Welcome to Bust A Knot Charters
Fishing Trips Available
Looking for an unforgettable fishing experience in Carrabelle, Florida? Look no further than Bust a Knot Fishing Charters! Our family-run business is led by Captain Kevin and Captain Zach Libby, who come from a long line of fishermen. Whether you're a seasoned pro or a first-timer, we welcome all levels of experience and are dedicated to providing a safe and fun day on the water. Contact us today to schedule your fishing charter!
4-hour trip
If you want to fish but don’t want to lose sight of land, the four-hour trip is the one for you. This trip is a great trip for beginners or young children.
In the spring season (March and April), trolling for spanish mackerel and sheepshead makes for an exciting experience.
Later in the season, fishing for king mackerel, bonito, dolphin fish, cobia, and bluefish are the targets. Most of the fish caught during the 4-hour trip range from 3 to 15 lbs.
6-hour trip
If your desire is to venture further off-shore, the six-hour trip could be considered an extension of the 4-hour trip. During this trip, anglers can snapper. This is a great trip to get your “feet wet” on some bottom fishing and also a great trip for kids.
8-hour trip
In addition to trolling for the fish indicated in the 4-hour and 6-hour trips, anglers can bottom fish for a variety of snapper, amberjack, triggerfish, and an occasional grouper. On this trip. Because the length of this trip allows you to travel further off-shore, anglers find high speed trolling very exciting. As you travel to and from the off-shore reefs, the deckhand will drop lines overboard. Fish such as wahoo, king mackerel, dolphin fish, bonito, and others have been caught
10 or 12-hour trip
These are our most popular trips. Anglers booking these trips often say, “I want to catch the big ones, Captain!” If you are serious about fishing, these trips are for you.
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Booking these trips allows the crew to fish reefs offshore that house the larger red snapper, grouper, and amberjack. The longer the trip, the more fishing time you have.
Because the length of this trip allows you to travel further off-shore, anglers find high-speed trolling very exciting. As you travel to and from the off-shore reefs, the deckhand will drop lines overboard. Fish such as wahoo, tuna, dolphin fish, bonito, and others have been caught.
If you’re looking to spend all day on the water and you love to fish, either of these trips is for you!
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Bust A Knot Charters specialized in bottom fishing on local reefs. Species caught on these reefs consist of but are not limited to, varieties of snapper, grouper, trigger and amberjack. Some species may only be caught during a predetermined season, as defined by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
Several different types of bait are used for reef fishing: squid, herring and live bait.
The quality and quantity of fish caught increases as the trip length increases. A minimum of a six hour trip is required for bottom fishing.
Bottom fishing
Trolling
We offer 4 to 6 hour inshore trolling trips or an 8 hour off-shore trolling trip.
Species caught on these trips consist of, but are not limited to, Spanish mackerel, king mackerel, bonita, mahi-mahi, wahoo, cobia, and barracuda. These fish run at different times of the year, depending on the water temperature. Spanish mackerel are the first migratory fish to appear at the end of March. As the water continues to warm, all the other species are sighted and caught. This continues through the fall.
Several different types of bait are used for trolling: artificial lures, cigar minnows and live bait.
Benefits of Fishing with Bust A Knot Charters
Shark fishing
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Shark fishing is one of the most popular trips at Bust A Knot Charters. These trips range in length from five to eight hours. The longer the trip the greater the opportunity to catch the “big one.”
Sharks caught consist of bull, black tip, hammerhead, tiger and mako. Some species are federally protected and others can be caught to either release or consume On the shark fishing trip, we recommend at least a 5 or 6-hour trip. The recommended months are May through October. This is for a very patient fisherman. It is a waiting game where you have to be very patient. Shark fishing can be very exciting or sometimes it takes a lot of waiting. We catch a variety of sharks bull shark, tiger shark, hammerhead, sand tiger, and dusky. We do keep the sharks you catch if it is legal and you are wanting to have him cleaned to eat. If you want to catch something big that fights hard, then this may be for you.
Safety
Our boats are regularly inspected for your safety. We meet and, in fact, exceed U.S. Coast Guard Regulations.
Communication
We will keep you up to date with any changes due to potentially bad weather or any other issue that may affect your trip.
Groups Welcome
Bust A Knot is licensed for up to 6 people so you are welcome to get a group together and make an adventure of it.
Guarantee
While we don’t guarantee you will catch the big one, we do guarantee that you will have a great day out and come home with many priceless memories!
Comfort
While it isn’t home we are sure you will find our boats extremely comfortable with air-conditioned cabins, bunk if needed and full-sized toilet