Most charters catch sharks by accident. This one is built for them. Heavier tackle, bigger baits, and deliberate run lines off the Galveston beach front, five hours, $900 all-in for up to six anglers.
Replies within the hour. The captain answers his own phone.
The Red Shark Hunt is not a nearshore trip that happens to catch sharks. It is rigged, timed, and run differently from the start.
Tackle goes heavier. Baits go bigger. The run line is chosen for where sharks have been holding rather than where the trout are, and the boat sets up and works an area instead of covering ground looking for a mixed bag. It runs May 15 through November 15, five hours, with an early 7 AM departure option that puts anglers across the prime morning window before boat traffic builds.
The beach front holds sharks through the warm months, from 5 to 15 miles out between High Island and San Luis Pass. What is on the end of the line changes with the month and the water temperature, and the captain identifies every fish before anything is decided about it.
Protected species get released. The captain works to current Texas and federal rules on which sharks may be kept, at what size, and in what numbers, and he will tell you what those rules are on the day rather than after the fish is in the boat.
Heavy rods, Shimano reels, and terminal tackle built for a fish that bites through light rigs. All of it is aboard and rigged before you step on the boat.
The early departure crosses the strongest morning window and gets the boat set up before the beach front fills with traffic. Same trip, same price, earlier alarm.
Fighting a big fish on a crowded rail does not work. Six is the Coast Guard capacity on this boat and it is the right number for a trip where one hookup occupies the whole deck.
Heavier tackle, bigger baits, deliberate run lines off the beach front. Built around hooking and fighting sharks.
The same trip on a 7 AM departure, across the prime morning bite before the boat traffic builds.
The mixed-bag beach-front trip. Sharks in the rotation alongside tarpon, kingfish, ling, and bull redfish.
Heavier tackle, bigger baits, and run lines chosen for sharks rather than a mixed bag. It is also $300 less than the standard nearshore trip at $900 for five hours.
Some species and sizes may be kept under current Texas and federal rules and many may not. The captain identifies every fish and works to the current regulation. Protected species are released.
Children age 3 and up are welcome on the boat and life jackets in kid sizes are aboard. For a first trip with young children the jetty trips are calmer and easier. For older kids who want a fight, this is the one they remember.
May 15 through November 15. The beach front fishes best once the water is warm, which is the same window that brings tarpon and kingfish in close.
No. Everything is aboard, rigged, and included in the price, along with fuel, ice, cooler space, and cleaning at the dock.
Same boat, same captain, different water. Every trip below runs off the same dock at Slip C7.
Five hours, $900 all-in, up to six anglers. May 15 through November 15, morning or 7 AM early start.