Beast Fishing Charters
Details
User:
Captain Jim Barlett
Location:
Miami, FL
United States
United StatesAddress:
9810 SW 158 Street
Miami, FL 33157
Miami, FL 33157
Description:
If you're interested in a full day of fun and offshore, deep-sea fishing, come join us aboard The BEAST! Take advantage of the beautiful weather and world class Big Game fishing off the shores of Miami and the upper Florida Keys.
Full day trips will board The BEAST at 7:00 AM. Your adventure will begin with a brisk run across beautiful Biscayne Bay. Since the majority of our fishing is done with live bait, we will be stopping to catch bait for the day. A short run offshore to the fishing grounds is where the big action begins. The BEAST returns to port at 5:00 p.m. (usually later) where Capt. Jim will clean the catch of the day for you!
Night Trips for Swordfish are available if truly big, strong, fish are your focus! These "gladiators of the sea" are back in good numbers as in days past. The Swordfish trips and times are generally 8 hours in length and must be flexible due to conditions.
Come join us for some hands on fishing South Florida Style!
Sailfish Kingfish Dolphin Wahoo Tuna
Swordfish Grouper Snapper Amberjack Barracuda
All necessary fishing permits and licenses are provided. Bait, tackle, and ice, are also provided for your convenience.
Amenities:
Bait & Tackle, Coolers and ice, Fish Filleting, Fishing License, Instruction, Rods, Safety Gear
In business since:
1972
Experience:
Master Capt. Jim Barlett (USCG licensed) is a 35-year veteran of fishing South Florida's waters. He is both an accomplished charter Captain and a tournament Captain. He has led his fishing teams to many victories throughout the years, and is currently fishing with an award winning all female team. Although he is adept at all types of offshore fishing, he is considered by many to be an expert in the field of catching sailfish and dolphin (Mahi-Mahi). The conservation and protection of all marine life has long been a focus for Capt. Jim. He welcomes avid fishermen, but also appreciates those who have never fished before or are just learning. He truly enjoys teaching people to love what he fondly terms his world.
THE MATE:
Devon Spadaro is a first class mate, bar none, with 15 years of South Florida fishing experience. Devon works the cockpit tirelessly, keeping the baits fresh and working hard to get that bite for you! His confidence in bringing your fish aboard is apparent when handling the leader, wielding the gaff, or simply hand gripping the fish. He has a unique determination in the pit to see that you have a successful trip.
What to bring:
Appropriate Clothing, Beverages, Camera, Comfortable Shoes, Food Supplies, Hat, Lunch, No glass bottles, Non-Marking Sole Shoes, Raingear, Soft soled shoes , Sunglasses, Sunscreen
Boat & Equipment Info
Boat Name:
The BEAST
Length:
33 Feet
No. of engines:
2
Manufacturer:
World Cat
Year:
2007
Crew Members
Fishing Spots
Fishing Reports
Busy Catchin'
This past Friday we met Chuck and the boys, Mike, Justin and Gerry at the dock. 7 AM rolls around early and they were a tad bit late but who’s counting? Devon and I were ready and waiting and as soon as we got them loaded we unleashed The BEAST for this ¾ day trip. As we headed into the Bay, the winds were coming from the E at about 10-15 knots. We quickly hit a couple of Hardtail spots and got a dozen or so baits. OK. Let’s go see...
Busy Catchin'
This past Friday we met Chuck and the boys, Mike, Justin and Gerry at the dock. 7 AM rolls around early and they were a tad bit late but who's counting? Devon and I were ready and waiting and as soon as we got them loaded we unleashed The BEAST for this ¾ day trip. As we headed into the Bay, the winds were coming from the E at about 10-15 knots. We quickly hit a couple of Hardtail spots and got a dozen or so baits. OK. Let's go see if we can get some 'hoos real quick. I p...
Mother Nature vs The BEAST
I got a call from a friend of my good buddy CL up in North Carolina. Carlton, his dad Carl, and his sister Sarah, wanted to come down and give our fishing a go. Our buddy CL told them to hook up with Devon and I on The BEAST. We were scheduled for this past Saturday. The weatherman called for winds and rain. They flew in from NC just for the weekend and were leaving early Monday afternoon. They came just to fish with us so we met at the dock on Saturday morning at 7 AM anyway. It wasn&rsquo...
