We pride
ourselves in
trying our
best to be
honest with
all our
customers
about the
bite. We
have
cancelled
many trips
when we knew
there were
no fish to
be caught
locally and
saved our
customers
thousands of
dollars
rather than
take them
for a long
boat ride.
Not many
charter
boats will
do this but
we do not
want to take
your hard
earned money
if the
fishing is
poor. This
is one of
the reasons
we have been
in business
almost 20
years now.
The55 Hooked Up
II
is one of the
newest, most
deluxe, fastest
and comfortable
charter boats on
the East
Coast.
Carolina custom
hulls are known
for their world
class rides
without
excessive
pounding as well
as being
extremely dry
boats in all
kinds of sea
conditions.
The Hooked Up II
is without
questions one of
the very best
riding and
driest charter
boats you will
ever fish on
plus a super
huge cockpit to
accommodate up
to 6 anglers and
crew
comfortably.
For your safety
we had two new
Caterpillar
Diesels
installed in
June of 2009 as
we feel having twin
diesels engines
is a must when
running 60-100
miles when offshore
fishing.
Picture of the
55 Hooked Up II
this past summer
with all 6
anglers fighting
Yellowfin Tuna
on a day troll
trip
Scroll down the
home page for
more offshore
pictures from
last season as
it was one of
the very best on
Yellowfin Tuna
in many years
running mostly
day troll trips.
I will be
posting a
synopsis shortly
on the 2011
offshore season
for our
customers to
review to help
them decide when
and what type of
trip they might
be interested in
this coming 2012
season.
Check out the super size cockpit of the 55 Hooked Up II
Pictures
of tuna, marlin,
wahoo
and mahi caught
on the 55
Hooked Up II
starting in
early June 2011
6 Yellowfins
on at one time
and it does not
get any better
than that on day
troll trips
Picture of
Captain John’s
88 year old
mother at the
dock with
Yellowfin Tuna
and Mahi
We troll for
Wahoo on all our
trips
starting in mid
to late July and
have caught many
ones over the
years up to 80
lbs.
Videos
of the Hooked Up II
fishing for
200-300 lb plus Bluefin Tuna off North
Carolina
March 26, 2011 72 inch Bluefin
on a JIG
Click picture to
enlarge
81 inch Giant
Bluefin caught
off Oregon
Inlet, NC on the
55 Hooked up
March 21, 2011.
March 18th
2011 trip
off Oregon
Inlet, NC
Click on an
image below for
a larger image.
Manufacturer
Crown
Marine
Number
of
Engines
2
Engine
Type
Caterpillar
(New
June
2009)
C-12
ACERT
Low
Emission
Diesel
Engines
Horsepower
1420
hp
Cruising
Speed
27-30
knots
Length
55
Beam
17
Radar
Air
Conditioning
&
Heat
Microwave
Generator
TV
(Samsung
40
Inch
Flat
Screen
HD
with
140
channels)
VCR
Sony
Surround
Stereo
DVD
Full
Navigation/Communications
by
Raymarine
Electronics
Oversize
Bunks
in
lower
berth
&
custom
couch-chair
in
salon
Eskimo
Ice
Maker
to
provide
600
lbs
plus
of
ice
All
Custom
Tackle
for
both
Inshore
&
Offshore
HOOKED
Up
II
exceeds
all
of
the
SAFETY
requirements
of
the
United
States
Coast
Guard
(USCG)
for
6
pack
charter
boats.
SAFETY
is
our
highest
priority.
