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Party/Walk-On Fishing trip “Vera Marie” raises the bar for fishing head boats “Party Boats”
3.5
36 Ratings
Destin
Join Vera Marie for unforgettable fishing trips, corporate events, and parties. Enjoy a 70’ walk-around, sun deck, and air-conditioned salon.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Pelican Adventures - Here is some information on our multi passenger deep sea fishing trip, this is a bottom fishing trip that holds up to 65 passengers. The minimum age requirement is 6 years old to go aboard. We provide your fishing license, rods, reels, and a variety of cut bait. The crew will cut, clean and bag your catch at the end of the trip. Bring a small cooler with food and drinks (alcohol is allowed NO glass), hand towels to wipe your hands, sea sickness medicine if needed. Keep in mind your crew does accept gratuities/tips for all the services provided to you throughout your trip.
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What's Included
- Fishing License
- On-board restrooms
- Bait + Tackle
- Fish Cleaning
- Fishing rods and reel
- Fishing
What's Not Included
- Gratuities/Tips is appreciated
- On site parking fee (USD 20 ) Free parking option available
Additional Information
“Vera Marie” sets a new standard for fishing head boats, also known as “Party Boats.” During the season, she offers two fishing trips daily, and one trip per day in the off-season when available. Additionally, she is perfect for corporate parties, holiday events, family reunions, weddings, bachelor/bachelorette parties, and more. The Vera Marie is a 70′ walk-around vessel featuring a Sun Deck, a spacious air-conditioned salon, and restrooms.
Location
546 Harbor Blvd
Harbor Boulevard
DO NOT PARK at Sextons Seafood Market, you will be towed!
600 Harbor Blvd -(get parking permit at check in)
https://goo.gl/maps/mVPd356Dwgt3hRoQ7
OR
106 Benning Drive - FREE parking across the street
https://goo.gl/maps/bqEdKxeHhoa1ursG7
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
3.5
(36 Ratings)
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Jennifer_w
Apr 4, 2024
Fantastic - Great time, caught lots of fish and the crew was friendly & knowledgable. Weather was not our friend.
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Mtpope
Jul 29, 2020
NC fishing family - Went out June 11th (after tropical storm came through on Sunday) hoping to catch some red snapper. No luck on the red snapper, but was still able to fill the cooler with other snapper. Also caught grouper, cobia and trigger fish that we threw back. It was the first time for my wife who had not been out on a party boat charter but had done private charters and she done well.
We stopped at several places, but had the most luck on the first stop catching snapper two at a time.
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Jet61031491518
May 25, 2021
Mingos and Trigger Fish - We had no problem catching our limit of Mingos on this trip. We got lots of trigger fish but most under the 15 inch. We also caught red snapper which had to be returned because of June 1 season, and some grouper which were too small. Crew took care of us and recommend the six hour trip.
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Betty_l
May 10, 2024
A little strange, but overall ok - I have very mixed feelings about this trip. My adult son was very excited to go deep sea fishing finally, and I booked based on the images of the trip. However, I got a call the day before saying the boat in particular was not available and we would have to be on a smaller boat, (ended up being a very different boat, no upstairs, half the size), but we didn't know how different it would be so said ok as we were leaving the next day. I never saw the captain, except for his feet being propped up, he didn't come down and talk to us at all, or make any attempt to talk to use during the trip. I don't even know what he looked like; the college boys doing all of the work however, were wonderful, helpful, polite. I wish I'd more cash on me. I think it is very sad that the boat was not like the images portrayed, and that the actual boat docked within 10 minutes of us docking, and had only a few guests on it. It was all very strange. There were no older hands to do the fish fillets, so the younger guys didn't have much experience with cleaning the fish, which was also unlike the pics. I didn't realize there were still scales on the fish, and so many bones, but that could be my own fault. The guests were wonderful, the trip was on a perfect day, and a true effort was made to be sure everyone that wanted to catch fish had ample opportunity to do so. I wanted to be able to give this a 5, but the split from what was advertised was somewhat important to note.
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William_h
Jul 12, 2024
A long ride and a crowded boat. - The crew were great and very helpful. The fishing positions were too close together and the lines would get tangled with other folks every time the boat moved. 4 hours of riding time, one hour of fishing time and the other hour was dealing with tangles or moving to another fishing area.
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Jejaramillo82
Jul 4, 2024
Mediocre Fishing Charter - Although I caught some big fish; they were out of season and had to be thrown back. The rest of the fish were small. I live in the Tampa area and I go deep sea fishing regularly. With this charter I caught maybe a third of the fish I normally catch at home (and I normally catch 30+) Also, I think we were shorted out time to fish longer in order to get back to port. The charter was from 6am to 1pm. We were back at the dock by 12pm. I think if you want to take the kids fishing I think there are plenty of charters that will gladly give you what you are paying for.
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Mikeww3529oo
Jun 28, 2024
Bad experience - Rough seas with wind, rain and high waves. 30 foot boats were cancelling their charters for the day. Safety wasn’t really a concern for me but comfort and fun are. First couple of stops for the boat were virtually unfishable. Had to hold onto the rail with one hand and the wind and rain were difficult as well. Numerous people got sick and many people did not even fish because of conditions. There were some fish caught however, I don’t think any red snappers of legal size were brought in.
True party boat trip with over 50 people on board. I actually fished a semi-private charter earlier in week with 14 people on board. We caught more fish on that trip than this boat with over 50.
First mates were okay. Had better. I took off a couple fish myself in order to get back fishing quicker.
Caught 2 triggerfish, 2 mingos, 1 grunt.
Typically will catch 10-15 fish on a charter like this.
Also the boat left dock 10 mins late and arrived back about 10 mins early.
Recommend try another charter.
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Jeffby3932rh
May 24, 2024
Rip off. - Dangerous conditions Wednesday 5/15/24. The boat should never have left the dock. Fishing in 6-8 feet waves in impossible and dangerous. If you can't stand up, you can't fish. 70-80% of the 50+ passengers were SICK. The few fish that were caught were no bigger than your hand.
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Margaretdq4505bt
May 23, 2024
Novelty - Seemed more like a novelty fishing experience. Small fish for the hour and a half spent getting to the spot and another hour and a half back. I would recommend a more private charter if you are looking for big fish. Crew was nice.
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537jacobc
Jul 19, 2020
Fisherman beware - They canceled our finishing trip at the last minute because they said they didn’t have enough people on the trip. This is was going to be the highlight of our vacation. Of course by the time they let us know it was too late to find another fishing charter. Pelican Adventures you really suck. I wish I could give you less than one star.
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