Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Snapper Season Opens Tomorrow!

Captain Mike’s Fishing Club
Deep Sea Fishing
Aboard The
Charter Boat Annie Girl
We Specialize in a Good Time!

Captain Mike Rowell                                                     204 West Spruce Av. 
Phone: 251-981-2081                                                    Foley Alabama 36535


Hello Fellow Fisherman

Just a reminder, tomorrow is opening day of Red Snapper Season! I have openings for my afternoon trip tomorrow and I am open for a private trip or shared expense trips, morning and afternoon, for Thursday, which ever books first.
The Red Snapper season is set for June 1st to July 18th at this time, just 48 days. There is a very good possibility we will get some additional days of Red Snapper Season this year but we don’t know when. I will let you know as soon as I find out something.
In the mean time, Go Fish!

Thanks
Captain Mike Rowell

For a Good Time Call
251-981-2081


We Specialize in a Good Time!

Captain Mike’s Fishing Club Deep Sea Fishing Aboard The Charter Boat Annie Girl We Specialize in a Good Time! Captain Mike Rowell 204 West Spruce Av. Phone: 251-981-2081 Foley Alabama 36535 www.captainmikesfishing.com Hello Fellow Fisherman Just a reminder, tomorrow is opening day of Red Snapper Season! I have openings for my afternoon trip tomorrow and I am open for a private trip or shared expense trips, morning and afternoon, for Thursday, which ever books first. The Red Snapper season is set for June 1st to July 18th at this time, just 48 days. There is a very good possibility we will get some additional days of Red Snapper Season this year but we don’t know when. I will let you know as soon as I find out something. In the mean time, Go Fish! Thanks Captain Mike Rowell For a Good Time Call 251-981-2081 www.captainmikesfishing.com We Specialize in a Good Time!

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Check out my latest movie. Can you can tell I’m board? http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12122841

Captain Mike’s Fishing Club
Deep Sea Fishing
Aboard The
Charter Boat Annie Girl
We Specialize in a Good Time!

Captain Mike Rowell                                                     204 West Spruce Av. 
Phone: 251-981-2081                                                    Foley Alabama 36535


Hello Fellow Fisherman

Check out my latest movie. Can you can tell I’m board?


http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12122841



Thanks
Captain Mike Rowell

For a Good Time Call
251-981-2081


We Specialize in a Good Time!


Friday, May 20, 2011

We have made some improvements to our web site including an online calendar!

Check out my web site for some new changes including a calendar showing the dates we are available and the dates that we are trying to fill for our shared expense trips.
Just one more reminder, we still have lots of room on our shared expense trip scheduled for tomorrow.
Captain Mike

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Shared expense trip this Saturday!

I know its short notice but i have 3 people intrested in a shared expense trip of some kind this Saturday. Their interested in a 10 hour shared expense trip but would consider something shorter or longer.
The marine forecast looks good. 2 to 3 foot seas. Lets go fishing!
Let me know if anyone is interested!

Amy Chastain Stewart Annie Girl Charters ‎3 adult males interested in a shared trip the week of May 23 if anything develops. 9 minutes ago · Like ·

‎3 adult males interested in a shared trip the week of May 23 if anything develops.
9 minutes ago ·  · 

You have received an Xtranormal movie about shared expense trips on The Annie Girl! http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12107498/shared-expense-trips-aboard-the-annie-girl

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12107498/shared-expense-trips-aboard-the-annie-girl

Go to the link below to view my Shared Expense Calendar

https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=hftalk9mhniq8q25d8ct3gmbu8%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Chicago

Monday, May 16, 2011

Someone looking to split a trip on The Annie Girl

Joel

I am open thru 25th through the 27th. I will post your request on Annie Girl Face Book, http://www.facebook.com/captainmikerowell, and my new blog, @   http://anniegirlcharters.blogspot.com/  and see if there are any other interest/inquires for the type of trip you are looking for.


Thanks for inquiring.

Captain Mike Rowell


From: Joel Hood [mailto:fourhoods@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2011 3:31 PM
To: mike@captainmikesfishing.com
Subject: Charter Reservation

May 22-27
My party consists of 3 family-oriented, serious fisherman.  We'd like to book a charter with a similar party (no drunks or children) for a 8, 10 or 12 hour charter.  We're open to day or night/day trips.  We prefer fishing bottom fishing but would consider trolling if big fish are active.  Please contact me anytime to discuss our options.
Joel Hood
Tupelo MS  38801
662-231-4318

We had an awesome overnight trip! Vermilion Snapper, Amberjack, Yellowfin Tuna, Big Eye Tuna, Dolphin and Whaoo The fish Gods were smiling on us!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Shared Expense Trip Schedule

Captain Mike’s Fishing Club
Deep Sea Fishing
Aboard The
Charter Boat Annie Girl
We Specialize in a Good Time!

