2014 Islander Mothership Schedule
 

2014 Islander Mothership Schedule


<hr style="COLOR: #ffffff; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" size="1">Here we go! If you've done these trips before, you don't need any convincing. If you've never done one, you owe it to yourself to get on one of these trips, they are unlike any other kayak fishing experience. As always, live bait, food and sodas are included in the price. Alcohol, Fish Cleaning, and Tip are additional.

We did have a slight price increase on the trips this year. Anybody who has gone before will tell you this small increase is well worth it as these trips are AWESOME.

All trips are aboard the Islander and leave out of Fishermans Landing in San Diego bay.



1.5 day trip $330
Fishing SCI

May 23-25 Fri-Sun - FULL w/ Wait List

$315 per person

2.5 day trip $545
Fishing SCI

May 29- June 1st Thur-Sun - CANCELLED

June 26-29 Thur-Sun- Needs approx 6 to run

$545 per person



*New for 2014* 5.5 Day Trip $1650- CANCELLED
Fishing Cedros Bonitos and Mexican coast.
3 full days fishing

June 16-22 Monday pm- Sunday am

$1650 per person. Does not include Mexican Permits. Bring your own or purchase on the boat. This trip must be FULL (22 anglers) to run.



We will have the same booking process, so take note of the following:

When you call to register your spot, we will take a $100 non-refundable deposit on 1.5 and 2.5 day trips and 250.00 for the 5.5 day. The only exceptions to this refund are if the trip does not run (due to weather, or lack of sign ups, acts of God).

14 days prior to the trips departure, we will automatically charge the remaining balance (if you need to pay by different method be sure to contact us prior to this date. Once the remaining balance is paid, that is also non-refundable. If you'd like to pay the trip in full at time of booking, that's up to you, but it will also be non-refundable in the event something comes up that keeps you from doing the trip. This year we would like to avoid doing "Payment Plans" on these trips, this makes book keeping straight and less complicated. We ask that you pay deposite or pay in full only.

*Special note from The Islander: For all 2014 charters ALL Hobie Pro Anglers will not be allowed on the Mothership Charters.



Call OEX Mission Bay (619) 866-6129 to book your reservation

Folks are already signing up. Get your spot now! Great Christmas gifts!

I am on for the Day and a Half trip. Bummer the other two trips fall in June, I will be in San Quintin for all of June. The Cedros trip will be awesome, truly the trip of a LIFETIME for some of us!!!!!

tempted.... very very tempted

No Islander trip for me next year :(

Do you allow adventure islander kayak? I also have a 12' Porta Bote with 4hp outboard, is it possible to take it on this trip? I figured the boat and outboard takes up less space than a kayak.

Still no Pro Angler 12 I assume?

No PA's as mentioned in Original post in bold print. No Porta Boat (they dont fit in the kayak rack), and Adventures are fine but Adventure Islands would not be as the Ama's will take up as much room as a second kayak would.

Update to the 5 day.

After speaking with John and Shane of the Islander we have decided to extend the 5 day into a 5.5 day at no additional cost. This will change the fishing time to 3 full days of fishing at Cedros. The boat will now leave at approx 6pm on Monday instead of Tuesday morning.

If PA 12's were allowed on the trip I would book right now! Bummer

what about the pa makes it too big, length, width, height, or weight or a combo. my trident 15 is pretty large.

Combo. Width, height, and weight mostly. Nice boats, wish I had one, but a PITA to load, store, and unload on these mothership trips.

Exactly. These things are heavy so loading/unloading is really hard on the crew. Also due to the HUGE width and depth of these boats they do not fit in the racks and must be kept on the deck which creates a less safe environment for passengers. Not to mention they would only be able to fit maybe 2-3 of them on the deck meaning that if we opened it up to PA's a lot of folks would get left out.

If you own a PA and want to experience one of these trips dont let your boat stop you. OEX has kayaks for rent for these trips.

Yes you may have to paddle for a day but it is well worth it. Everybody should know how to paddle and practice it on occasion anyway. Mirage drives do fail and if you dont have at least a somewhat decent paddle stroke you are going to be hating life when it happens (especially on a PA).

Ah...........5.5 days on the Islander Merry Christmas to me! :D 3 days at Cedros!

CJ put me down for the 5.5:sifone:

I would love to do the Cedros trip....but no PAs...

They gotta let me take my PA!!!!

Eric has stepped up and is the first person registered for the 5.5 day. If we can get this trip to run it will be epic!

Thanks to Makobob's generosity I will be able to attend the 1.5 day! Since my PA 12 is not allowed, he has offered for me to use his adventure. I'm booked!

