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CAPTAIN JAMES WISNER
FULL TIME FISHING GUIDE
United States Coast Guard Licensed Master Captain
MERCURY PLATINUM PRO FISHING GUIDE 15 YEARS AND RUNNING!
28 Certified Adult International Game Fish Association World Records
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA CIRCA 1975
Tampa - Boca Grande - St. Petersburg - Englewood - Placida - Pine Island
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
IS THE CAPTAIN A FULL TIME GUIDE?
Captain James Wisner is a completely Full Time Guide. Beware of Fishing Guides that advertise that they are full time Guides, but actually are part time guides. Do you want to go to a part time Doctor or Lawyer when you need one or do you prefer a Full Time Professional? Do not be afraid to ask any Captain that you book for a Fishing Charter if he/she is full or part time.
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Do you take Photographs or Videos of your Fishing Charter Clients?
Yes we do! We generally have a camera on board to take photographs of the anglers catch. Some Angling clients have been asking for video so I carry a video camera to video tape your Tarpon while you fight it and bring it to boatside. You can see just a few of the hundreds of Videos taken by Captain James Wisner at [CLICK HERE TO SEE STREAMING VIDEOS of Fishing Action with Captain James]
There are several Charter Fishing Guide Sites on the Internet that claim to be the #1 Fishing Guide for the West Coast of Florida. How can there be that many #1Guides? There can only be one #1 Charter Fishing Guide.
Beware of website hype that states Captain So and So is the #1 Guide on the West Coast of Florida. There are several such sites spamming the net. They all can't be number #1. Captain James does not claim to be the # 1 Fishing Guide on the West Coast of Florida, he will let the reader determine that for himself from the evidence on this extensive World Class Web Site. See what many Respected Multiple Award Winning Sports Writers say about Captain James' extensive 40 PLUES YEARS OF TARPON FISHING KNOWLEDGE at [Testimonials from Award Winning Outdoor Writers]
Why do some fishing guides spamming the search engines use "SPONSORED PLACEMENT"?
Beware of fishing guides on internet search engines who have to "buy" a paid sponsored high seach engine placement. At the top or on the side of most search engine 1st search pages you will find an area called "Sponsored" or "Sponsored Links" these are top spots on search engines that were not earned by Web Site Rankings. The Fishing Guides who are in those "sponsored" links bought that ranking to get ahead of other more qualified quides with better search engine ratings. None of Captain James Wisner's search engine rankings are purchased, they are all EARNED! They were earned by being one of the best Guides and having one of the top Fishing Guide Sites on the Internet. Don't be fooled by Fishing Guides who have to pay for high search engine ratings in the "sponsored links" area at the top or the side of the search engine web page. Any guide can "buy" their way to the top, common sense says charter a fishing guide that has a top site ranking that was "earned" rather than "bought".
Why Go Charter Fishing with Captain Wisner?
Captain James has caught and guided more Adult Certified International Game Fish Association World Records than any other Fishing Guide on the West Coast of Florida!International Game Fish Association 28 Time World Record Holder and Mulitple Tarpon Tournament Champion Captain James Wisner customizes Florida Saltwater Fishing Charters to suit your wants and needs and what is in season at the time. Captain James has 40 Plus years of Tarpon Fishing Experience only a few guides on the net have evidence of that kind of longevity with Tarpon Fishing. The Captain has made a longtime reputation for stalking and catching the Glamour Species of the West Coast of Florida, Tarpon, Snook and Permit. He is equally adept, as evidenced by this WebSite, at catching a plethora of other species either on conventional or Fly tackle, King Mackerel, Cobia, Spanish Mackerel, Redfish, Pompano, and more! Captain James has over 40 years Fishing Experience and has developed a very wide and varied fishing Knowledge Base and because of that he can offer KNOWLEDGEABLE Flats, Back Bay, BackCountry, or Inshore Charter Fishing for Giant Tarpon, Snook, Permit, Redfish, Trout as well as Near Shore and Offshore of the Gulf Beaches for King Mackerel, Permit, Cobia, Grouper, Snapper, Dolphin, Amberjack, Barracuda, and more!