Captain Mike Rowell                                                     204 West Spruce Av. 
Phone: 251-981-2081                                                    Foley Alabama 36535


Subject: Shared expense trip schedule

Hello Fellow Fisherman

The following is a list of “shared expense trips” that I have set aside for booking.

May 21st and 22nd
Overnight Combination Bottom Fishing/Big Game Fishing.

This trip will depart @ 6:00 am Saturday May 21st and return the
afternoon of Sunday May 22nd.
We will fish our way offshore targeting a verity of reef fish. Sometime that afternoon we will arrive at one of the deep water oil rigs, “Beer Can, Patronus, Marlin or Ram Powell” and fish for Marlin, Tuna Wahoo and Dolphin. We will spend the night in this area and fish here the next morning. Mid morning or so we will fish our way back home.
Cost: $700.00 per person based on 10 passengers.
Tips for the mates and fish cleaning included.

June 1st  Opening Day of Snapper Season
Morning and afternoon Snapper Trips

Morning trip departs @ 6:00 am and afternoon trip departs @ 1:00 pm. We will target various reef fish including Red Snapper, Trigger Fish, Vermillion Snapper and more…
Cost: $100.00 per person based on 15 anglers.
Fish Cleaning Included
20% Gratuity for the mates kindly suggested.

June 2nd Second Day of Snapper Season
Morning and afternoon Snapper Trips

Morning trip departs @ 6:00 am and afternoon trip departs @ 1:00 pm. We will target various reef fish including Red Snapper, Trigger Fish, Vermillion Snapper and more…
Cost: $100.00 per person based on 15 anglers.
Fish Cleaning Included
20% Gratuity for the mates kindly suggested.

This will get us started with the idea of shared expense trips on The Annie Girl. I will be updating this list from time to time. If you have a specific date and trip you would like to post for a shared expense trip let me know.
Thank you for your interest and let me know if you have any suggestions.



And follow us on Twitter @cbanniegirl  “That’s short for Charter Boat Annie Girl”

Thanks
Captain Mike Rowell

For a Good Time Call
251-981-2081


We Specialize in a Good Time!

Friday, May 6, 2011

Let's Go Fishing!

I am open for charter tomorrow. It's going to be a beautiful day. Clear sky's, 1 to 2 foot seas. I hate to miss a Saturday like this. Take Mom fishing!

Annie Girl now offering shared expense trips!

Captain Mike’s Fishing Club
Deep Sea Fishing
Aboard The
Charter Boat Annie Girl
We Specialize in a Good Time!

Captain Mike Rowell                                                     204 West Spruce Av. 
Phone: 251-981-2081                                                    Foley Alabama 36535



Subject: Shared Expense/Walk on Trips

Hello Again Fellow Fisherman

As an attempt to help some of you get your “Fishing Fix” in this down economy, I am putting together a shared expense/walk on charter option. Here is a detailed explanation on how these trips will work.

A shared expense trip is a charter made up of individuals and/or small groups that don’t have enough people to charter the boat privately by themselves.
I will set aside a few dates for a certain type of trip. I will include all of the details about that trip. I will send this information to my fishing club members, facebook followers; post it on my blog @ http://anniegirlcharters.blogspot.com/  and on my website @ mike@captainmikesfishing.com. People interested in booking a spot on one of these trips can confirm their space by calling or emailing. Payment in full must be received to confirm.

A dead line for filling the trip will be set. At the dead line, if all spots are not confirmed, we will contact all of the people that are confirmed for that trip and see if they want to pitch in more money to cover the spot or spots that have not been filled. If all spots are not paid in full at the time of the dead line, the trip will be canceled and all money will be refunded.

Once a trip is full and confirmed, we will notify everyone on that trip. There is a 21 day cancelation policy.

These trips will be treated the same way as a private charter. I will not overload the boat. Day fishing trips will be limited to 12 passengers and overnight trips will be limited to 10 passengers.

