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Bermuda Deep Sea Fishing
The captain of the charter boat will be able to guide you to the best offshore water areas for fishing.
Two of the most popular deep sea fishing areas are the Argus and Challenger Banks that are located several miles off the south western end of Bermuda. These are non-active volcanic mounts on the ocean having natural coral formations on top. The rise of the mounts from the bottom of the sea is dramatic creating two large banks of water areas having a depth of about 30 fathom with flat plateau of water.
The small fish can be found in plenty in the middle of the water areas here, whereas the large game fish normally follow the edge of the water banks. But how you will finally end up fishing in the banks will depend on the prevailing weather conditions. Sometimes strong tides can really spoil the bottom fishing. During such time Trolling is normally preferred. Trolling is the way to follow the edges of the water banks by making use of depth sounder and fish finders.
Sometimes the tides can drift the fishing right at the edge where you can even anchor up. Bermudian game fishers use a local technique in such cases called the 'chumming'. Bait and anchovies (salt water fish that act as food) are cut up in small pieces and continuously thrown into the water and allowing them to drift towards the edge with the tide. If Wahoo and Tuna are around, you can see them from a real close distance and feel as if you can pick them out of water by hand. It also gives you a great opportunity to see how wahoos change colors with excitement.
Another creative way of fishing which is becoming quite popular in Bermuda is by flying a kite from the back of the boat and using a fish bait rigged to the kite. The flying bait is allowed to pop in and out of water, an action which a large tuna can hardly resists and eventually strikes the bait.
There are half or full day charters, and they cost between $800 to $1200 depending on your choice of half or full day. Note that it takes a while to reach and then come back from the offshore spot. So a full day trip will always give you better chances of catching the fish of your fancy than the half day fishing. Check out Bermuda Charter for details.
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