Captain James and his clients have set 28 Certified ADULT International Game Fish Association Line Class World Records ! Captain Wisner has personally held a Certified Adult International Game Fish Associaiton World Record for the last 25 YEARS RUNNING ! Captain James Wisner also currently holds the Florida State Spanish Mackerel Fly Rod Record. Captain james Wisner was the VERY FIRST PERSON TO HAVE A PERMIT CERTIFIED on #2 Class Line. Captain Wisner also caught and received I.G.F.A. certification for the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Permit in the Men's 2# Class Line. Captain Wisner guided the 3rd Permit ever entered into the I.G.F.A. Men's 2# Line Class.
Captain James is 53 years old and has fished since he was 6 years old. He is a Native Floridian. He was born and raised on the water and he has spend the last 40 years honing his Fishing Skills and fishing knowledge base. Younger guides in their 20' or 30's just do not have the longevity of fishing experience and knowledge base that 53 year old Captain James Wisner does. And in fact many of the younger guides "copy cat" Captain James fsihign spot locations and techniques. As the Captain grew up in the 60's he mated for several different local Expert Charter captains all who had a different areas of expertise. One Guide was a KingFish and Mackerel expert, another was a Giant Tarpon, Snook, Permit and Pompano expert. Another Guide mentor was a Grouper and Snapper expert. Captain James apprenticed for all of these expert guides back in the 1960's and because of that he is considered to be one of the Most Knowledgeable Guides on the West Coat of Florida. He has spend the last 40 years fishing the West Coast of Florida and the Keys. Many of the local area "newbie" guides learned to "fish" from Captain James or the people he taught. Captain James is considered to be a Guide's Guide. Rest Assurred if you charter the Captain he will provide a quality experience.
Here is what Award Winning Sports' Writers Say About Captain James
Is The Captain Fun To Fish With and does he know what he is doing?
Charter Client Letter
How do I tell what kind of person the Guide is?
You can see from my testimonial page that the Captain is well respected for his fish catching abilities by sports writers and you can see Captain James Wisner's Ebay Feedback Rating 98.6% Positive Feedback on Ebay at
Captain James runs his charters from Tarpon Springs to Boca Grande inclusive of Tampa Bay, Sarasota Bay, Charlotte Harbor as well as Pine Island Sound. He departs from docks in Tarpon Springs, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Clearwater, Sarasota, Long Boat Key, Anna Maria, Placida, Boca Grande. Captain James fishes over a wide range of territory to better suit your needs and to be where the fish are. He uses several boat departure docks to save precious running time in the morning and to go where the Best bite is for that particular species. This assures the least running time as possible. You get more time to fish and less time running !
Captain James has been studying and patterning the local tides for the last 35 years. He uses different departure docks to maximize the effects of the tides on the targeted species of the day. This way he can be where he wants to be on a particular part of the tide. Captain James has developed these patterns of following the tides over decades of fishing to a great degree of accuracy and success, as evidenced by the Quality of the Content of this Web site.
Exactly What Types of Sport Fishing Do You Offer?
Captain James offer Flats and Inshore Fishing for Giant Tarpon, Snook, Permit, Redfish, Cobia, Trout, and a variety of other flats and inshore fish. He also offers Nearshore and Offshore for tasty bottom species Grouper and Snapper and Pelagics Species such as King and Spanish Mackerel, Cobia, Barracuda, Amberjack, and Giant Permit.
My wife/girlfriend wants to come is that ok?
Women are very welcome and typically out fish the men!
Lisa shows off a nice 15 pound grouper she caught while Charter Fishing with Captain James Wisner.
What Boat will we be fishing out of ?