Mental Health Day!
A very frequent customer who has fished with me more than 50 times, called me last week because he heard the Dolphin were moving through the area. He was going to be in town right before Turkey Day and wanted to see if we had any time available to get him out for a "mental health day". That is Jon's term for taking an extra layover day to get out on our boat, catch some fish, and forget about work! I told him that we could hook him up on Tuesday.
Jon arrived on time as usu...
It is what it is!
Last Friday I was down at the dock doing some maintenance and prepping The BEAST for our trip on Saturday. The day was sunny with a very light breeze and pleasant temperatures in the 80s. By evening some cloud cover had moved in. Saturday morning Devon and I arrived at the dock to find 20 knot winds. As daylight broke we saw gray skies that threatened rain. Whats with this? I thought the forecast was for this front to push through overnight and winds of 13-18 knots. Well
It is what it is...
Too Nice!
The other day we had a trip with a very good repeat customer, Ed Conway, a.k.a. Gimpy. Of course he brought along our amigo, Julio Sr (78) a.k.a. Poppi A lot of our customers earn a nickname when fishing on The BEAST. Its like a badge of honor! Ed got his a.k.a. on his first trip when he arrived sporting a full leg cast and a limp. This time he brought along his nephew Jeff and Poppis friend Anthony.
The foursome was waiting at the dock when I arrived. They had already...
Show me your Permit
I?m a little behind in my reports so I?m going to double this one up and make it short and sweet.
David Aurbach and his friend Jarrett had fished Cubera?s with us before. This time they brought some new blood in Gayle and Gayle Jr. We made bait quickly and headed out. During this trip the Permit were still working good so we also took 10 crab with us.
Our first stop was to hit the Permit. We couldn?t get a visual on them so I had to find them with the electronics...
Monday, August 30, 2010
Cubera Chronicles!
Friday night we took out Paul, Dave, Ping, and Trollin Tom, my friend and Pauls brother-in-law. Paul had heard Tom speak of the Cubera fishing we do, so they just had to try it. We met up at the usual time and loaded everything onboard. El Nasty was on the agenda, for sure, this evening.
We untied The BEAST and headed out to collect baits. We began gathering the crickets and when we had 12 good, legal bugs, we made our way out...
It doesn't get much better!
We celebrated Memorial Day weekend with a day of fun fishing with the regular fun crew! Uncle Al, Devon, Amy, and I met at the dock at 7 AM. Well lets call it 7-ish as everyone was running a bit behind except Al. We loaded up and fired up The BEAST. We didnt know what we were going to fish for so we ended up with 26 rods on board! Winds were calm and the seas were flat. Oh Boy!
Our first stop was to try and get some Hardtails but they were a bit slow and...
Tough conditions!
Wind, wind, and more wind! That was the theme for The BEAST on her last 2 trips. The winds were howling from the East at consistent 22-25 knots. This produces stacked up water at a close interval. Thankfully we run a 33 World Cat that eats them up and provides a safe and stabile platform to fish from.
Our first trip was with Charlie and his buddies, Yalkin, Frank, and Wally. They call themselves the Harbor Club but we call them the Banana crew. You might recall them if yo...
Calm days, no current!
Its been a while since my last report. Its not by choice but rather this economy that has us tied to the dock more often than wed like. Adding to that downside, the weather has been brisk and several charters have cancelled. On the brighter side, the weather and the fishing are now turning more towards our spring season. Fortunately we managed to get out last Thursday and Friday, which makes Devon and I happy because fishing is our passion.
One of my best friends, Major Kevin...
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Dealing with it!
We had to cancel our first trip since fishing out of a World Cat. Around the middle of the month we had a Sunday charter and it had been blowing for a few days. I had a bad feeling and a restless night, so I finally crawled out of bed at 4 AM and turned on the PC to check current observations at our closest light house stations. OMG! Winds were blowing from the North at 30 with gust to 33 knots and the ambient temperature was 32 degrees. That...
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Dealing with it!
