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Give a Fishing Trip for Christmas

Monster October Tampa RedfishTampa Fishing for Big Summer SnookLooking for that perfect gift for the fisherman / woman in your family.  How about a trip with Gone fishing Charters?  Four, six and eight hour trips are available.  The beauty of a gift certificate is that it can be used any day for the next year so that the person in receipt of this certificate can plan his or her trip at their own convenience.  To order, simply call (727) 421-5291 or send an email expressing your interest and you'll receive a prompt return call.  The certificate will be mailed in a Gone Fishing Charters Envelope, complete with a business card and brochure so that detailed information regarding the charter is readily available to the recipient.

For those of you who fished with me this year, thank you very much for allowing me to earn a living doing what I truly love to do. I appreciate your business very much.  Have a great holiday season.

 

Last Updated (Monday, 28 November 2011 12:26)

 

Fishing Rods for Sales

I am selling 6 Daiwa Coastal Heavy Action Spinning Rods - Model # CL-CC 701HPS. These rods are 7 foot, heavy action and are all approximately a year old and in good condition.  Retail on these is $72.  I'm selling them for $36 each.  I typically use these rods for my near shore reef fishing for kingfish.  They could be used for snook or redfish as well...just a little heavier than the Daiwa Saltiga Medium action rods that I  normally use inshore. If you have an interest in purchasing any of these, just shoot me an email. I will be selling all of my "last year's" inshore rod and reel combo's in another month or so.  Thanks

 

 

Monthly Split Cost Charter Email November 2011

Please forgive all of my notifications about split cost fishing charters over the last month. I have been trying to come up with a system that effectively gets my customers "paired up" on split cost charters without bombarding you all with weekly notifications.  The conclusion that I have come to is that, at the beginning of every month (starting now), I will send one email out to see who is interested in being notified about split cost charter opportunities over the next month.  Then, when I have an inquiry, I will only go back to those who requested to be notified about the opportunity. So, if you are interested in a split cost charter during the month of November, please respond to this email so I can put you on the list.  If you would always like to be contacted when there is a split cost charter opportunity, let me know and I will put you on the permanent list (in this scenario, you may be called several times a month). 

Another difficulty that I have been trying to overcome on these type of trips is the increased logistics of putting them together. One inquiry may generate up to a half dozen emails and phone calls for me before the parties are squared away.  Beyond this and more importantly, there is also twice the likelihood of a cancellation (as there are two parties involved).  In this scenario, I am left with the choice of cancelling the trip (and potentially aggravating the remaining customer) or running a heavily discounted trip. So, in order to continue to provide this split cost charter service to my customers, I will need to charge an additional $25 to each side of the split. Thanks for your understanding.

 
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