The Captain's Custom Dorado 23 is constructed of light weight honeycomb coring and vinylester resin make the construction extreamly strong while also allowing the Captain's boat to float in only 12'" of water but strong enough to go well Offshore safely for Grouper, Snapper, Dolphin, etc. The "Wiz" 23 Dorado is tricked out with Twin REMOTE CONTROLLED Electric Trolling Motors for when Stealh is needed in sneaking up on vary fish like Tarpon, Snook and Permit. Captain James will run your charter in His Custom DORADO 23' Limited Custom Edition featuring a 2008 Mercury OPTIMAX 225 HP. The boat is made with a "cored" technology. Captain James' Dorado 23 has the latest Best Icom Submersible VHF Radio for safety and convenience. The boat is also equipped with the Top-of-the-Line Furuno DGPS for pinpoint positioning on fishing spots. The boat is equipped with a Top-of-the-Line backup Loran for backup navigation offshore, safety and convenience. The Boat has a custom 50 gallon Live Well plumbed with 3 Pumps that will keep alive your bait needs for the day. The boat has all of the U.S. Coast Guard required safetly equipment kept in Tip-Top condition! When going offshore Captain James carries a top of the line 406 EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicator Radio Beacon) in case of emergencies. Because Captain James is a prdient mariner he has never had the occasion to use the EPIRB.
The "Wiz" Custom Dorado is the one that started the Craze for other guides. Don't be fooled by copycat "wannabe" guides who rushed out and bought a Dorado 23 after Captain James made the Dorado 23 famous for its quality and fishability. EXPERIENCE IS NOT BOUGHT WITH DADDY'S MONEY ITS EARNED THROUGH YEARS OF HARD WORK, TIME, AND PAYING YOUR DUES !
Captain James' Custom 23 Dorado
This is a Giant Tarpon caught from my Custom Dorado 23.
This Tarpon Taped out at Well Over 200 Pounds!
It was quickly released unharmed.
Captain James's Custom Dorado 23 is equipped with latest top of the line equipment.
2008 Mercury 225 OPTIMAX powers his DORADO 23' open fishing boat and allows Captain James' anglers to fish comfortably offshore, inshore, or on the shallow flats.
Captain James' Dorado 23 is also equipped with a State of the Art Remote Control Electric Trolling Motor System for certain types of stealth approach SportFishing.
State of the Art Furuno Color Fish Finder.
High-Quality WATERPROOF ICOM VHF RadioTelephone for telecommunications.
Cell Telephone for telecommunications
Ross Loran-C for Navigation.
State of the Art Furuno Differential Global Positioning System (GPS) for pinpoint navigation.
Class I EPIRB Emergency Positioning Indicator Radio Beacon System.
Boat is equipped with all required United States Coast Guard safety equipment.
Boat is constructed with state of the art closed cell foam and vinylester resin with no wood used and is extremely strong.
How Many People Can You Take?
We can Comfortably fish a maximum of 4 Adults Nearshore, Inshore and Flats and a maximum or 3 Adults on Offshore Grouper Trips.
Does anyone ever catch a Tarpon Over 200 Pounds?
The Tarpon weighted 218 pounds and the weight was certified by an International Game Fish Association Representative from St. Petersburg, Florida. This Giant Tarpon had a Girth of 45 inches and was 85 inches Long.
Captain James no longer kills these magnificent fish, but instead gets the length and girth and a quick photo or two or a video and then uses the Tarpon Length and Girth Calculator to determine the weight of the live released Tarpon. Captain James and his anglers over the years have caught many tarpon well over 200 pounds and his boat has caught 2 live released Tarpon that "taped out" larger than the current Florida State Tarpon Record. There are several pictures of tarpon of that size on this World Class Web Site. Captain James has not killed a Tarpon to verify the weigth for a kill Tournament for conservation reasons since way back in 1986 so these weights are determined by taking the length and girth of the Tarpon and using a simple formula you can very accurrately figure within 5 pounds the weigth of the Tarpon.
