Charter Boat: Crusader Charters LTD
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Boat and Skipper Details
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Individual Spaces
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Boat and Skipper Details
Purpose built spacious fast evolution 38. Licenced for 12 plus 2 crew.
Participated in all 3 seasons of the CHART Tuna fishing programme and the first recreational tuna fishery.
Owner Skipper - Ricky Matthews has been operating these waters for decades. Wreck and reef fishing with lures and live baits is his speciality. No one works harder to find you the fish and ensure your trip goes as you would expect from a premier Charter operator.
Relief skipper Kev Lavis was a skipper on the first ever Bluefin Tuna tagging programme. He specialises in big predator fishing such as tuna and shark, but is just as at home targeting the varied species on the inshore reef and banks marks.
February 2025
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N.B. Not all Skippers keep this dairy up-to-date. Always check with skippers before making any plans. Last calendar update: 05-Jan-2025 |
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Crusader Charters LTD
| Fri 10/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Sat 11/01/2025 | 10 Hours |
2 spaces on mixed anchoring trip.
85pp
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| Mon 13/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Tue 14/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Wed 15/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Thu 16/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Fri 17/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Sat 18/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Sun 19/01/2025 | 2 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
2 spaces wrecking
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| Mon 20/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Tue 21/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Wed 22/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Mon 27/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Tue 28/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Wed 29/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Thu 30/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Fri 31/01/2025 | 8 Spaces | 10 Hours | £95.00pp |
Need 8 more for trip go-ahead.
Larger tide, more suited to fishing on the drift
Mid channel wrecks £800, Standard distance £650
Black Sea Bream / Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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| Sat 08/02/2025 | 2 Spaces | £95.00pp |
2 spaces mid channel wrecking
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| Sat 15/03/2025 | 4 Spaces | 10 Hours |
4 spaces drifting wrecks and reefs
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| Sat 17/05/2025 | 4 Spaces | 10 Hours |
Drifting wrecks / reefs - 4 spaces
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Reviews
Summary:
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Josh Davis (03/01/2025)
What a quality trip. We had some big pollock and skipper worked hard to get us on the fish.
Skippers Reponse: Cheers Josh, glad you had a good trip. Looking forward to the next one
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Charlie Roper (04/08/2024)
I’ve been going out on Crusader over 15 years, it’s a great boat to be on! Both the skippers, Ricky and Kev, are excellent. If there’s fish out there they will put you on them!
Skippers Reponse: Thank you Charlie, it's been a blast, looking forward to many more trips putting you on the fish
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Adrian Cross (10/10/2024)
Amazing day out on Crusader with my friend Mo back in October. I was very fortunate to catch a giant bluefin tuna of 102 inches estimated at c775 lb and the biggest to Crusader in 2024. After an epic 1 hour 15 minute battle 10 miles off the coast of Fowey, Cornwall the fish was safely released. Mo was up next and also caught a c250 lb fish. I would certainly recommend both skippers Rickie and Kev and their crew they literally went the extra mile to find these extraordinary fish! We have booked for 2025.
Skippers Reponse: Congratulations again on the beast this year Adrian! Awesome effort. We look forward to the next adventure
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Colin Bissett (29/12/2024)
Absolutely fantastic skippers . Fantastic boat . I always catch well with good fish to take home . I believe that Crusader charters is the top boat in Plymouth to go out on
Skippers Reponse: Thank you for the kind words Colin. We're glad you enjoy your trips ��
Location
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Plymouth, Devon, South West, England
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ilfracombe, Devon, South West, England
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Exmouth Tackle and Sport
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Tidal Tackle
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Robs bait & Tackle Supplies
Plymouth, Devon, South West, England
Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 12 Species have been caught onboard Crusader Charters LTD, including: Black Sea Bream | Blonde Ray | Bluefin Tuna | Bull Huss | Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) | Cod | Conger Eel | Couch's Sea Bream | Pollock | Red Gurnard | Spotted Ray | Spurdog
Latest Catches 26 photos uploaded
11 lb Pollock
24-Jan-2022Latest Fishing Reports and News
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27/04/2024
Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis
27 Apr 2024 by Kevin Lavis
After a bit of a lay up due to waiting on replacement parts we got back out for a days charter over the weekend.
Lads were treated to some fine quality Pollack on the sidewinder lures and live baits.
There's plenty of fish ont he grounds now so time to stock up on the fillets and get the rods bending! I was also totally made up with seeing a other Comber!
With more good weather on the horizon we will be out filling your boots with quality fish from a range of species. -
11/03/2024
Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis
11 Mar 2024 by Kevin Lavis
Another school night fishy escapade!
A cracking evening out in great company catching rays eels whiting doggies �� -
06/03/2024
Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis
6 Mar 2024 by Kevin Lavis
Now the homework is done, time to put the anglers on the fish...
Another night time break in the winds, taking some local rods out to the ray grounds.
Stacks of small eyed rays, a few blonde rays, a spotted ray, a stack of whiting (even enough left for me after the trip) and a few hard fighting congers too. Superb fun in 50 feet of water! -
03/03/2024
Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis
3 Mar 2024 by Kevin Lavis
A rare play day for relief skipper kev!
Joined by the boss we headed out to pinpoint where the rays are - we've had loads of ray on the evening trips this season but only 2-3 per trip, they must be holding up somewhere...
Within minutes of dropping the lines in the rays were feeding, and feeding hard. With only the two of us onboard it was manic! We lost count at 26 rays, mainly small eyed up to 12.75lb but a few blondes to 14lb there too.
In just 2 hours of fishing we smashed through 4 packs of sandeel, 3 boxes of squid and a pack on anchovy. When the baits are only big enough for 3/0 hooks, that a lot of fish!!!
An awesome afternoon out with the Mrs and the homework done for the charters. -
15/02/2024
Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis
15 Feb 2024 by Kevin Lavis
The heavens opened!
Wow what a down pour! So much rain I thought we saw the Ark go by at one point.
Making the most of the break in the winds we headed out for some huss and congers before coming back under the cliff to top up on some whiting.
The huss played ball, dozens to mid doubles and a good stamp of eels into the late 20's. Finished off with a few buckets of 1-8 to 2-12 whiting.
An awesome way to spend a few hours of an evening.