We had to cancel our first trip since fishing out of a World Cat. Around the middle of the month we had a Sunday charter and it had been blowing for a few days. I had a bad feeling and a restless night, so I finally crawled out of bed at 4 AM and turned on the PC to check current observations at our closest light house stations. OMG! Winds were blowing from the North at 30 with gust to 33 knots and the ambient temperature was 32 degrees. That...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Most of our family got together for Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday evening and the main topic of conversation was, of course, fishing! Charlie, Missy, and the boys were absent as well as Rita, Scott, and Matthew, because they had to do the other half of their extended families. I had talked to Charlie on Wednesday and he had expressed to me that he would love to do another offshore trip. You see… he is a flats/backcountry type guy. Amy called me on Friday...
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Fronts and Fish
I received a call from one of our customers that fished with us last May. “Gimpy”, Ed Conway, wanted to fish a couple of days with us again. He booked Thursday and Saturday. If you remember back to my report from June 1 of this year, Gimpy was the guy who fished 3 days with a cast on his leg. He was minus the cast but still had a slight tell-tale limp.
Thursday arrived and Gimpy was at the dock at 6:30. He brou...
Devon called me on Friday and asked if he/we could take his Uncle, Al Godding, out on Saturday for his 56th birthday. Sure, no problem, Uncle Al is always welcome as long as he brings me a pouch of his dehydrated mangos. Al retired from the Fire Dept. about a year ago and has become a full fledged fishing maniac who is now a permanent member of the “fun trip“ team on The BEAST.
We didn’t want to leave real early, or too late, so we agreed to meet at the dock at 7 AM. Aft...
Monday, October 19, 2009
Darkside... Short & Sweet!
One of my good customers, Jon, called me early in the week and said he needed a mental health day. This means he wanted to go fishing by himself with no clients to entertain. He asked if I was available in 2 days, I was, so we reserved the date. He wanted another shot at some Swordfish because his freezer was empty. The last 2 times he came down for the same purpose, we failed to fill his grocery cart. He told me he was packing one of...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Tough Fish... Tougher Fishing!
Last weekend was a busy one. We had tough conditions while fishing for an even tougher opponent.
Friday we met up with John and Ben Cotrone for their long anticipated Cubera Snapper hunt. These brothers have wanted to catch one of these critters for a long while now and so far have been unsuccessful.
We met at the usual start time and turned The BEAST out! They wanted to do some jigging too, so they brought 4 of their high tech...
This past weekend we had Cubera Snapper trips on Friday and Saturday night. The weather was beautiful and warm with light winds and calm seas.
We met up with David Auerbach and his buds, Ed, Dave, and Jared. There was excitement in the air as everyone arrived on time. Devon unleashed The BEAST and we made our way out through the channel. We took some time to catch some Hardtails and tossed 9 of them in the live well. Although nothing compares to live bugs, it’s always good to have a ba...
Joerg Jager, from Germany, booked us for 2 days of Sword fishing. He decided to split them, taking a day off between. We met at the dock at 6 PM and blasted off a few minutes later. The seas were running about 2-3’ and we had a nice cruise out to the deeper water. Arriving at my favorite drift site, I quickly checked the drift and the line looked very good. The drift was a bit fast at a little over 3 knots and the easterly breeze was pushing us in a little.
Devon and I readied the line...
Atlantic offshore report:This past weekend we did 3 trips. 2 of our trips were children 13 and under. The seas were favorable for good fishing (3-4) but the not for all people involved. Day 1 we met Shawn and Matt at the dock, loaded everyone aboard, and unleashed The BEAST. We made our way across the Bay and out to the south bait patches. The bait took its time showing up and were finicky to say the least. We struggled but finally managed to catch enough for the day, although an hour later...
Fish
Amberjack, Lesser (Seriola fasciata)
Barracuda, Great (Sphyraena barracuda)
Bonito, Atlantic (Sarda sarda)
Dolphinfish, Common (Coryphaena hippurus)
Grouper, Black (Mycteroperca bonaci)
Grouper, Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis)
Grouper, Goliath (Epinephelus itajara)
Grouper, Red (Epinephelus morio)
Little Tunny (Euthynnus alletteratus)
Mackerel, King (Scomberomorous cavalla)
Snapper, Cubera (Lutjanus cyanopterus)
Snapper, Gray (Lutjanus griseus)
Snapper, Mutton (Lutjanus analis)
Snapper, Red (Lutjanus campechanus)
Tuna, Blackfin (Thunnus atlanticus)
Tuna, Yellowfin (Thunnus albacares)
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