Since Captain James stopped Kill Tournament Tarpon Fishing way back in 1986. For the last 22 years all of Captain James Wisner's Tarpon Fishing Trips have been Catch and Release Only. Take a picture or a Video and let these magnificent Fish go alive and well to spawn babies and to fight again.
What does the Captain provide and what Do You Need To Bring On Your Charter?
1.THE CAPTAIN PROVIDES YOUR SALTWATER FISHING LICENSE.
2. The Captain will provide everything on your Fishing Charter except your food and drink.
3.The Captain will provide a Large Cooler with Ice for your food and drink. We request that you do not bring Additional Coolers onboard.
4. The Captain will provide a second Cooler pre-iced for any fish you wish to take home, up to your Recreational Limit.
5. The Captain's Bag Limit is not included in the Passenger's Bag Limit.
6. The Captain will clean or filet any fish that you do not wish to clean or filet yourself.
7. The Captain provides Top-of -the-Line Reels, Rods, Line and Tackle. If you would like to bring your favorite Rod and Reel you may do so.
What Can't You Bring On Your Charter
1. Please do not bring any coolers on board. Extra Coolers only clutter the deck. I provide a very large pre-iced cooler for your food and drinks and a separate pre-iced cooler for any fish you may wish to take home and eat.
2. Please do not wear black soled street shoes on board. To prevent injuries Please no flip-flops or bare feet. A good sport shoe or tennis shoe or boat shoe is preferable.
3. Absolutely, do not bring any illegal drugs or hard liqour on board. That will termintate the trip right then and there and you will be on the hook for the full payment.
How Do You Choose a Good Guide?
1. Choose a Guide, such as Captain James Wisner, who can show you that he has been successful for many many years.
2. Beware of Guides who charge less that the normal rate. It cost a little extra to run a first class operation but you will get what you pay for.
3. Choose a Guide, such as Captain James Wisner, who has demonstrated by catching many International Game Fish Association World Records that he is truly at the Top of his Game.
4. Choose a Guide, such as Captain James Wisner, who is a Full Time Guide and not a part time wannabe Guide with a Website. Many of the Guides advertising as full time guides on the Internet are actually "part time" guides because they have 40 hour per week jobs like, policemen, firemen, lumber salesman, radio show talk host, water district permit issuers, photogapher or dry cleaner etc. When you are sick do you want a part time doctor? When you need legal help do you want a part time lawyer?
5. Choose a Guide with Tournament Wins, such as Captain James Wisner, as this shows he can produce.
6.Choose a Guide, such as Captain James Wisner, with Longevity and Quality of Experience!
WARNING AS REGARDS TARPON CHARTERS OUT OF BOCA GRANDE
Beware of Guides who do not fish for Tarpon in Boca Grande Pass UNDER ANY CONDITIONS. Sometimes that is the only place in Boca Grande that the Tarpon are in sufficient numbers to please clients.
THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS: There are several Tarpon Fishing guides, INCLUDING MYSELF, who fish Boca Grande Pass (if our client wants to fish the Pass as an option) when the bite in ON and go to the beach or flats or backcounty on a regular basis when the bite is on the beach, flats or back bay. To think that the Tarpon are in fishable numbers on the beach, flats or back bay every day is false and erroneous. Fact is there are times when Boca Grande Pass is loaded with THOUSANDS of Tarpon and there are none on the beach, flats or back bay. If the weather is choppy and you can not find the Tarpon on the beach, flats or back bay, but they are thick in the Pass and the HOT BITE IS ON IN THE PASS. When the Tarpon bite is not on in Boca Grande Pass I do not fish the Pass I Tarpon fish the beach, flats or back bay depending on where the best bite that day is. However, when the Tarpon bite is on in the Pass the Tarpon bite is HOT HOT HOT AND IF YOU ARE NOT FISHING THE PASS WHEN IT IS HOT YOU ARE MISSING A HOT BITE IF YOU ARE FISHING WITH A GUIDE WHO DOES NOT TARPON FISH BOCA GRANDE PASS EVEN WHEN THE BITE IS ON AND HOT IN BOCA GRANDE PASS.