Mako's the man!

Booked for the 1.5! Yeah!

A forty pound YT off the kayak at Cedros.......priceless!:sifone:

All trips have spots left right now. Snag yours as a Christmas present to yourself!

Just as an FYI the NCKA guys filled an entire 3.5 day trip in 31 hours. They are making the BWE crew look bad!

Or bigger...
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Come on guys/gals get on board. This is a trip you can take off your bucket list.

I'd love to do the 5.5 at Cedros but I'll already be on an 8 day on the Independence that week. I'll jump on one of the other trips tho so someone save me a bunk!! If anyone with only a PA wants to go but cant go because of it let me know. I have a a Trident 11 that I would be able to lend out if someone honest and respectful needs it. It is my only yak to date so I would like it to be in good hands if it helps for everyone else to get this trip to run ....

I'm going to try and come out west again this year for this trip. I'll likely be on the 2.5 day trip at the end of May and am looking forward to another awesome time on the Islander!

Drew Gregory

Yea Drew!!!! I hope to see ya again next year man:cheers1:...ElaZtech ready! :reel:
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Islander Charters Kayak Mothership / Rady Children's Hospital Fundraiser
Departs June 26-29 Thur-Sun 2014.
(Retails for $545 per person, get a 2 1/2 day kayak mothership for only 5 bucks!

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=20351





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I noticed the lack of a Bottom Scratcher trip. Must not have fixed their shark-toothed swim step. :rolleyes:

Next year for me... Money is a little too tight this time around.

CONGRADULATIONS, you have just won a secret drawing for TWO raffle tickets for the Islander Mothership trip for 26-29 June. Baja or Bust 2014 is donating these to you, good luck, MrM. Wade in his Rady's Children's Hospital fund raiser is going to raffle off this 2 1/2 day Mothership trip to SCI in the coming weeks. Tickets are $5.00 each for a chance to win a seat on this trip. Retail is $545.00
And sorry no Pa's. Merry Christmas.

Makobob

Well shoot, that's awful nice! I might have to grab a few more of these tickets. I mean, it does go to a good cause.... Thanks!

MrM here are your (2) free tickets to the 2 1/2 day mothership raffle to San Clemente Island aboard the ISLANDER / Rady Children's Hospital Fundraiser! Good luck, MrM! (#590469 & 590470)



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Need to find a bigger boat or better one, too many PA's here, makes no sense to rent a yak when you own a beast.

Problem being that I doubt all the PA owners would be willing to pay twice the price to bring half the number of kayaks.

I guarantee you wont find a better boat that the Islander. And as far as going bigger, that wont help all that much as most sportfishers have about the same amount of room on the back deck. The Islander isnt a small boat.

The Islander does things right. Their rack holds kayaks well the problem is that in all honestly the PA is not a kayak, it is a plastic boat. Even if another Sportfisher did the Motherships it wouldnt be long before they said no PA's as well. These take up twice as much room as any other kayak meaning you cna only take half as many anglers. Not to mention they put a Huge strain on the crew. Not to mention when you do have PA's on the deck they have to get off the boat first as they are so big they block everybody else from being able to move around and launch.

Really hope to jump on that trip with you Drew! For those of you that have not heard of Drew..........this guy can FISH and I would say he is miles ahead of anyone else when it comes to master of the Go Pro! I am betting there will be a quad copter on this trip filming over head stuff. :D


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For those of you still on the fence, here is your chance to get on a 2 1/2 day trip on the CHEAP.

Islander Charters Kayak Mothership / Rady Children's Hospital Fundraiser
Departs June 26-29 Thur-Sun 2014.
(Retails for $545 per person, get a 2 1/2 day kayak mothership for only 5 bucks!

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ad.php?t=20351

Good luck to all.

I'm in for 2.5

Sweeeeeeet!!!!

Pocoloco
 

CONGRADULATIONS, you have just won a secret drawing for THREE raffle tickets for the Islander Mothership trip for 26-29 June. Baja or Bust 2014 is donating these to you, good luck, Pocoloco. Wade in his Rady's Children's Hospital fund raiser is going to raffle off this 2 1/2 day Mothership trip to SCI in the coming weeks. Tickets are $5.00 each for a chance to win a seat on this trip. Retail is $545.00
And sorry no Pa's. Merry Christmas.

Makobob

5.5
 

I am seriously considering the 5.5. I gotta run it past the other half... I will get back to you CJ. How many do you have so far for the 5.5 out of curiosity?

Janine

Boom. Merry Christmas to me. Wife bought me the 1.5 day trip. I'd love to do the 2.5 also. Guess I gotta try my hand in the raffle after pay day.