Charter Details
- Date: Friday, August 28th, 2026
- Time: 06:00 to 10:00
- Home Port: Destin, Florida
- Vessel Make: G&S Boatworks
- Vessel Length: 53
- Vessel Name: Outta Line
- Engines: Cummins QSM11 – 650 hp
- Captain: Trey Windes
This charter experience can be booked on CharterBoatOuttaLine.com or by calling (850) 837-2320.
On an early Friday morning that had promised nothing but terrible weather, my friends and I headed towards Destin’s fishing fleet, completely expecting to push our trip into the afternoon due to a substantial front of lightning, rain, and high winds.
The exact moment we arrived to the boat, however, somebody turned the foul weather off and replaced it with a glorious sunrise to our east. We shook hands with the captain, Trey Windes, who wasted no time in getting us away from the dock and towards an endless horizon. The two deckhands John and Will moved like a well-oiled machine as they set the spread and started baiting bottom rigs.
Our group numbered 6, plus a straggler from the FWC (Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission), who, completely unprompted, assured us she was in fact “not a narc” but rather a marine biologist studying our catch for ecological research.
With the G&S’s efficient hull design and twin Cummins 650s, we found ourselves about 20 miles offshore fairly quickly (45 minutes) and promptly dropped lines on Captain Trey’s first bottom fishing spot of the day.
The Fishing Experience
What we did for the next half hour was effective slaughter, with each of us bringing in at least one Mingo per cast, oftentimes two and three. The mates were on the ball, making every second count so we could focus on reeling in our next one.
When we reached time, the engines fired up, and we prepared to head to the next spot. Not so fast — fish on.
After a good two-minute fight, I earned a glimpse at my catch — Muy Bonita. She was about half a foot longer than anything we had caught yet, and the morale impact was immediate with high fives and hell yeas all around. Too bad we weren’t shark fishing!
Two more bottom fishing spots to “get our groceries done” and three more fish caught with the trolling lines on the way in gave us a haul we were fairly happy with. Considering we were back exactly 4 hours after departure, this was about as efficient a trip as we could’ve asked for.
FIN-al Count
- 46 Vermilion Snapper / Mingo
- 3 Little Tunny / Bonita / Bobo
- 2 Red Snapper
- 1 Spanish Mackerel
- 1 Almaco Jack
When we pulled back to the dock, our mercenaries promptly hit the fillet table. Catching a pile of fish and then simply being handed a nice clean bag at the end certainly feels like one of the best values of the experience.
Cook Your Catch: Many of of the local restaurants in Destin offer or encourage you to bring your catch for dinner. The Edge cooked 8 pounds of our Mingo in three ways: grilled, fried, and blackened. No doubt their normal dishes were fine, but there’s just something incredible about knowing exactly where on the chart your dinner was swimming this morning.
A Very Professional Fishing Experience
All told, this experience was exceptional, and I have no doubt I’ll be seeing this friendly, professional crew and their efficient boat very soon. Captain Trey relocates the vessel to Port Fourchon for 3 months of the year, tantalizingly close to our New Orleans office.