Reel Candy targets certain species at specific times of the year. We can book a trip at the perfect time to hook you up to the fish species you have always been dreaming of catching. Knowing you have the best shot at catching the fish that you have always wanted to by chartering the Reel Candy will help you relax and prepare for the memories that will last a lifetime.
Jupiter, Florida in Palm Beach County, is famous for all types of game fish as they migrate along the famed Sailfish Alley. Dolphin fishing on one of the Reel Candy Charter boats is easy since we can start fishing within three miles of the Jupiter Inlet where the Reel Candy is docked.
This prolific fish is commonly referred to as Dolphin, Mahi–Mahi, and Dorado, and is the most sought after game fish in the world. Don’t get this dolphin confused with the mammal or “Flipper”.
Jupiter, Florida in Palm Beach County, is famous for all types of game fish as they migrate along the famed Sailfish Alley. Dolphin fishing on one of the Reel Candy Charter boats is easy since we can start fishing within three miles of the Jupiter Inlet where the Reel Candy is docked.
Dolphin grow rapidly and are short lived which make them an ideal game fish. Since they make excellent table fare, most restaurants in Jupiter, and south Florida will have various types of prepared dolphin available on the menu. Sportfishing charters on Reel Candy catch 50-70 pound dolphin year-round.
Dolphin fishing is available all year in Jupiter. During the winter months they migrate south from the northern states and the Dolphin fish range from 6 pounds to 30 pounds and larger fish are not uncommon. The larger fish usually start showing in April and their migration route takes them north and last until June. The Reel Candy sport-fishing team target dolphin in Jupiter, both on half day and full day charters. Dolphin fishing is also excellent on our Tuna trips to Walker’s and Grand Cay. Dolphin are commonly caught while the Reel Candy is charter fishing during any of the marlin tournaments in the Bahamas.
Our dolphin fishing methods include live bait – kite fishing, using light tackle, trolling ballyhoo, or strip baits, or lure fishing. They can also be caught casting jigs or bait while site fishing. Being one of the most colorful fish in the ocean, Dolphin fish will light up and change to iridescent shades of green, blue and yellow as they attack a bait. They jump often during the fight adding to the angling excitement.
Jupiter, Florida charter fishing always provides anglers with the opportunity to catch a trophy fish, and a trophy dolphin will make a beautiful mount for “lasting memories.”
Book now for your Jupiter Florida dolphin fishing experience aboard the Reel Candy!
Sailfish Alley extending from Jupiter, Florida south to the night lights of Miami, the Reel Candy fishing team joins the search in the most sought after sport fish in the world. Sail fishing in Jupiter, during the winter months is probably the best in the world. Sailfish are very acrobatic and have a tendency to jump and make high speed runs.
Sailfish Alley extending from Jupiter, Florida south to the night lights of Miami, the Reel Candy fishing team joins the search in the most sought after sport fish in the world. Sail fishing in Jupiter, during the winter months is probably the best in the world. Sailfish are very acrobatic and have a tendency to jump and make high speed runs. Challenging your angling skills.
Anglers from all over the world come to Jupiter, Florida just to catch sailfish on the Reel Candy. The season usually runs from November through February and can even last into April. However sails can be caught here during every month of the year. During the winter as cold fronts come down from the north. The sailfish chase the balls of baitfish, which are migrating south. Double digit strikes and often double digit releases of sailfish in one day are not uncommon if the conditions are right.
Sailfishing over the last 10 years has improved tremendously since the inception and use of circle hooks. The Reel Candy fishing team releases ALL billfish. If the sailfish you catch is your first, and you would like to have it mounted, we will measure it, release it, and arrange for a replica to be made of your trophy by a trusted taxidermist.
Although our preferred method to catch sails is with the use of a kite, we often find trolling will produce more bites. We use 20 weight tackle and depending on conditions will fish between 4 to 6 rods. To entice a bite, we will “dredge fish”, pulling as many as 36 or more finely prepared baits on each side of the boat. The dredge is trolled just below the surface, with a hooked dead bait following close behind. The purpose of the dredge is to mimic a school of bait fish. It is not uncommon to have multiple sailfish attack our teaser. Our mates on the Reel Candy will assist and guide you through the hook up, the fight, and the photo session of your fish for ……Memories of a lifetime.
