Sun - Sep 05 2010
Full day deep sea fishing trip September 4, 2010
Orange Beach, Al. - Today was great day for a deep sea fishing trip on the charter boat Intimidator. For this charter we had a father with his three sons and other family members, in town for labor Day Weekend. We left Orange Beach Marina and headed South for some of the good of fishing inside the recently opened waters off the shores of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Fri - Sep 03 2010
Gulf Waters off Alabama are now open!
Orange Beach Al. - The waters off the coast of Orange Beach and Gulf shores are now open for deep sea fishing. In noon time press release today the NMFS reopened over 5000 square miles of some of the best fishing grounds in the entire Gulf Of Mexico. This is a big deal and a step in the right direction to us getting back on track

Thu - Sep 02 2010
More Free Concerts for the Alabama Gulf Coast
Orange Beach, Al. - It has just been announced that there will be two more free concerts on the beach in Gulf Shores to help bring people back to the beach this fall. Bon Jovi and Brad Paisley will be performing on October 15th and October 17th

Mon - Aug 30 2010
Get your new Intimidator T-shirt now!
Orange Beach, Al. - We are now selling our T-shirts through the Dock store at Orange Beach Marina and online with Ebay. These are high quality artwork from Alan Woolford and were printed locally. If you would like to buy one locally just stop by and grab one or simply click this link to Ebay!

Sat - Aug 28 2010
Fall Red Snapper Season by David Rainer
“It’s a rare occurrence indeed when we’re able to give something that we didn’t think we were going to be able to give,” said Shipp, head of Marine Sciences at the University of South Alabama. “As bad as the oil spill was, it did enable us to have a fall snapper season. I think most people were in general agreement. Some people preferred the entire month of October and some wanted just weekends. I think part of that is to see how the weekend opening works. In the future, we may want to do that on a seasonal basis to extend a season over several more months.

Welcome to Intimidator Sportfishing Inc. We are a full service charter fishing business that offers trips from 4 hour family excursions to 4 day offshore extravaganzas.

Overnighters

These are very productive offshore saltwater fishing trips and have quickly become one of our most popular sportfishermen trips that can be customized to fishing styles or an individual’s needs. We are very diverse and can offer you a whole range of opportunities or angling possibilities. We specialize in overnight trips but offer trips to 4 days for the ones who just cannot get enough offshore saltwater fishing.

A typical overnighter usually leaves the dock about 6 am. Most of the overnight trips that we run are combo bottom / offshore Saltwater fishing trips. We will start the day in some cases doing some live bait fishing. We will always make every attempt to catch all the live bait that we need before departing in the morning but it is always best to try and catch some fresh live bait just off the beach in about 20 feet of water. Most of the live bait that you will find in the “Intimidators” 350 gallon live well will be Pinfish, Croakers, Pig Fish and Menhaden the bait that is usually caught in the gulf the morning of the trip will be Pilchards (aka Greenies or Elvis’), Herring, Thread fin’s, Cigar Minnows, and Atlantic Bumper fish (aka Crazy fish). The live bait can be the most important key to most any trip so the time spent here will be well served.

After we finish live bait fishing, we will usually put out some hi-speed trolling lures for Wahoo, King Mackerel and other fish that can be caught trolling while on the way to the fishing grounds. At this point, we will usually be working on whatever type breakfast that you may like to bring along. From there it is a flurry of activity rigging tackle, cutting bait, and giving everything a thorough inspection before the action commences.

After a good ride offshore, we will start on our bottom fishing for Red Snapper, Grouper, Scamps, Vermillion Snapper and Triggerfish depending on the time of year that you go fishing. This type of offshore saltwater fishing will be done on one of the thousands of private reefs or on some natural bottom that has taken years to acquire. Usually everyone is fishing at once, and this creates a lot of fun and excitement in competing with the other sportfishermen aboard and just having a good time. While all this is going on, it is commonplace to have your lunch smoking away on the grill. At the conclusion of the bottom fishing we will usually work our way further offshore to give everyone time to eat lunch and catch their breath to fish around some of the many oil rigs or deeper rock and chase the Amberjacks or maybe Deep drop for Grouper or Tilefish. From here we can continue even further offshore to give the Tuna, Wahoo or Dolphins a shot late the first day.

On the way offshore, we will start cooking supper and with our focus shifting to the offshore saltwater fishing for Yellow-fin Tuna, Black-Fin Tuna, Dolphin, Wahoo and the occasional Marlin. Once the offshore fishing has begun, we will employ a number of successful tactics and have three very distinct but different times for catching fish. First, is the evening bite which may be done a number of ways but Trolling or Kite fishing with live bait have proven to be the best effort for Sportfishermen in this time frame. After the sun goes down and everyone is enjoying their dinners, we may try to deep jig some Black fin Tunas or possibly try to chum up a yellow fin right under the boat if the conditions will allow. As serious sportfishermen, it is not uncommon for us to fish well into the night. With the new water maker onboard there will be enough water for a hot shower. Early the second morning before the sun comes up, we usually try some more deep jigging and chunking for the Yellow-fin’s until right at the crack of daylight and then we may either go back to the Kite or trolling methods. As the sun comes up, it is a very exciting time to be on the deck with the anticipation of the big bite at any moment.

If the bite is productive we will certainly stick with it until the bite slows or it is time to head back in. This will always be our longest ride of the trip but after a very exciting offshore saltwater fishing trip and all the fun this is when the card games and Satellite TV will come in useful. However, most people will sleep all the way to the dock. Most trips return to the dock after lunch anywhere from 12-4 pm depending on the length of the ride. Some of the trips offshore will carry you to points well offshore - some as far as 75 to 150 miles from port. No two trips are ever the same and there is always some fun and exciting things to do on a trip like this that will set it apart from others. Nowhere else will you find a camping trip, fishing trip, and picnic like this!