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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 11:38 AM. |
03-30-2007, 01:53 AM
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John - Take some pics of your new popper rod in action as well if you get a chance to use it. Definately want to see how it matched up with the new Stella.
Good luck on the trip. I'll check in on you to see you did when you get back. Make sure to take plenty of pics. |
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04-02-2007, 12:34 AM
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Gess what I made it to the dock on the right day.We left on time and headed
out to some big sea's. Capt. Tony took his time going to Stetson and by the time we got there the sea's had calmed. Fishing was slow. Icaught lot's of hardtails,no king's for me. Several nice king's were landed, I think the biggest went 25#.With the sea's droping Tony left for Boomvang.We got there right after dark.First drift 20/25 bft boated,no big fish.By the time we made our second drift the wind had picked up alot.Even droping a 16oz jig we couldn't get down.Tony made 3 more drifts before he said it's time to go. Next stop was Tequila.Lot's of small bft.After dealing with constant tangles,it was time to do something differant.I left for the bow with my big rod 6lbs of lead and a BigBig hardtail. 20min. later I feel a thump, then a big thump, next thump the rod doubles over and the fight is on. 600ft of line and 50lbs of drag and 5min. later the big AJ of the trip comes up.The fish was 45/50 lbs.Now I'm wound up and ready to go.Ishould have known if you catch a nice fish your going to have company.I make my next drop and a guy comes up beside me with a 6'6 jiging rod with a 3lb hardtail and a 20oz bank sinker and dorps.Tangle from hell. 2hrs later 4missed bites and I'm hooked up.I've caught some big fish but this thing was strong.Iwould gain a few feet and it would take it back.I ended up grabing the spool every time I got some lie.Ben the deck hand said (you've got a big browne),but I thought it was a monster AJ. 8/10 min. later I've got my fish to the surface,that's when I hear Ben say mako and I look over the side to see the the biggest warsaw I've ever seen floating and a big mako swiming by.2 gaff's and a thousad heart beats later and my prise was in the boat.This was my frist warsaw and Capt.Tony say's it should go about 125/127.That thing was a beast.I told Ben I done,I'm happy.I spent the rest of my time helping some guys rig up and make drops.I truely hoped one of the guys I was helping would hook up but it did'nt happen.He got caught in the rig.When we left we had to tie off his 250spectra to the boat and break it.700' feet of 250 gone.We moved to Sunrise but I was done and got some sleep. The next day I awoke to fishing for beeliner's.Boy was it a slaughter. Lot's and lot's of B's and trigers.The ride in was great and we got home 2hrs early. My total catch bft 8.AJ 1,Warsaw 1,B's/triggers ? I gave away all of my fish except for the AJ and theWarsaw. Gooooooood Time. |
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