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Where is the best place to fish from on a charter boat for deep sea fishing?

We are going Deep Sea fishing for the first time. Is there a better place to stand when fishing, ie.. front of the boat, back of the boat ect.?

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1. most charter boats will only let you stand at the back section of the boat for the simple reason they have a transom back, which mean the back is flat to put it simply, it depends on your style of fishing as for where to stand, obviously if your trolling then at the back, if its jigging with pirks or butter fly jigs then any where, especially the sides with space between you and the next angler, this also applies to bait fishing, ensure you don't take up a anglers space around them and make sure no one does the same to you, Ive seen anglers hit in the face because they were to lose and the other fisherman struck their rod because of a fish and the butt section hit them.
2. the middle of the bout would be best, because when you get a bait you have space to move freely. although if this a the kinda bout that a bout 15 or more ppl are gonna be on that i would advise the back or front because you do not what to be doubled up in the middle of a big crowed of ppl getting the fish in the other ppl's lines, if this happens that you my likely brake of because the fish dose not have the right amount of presser on the hook so it will "pop" out, or you will have to be broken of because the fish will be tangled in about 100 lines. (exaggeration) so the best place would be the back or the front so you don't have to worry about you left and right, just you left. ~~~good catchin~~~
3. On a Charter boat just bout' any place on the vessel is goin' ta' be good ;)... < ' ( (( > <
4. I have always had the best luck off the back of the boat. Depending on what kind of boat you will be going out on and how many people there will be fishing would help to determine where to position yourself. If there are lots of people, I'd stick to the back to lessen your chances of getting tangled up on other people's lines. Good Luck!
5. On "Head boats", most captains "set the drift" by the chart recorder, or depth finding device....Since the transducer is located on the stern of most boats, that end will be over the structure where the fish are located.....Most experienced fishermen will claim the stern spots as soon as the boat is started up, and it is hard to get a spot near the back....At some point, the captain may adjust the drift to put more people in the fish, but most of the time, the first ones come from the transom.....If you are trolling, probably only a maximum of four lines are out....Two on outriggers, two off the transom....I like to take the line closest to the boat, or the one farther from the boat....In the prop wash, a lot of pelagic fish will strike, sensing that all the disturbance means good feeding, while larger fish will many times lay back, and strike farther from the boat....Good luck..
6. It depends on the style of boat, but if only one person can stand right at the front, then I would recommend the front. When you are deep sea fishing, everyone's line is going to be going into the water at some angle depending on the winds and current. No matter which way the current is going and the wind is blowing, you will be able to avoid tangling with other anglers at the very front. The only problem is that the front of the boat gets rocked by the waves a lot more than the back. It can get you sea sick pretty quickly.
7. Depends on the boat and the type of fishing. If the boat is anchored, fishing for surface fish, lines will tend to drift away from the boat off the stern (back), and the skipper will usually position the boat so the spot is off the stern. If chum is being tossed (free bait to get the fish into a feeding mood), that will drift off the stern of an anchored boat, and the bite will be the best back there. If you're bottom fishing on the anchor, if the reef is big enough, you can catch fish off any part of the boat. However, if it's a small spot, (or if the boat swings on the anchor) one side of the boat may be right over the spot and the fish, while the other side may be over empty bottom. Watch where the people who are catching are fishing. If the boat is drifting, on one side the lines will drag out away from the boat, while on the other side they will drag under. You'll want to fish off the "wind in your face" side so your line pays out away from the boat. I've seldom had much luck fishing up on the bow (except when drifting). It's generally higher off the water, and if the weather is breezy, it's worst up front by the anchor.