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I just did this tournament last Thursday and thought I would share that it was GREAT! We had an awesome guide on our boat, and between three of us caught 20 fish (which at 10 AM in 80 degree weather is pretty impressive). All large mouth bass, all but 2 were above a pound, and half were above two pounds. There are two trophies--one for largest fish caught and one for total combined weight of your first three fish (if you catch more than three, it's the total weight of your largest 3 fish). I, sadly, did not win either.
I hadn't heard much about it, but I'd been dying to do the regular fishing excursions, only my husband gets motion sickness, so I would be solo and never wanted to pay the $270 fee for just myself. So, this was a great alternative. If you like to fish, you won't be disappointed!
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DisneyDiva--they do them every Thursday at 10 AM. I think four boats can go out with five people on each boat maximum. We had two boats only with four on each. It's $70 per person, which makes it great if it's just you--you are only paying for one! They provide all bait and there is a continental breakfast with coffee, juice, pastries, and fruit. Once on the boat there were sodas. They do provide you a box so you can pack up your breakfast and take it with you. The guide will bait your hook and take the fish off, but he cannot cast or bait your hook. (That is against the tournament rules). The little trophies were pretty cute. It leaves from The Contemporary.
Apparently, since it's just started, there hasn't been many attendees. I only found out about it because I called to book the regular excursion, and the DVC person told me about it. I have never done the regular excursion, but the added competition on this one made it really fun!
wow we did the excursion last summer if u got 5 people it would be 350 we paid 270 for 5
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DisneyDiva--they do them every Thursday at 10 AM. I think four boats can go out with five people on each boat maximum. We had two boats only with four on each. It's $70 per person, which makes it great if it's just you--you are only paying for one! They provide all bait and there is a continental breakfast with coffee, juice, pastries, and fruit. Once on the boat there were sodas. They do provide you a box so you can pack up your breakfast and take it with you. The guide will bait your hook and take the fish off, but he cannot cast or bait your hook. (That is against the tournament rules). The little trophies were pretty cute. It leaves from The Contemporary.
Apparently, since it's just started, there hasn't been many attendees. I only found out about it because I called to book the regular excursion, and the DVC person told me about it. I have never done the regular excursion, but the added competition on this one made it really fun!
Thanks so much. We have always done this with a party of 4 or 5 to split the cost, this year it is just my DH and DS who want to fish. I think this may be the option we need.
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It is definitely NOT a good deal if you have 4 or 5 people. If that's the case, you would absolutely want to do the other one. This one is only good if you have fewer folks and don't want to pay the full fee for the guided tour. Although our guide did say he has had groups of five who have opted for this one because of the tournament style and the breakfast. It will be on my must do list from now on--provided we go in good climate weather.
I just did this tournament last Thursday and thought I would share that it was GREAT! We had an awesome guide on our boat, and between three of us caught 20 fish (which at 10 AM in 80 degree weather is pretty impressive). All large mouth bass, all but 2 were above a pound, and half were above two pounds. There are two trophies--one for largest fish caught and one for total combined weight of your first three fish (if you catch more than three, it's the total weight of your largest 3 fish). I, sadly, did not win either.
I hadn't heard much about it, but I'd been dying to do the regular fishing excursions, only my husband gets motion sickness, so I would be solo and never wanted to pay the $270 fee for just myself. So, this was a great alternative. If you like to fish, you won't be disappointed!
Thanks so much for sharing info about your experience Geri! I signed up for this DVC fishing tournament for my upcoming Nov trip, and your posts answer a lot of questions I had. Sorry you didn't win one of the trophies! Couple of more questions if you don't mind. Did you use live bait or lures -- if lures, do you have a choice or is it up to the guide (or is there only one kind available) -- if bait, what kind of bait do you use? Do you get a spinning reel/rod (or spincasting reel or baitcasting reel)? When I signed up through DVC member services, they told me they have up to 4 boats with 4 people each (16 people max) for each Thursday fishing tournament, but from what you say, I guess they can bend that a little bit and have 5 per boat if they need to. I was told to meet at the Contemporary Hotel boat dock -- is that where you went as well? I had always wanted to try fishing at WDW, but before the price was always too much for me as well -- this new DVC Fishing Tournament at $70 for 1 person was just the thing for me too! Thanks again for the info!
Wow! My family would love this. Thanks for posting!
If you have 3-5 family members, you may want to consider the "regular" fishing excursion that has been available for some time. If you have a WDW Passporter book, there is a page that mentions it -- look up "fishing" in the index. (My Passporter is very old, so I'm sure the page number is much different now).
Also see disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/fishing
Also see allears.net/btp/fish.htm
You can apparently book one of those for up to 5 persons for $235 total (for 1:30pm fishing) or $270 (for 7am or 10am fishing) -- plus there may be a DVC discount available for these. Never done those so cannot advise further. I always wanted to do the fishing excursion, but it was too expensive for me (just 1 person). This new DVC fishing tournament at $70 per person is great for 1 or 2 people -- I just signed up for this for my Nov trip. However, for 4-5 persons, especially with youngsters , the "regular" fishing excursion may be a better deal, plus it may be more kid friendly in that the fishing captain/guide can help you and kids with everything. From what Geri said, and other things I've been reading, for the new DVC fishing tournament, the guide will only net and weigh any fish you catch -- they apparently aren't supposed to help you (with your fishing) in any other way.
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