点评:Last week we did a private deep sea fishing charter. This was (iirc) our fifth time booking direct with AquaWorld. We are frequent visitors to Excellence Playa Mujeres, and they have a kiosk at the resort, so it's quick and easy to book there.
Every time, we've booked a private charter (highly recommend going that route) for just my wife and I, or us and one other couple we were friends with. We've done them at various times throughout the year, and every time we've had good success. On trips where we didn't catch a lot of fish, we always caught at least a handful, with 2-3 notable big ones. On a couple of trips we've simply crushed it the entire time. We always take note of the crew we are with (and tip them well), and request by name the guys we've had a positive experience with on previous trips.
Last week, I specifically wanted to try to get into some sailfish, even thought I knew it was just at the very tail end of the season, and could be a challenge. We had Marcelo and Luis for the crew, both of whom we've had before, and Eddy for the Captain. It took a while to get into a sailfish, but when we did Eddy was awesome in keeping the boat positioned and moving the right direction, and I pulled in a 90" fish! Afterwards we switched it up and caught some very nice red snapper, which we had for dinner that night at our resort.
A few details that may be helpful for some. Getting a private charter costs a bit more (not so much more if you have friends to split it with), but allows you to have more input on what you fish for, and more time in the action when a fish is on. The ride out is likely going to be over an hour, so be prepared. If you get seasick, I recommend taking dramamine the night before, and again that morning. If you get something colorful, like a Mahi Mahi, try to get pictures ASAP before it gets put in the cooler, it'll lose color fast once it is dead. With any larger trophy type fish, they WILL ask right away (while you are still excited about the catch, lol) if you want it mounted or not. If you do, the deposit (half the cost) is non-refundable, and typical fish mountings are fiberglass, not the actual fish itself. That said, I've chosen to mount in the past and they did an awesome job of replicating my exact fish, but ONLY because I had really good/clear pictures of my actual fish to share. If you don't want the mount, or don't want to spend the money, that is fine. I've chosen not to mount fish and didn't get any negative reaction beyond them reconfirming or saying it would be awesome to have forever.
Note that the Mahi Mahi pics are from a previous trip, but show how well the mount was done. The sailfish pic and red snapper were from this trip.
翻译:上周我们安排了一次私人深海垂钓之旅。如果我没记错的话,这已经是我们第五次直接通过AquaWorld预订行程了。我们经常光顾Excellence Playa Mujeres度假村,那里设有AquaWorld的服务点,因此预订十分便捷。
每次我们都只为自己和妻子,或者再带上一对熟人朋友一起预订私人包船服务(强烈推荐这种方式)。我们在一年中的不同时节都体验过这种服务,每次都收获颇丰。在那些没能钓到很多鱼的出海之旅中,我们也总能钓到好几条,其中还有2-3条尺寸可观的大鱼。有几次出海,我们更是全程收获颇丰。我们总会记住一起出海的船员(并给他们丰厚的小费),还会特意点名那些在以往行程中给我们留下好印象的船员。
上周,尽管我知道当时已经是赛季的尾声,难度可能不小,但我还是一心想尝试钓到一些旗鱼。我们这次的船员有马塞洛和路易斯,他俩我们之前也合作过;船长则由埃迪担任。我们花了些时间才成功钓到旗鱼,但一旦得手,埃迪便出色地控制着船的方位并引导其朝正确方向前进,而我则成功钓到了一条体长90英寸的旗鱼!之后我们又变换了钓法,钓到了几条品质上乘的红鲷鱼,当晚就在度假村把它们做成了晚餐。
一些细节或许对某些人会有帮助。租用私人包船的费用会稍高一些(不过如果有朋友一起分摊费用,支出也不会增加太多),但这样你就能更多地决定要钓什么鱼,而且在鱼上钩后也能有更充裕的时间来垂钓。出海行程很可能要持续一个多小时,所以请做好心理准备。如果你容易晕船,我建议前一天晚上和当天早上各服用一次晕船药。如果你钓到了色彩鲜艳的鱼,比如鲯鳅,务必在它被放入冷藏箱之前尽快拍下照片。鱼死后颜色很快就会褪去。对于体型较大的观赏鱼来说,他们肯定会立刻询问你(就在你还在为钓到鱼而兴奋不已的时候,哈哈)是否想要将鱼制成标本。如果你同意,就需要支付定金(相当于费用的一半),且该定金不可退还;通常制作的鱼标本都是用玻璃纤维制成的,并非真的鱼体本身。不过,我以前也选择过制作鱼标本,他们把我的鱼还原得惟妙惟肖,这完全是因为我提供了清晰、高质量的照片作为参考。如果你不想要装裱服务,或者不想花钱,那也没关系。我本人就选择不装裱鱼标本,除了对方再次确认了一下我的选择,或者说“能永久保存下来肯定很棒”之外,并没有收到任何负面反馈。
需要注意的是,那些马希马希鱼的照片来自之前的旅行,不过它们能很好地体现出装裱效果之出色。旗鱼和红鲷鱼的照片则是这次旅行时拍摄的。