 We invested heavily
in 2007 with the most luxurious charter
boat on the east coast. With twin 300HP diesels for safety and
top speeds of just under 30 knots and with cruising speeds of twenty
knots twice the speed of most charter boats halving offshore trips &
tope fishing trips steaming times, extending your angling day. Anglers
have the comfort of sheltered seating in the heated crew cab,& on deck
toilet facilities ,this boat is also equipped with some of the
most modern electronics available including colour
fish finders forward looking sonar's, satellite navigation, colour
radar overlay and plotters, Mob alarm, A.I.S class A, flat screen instructional TV in fact this superb boat wants for
nothing. With plenty of comfortable fishing deck space a walk around
island wheel house ideal for keen uptiders what more could the angler need,
we also have facilities for heating up your pies on cold winters
days. This boat is also ideal for corporate entertainment, site seeing trips
to the wind farm or seal watching etc,
and river cruises which can include a two hour fishing taster.
We also cater for
fast
crew changes surveys & acoustics monitoring. We are
members of the
Professional Boatman's
Association, info at
www.pba.org.uk
Its
your day out so why compromise with any old out of date slow
charter boat or undersized boat were your crammed in shoulder to
shoulder it could be embarrassing if its a corporate day out or your
entertaining clients and you can book this fantastic up to date boat for around
the same price? Its exhilaratingly faster, with more space,
more comfort, safer with twin engines, increasing your days enjoyment
and you don't have to spend a penny in a bucket or get soaking wet
before you start fishing. Offshore marks
in the summer take no time at all to reach, these productive marks ten to
twenty miles off could take hours in a slower charter boat
wasting your fishing time, and as we all no time is a precious thing especially
fishing time. Have you been subjected to being taken out by a charter
boat in bad weather and stuck in the river with no fish just so the
skipper can grab your money!!! I bet you have, well we do not do that and
will give you the customer our honest opinion of weather and fishing and
the decision is then yours. If you are a lone
angler or a small group or even new to sea angling perhaps retired and
want to try something new & find it difficult to book a boat check out
our new Wednesdays individual days, you will meet people with like
interests & make new friends give it a try and at only £50 each
including bait rod/tackle hire and as much tea/coffee as you can drink
with free tuition if required. (eight hour duration aprox)
*NEW INDIVIDUAL DAYS EVERY WEDNESDAY CLICK ON NEWS AND
AVAILABILITY*
WE CAN CATER FOR INDIVIDUALS OR FULL PARTY'S
AND WITH OUR NEW
SISTER BOAT UP TO TWENTY ANGLERS IDEAL FOR GROUP COMPETITIONS ETC.
Fully licensed to 60 miles with a maritime and coastguard agency code of
practice for ten plus two including a brown workboat code, safety is
assured, ladies and individuals welcome with free tuition if required. |
| The Thames Estuary
is a vast expanse of shoal and sandbanks holding a large variety of fish
species including; Bass, Smooth Hound, Mackerel, Tope and Skate in summer months
with Cod and Whiting etc in the winter months. Often when south coast
charter boats are in harbour due to strong winds Thames Estuary boats are
still able to find sheltered fishing, thus often avoiding cancellations
and costly wasted journeys. Most fishing is anchored ground fishing, Uptide/Downtide, and wrecking trips
and Tope trips by special arrangement dependant on
weather conditions.
Rods and fishing equipment can be hired and bait can be supplied, any
live
bait ordered must be paid for in full and no refund can be given on any
live
bait ordered.
A seventy pound deposit is required to confirm any booking, which is
fully refundable (less any live bait costs) if weather conditions prevent safe
sailing, this is at the discretion of the skipper. Important please
telephone the eve before your trip to check on its status i.e. weather
etc. We can
not refund deposits if you cancel but we will try to reschedule your trip to
another date if we are given a four week notice.
Hot tea and coffee is on offer all day while on board the boat.
PLEASE FOR SAFETY REASONS ALCOHOL STRICTLY IN
MODERATION THANK YOU.
WE HAVE BEEN
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAVE CLIENTS FROM ALL OVER
EUROPE INCLUDING BELGIUM GERMANY AND HOLLAND. You can be
confident that your skipper is more than competent with all the relevant
licenses and with 28 years R.N.L.I crew and coxswain and twenty plus
charter just relax and enjoy your day at sea aboard the
'Sophie Lea 2' SUPPORTING CANCER CHARITIES WITH EVERY
TRIP
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Brand new jetty enabling safer access to the boat, so
anglers with impaired movement can now fish aboard the Sophie Lea!
Superb on-board luxury with heated out of the
weather seating area for clients, also on deck toilet plus new
configuration seating & space in stern of boat.
SUPERB TOPE CAUGHT ABOARD THE SOPHIE LEA OF
73 POUNDS
CLICK HERE
FOR TOPE FISHING
BIGGEST TOPE 2009 54 POUNDS |
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