We will fish as a team. In other words, all fish caught will go into the fish box and when we get back to the dock all of the fish will be cleaned by the deck hands and all fish will be divided equally.
Tips for the mates and fish cleaning will be included in your price.

If you have at least 6 people that are interested in booking a particular open date, I will post that trip to attract enough other people to fill the trip.
You can use my blog to help you find other people with your same interest. http://anniegirlcharters.blogspot.com/

I will be sending out information about my first shared expense trip soon.


Thanks
Captain Mike Rowell

For a Good Time Call
251-981-2081


We Specialize in a Good Time!



History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
Bertie C. Forbes

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Survey Results

Captain Mike’s Fishing Club
Deep Sea Fishing
Aboard The
Charter Boat Annie Girl
We Specialize in a Good Time!

Captain Mike Rowell                                                     204 West Spruce Av. 
Phone: 251-981-2081                                                    Foley Alabama 36535


Hello Again Fellow Fisherman

Thank you all for your response to my survey. It was good to listen to your thoughts. As I suspected, the economy is the #1 factor responsible for my business being down. And of course I am not in that boat alone. “Pun Intended”

Obviously the cost to access the sea that we love and what lives there is not cheap. Gas and groceries must come before fishing, for most of us anyway.





How can I help?

I have not and will not raise my prices this year.

With the spike in the cost of fuel, most business that are fuel dependent are charging a fuel surcharge. I will absorb that cost and pull the throttles back a little to help conserve fuel.
Fuel surcharge will still apply to Tournaments and offshore trips that require us to run offshore beyond our normal range. 

I will offer more options for booking The Annie Girl!

I have built my business around full day and overnight trips. I still believe this is the best deal and these longer trips give me plenty of time to satisfy most hungry fishermen. Given the fact that money is tight and that our fishing season is split up differently this year more than ever before, I am going to offer more options to book The Annie Girl.

Half day, evening cruises, shark fishing, shared expense trips

Until this economy turns around, I am going to try and offer more affordable trips aboard The Annie Girl. In addition to our full day and overnight trips, I will be offering 4 Hour trolling, 6 and 8 Hour bottom fishing, afternoon and evening cocktail/sunset cruises, non fishing sight seeing/Booze cruises and shared expense/walk on trips.
If you have another idea of what you can use The Annie girl for, let me know. Make your own itinerary.

I will be sending out more information soon explaining how these shared expense trips will work and information on the 2011 fishing seasons.



Thanks
Captain Mike Rowell

For a Good Time Call
251-981-2081


We Specialize in a Good Time!



History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
Bertie C. Forbes

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Fishermans Servey

Captain Mike’s Fishing Club
Deep Sea Fishing
Aboard The
Charter Boat Annie Girl
We Specialize in a Good Time!

Captain Mike Rowell                                                     204 West Spruce Av. 
Phone: 251-981-2081                                                    Foley Alabama 36535


Fellow Fisherman

Hello to all of the Annie Girl fishing family and friends.  Hope this spring finds everyone well. 

 Our bookings for charters on the Annie Girl are off drastically and basically I want to know why.  I believe the person to ask is you, our customer.  The variables have considered are as follows:

1. The oil spill
    A. There was no fishing in Orange Beach or tourism of any description last spring, summer, or fall, so did you find something else to do that you enjoyed and are doing that this year in lieu of returning to Orange Beach to fish?

    b. Are you thinking the jury is still out on the result of testing for possible contamination and are you uncomfortable eating seafood caught from the Gulf of Mexico?

2. The economy

3. The Annie Girl
      A. Were you satisfied with your trip?
      
      B. Captain?                                                                                        
           1. Informative?
           2. Available?

      C.  Mates
           1. Friendly?
           2. Efficient?

       D. The boat
          1. Price?
         .2.clean?

4. The marina?

Please be honest. We want to do any and all we can to have you fish on the Annie Girl as often as possible. If more than one of the issues apply try to rate them from highest to low, especially if the oil spill is a determining factor for you. Bp promised not to leave this area until it was “all cleaned up”. Well if we don’t have people visiting our places of business in Orange Beach it’s “not cleaned up” We really need your honest input in this survey.

Thank you for your time. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. Hope to see you soon aboard the Annie Girl.



Thanks
Captain Mike Rowell

For a Good Time Call
251-981-2081


We Specialize in a Good Time!



History has demonstrated that the most notable winners usually encountered heartbreaking obstacles before they triumphed. They won because they refused to become discouraged by their defeats.
Bertie C. Forbes