Deep Dropping Charters In Miami Beach

For those that might not be looking to spend a full 8 hours out on the water, or simply don't have time, Captain Preston offers 4 hour half day charters and 6 hour 3/4 adventures just for you! **Half Day 4-Hour Trip** Want to give fishing a try but not sure you want to commit the entire day? A half day charter could be right for you. These trips are also recommended for those prone to seasickness, or with young kids. Due to Captain Preston's close proximity to fishable waters, there is still a good amount of time to catch some quality fish. Trips typically run from 8am-12pm, or 1pm-5pm for these 4 hour adventures. **3/4 Day 6-Hour Trip** Can't decide between half-day and full-day? Split the difference with a 6-hour charter. These trips allow Captain Preston to be a bit more flexible with the fishing styles you'll use compared to a half day. This is Definitely Captain Preston's most popular option, and typically run from 8am- 2pm. No matter which option you choose, you be able to rest assured knowing you made the right decision once you step aboard the Second Wynnd with a Fort Lauderdale native in Captain Preston. She's a custom-built 2020, 37’ SeaVee and is one of the newest and nicest boats in the Lauderdale charter fleet. Triple outboard engines power the Second Wynnd, so you won’t experience the strong-smelly diesel fumes that many other boats can produce, significantly reducing the chance of seasickness. Both trip options include a variety of all the best light and heavy rods, reels, tackle, and bait to land an assortment of fish! Captain Preston will clean your catch at the end of the day as well so you can take home some tasty table fare for the freezer. Read More

Deep Dropping is definitely the method of choice if you are looking to put meat in the box! Deep dropping is a newer style of fishing and the fishing grounds are still pristine. So head way offshore with Captain Tyler to drop cut baits down hundreds of feet to hook into some delicious bottom fish like Tilefish, Warsaw Grouper, Wreck Fish, and others! Be prepared for a long boat ride out to the fishing grounds as these deep drop shelves are usually miles offshore. While way offshore, Mahi Mahi and tuna are commonly caught as well as a box full of bottom fish. Captain Tyler provides all the fishing gear you could possibly need for a successful day's deep dropping including cut bait, tackle, and fishing licenses. All he recommends that you bring are your favorite snacks and drinks, and a desire to haul some tasty fish up from the deep blue! Read More

If you don't have the whole day to spare, take at least this 4-hour adventure. You may have to speed it up but you can still go after Sailfish, Blackfin Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Spanish Mackerel, Kingfish, Bonito, Skipjack Tuna, Sailfish, and Wahoo. Read More

On this shared trip you'll be join other guests on board for our daily reef fishing trip out of Fort Lauderdale. We fish this trip every day aboard our large 85ft party fishing boat on a 4 hour trip. We fish out in the ocean on the reefs offshore of Fort Lauderdale, bottom fishing for all the good eating reef fish such as snappers, groupers, porgies, grunts, jacks, triggerfish and more. Catch fish and have fun on an all-inclusive trip with captain and deckhands that will help you during the trip with the fishing. Trip includes all the gear, bait, tackle, licenses, rods/reels and coolers with ice. Deckhands are there with you to help you in using the equipment and catching the fish. They can teach you if you don't have experience. We're targeting numbers of fish over size of fish on this trip to maximize action for everyone and we usually do quite well. It's still fishing but even on slow days most people bring home a few. Whatever you catch is yours to keep and when we get back to the dock, our deckhands offer free fish cleaning and we have fish bags and ice for you to take your fish home. Our techniques are either drift fishing or anchor fishing, both are very similar forms of bottom fish fishing. We are using cut bait such as squid, ballyhoo and sardines and all this is provided. We're fishing about a mile offshore where it starts to get deep and we fish the reefs, wrecks, patch reefs, buoys and current edges where we know the fish are. We've been doing this for over 40 years in the same location and we fish every single day on the same schedule. Give us a try and we'd love to have you out with us. Read More

