Whether it is worth it is going to vary person to person based on motivations.I am a meat man and was an offshore fishing fool for about five years before they started really reducing limits.We bottom fished almost exclusively and were quite good at it. Won some tournaments and there were very very few trips we did not cover all the trip expenses, plus some, as well as take home plenty of filets to eat.I quit when it got to the point we were killing dozens of fish a day we could not legally keep and the limit/season restrictions got to big a pain to deal with.Took my wife over to the port I used to fish from last year and stopped by the cleaning stations to see what was happening. When I saw most of the fish being cleaned were what we used to use for bait I knew I made the right decision..

2, u kidding right? If you go fishing one time a year the limit should be 10 at least. I got happy a few months ago when they extended the season thinking I might even try this offshore thing. But to to catch 2 no way! Waste my money elsewhere.

We just bought a 23t cape horn! It definitely was not for the snapper, but my son loves fishing. Not sure how long we will keep it, and it will sit pretty much through hunting season. Those times we can get out and catch snapper, etc. make it worth it. I honestly got tired of waiting on others to want to go in their boats. I am off all summer and plan to go quite a bit.
We caught quite a few 20-25lb snapper last year, and really could of targeted other species as well. My wife loves the island life, so it was a win/win.

I have done a couple Venice Tuna trips, and trust me it is a meat haul, especially if you hit it right and the mahi are on the rips. You get snapper, mahi, and tuna. Venice is a blast and worth the drive and stay. your looking around 400.00 per person if you have 6 people. I will post a video of one of our trips from october this weekend.

If someone here has some turkeys left gobbling id be willing to trade out a snapper/fishing trip here in MS for my son a bird!

I'm gonna pull my bay boat down to Venice next year and give it a go. Hit the close rigs (weather cooperates) and then target redfish is the plan

They are catching Red Snapper regularly off the Gulf pier during the summer. With all the artificial structure if you dont catch 500-1000 pounds of fish in any weather or sea conditions your CAPTAIN SUCKS. We fished from flat to 10 plus foot seas and have always loaded the boat. Now it is harder with differing limits but the reality in our Gulf you should be sick of catching fish or you need a different boat.

What we typically caught on Chippers Clipper.
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i like the way you think but you can keep the wasabi. ill just take some eel sauce and soy sauce.

You just have to love it. And that doesn't matter if you live 4, 7 hrs or 30 minutes. But it's no different from deer hunting. It ain't much fun if ain't catching fish. But when the feds choke you to death with false data you have to adapt and turn your attention to other catches. And try to get the bang out of your hard earned fishin hobby money.

I love it

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You go with Capt Jab and I guarantee it's worth it. I don't go to not catch fish.

JC that 's a nice catch but yet a dated photo from a trip with Chip. He has been gone from Zeke's for years and years

I sold my boat and live 30 minutes away, not worth it to me especially now that they just reduced the trigger limits too. Much easier to go with a buddy and let him have the upkeep of an offshore boat.

I have a few spots west of Pensacola where the triggers are so thick you can’t catch anything else. Ridiculous


BradB, what size snapper are you talking about that you used to catch?

This! I've wanted to do a tuna trip for 2 years now

Worth every minute of it. If any of you need a captain for your snapper or tuna trips let me know! I know a guy...

We went today and caught a few trigger and beeliners. Once the turkeys quit gobbling I could go everyday. Who fishes because it's worth the money? Who owns a boat because it's a good investment? Its FUN!! I fish all summer and have enough fish to eat all through the winter. It takes a lot of people to eat 2 fillets off of a 25# snapper.