Charter Boat: Crusader Charters LTD
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Boat and Skipper Details
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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.
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.
May 2024
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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: 07-May-2024 |
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Wed 1st May
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Thu 2nd May
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Fri 3rd May
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Sat 4th May
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Sun 5th May
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Mon 6th May
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Tue 7th May
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Wed 8th May
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Thu 9th May
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Fri 10th May
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Sat 11th May Fully Booked More Details |
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Sun 12th May
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Fri 17th May
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Sun 19th May
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Mon 20th May
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Tue 21st May
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Wed 22nd May
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Thu 23rd May
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Fri 24th May
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Sun 26th May
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Mon 27th May
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Tue 28th May
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Crusader Charters LTD
| Sun 19/05/2024 | 1 Space | 10 Hours |
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks £800
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| Thu 23/05/2024 | 7 Spaces | 10 Hours |
Larger tides, best suited to:
Drifting reefs & wrecks £650
Drifting Mid channel wrecks £800
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| Sat 25/05/2024 | 1 Space |
£1000 cash prize 2 day competition. Best combined % of 3 different species. Call for full info
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| Sun 26/05/2024 | 1 Space |
£1000 cash prize 2 day competition. Best combined % of 3 different species. Call for full info
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| Thu 06/06/2024 | 10 Hours |
2 spaces available to join a group of regulars. Mixed fishing at anchor and drift
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| Fri 07/06/2024 | 10 Hours |
2 spaces available to join a group of regulars. Mixed fishing at anchor and drift
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| Sat 08/06/2024 | 10 Hours |
2 spaces available to join a group of regulars. Mixed fishing at anchor and drift
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| Tue 02/07/2024 | 6 Spaces | 10 Hours | £85.00pp |
6 spaces available to join a regular group. Mixed fishing
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| Wed 03/07/2024 | 6 Spaces | 10 Hours | £85.00pp |
6 spaces available to join a regular group. Mixed fishing
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| Thu 25/07/2024 | 7 Spaces | 10 Hours |
Drifting reefs £650
Mid channel wrecks £800
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| Sat 17/08/2024 | 10 Hours |
2 spaces available on our £1000 cask conger comp (2 days, biggest eels takes the cash).
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| Sun 18/08/2024 | 10 Hours |
2 spaces available on our £1000 cask conger comp (2 days, biggest eels takes the cash).
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| Tue 20/08/2024 | 2 Spaces | 10 Hours | £225.00pp |
2 spaces available for Tuna fishing
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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
Latest 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.
