Deep Sea · $1,900
Grouper / Snapper Run
Bottom fishing the numbers we have spent years building.
What this trip is
A spot list is the one thing in this business that cannot be bought. The numbers this trip is fished on were found the slow way, over years of running the same water and marking what held fish and what did not.
It is straightforward bottom fishing, which makes it one of the most reliable days on the list and one of the easiest to put a mixed-experience group on. Heavy tackle, structure underneath you, and fish that fight straight back down.
Gag and red grouper and several snapper species share the same bottom out here, so what comes up is rarely all one thing.
Who it suits
Mixed groups and anyone who measures a good day by what is in the cooler.
The details
- Price
- $1,900
- Charter type
- Deep Sea — Long-range runs for pelagics and true bottom-dwellers.
- Built around
- Gag Grouper, Red Grouper, Snapper
- Boat
- 35' Contender, twin Mercury Verados
- Leaves from
- Mariner's Cove Marina, Gulfport, FL
Exact run time and target depth get set with your captain when you book, around the weather and what is chewing that week.
More deep sea trips
Other ways to fish this water
This is what we built the program around. Long runs west to the Middle Grounds and beyond, federally permitted red snapper, deep drop rigs in a few hundred feet of water, and overnights when the fish are worth the hours.
What to expect
Before you step aboard
The details that make the difference between a good day and a long one.
Water, food, towels and sunscreen. All bait, tackle and equipment is provided by Gulfport Charters. One rule we hold firm on: no spray sunscreen on board.
Full-day offshore charters meet at the marina at 5AM. Custom charter departure times are set with your captain during planning.
Cancellations within 7 days of the trip forfeit the deposit. If we cancel for weather, or the captain calls it for any reason, you are not penalized — pick a makeup date or take a full refund.
Yes. That said, these are long days in the Florida elements. We don't recommend them for young children, elderly adults, or anyone with pre-existing conditions.
Please do. Before your charter you tell your captain what you want to focus on and they build a plan to maximize your time on the water. Or just show up and let us run it.
Dates go fast in season
We're not satisfied until you're hooked.
Tell us when you want to go and what you want to catch. A captain answers personally, usually the same day.