IF YOU BOOK A CAPTAIN WHO DOES NOT FISH BOCA GRANDE PASS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EVEN WHEN THE BITE IS ON AND HOT AND YOU HAPPEN TO COME ON A DAY THAT THE TARPON ARE BITING LIKE CRAZY IN THE PASS AND NOT ON THE BEACH OR THE FLATS YOU WILL MISS OUT ON A TRIP OF A LIFETIME. A TARPON GUIDE WHO NEVER FISHES THE PASS EVEN WHEN THE BITE IN ON AND HOT IN THE PASS IS LIMITING YOUR TARPON EXPERIENCE THAT YOU ARE PAYING GOOD MONEY FOR. DO YOU WANT TO FISH WITH A GUIDE WHO WILL NEVER FISH TARPON IN BOCA GRANDE PASS EVEN WHEN THE BITE IS ON AND HOT AND THE TARPON ARE NOT EITHER ON THE BEACH OR FLATS OR NOT BITING ON THE BEACH OR FLATS OR DO YOU WANT TO TARPON FISH WITH A GUIDE THAT KNOWS HOW AND WHEN TO FISH THE PASS WHEN THE TARPON BITE IS HOT IN THE PASS AND THE TARPON BITE IS NOT HAPPENING ON THE BEACH OR FLATS? IF YOU LIMIT YOUR TARPON FISHING OPTIONS TO "NOT" FISH BOCA GRANDE PASS WHEN THE PASS TARPON BITE IS HOT AND THE BEACH AND FLATS TARPON BITE IS NOT HOT THAT IS COUNTER PRODUCTIVE TO YOU MAXIMIZING YOUR VALUABLE TIME AND MONEY THAT YOU SPENT TO CATCH TARPON.
What if I do not want to fish for Tarpon in Boca Grande Pass?
No problem. If you prefer we can fish for Tarpon away from Boca Grande Pass . Depending on the month, the moonphase and time of day we might be in the back bay, off the beach or on the Tarpon flats.
Captain James can accommodate this type of Tarpon charter due to his extensive 40 year plus years of Tarpon Fishing Experience! Captain James is an expert in Tarpon fishing the less traveled water of World Famous Boca Grand, Florida. When booking if you want this type of Tarpon Charter then let Captain James know.
Boca Grande Back Bay Tarpon Action on the Shallow Flats.
Do you ever fish any of the local Tarpon Tournaments?
I did fish the Tarpon Tournaments way back in the late 1960's thru 1986. And I was successful. [Tarpon Tournament Wins] After 20 plus years of fishing Tarpon Tournaments I realized that this was not the best conservation minded use of the Tarpon Fishery so I quit Tarpon Tournaments altogether. Why do some guides still fish the Tarpon Tournaments? Most of them have not been Tarpon Fishing very long and they want to make a name fof themselves by winning a Tarpon Tournament. Captain James Wisner was placing highly in Tarpon Torunaments that go back to the 1970. Captain James quit Tarpon tournaments altogether in 1986 so he could devote himself Full Time to catch and release conservation minded Tarpon Fishing. Captain James proved over 30 years ago that he knows how to catch Tarpon and he has been honing his Tarpon Fishing and Catching Skills for the last 37 years! Charter with Captain James and you will be chartering 4 decades of Tarpon Fishing Experience!
Is there any Florida Fishing Guide that I should beware of?