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Wahoo cruise the waters all year whether you are fishing Jupiter, Florida or in the Abacos, from Walkers Cay to Treasure Cay, from Marsh Harbour to the Hole in the Wall, and islands south like San Salvador, Bahamas, but the season really starts in October. During November, December and thru March, the bite is exceptional with multiple bites daily. Fish are caught mostly in the 25 to 60 pound range with a few hitting the 100 pound mark
Many years ago we were fortunate enough to meet Ronnie Shatmann and Walker Holcomb, thank goodness not at the same time. These two guys wrote the book on wahoo fishing, and I’ve been hooked ever since our first conversations. Since then we have gone on to fish some of the best wahoo waters in the world including Australia. The Reel Candy Sportfishing team have been guiding anglers to trophy wahoo for the last 15 years.
Hard fighting, with long high speed runs, these fish are truly exciting gamefish. Wahoo cruise the waters all year whether you are fishing Jupiter, Florida or in the Abacos, from Walkers Cay to Treasure Cay, from Marsh Harbour to the Hole in the Wall, and islands south like San Salvador, Bahamas, but the season really starts in October. During November, December and thru March, the bite is exceptional with multiple bites daily. Fish are caught mostly in the 25 to 60 pound range with a few hitting the 100 pound mark.
Packages are all custom designed by Reel Candy Sportfishing for your particular group size, length of stay, and desired location. Including Jupiter, Walkers or Grand Cay, Marsh Harbour, Treasure Cay and especially in San Salvador. We have packages to suit every angler, couple or group. Pricing ranges from $500 for a half day fishing in Jupiter to $10,000 for a week in San Salvador.
January, February, March and April will be the prime months for fishing Jupiter or BIG MONSTER WAHOO in San Salvador on the Reel Candy. Although the weather can be extreme, there are many days that are fishable. We do have some calm days in Jupiter during the winter and our 26’ center console is wahoo rigged and ready to go wahoo trolling, making a half or full day wahoo trip easy on the wallet and loaded with excitement.
You don’t have to wait till cold weather to fish wahoo in Jupiter. Some of our best wahoo catches have been recorded during July, August, and September while fishing during just before and during the full moon.
Catching a wahoo can be the fish of a lifetime. The Reel Candy Team are agents for Gray Taxidermy to preserve your awesome catch.
Shark fishing is electrifying, and demanding. Our Reel Candy crew is experienced with the handling of sharks for your safety and theirs. Our crew has fished with some of the greatest shark hunters including world record holders in multiple line categories of both men and women’s divisions. Local names include, Clark and Connie Balsinger (11 sharks over 1000 pounds), Zack “Zacko” Gerzeny, Greg Dunley, and Chris Watkins. The Reel Candy team believes in conservation and make every effort to release ALL game fish to fight another day.
Shark fishing can certainly be electrifying as well as physically demanding. Our Jupiter offshore fishing charter anglers frequently catch:
Hammerhead Sharks
These sharks have evolved for millions of years to dominate the top of the food chain and even with all of man’s technology they still rain supreme in the oceans off Jupiter, Florida. Our Reel Candy crew is experienced with the handling of sharks for your safety and theirs. Our crew has fished with some of the greatest shark hunters including world record holders in multiple line categories of both men and women’s divisions. Local names include, Clark and Connie Balsinger (11 sharks over 1000 pounds), Zack “Zacko” Gerzeny, Greg Dunley, and Chris Watkins.
The Reel Candy team believes in conservation and make every effort to release ALL game fish to fight another day. Your fight will be recorded by our five on board cameras, including two GoPro action cams. At your request our Reel Candy photographer will be on board to help with underwater shots of your trophy.
Most Sharks can be readily caught from bridges, piers, jetties, and beaches without a great deal of expense involved. However fishing from our 47’ luxury sport fish, equipped with a tournament fighting chair will greatly improve your chances of landing a trophy. Our crew will help with all measurements and paperwork for having your trophy preserved for years of viewing pleasure.
