I am considering going for a trip on John Palermo's boat "Prime Mover" in June. Has anyone been out with them before and how did you find it? All you experienced Bay fisho's - what sort of fish could you expect in June?
John fishes offshore out of Manly. I have never been out with him but I see him out there regularly and hear him on the radio. Sounds like he does pretty well with the fish. June is usually a pretty good time to be offshore. Hopefully the Snapper will be on the chew by then.
had a mate that went out with him and they only got 2 x 35 cm squire
all day
he thought it was the biggest waste of money ever
but hey thats fishing
hey
for 70 you can fish with me any time
"whats the time"
Nothing personal, but I agree with vertico.
I went on a ' special' mates trip with him. arvo / evening.
took home.......................experience !>
Phill
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when you add up what it costs to fish out there in your own boat taking home no fish on a charter isnt bad value
lol OUCH ! #
Thanks guys!
I like to think imho that I'm a reasonably good fisherman! I just hope the weather is good or I'll be No.1 berley operator
Hey Blue,
We are supposed to be organising a corp day with John in the near future.
Will let you know how we go.
Tend to agree with Rob's comments on experienced fisho's on a charter trip.
Have fished alongside 20 odd other fisho's on Mooloolaba charters in the past, I caught over 50 fish in a day and the boats total was 72.
Same on a Noosa Bluewater charter, I caught 3 Trout, and roughly 30 other species all keepers and the boats total was 40.
Charter boats catch rate has a lot to do with who is doing the fishing...
John Palermo has one of the best personal records in these waters and snapper catches rival our own "Snappa" lol.
Good luck if you go before we do, I will be looking forward to a report.
Cheers,
Rich.
Blue,
I was on the same trip with young Philleepe.
I think it was fair to say there was a wealth of experienced fisherman on that boat - in particular snapper fishermen. Even Palermo himself tried to get in on the act.
Supposedly we had the right time of year, right moon, right time of day/night, right spots, right everything - but the fish didn't know it.
Charters are a lottery - if you go often enough you'll strike a good one.
Bugman
Been fishing on and off with John for some twenty years, privately and on his boat Prime Mover.
He can catch fish in a bucket of water and the most brilliant fisherman I have known.
John knows the offshore areas like the back of his hand and if you don't get any on a trip with him, trust me, they ain't there!
He is also a rarity as he chases the fish all over the place to satisfy his customers.
As about one in four fishing trips are usually very successful, every charter operator will always have crappy days.
Highly recommend him!
Pink Panther, I think you will find that you are responding to a nine year old thread. Also John retired a year ago
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As a pro deckie, I have to constantly remind the punters it is called FISHING not CATCHING.
Some days, I catch 90% of the fish because the punters are either too inexperienced, think they know better than me or are too drunk to do the job. The skipper works his arse off to get them a good feed because his business is based solely on reputation and WOM. A lot of the customers are repeat customers every year because they know we go the extra mile to give them a great day out.
Whilst we always go out with the intention of bringing back a full box, the fish are not always amicable.
John was and still is a local legend - I hope he is enjoying his retirement.
Ben.
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