Clear information about reservations, payments, cancellations, weather, seasickness, arrival, passenger limits, safety, and guest responsibilities.
We want you to understand the important details before your trip is confirmed, not after you arrive at the boat.
Most misunderstandings can be avoided when expectations are explained clearly in advance.
Please read this page and your reservation confirmation carefully. When you request and accept a confirmed trip, you are agreeing to the policies that apply to that reservation.
Your family or group has the boat to yourselves. We do not combine unrelated parties or sell individual seats.
The legal maximum is 6 passengers total. Every person aboard counts, whether they plan to fish or not.
Children and infants count toward the 6-passenger limit. A seventh person cannot be added simply because that person will not fish.
Captain Troy reviews the requested date, trip, group size, scheduling, and notes before accepting the reservation.
Your confirmation provides the agreed date, trip, price, stated deckhand amount, departure time, arrival instructions, and important policies.
Please reply so we know you received and reviewed it.
Disclose mobility limitations, serious medical concerns, special accommodations, very young children, or other circumstances that could affect whether the boat or trip is appropriate for your group.
A card on file holds the confirmed private charter date, similar to a hotel reservation.
The charter portion is paid on the day of the trip. We accept U.S. currency and major credit cards.
Bring the physical credit card you intend to use. You may use the original card or another accepted card for final payment.
We do not add a credit-card processing fee or surprise dockside fuel surcharge to the confirmed charter price.
The pricing page and confirmation show the stated cash amount for the deckhand.
Please bring cash and pay the deckhand directly after the trip.
A confirmed reservation removes that boat and time from availability for other families. Last-minute cancellations may leave the date impossible to rebook.
You may cancel at least 8 days before the scheduled trip without a cancellation charge.
You may be charged the full charter price plus the stated deckhand amount.
Travel changes, forgotten reservations, scheduling conflicts, shortened vacations, a person deciding not to go, or finding another activity generally do not remove the responsibility for a late cancellation.
Call or text Captain Troy at 251-975-8111 as soon as you know there may be a problem.
The weather call considers wind, wave height, wave period, thunderstorms, lightning, visibility, offshore conditions, safety, comfort, and the group scheduled that day.
Some rainy forecasts remain fishable. Some sunny days may be too rough offshore. Marine conditions matter more than the rain percentage displayed on a phone.
Forecasts and actual offshore conditions can change overnight. Waiting for better information is sometimes the most responsible decision.
You are not charged. When possible, we will discuss available dates and attempt to reschedule the trip.
Safe offshore conditions do not always mean perfectly flat water.
Anyone who gets carsick, experiences migraines, has balance or inner-ear concerns, or has never been offshore should prepare before the trip.
Speak with a physician or pharmacist when appropriate and follow the instructions for any motion-sickness prevention you choose.
Let Captain Troy or Sam know as soon as someone begins feeling unwell. Early communication gives the crew more opportunity to help.
If your group asks to return early because of seasickness, fatigue, anxiety, fear, discomfort, or a change of mind after departure, the full charter price and stated deckhand amount still apply.
Trip charges are based on the boat, crew, date, preparation, fuel planning, and reserved time, not only the number of hours a guest chooses to remain offshore.
This allows time to park, walk to the boat, load personal belongings, meet the crew, and receive the safety briefing.
Call or text Captain Troy immediately at 251-975-8111.
A late start does not automatically extend the scheduled return time, particularly when another trip or operational commitment follows.
Captain Troy and Sam teach, coach, and assist with fishing. They are not substitutes for continuous parent or guardian supervision.
Children may be asked to sit, move, wait, remain inside, stay away from equipment, or leave an area when conditions require it.
Children or adults may visit the upper helm only with Captain Troy’s permission. Access may be denied or ended whenever the captain needs an undistracted work area.
Responsible adults may bring beer in cans.
Glass bottles, glass containers, and hard liquor are not allowed aboard.
Illegal drugs and unlawful controlled substances are not permitted aboard the vessel.
Captain Troy may restrict participation, return to the dock, or end the trip when a guest becomes dangerously impaired, threatening, abusive, disruptive, reckless, or unwilling to follow crew instructions.
Ending a trip because of guest conduct does not create a refund or price reduction.
Captain Troy has final authority over the vessel and decisions affecting:
Instructions given by Captain Troy or Sam must be followed promptly.
If our rod, reel, or tackle fails during normal use, we will replace it with another available setup.
Guests may be responsible for equipment lost overboard, intentionally damaged, or damaged through misuse or refusal to follow instructions.
Phones, cameras, sunglasses, jewelry, coolers, bags, and other personal belongings are brought aboard at the guest’s risk. Secure them against boat movement, spray, and accidental loss.
Fish may be closed by season, undersized, over a bag limit, outside an allowed size range, or otherwise required to be released.
Final decisions about whether a fish may be retained belong to the captain and crew based on the regulations applying to the charter vessel.
Legal fish your group chooses to keep are cleaned and bagged after the trip.
Bring only what your group reasonably needs for the day.
Fishing licenses, rods, reels, bait, tackle, coaching, and fish cleaning are provided.
After the trip, place bagged fish into the clean cooler with plenty of ice so they remain well iced and cold during transport.
No. A card on file holds the confirmed date, and the charter portion is paid at the boat.
You may cancel at least 8 days before the scheduled trip without a cancellation charge.
You may be charged the full charter price plus the stated deckhand amount.
You are not charged. When possible, we will discuss rescheduling options.
The full charter price and stated deckhand amount still apply.
A maximum of 6 passengers may come. Children and infants count toward the limit.
No. The stated deckhand amount is separate and paid directly to the deckhand in cash.
Captain Troy has final authority over vessel operation, weather, fishing decisions, passenger movement, safety, and guest conduct.
We understand that many guests have never booked an offshore fishing charter.
Review the trip pages, prices, Buyer’s Guide, and policies. When something remains unclear, contact Captain Troy before submitting or accepting the reservation.
Check Availability and Request Your Trip
Call or text Captain Troy at 251-975-8111.
Distraction Charters
Orange Beach Marina, Slip E-12
27075 Marina Road
Orange Beach, Alabama 36561
Call or text: 251-975-8111
Orange Beach Marina is convenient to guests staying in Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Fort Morgan, Perdido Key, and throughout the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Park in the lot on the right marked in yellow. Walk west along the red-line walkway past the restaurant and toward the left side of the dock store.
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