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Sport
Fishing
Fish
Pursued
RI waters offer a variety of different fish. That is why we offer a mixture
of trips to match each fishery. Our 4 hr. mini trip is an excellent trip
to introduce children to light tackle saltwater fishing. It’s ideal
for those who quickly become restless. The boat remains within one mile
from land, which should eliminate most seasickness. Fluke, sea bass and
porgies are the fish we target. This is our least expensive fishing trip.
The 5 and 6 hr trip allows us to fish Block Island waters for larger bass
and bluefish. The 8 hr. full day allows for a combination of different
fishing. Offshore fishing is available for those who would like to pursue
shark, tuna, marlin and mahi mahi.
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705
lb Mako
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292
lb. - 12ft. Thresher Shark
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Dolphin
Fish
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Striped
Bass
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Bluefish
& Fluke
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Blackfish
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Time
Table
| Bass |
May
- November |
| Blues |
June
- November |
| Bonito |
August
- October |
| Cod |
April
- November |
| Dolphin
Fish |
August
- September |
| Fluke |
June
- August |
| Pollock
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May
- June |
| Porgies |
September
- November |
| Seabass |
October
- November |
| Shark |
June
- October |
| Tuna |
July
- October |
| Tautog |
November |
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| Blue
Shark. Photo by Charles Glatzer
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Customer
Discounts
With the
substantial increase in fuel prices, expense of building a new boat and
inflation, I had to increase my rates for the coming season. However,
on most trips, you will be pleased to find the increase to be only $5
- $10 per person. This is possible because with the new boat, pricing
the trip is done for 8 people rather than for 6. If you include a 10%
discount (described below), your price per person in some cases will actually
be less than it was last year.
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5
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5
% Discount for Full Payments Received 5 Months in Advance of Trip
Date |
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Above
Discounts Cannot Be Applied to Any Other Offers |
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Discounts – 9 Passengers
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Spring – Cod, Bass, Blues
May - June 20th
$995 - 8 ½ Hrs = $110/person
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Summer – Fluke, Porgies and Seabass
July, and August
$495 - 4 ½ Hrs = $55/person
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Fall – Porgies, Seabass, and Blackfish
October – November
$800 - 8 ½ Hrs = $89/person
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Rates
& Reservations
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Prices Based Upon an 8 Person Charter |
| Mini
Trip (4hrs) |
$475 |
| Twilight
(5 hrs) |
$625 |
| Half
Day (6 hrs) |
$775 |
| Full
Day (8 hrs) |
$1,000 |
| Offshore
(9 hrs) 25 mile limit |
$1,200 |
| Offshore
(10 1/2 hrs) 45 mile limit |
$1,450 |
| Offshore
(12 hrs) 65 mile limit |
$1,850 |
| Offshore
Canyon (30hrs) 100 mile 6 pass. limit |
$3,700 |
| Overtime
Rate/hr |
$110 |
| Additional
Pass. 5hr. 8hr.& 10 ½ hr |
$60/$90/$120 |
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Customary
Mate Tip 15% |
Weekends add $50. Trips 6 hrs or less. Includes 9 Passengers.
Weekends add $100. Trips 8 hrs or more. Includes 9 Passengers.
Weekends add $200. Canyon Trips. Includes 6 Passengers.
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Make-up
Groups Available Upon Request.
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| Deposit
of $400 on (inshore) and $500 (offshore) must be received within ten
days from date your reservation was made. Trips cancelled within 30
days of your reservation forfeit their deposit. Personal checks are
not accepted for final payment. Cash, money order or bank checks only.
Make checks payable to "Snappa Fishing & Diving Charters,
Inc."' Bad weather cancellations will be made at the dock by
the captain! Deposit will be refunded in full if an alternate date
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Involvement
in Shark Tagging
"Snappa" has been involved with the National Marine Fisheries
Service Shark Tagging Program since 1976. Results from our tagging provide
useful information concerning feeding, reproduction, growth, and migration
habits. Of the 1951 sharks that have been tagged and released, 201 have
been recaptured. Our most notable tag releases were from a 20 ft. Great
White Shark weighing approximately 4000 lbs. and a 4 ft. Great White.
One being the largest and the other being one of the smallest Great Whites
ever released for the N.M.F. Shark Tagging Program. A number of our sharks
were at liberty for as long as 12 yrs. prior to recapture. Notable returns
have come from areas as distant as the Gulf of Mexico, Venezuela, the
Azores and off the west coast of Africa near the Cape Verde Islands some
2,700 miles away. The types of sharks one may encounter in our waters
include the Dusky, Blue, Thresher, Basking, Sandbar, Great White, Hammerhead,
Mako and Tiger.
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544 lb. Mako Shark |
20
ft Great White Shark |
Reservations
For
reservations, please contact:
Captain Charlie Donilon
2 Congdon Dr.
Wakefield, RI 02879
(401) 782-4040
Boat/Cell (401) 487-9044
E-mail: snappacharters@cox.net
www.snappacharters.com |