A full day trip with no time constraints and fully customizable. What makes it truly special is that you can combine different packages and start at the time of your choice! Fishing, spearfishing,and lobstering all are included! You also have the choice of adding our catch and Cook experience! Read More

Start this 6-hour offshore trip, where you get to target Blackfin Tuna, Mahi Mahi, Spanish Mackerel, Kingfish, Bonito, Skipjack Tuna, Sailfish, and Wahoo. All fishing equipment is covered. Read More

Deep Dropping is definitely the method of choice if you are looking to put meat in the box! Deep dropping is a newer style of fishing and the fishing grounds are still pristine. So head way offshore with Captain Tyler to drop cut baits down hundreds of feet to hook into some delicious bottom fish like Tilefish, Warsaw Grouper, Wreck Fish, and others! Be prepared for a long boat ride out to the fishing grounds as these deep drop shelves are usually miles offshore. While way offshore, Mahi Mahi and tuna are commonly caught as well as a box full of bottom fish. Captain Tyler provides all the fishing gear you could possibly need for a successful day's deep dropping including cut bait, tackle, and fishing licenses. All he recommends that you bring are your favorite snacks and drinks, and a desire to haul some tasty fish up from the deep blue! Read More

Deep Dropping is definitely the method of choice if you are looking to put some delicious table fare in the box! Deep dropping is a newer style of fishing and the fishing grounds are still pristine, this is b/c deep water locations are usually way offshore and difficult to get to in most place, not Miami though! The beauty of Miami's offshore waters is that they are so close to the shore. A mere 30 min boat ride and you floating of hundreds of feet of water. With Captain Bryan to help rig you up, you'll drop cut baits down hundreds of feet to hook into some delicious bottom fish like Black belly Rose fish (your main target), Tilefish, Warsaw Grouper, and others! The other mysterious thing about Deep Dropping is that you never know what you'll pull up from the bottom of the deep blue! Captain Bryan provides all the fishing gear you could possibly need for a successful day's deep dropping including cut bait, tackle, and fishing licenses. All he recommends that you bring are your favorite snacks and drinks, and a desire to haul some tasty fish up from the deep blue! The price includes Captain, boat, fuel, live bait, dead bait, fishing licenses, all necessary tackle, bottled waters and ice. Feel free to bring any food or drinks you want. Alcohol is allowed but overindulgence will not be tolerated for safety reasons. Tips are not included in the charter price. Read More

Travel to the offshore "sword grounds" with Captain Preston and fish heavy tackle targeting Swordfish, the gladiators of the sea. Fort Lauderdale swordfishing is Captain Preston's specialty and he is thrilled to take you on the trip of a lifetime. The giant sea monsters are hard to find and put up an epic fight once on the hook, making this full-day trip eventful and exciting. So if you're looking to catch one of these elusive sea creatures, look no further, and join Captain Preston (a Fort Lauderdale native) aboard his 37’ SeaVee. The vessel comfortably fits up to 6 guests and is powered by triple 300HP Mercury engines, which make for a smooth and speedy ride to the sword grounds. Using the 16 JL Audio speakers and subwoofers, you can bump tunes as you speed through the swells. While the trip is targeting Swordfish, on the way you will throw in some trolling lines in the hopes that a Mahi Mahi or Tuna might bite. This trip includes all the best rods, reels, tackle, and bait to maximize your chances of landing these monsters of the deep. If you want to keep a trophy, Captain Preston has taxidermy options. All you need to bring is sun protection, food, and beverages to keep yourself at 100% throughout the day. You might want to bring a camera as well, to capture memories that will last forever! Read More

In our half day trips depending on time of year or target species. We will troll, live bait, bottom fish, shark fish, or Kite fish. We will usually stay within 2 miles of the beach where most of the bait fish and bottom fish are. But we usually like to target whatever fish that are biting that time of year or whatever the customer would like to catch. Read More

Come aboard our awesome Sportfishing vessel where you will have a blast. Bring your family, friends, or business partners to experience the best trip ever! Read More