[Capt.matt]

All long trips this spring will be 30 hrs. The office will begin taking reservations on December 20th at 5:30 am and reservations can be made online at www.galvestonpartyboats.com or by phone (409)763-5423.

Jan
3-4 Tu-We 3/4 moon
5-6 Th-Fr full moon
9-10 Mo-Tu full moon
12-13 Th-Fr 3/4 moon
17-18 Tu-We 1/2 moon
23-24 Mo-Tu new moon
26-27 Th-Fr 1/4 moon
30-31 Mo-Tu 1/2 moon
Feb
13-14 Mo-Tu 1/2 moon
16-17 Th-Fr 1/4 moon
20-21 Mo-Tu new moon
23-24 Th-Fr 1/4 moon
27-28 Mo-Tu 1/2 moon
Mar
2-3 Th-Fr 3/4 moon
14-15 Tu-We 1/2 moon
20-21 Mo-Tu new moon
23-24 Th-Fr new moon
27-28 Mo-Tu 1/2 moon
30-31 Th-Fr 1/2 moon
April
10-11 Mo-Tu 3/4 moon
13-14 Th-Fr 1/2 moon
17-18 Mo-Tu 1/4 moon
20-21 Th-Fr new moon
24-25 Mo-Tu 1/4 moon
27-28 Th-Fr 1/2 moon
May
1-2 Mo-Tu 3/4 moon
15-16 Mo-Tu 1/4 moon
18-19 Th-Fr new moon
22-23 Mo-Tu 1/4 moon
25-26 Th-Fr 1/2 moon
29-30 Mo-Tu 3/4 moon

 

[Capt.matt]

Any change to the price?

$5 increase to cover a new port tariff from the Port of Galveston.

 

[Capt.matt]

Hey guys, our first couple trips in January have a lot of openings. If it’s anything like last year early January should be good. Our first two trips of 2022 had a combined total of over 100 YFT.

 

[Capt.matt]

I've got a trip in late March typically what does the yft bite look like that time of year?

Usually a smaller class of fish but March is normally pretty good. That time of year they can be keyed in on smaller baits. I would definitely bring a couple of the smaller Frenzy’s and if you chunk use tiny pieces of bait.

 

[Capt.matt]

Just signed up (2) for the Jan. 5th trip! Do we have enough people on it to make the trip?

Not yet but as well as we did on this past trip I’m sure it will get enough.

 

[Capt.matt]

Capt. Matt me and my buddy were curious on if we could hi-speed troll on the boat. Is that possible?

No. We will be moving too fast, 20-22 knots.

 

[Capt.matt]

Wished i lived over there or you bring the boat over here. 22 knts are what dreams are made of. All our cheap boats go slower and slower. 10 knts is the norm. I would love to see you guys come over here and mix things up. I gots plenty of numbers for ya but just not much in the way of tuna.

We have to run a LONG ways here. How far do you guys fish on a 12 hour?

 

[Capt.matt]

The weather for the 3rd isn’t looking good. If your on Tuesdays trip you might want to start thinking about jumping on Thursday’s when the call is made. The final decision will be made Monday AM but if the forecast holds it will cancel. Thursday’s weather is looking much better as of now.

 

[Capt.matt]

Hey guys we are really close to having enough to sail for Thursday’s trip and the weather is looking great. Y’all come hop on this light load trip.

 

[Capt.matt]

Trip is ON! See you guys Thursday!

 

[Capt.matt]

I will post a report when we get back in on Friday afternoon. By the way we have some openings on Mondays trip and the weather is looking awesome.

 

[Capt.matt]

Monday's trip leaving 730am on the 9th?

Yes.

 

[Capt.matt]

1/5-6
Our first trip of the year was an epic night of fishing under the full moon.
On the ride out we made a couple quick stops for Beeliners but it was not happening, after I realized that nothing was going to work after fishing three stops in two different areas I decided to go ahead and get an early start on tuna.
While the bottom bite was non existent the tuna bite was pretty much red hot all night. Halcos and Frenzy’s were the baits of choice with a few being caught off jigs. Our average size was great, somewhere around 70 lbs and we also lost a bunch more due to the long battles and hooks pulling and lines breaking. The biggest fish of the trip went 143 on the boat scale.

Trip totals....
55 YFT
207 BFT
Handful of BBs, not many
9 Scamp.

 

[Capt.matt]

We are currently 7 fishermen short of sailing on Mondays trip. If your interested in going give the office a shout.

 

[Capt.matt]

Capt. Matt,

I am currently on the 12/13 trip, which seems pretty rough. Is it possible to call the office and switch to the Monday trip, or is it too late?

Give them a shout, they may let you switch.

 

[Capt.matt]

I just got confirmation from the office that Mondays trip is a GO with a light load of 29 as of now.

 

[Capt.matt]

Is the Monday trip a go?

Yes. Only one open spot.

 

[Capt.matt]

1/9-10
The plan was to make the long run back to where we have been fishing so the bottom time was short. We made one quick stop and in the hour we were there the fishing was good with nearly 200 BBs being boxed.
Tuna fishing started off pretty bad. We returned to the drillship that was great for us just 4 nights prior but with another partyboat fishing it over the weekend and several other boats with us there at the time the fish had either already been caught or completely spooked by all the traffic. We fished there for a while waiting on moon rise in hopes that would get things going... it didn’t and we gave it a couple more hours to just have a more fishing boats pull up. It was clear that wasn’t the answer. In addition to the rig being crowded we were also missing all the bait and current that brought us so much success in our last two trips.
Plan B was also a bust but we arrived at Plan C at around 2 am and turned our night around. Fishing was good from 2am-sunrise and we even had a pretty decent bite for a bit once the sun was up.
Once we got on some fish the bait of choice was a Halco 130 with a few fish being caught on poppers and Frenzy’s.
Trip totals....
21 YFT
125 BFT
183 Beeliners

 

[Capt.matt]

Just saw that the vermilion snapper record has been updated.

Congratulations to Mr Fan, the New Buccaneer and Crew!!!

We only had to catch about 300,000 of them to find that one! That’s a record to be proud of. It’s pretty awesome that he was the one to do it.

 

[Capt.matt]

So what rig did you end up at @Capt.matt inquiring minds want to know

I will PM you.