Fishing not Catching?

When booking a fishing trip consider the difference between a private fishing charter and a shared fishing charter. The most significant difference is the fishing time guaranteed to each person.

I hear fisherman say; “There is a reason why it’s called fishing, and not catching!” Sometimes even the best fisherman spends a day fishing and still doesn’t catch anything.  That is still ok because they got to fish. There is just something about holding a fishing rod in your hand waiting for that tug on the line that keeps a fisherman at it for hours, whether they are catching or not.

On the other hand, imagine if you paid for a fishing trip and you never get to fish? That wouldn’t be fun. In fact, it would be very disappointing. Well, that happened to my husband & son last year.

My husband and son went on a shared fishing charter where each of the 6 people on the fishing boat paid 1/6^th of the trip cost.

Once they were out on the ocean, they found out that they had to draw straws and that gave them the order that they would fish in. Once the first person caught a fish then the next person would get to fish. They went on a half day trip and neither of them got to fish.  Only the first and second person got to fish. The first and second person caught a big fish that took a long time to bring in so no one else had time to get their turn.

That is disappointing to those who don’t get a chance to fish even though they paid to fish and took their valueable time to go fishing. I have heard of a lot of people in this same situation.

Want a New Result…Make a Different Choice

This year we decided it would be worth the extra money to charter a private fishing charter trip. My son was here during one of the worst catching weeks of the year. But he loves to fish so we chartered the fishing trip anyway.

We found Captain Tom Hinterschied Fishing Charter on Trip Advisor. His contact was at fishandhuntflorida.com The captain was local and very knowledgeable. Both Father and Son got to fish the whole time.

The private fishing charter was a set price for up to 6 people. There was only the two of them but even if they had taken other family or friends to make up to 6 people, they would all have gotten to fish. We felt the price was budget friendly compared to others with the same size boat. Captain Tom shared his knowledge of fishing with them. They ended up catching kingfish.

So How Did it Go?

My son was so excited to have fished on the half day fishing trip where they got to fish and do some catching too. They were very happy with the high-quality live bait that he provided as well.

Meet Captain Tom

Some questions to ask before you charter

Is it a private fishing charter or shared charter? If the other people of the shared charter don’t show up do you have to make up the difference in price with the remaining people in the charter?

What is the best time of day to go fishing for the type of fish you want to target?

What type of fish have they been catching in the last few days?

Do they use live or dead bait? What type of bait do they use?

Where does the charter go out of? You don’t want to spend a lot of your time getting out to the ocean.

Are drinks & snacks included or do you bring your own?

What other things should you bring?

What ever type of fishing charter you choose I hope you are catching and not just fishing. Remember you can’t catch if you’re not fishing.

South Florida holds so many beautiful places to learn about nature on your educational vacation. One of those places to add to your Florida Vacation is the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, in Boca Raton, FL.

Our grandchildren’s educational vacation where they learned about the nature on the Hammock Trail. The family took turns making video’s to share with their class/teachers when they got back home to school.

They were learning and practicing many skills at once. They learned about the plants, animals and bugs, videography, journalism, public speaking, cooperation, and had great family time. Education vacation travel is a great couple vacation or family vacation tradition.

When you travel don’t just run through a site or destination. Ask what to see and take time to really explore the travel destinations that you have chosen. When we asked the information desk what the best way to see thier nature center they gave us a trail guide and a seek and find game. The kids loved those. They also gave the kids a prize at the end of the seek & find mission.

Making the video’s made them not only look at the items on the Hammock Trail guide and game but they had to talk about them. They will now remember what they learned.

Family vacations are a great time for bonding and making memories. Most families have more than one phone or camera so they can make a plan and coordinate taking turns making videos and taking photos.

Have a blast traveling and learning. Education is more than sitting in a classroom or learning from a book. Make life long learning fun by getting out and experiencing nature.

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center

is in Boca Raton, Florida. It is a hidden gem for learning about and experiencing the nature of South Florida. Take your grandkids on an educational vacation.

https://www.gumbolimbo.org/

Play I-Spy on Vacation and Photograph New & Interesting Wildlife that You Find?

One of the things that we love to do is record & learn about the new wildlife that we see. Most of these are when we are on vacation.

Can you find the iguana hiding in this bush?

I remember the first time I saw an iguana. I thought they were so fun to watch. Then a friend of ours got one as a pet. He had it so tame it would ride on his shoulder. But of course he had obtained it as a baby.

I was so intrigued with it that I had to have one. We had two iguanas as pets. We had Iggy that lived 13 years and the Paco that lived for 10 year. I could never believe how they would show their personality and they let you know what they wanted.

Finding this iguana on our vacation isn’t new to us but iguanas will always be interesting to us. This one tried to hide camouflaged by the dark branches.

