In marathon boat broke down and in need of a ride

[koaboy21]

me and two friends are having serious boat issue on our week long trip, anyways we got freediving gear and over 100 pinfish we caught for snapper fishing but no means of geting out there....fml, I know 3s alot of ppl but if theres a large boat avaible for fishing or diving let me know. gas $$$ beer bait its on us were staying at Knights Key. thanks

[koaboy21]

Also if anyone knows of a friend that lives down here in marathon and has a small skiff or some boat they would be willing to rent to us the next 3dys please hit me up were desperate here

[fishspearit]

I just rented one from Billy at http://www.a-affordableboatrentals.com/Boats.html
$100 for a full day plus gas, hard to beat that price. He's on Conch key, just east of Duck Key and about 10 miles from Marathon. Visibility is awesome out there now:thumps: these pics are in 40 feet of water south of Duck Key

[polespearo305]

wow, fishspearit, is that for a whole day? and how far out was that patch at?

[fishspearit]

wow, fishspearit, is that for a whole day? and how far out was that patch at?

Yes, that's for the whole day, 8-4. We were out near the main reef line about 4 miles or so south of Duck Key. We first tried the 'two humps' that are marked on the top shot charts but there was no fish or structure there. Then we went to the coordinates for the 'Duck Key Wreck' that I got out of my old 'Diving guide to Florida' book and couldn't find anything but grass patches. Finally we went out to the main reef(where we should have just gone in the first place) where it drops from 40-70 and just stayed on the top at 35-40'. Only burned 6.5 gallons of gas from dock to reef and back.

[polespearo305]

niice! yeah the "humps" off of duck key are not real fertile. lol. im planning on renting a boat with some budddies pitching in. the Angler 20'4" looks nice. thanks for the info. i have to get me one of those books. im only familiar with key largo reefs. THANKS!

[keysdiver0106]

Hey guys,

I don't know if I can come close to that price on a boat but I can def help with some other stuff. Give me a ring on my cell. 305 393 5600
I run Capt. Hooks Marina and do spearfishing charters out of Marathon.

James Simcic