SoCal Fishing Charter Boat Experiences

I've done Newport Landing before and it kind of sucked. The San Pedro landing was good but it's Been a few years since I've been to that one so I'm not sure. Anybody been recently? What landings do you guys use/take off from? What, in your opinion, is the best one?

 

In LA i like the Pursuit out or 22nd st Landing in SD I mostly go on the 3/4 day boats Point Loma (Mission Belle) or H&M (Malihini) both good boat and good crew.

 

h&m baby in san diego

 

Daveys locker, Since i don't live in San Diego its the next best thing.

 

I went on Newport Landing once and really didnt like the areas they fished. When we got back I looked up Daveys locker fish count and it was ridiculous compared to what we got.

 

up here i only go out of 22nd street. In SD i don't care you catch fish no matter what boat you are on.

 

The two spots I go to for deep sea fishing are Channel Islands sports fishing in Oxnard and Helgren's in Oceanside. I prefer Channel Islands out of the two.

 

I usually go out of Redondo or 22nd st. landing. Pursuit is a good boat to head to catalina, if I want to stay local I jump on spitfire or Tradition.

 

Well Ive been checking out the companies and it looks like 22nd is pretty good. I wanted to stay in the OC and LA so 22nd street suits me best. A group of 10 buddies and I will be going out next week on Friday, most likely on the Pursuit as a full day trip towards Catalina. Hope all goes well. Thanks for the suggestions everyone.

 

Can I take a cooler with food/beer onto the boat? Anyone know?

 

Depends on the Captain. normally on open charter boats they wont allow it because they want you to buy their beer (food is ok, I do it all the time, saves money). If its a private charter, their ok with it, Ive been on several private boats and for the most part they didn't care. Good Luck