I remember the first time we saw one and fell in love. Our iguana had a short nose and was bright green. If I find my pictures of Iggy or Paco I will post them. It was back in the day that I only had a Commodore computer and no scanner.

A note of warning. A wild iguana can bite. We had one steal a sandwich out of our sons hand on a picnic at Tulum years ago. Iggy our iguana was territorial and got made at my husband for sleeping on the bed during the day. (His sleeping place during the day) and Grabbed onto his arm with his mouth. He didn’t let go. We had to pry his jaw open. He wasn’t hurt by my husband still has a scar. Iggy’s teeth were like razor blades. Always assume a wild animal is wild and unpredictable even when they appear docile or friendly.

 

This cute animal is called a Coati. I loved this guy. He had a tail like a monkey, paws & a mask like a raccoon & a nose like an ant eater. He was looking for food that had been left by vacationers. We was very agile. He climbed trees and ran along the walls. We had a good time watching him. He finally found some french fries & then got lucky with a rib bone. Both of which he guarded from the birds and quickly devoured.

We were careful to keep him away from our table where we ate. He was cute but wild animals are unpredictable and not worth taking a chance over.

 

 

 

 

 

We saw a Mexico Blue Crane or Blue Heron on our walk along a rocky shore. There were also a pod of pelicans. A pod is what a group of pelicans are called. I just learned that. Another little fact for your next trivia game.

For more fun vacation ideas: http://www.boomerandseniortravel.tv

I love reading books. Books and vacations just go together for me. Most of the time nowadays I read off my digital device as I can carry a lot of books in a small light device. I do like my kindle (I have the old one) with the white screen to read out on the beach. The sun reflection is a real problem off my phone. I think that it is essential to keep learning. I love books that teach life and business skills. I thought I would share some of them with you. You can get them through these links to Amazon through my affiliate link. I hope you will share with me how these books affect you after you read them. In another post I will list my current favorite list of fiction that I am reading.

1. Notes From A Friend by Anthony Robbins
This book is great for all ages. It has skills that when incorporated in your life increases your likeability and success in all area of your life. It is an easy to read and understand book.

2. The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
This little book has so many great life lessons in it. It will teach you at the depth of understanding that you have. Read it again and it teaches you more.

3. The Traveler’s Gift by Andy Andrews

This really made me think about the choices that I make. Sometimes it even scared me.

4. Rhinoceros Success by Scott Alexander

I have Rhino of all sorts all over my house. We were given this book by the first millionaire that we spent time with as a gift. He believed this book held success secrets that could help us. I love the lessons in this book. From this we made the Rhino our family mascot.

5. Single Shard by Linda Sue Park

Easy jr. high level reading book that has powerful life lessons in it. I read this when I was making pottery but found there was so much more to it. All kids – and adults – should read this book.

I read a lot of different types of books but life lesson books are at the top of my list. I like small easy to read books that I can read in a day or two. I don’t have the attention span for thick month long books. I hope you enjoy these books. I would love to hear your experiences with them.

While out snorkeling on two different occasions I have swam into stingers. Once we were snorkeling from a boat and I saw these beautiful white floaty things in the water around me. I was so enchanted by their movement. Little did I know that these Beautiful creatures carried such an outcome of pain. I soon learned what a horrible experience it is to be stung. I had red welts on my arms and my legs. I would say it felt like bee stings. As soon as I got on the boat the tour guide put vinegar on them and shaved the area with a credit card. He said that the vinegar stops the sting from spreading toxin. The credit card would remove the stingers. He told me not to touch them as it would activate the stings to release the toxins. I was lucky that I didn’t have a bad reaction to them although they hurt like crazy and itched for days. They had me put hydrocortizone ointment on and take Benadryl. For me Ibuprofen and vinegar worked the best for me. It is not an experience I wish to repeat. But last spring while I was snorkeling I started to feel this stinging sensation down the front of my swimming suit and on my stomach where the little sea nettles had gotten caught in my swim suit. It wasn’t as bad as the Jelly Fish but it still stung and bothered me for a couple days. I went directly to the kitchen at the resort and asked them for some vinegar which they were kind enough to give me to put on the welts. I felt an immediate difference. It still took a while to go away but the vinegar and Ibuprofen really helped.

I later talked with a snorkeling tour guide that said I should wear a t-shirt, wetsuit or nylons on my legs and arms to avoid jelly fish. The jelly fish sting when they come in contact with bare skin. So anything that keeps that from happening will help. Some jelly fish have small enough stingers that even the nylon will prevent the stings. When I go snorkeling again especially if I know there are jelly fish in the area or it is the season when they would be in the area I would definitely do what ever I can to avoid these stings. Remember some stings are serious and should be seen by medical professionals.