jigs/lures. once you're hooked to bluewater fishing you'll be thinking everything else you've caught is bait. you'll be selling everything you own to get that 1st setup.

[SkeeterRonnie]

and then selling what you got to upgrade to better

[CrazyYak]

Originally Posted by faeder

Gents,

I am looking to schedule a 36 hour trip in the near future and need a honest opinion. I do not have any personal saltwater gear for these deep water trips. I have fished before on Capt Johns boat 12 hour venture and had a blast with just the gear supplied.

My Question - Would I be completely disappointed using the gear supplied by the boat versus trying to either rent some (dont want to buy anything for just one trip obviously) or whatever?

Any responses would be great. Thanks

You will need at least 2 different setups minimum. One for Blackfin, bottom fishing, and kingfish. And the other for YFT. Here are some lower cost alternatives, you don't have to purchase Shimano Stellas, Accurate, ProGear, Avet, etc to catch Tuna but I'm sure it's nice if you have the cash!

For the Blackfin Rod (Lighter Setup ~20W High Speed)--I recommend the Daiwa Saltist 30 w/6.1:1 ratio or the Shimano Torium 16; spool with 50lb braid. 20-30 weight rod.

For the Yellowfin Setup--I recommend something along the lines of a TLD25 / 30, Shimano Torium 50, Penn GLD30, Penn 4/0 High Speed Special; spool w/80lb braid. 40-60 weight rod.

If you still want the topwater spinning action you can go with the Penn 9500SS (now 950S I think), spool w/65-80lb braid 20-40 weight rod

[faeder]

Originally Posted by tngbmt

finish ur plans then post up ther dates of your trip .. if one of us happens to go on the trip (there hasnt been a long range trip without a 2cooler or a 360tuna member) we'll be happy to show/tell/brag/loan .. i wouldnt buy expensive or junk gear for the first trip either, just terminal and jigs/lures. once you're hooked to bluewater fishing you'll be thinking everything else you've caught is bait. you'll be selling everything you own to get that 1st setup.

Please explain the comment about terminal and jigs/lures??

I obviously understand what jigs / lures are, but are you stating to bring them, but use the terminal / boat gear?

Thanks.

I did call Capt Johns office today and the lady was not aware of anyone renting gear but said to email the website administrator for possible connection if one exist.

I do also appreciate the reach out if we end up on the boat with one of yall.... I just dont want to drop the cash on a rod setup that gets used once a year if that since I live up here in Dallas. Thanks again for all the replys.....

Would I just be at risk of break-off or is it a combination of that and also not being able to drop bait / artificials deap enough based on boat rods/reels...

[SkeeterRonnie]

boat rods are worn out. like using a piece of spaghetti to reel in a brick!!

[Lumberjack93]

First off, this is a hobby much like golf or tennis. You can rent clubs at the country club but how good are they going to be? If your going to be serious about it then your going to need to buy some quality tackle. I have over a dozen offshore rod/reel combinations. I'm a serious offshore fisherman. You don't have to be that extreme but I would consider buying a good all around rod/reel combo. I would look at the Daiwa Saltist 30TH. Load it up with 65 lb power pro spectra and a top shot of mono. I've caught tuna, snapper, grouper, aj's and african pompano on this reel. It works great. I have it mounted on the shimano trevalla rod. The heaviest trevalla that they make.

I use this rod for blackfin tuna exclusively, but you could use it for an all around rod. I saw a 90 lb blackfin landed on this setup last weekend. It was on a Saltist 40 but spectra is an equalizer.

Also, on a separate note, the blackfin at boomvang last week hit a plain old chrome diamond jig a lot better than anything else. I know, I caught 10 of them and they hit the 6oz diamond jig better than my shimano knife jigs.

Also, be ready for bee liner fishing on the way back in. Get some double drop (tie a double dropper loop) rigs ready for the nice bees that you'll catch on the trip back in.

Hope this helps.

LJ93