It’s challenging, so book NOW and begin the thrill. These creatures strike savagely, make long drag-scorching runs, and in some cases, will explode from the water in a leap worthy of the most highly touted game fish. The Reel Candy team uses light and heavy tackle for shark fishing.
And finally, shark fishing is just plain exciting. You’re targeting a powerful creature with an attitude…a fish that when provoked would rather bite you than eat. And believe me, after being hooked and being brought alongside, they are provoked. It’s an angling “memory that will last a lifetime.”
Book your shark fishing charter NOW on the Reel Candy! We will gladly assist with accommodations in Jupiter, Florida.
We can Kingfish year round off the Jupiter Beaches. Although November till April is the best time to target kingfish. From the Jupiter Inlet, where the Reel Candy is docked, we only have a short 2 mile run to start fishing. The “Smoker Kings” predominately follow the baitfish to Jupiter waters in January and February.
We can Kingfish year round off the Jupiter Beaches. Although November till April is the best time to target kingfish. From the Jupiter Inlet, where the Reel Candy is docked, we only have a short 2 mile run to start fishing. The “Smoker Kings” predominately follow the baitfish to Jupiter waters in January and February. Since the larger Kingfish are less inhibited at night hitting our top drifting baits especially around a full moon we can customize any trip. Day time slow trolling, drifting or live bait kite-fishing will produce 20 pound average Kingfish though it is not uncommon to catch fish larger than 40 pounds. The winter Kingfish schools are much larger and highly concentrated, that’s when the bite is exciting and “super” hot! Kingfish are hard hitting and make drag screaming runs. It is not uncommon to have the kings skyrocketing out of the water, guzzling the bait while in mid-air.
Full or half day fishing charters are available on both the 47′ Reel Candy or the 26′ Reel Candy II. Book your Reel Candy Fishing Charter.
On the Reel Candy our swordfishing tactics off Jupiter, consist of drift fishing live or dead baits or a combination of live and dead baits. Although large carefully rigged dead squid is the preferred bait, we often use large blue runners, mackerel, or our sailfish favorite goggle eyes. Sometimes the wait is only a few minutes, other times the night drags into morning, but you stand an excellent chance of hooking or catching your swordfish on the Reel Candy on any given night of the year.
Many anglers, captains and fishing magazines have voted the swordfish as the toughest adversary to be encountered on rod and reel.
Imagine a fish hooked 400 feet deep, jump in the moonlight and then only seconds later takes your screaming reel down 500 feet. Your fight starts all over again!
In Jupiter, Florida, we have a year round swordfish season and our swordfish grounds are on the average only 20 miles from the Jupiter Inlet, where the Reel Candy Sportfish is docked at the Square Grouper Tiki Bar & Castaway’s Marina.
We do catch some swordfish that are small, but some are in excess of 500 pounds. We always encourage conservation and a healthy release. A 100 pound fish can be quite a battle on 50 pound class tackle. It is not uncommon for Reel Candy anglers to hook a swordfish and fight them for a couple hours.
On the Reel Candy our swordfishing tactics off Jupiter, consist of drift fishing live or dead baits or a combination of live and dead baits. Although large carefully rigged dead squid is the preferred bait, we often use large blue runners, mackerel, or our sailfish favorite goggle eyes. Sometimes the wait is only a few minutes, other times the night drags into morning, but you stand an excellent chance of hooking or catching your swordfish on the Reel Candy on any given night of the year.
The Reel Candy Sportfishing crew, have also developed their own technique to catch swordfish during the day. Using our sponsored Kristal Electric Reels laded with braided line, coupled with heavy weights to reach depths of 2000 feet, we are able to get a bait to the bottom and using the boat keep the bait on or close to the bottom. The swordfish that we have caught during the day are typically larger than your nighttime swords.
Several magazines have featured the angling successes of the Reel Candy Charter fishing crew, including a tournament recap and swordfish article in Marine Max’s Lifestyle Publication and their sponsored World Billfish Tournament.
Join the Reel Candy fishing team in Jupiter, Florida for your swordfishing experience.
Tuna trips begin in April and we begin looking for the birds. Our tuna trips, commonly referred to as “Corner Trips” are a short 60 mile run as begin our early morning trek. These trips consist of one “long day” runs or the extended 3 fishing day weekend excursion. Yellowfin tuna normally are in the 30 to 50 pounds range, but we have caught some reaching 90 pounds.
Tuna trips begin in April and we begin looking for the birds. This is usually a good time to hook a blue or white marlin. Dolphin or mahi-mahi, are predominately a by-catch, and can become a nuisance as we troll for yellowfin and blackfin tuna.
Our tuna trips, commonly referred to as “Corner Trips” are a short 60 mile run as begin our early morning trek. These trips consist of one “long day” runs or the extended 3 fishing day weekend excursion. Yellowfin tuna normally are in the 30 to 50 pounds range, but we have caught some reaching 90 pounds.
Our Corner Trips also include wahoo fishing packages beginning December and go into April. Regular multiple hook-ups and some fish are over 100 pounds. Since the hurricane of 2004 which shut down Walkers, the neighboring island of Grand has been home to fishermen making short trips to the Bahamas from Jupiter, Florida. Walkers Cay serves as an “Entry Clearing” point when entering the Bahamas with a full-time Customs Agent available to welcome visitors.
Rosie’s Place, just 90 miles from Jupiter, Florida, on Grand Cay, offers new cottages, very clean and just a short walk to the end of the dock. Rosie’s Place also serves fine seafood meals in their restaurant and bar. All this at reasonable rates. “All inclusive” fishing packages have been arranged with Reel Candy and Rosie himself to provide your party an easy travel experience.
Three day trips or a long weekend at Rosie’s Place is not only a rewarding fishing experience, but you will relax in a true island fishing atmosphere. The residents of Grand Cay will make you feel at home, and cater to your every need. Call us Reel Candy Sport-fishing for pricing now!
*** Passports are required! The Reel Candy Charter Boat is Bahamian licensed as a foreign charter, and serves as the longest licensed foreign charter service in the Abacos. The Bahamian government requires all US boats fishing as a charter to be inspected and licensed.
Black Marlin, Blue Marling and Whie Marlin! Marlin are the most sought-after marlin species today, partly because of their wide distribution, which makes them available to a great number of anglers, and but mostly because they are capable of spectacular fighting ability and having the potential to reach great sizes. The pursuit of marlin has inspired and continues to inspire thousands of sport fishermen.
Blue marlin are the most sought-after marlin species today, partly because of their wide distribution, which makes them available to a great number of anglers, and but mostly because they are capable of spectacular fighting ability and having the potential to reach great sizes. The pursuit of blue marlin has inspired and continues to inspire thousands of sport fishermen.
White marlin are distributed throughout the tropical and seasonally in temperate oceanic waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The smallest of the marlin species, with a potential maximum size of around 220 lb (100 kg), they are sought after not for their size but for their speed, leaping ability, elegant beauty and the difficulty that anglers often encounter in baiting and hooking them. They are a premier light-tackle gamefish.
The “hatchet marlin”, long thought to be a variant of the white marlin distinguished by dorsal and anal fins with a chopped-off rather than rounded appearance, has recently been confirmed as a separate species in the Tetrapturus family, the roundscale spearfish. Nearly indistinguishable from white marlin, most tournaments treat hatchet marlin catches as white marlin. Both species are fished for in the same way.
White marlin feed on a variety of schooling baitfish including sardine, herring and other clupeoids; squid; mackerel; scad; saury; and smaller tuna-like fishes such as frigate and bullet tuna. Like their close relatives the striped marlin, and sailfish, white marlin will often group together to corral schooling baitfish into a tight group for feeding purposes, a phenomenon commonly referred to as “balling bait”. When this occurs, it is common for two or more fish to be raised to the baits or hooked up simultaneously.
Genetically compared to striped/white marlins and sailfish, black marlins are more solid than their blue counterparts. They have a shorter bill and a rounder and lower dorsal fin. They are also the only marlin from the family to have rigid pectoral fins that are unable to be pressed flat against their immense bodies.
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