Yes, unfortunatley there is. I had a 2 day 4 boat corporate charter (including my charter boat) for Tarpon fishing and subcontracted three other guides to take my corporate clients out on a group trip. On their 2 scheduled days that June we had a Tropical Storm come by and we had the only bad weather that month for their 2 Tarpon Charter Trips. Since I do not run any of my charter clients in unsafe weather I did the right thing and inclement weather cancelled their 2 Corporate Tarpon Charters. Myself and two of the three other Charter Guides quickly returned the 500.00 deposit to the Corporate Client. Unfortunatley, CAPTAIN KENNNY HYATT, JR. DID NOT RETURN THE INCLEMENT WEATHER REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT. The corporate client and myself repeatedly tried to get CAPTAIN KENNY HYATT, JR. to return the deposit. Emails, phone call messages and snail mail to CAPTAIN KENNY HYATT, JR. have been repeatedly ignored by CAPTAIN KENNY HYATT, JR. All of the Captains that I have subcontracted corporated charters too have been honorable in dealing with my clients, except in this instance CAPTAIN KENNY HYATT, JR. was not honorable in returning the refundable inclement weather deposit. Since I do not let anyone cheat my clients out of money they are due back for inclement weather I have filed a lawsuit it Court against CAPTAIN KENNNY HYATT, JR. to have my corporate clients inclement weather deposit returned to them. Needless to say I do not give CAPTAIN KENNY HYATT, JR any more of my overflow corporate client business. I suggest that because of this that you as a potential charter customer be very aware of this Captain not being honorable and returning the inclement weather refundable deposit.
MAKE SURE THAT THE BOAT ADVERTISED ON A FISHING CHARTER WEBSITE IS THE BOAT YOU WILL ACTUALLY BE FISHING FROM
Please be aware that there are Charter Fishing Captain's spamming the Internet that advertise and show pictures that they have a certain High Quality Top-of-the-Line Guide boat that your charter will be run out of to get you to book with them and then they show up in a different cheaper boat that was not the advertised boat on their site. Beware it is still going on. This is illegal and a violation of the Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act. Ask anyone that you book a Charter Fishing Trip with if the boat that they are showing and advertising on the Internet is the same one that you will fish out of on your fishing charter. Bait and switch is prevalant on the Internet. Please protect yourself from these unscruplous false claims by asking questions before your book anyone for a Fishing Charter. Captain James Wisner fishes all of his charters out of his Legendary Custom Luxury Limited Edition Dorado 23 and powers it with the latest model Mercury 225 OPTIMAX. Sadly some guides don't want the expense of owning a high quality boat. They just want to advertise on their websites that they are running a high quality boat because the know it will get them more charters all the while using a cheaper boat to pick you up in and run the charter. To protect your self against this unscruplous behavior ask the captain you are considering booking a fishing trip with if the boat that is advertised is the boat you will actually be fishing from on your charter?
Do you have a Quality Fighting Chair? Why do you have a Quality Fighting Chair? Some guides say they don't have or need one. Can we Stand Up and Fight the Tarpon if we want to?
Yes, I do have a Quality Pompanette Fighting Chair if you want to sit down at any time during the battle with your Giant Tarpon. Or if you do not care to sit down I will provide a Fighting Belt so that you can stand up and fight the Tarpon. Why do certain Guides that only fish Tarpon at Boca Grande other than World Famous Boca Grande Pass say that you do not need a Fighting Chair? Well consider that Quality Fighting Chairs are $1000.00 and up and some Charter Captains like myself will spend the money on a Quality Fighing Chair even if the client wants to stand up and fight the Tarpon the client still has an orthropedically friendly Chair to sit down in when he needs to. My Quality Pompanette Fighting Chair is there for your comfort and convenience. You can use it if you care to.
Some Fishing Charter "Guides" do not have a current valid USCG License
Please also be aware that there are people in the Charter Fishing Business that call themselves "Captain", but they do not have a current valid United States Coast Guard issued Captain's License to legally run Charters. Before you book anyone for a Fishing Charter ask to see a current copy of their United States Coast Guard issued Captain's License. I provide a copy of my license for anyone to see that wants to book me for a Fishing Charter.
Deposit Policy - Gift Certificate Policy
What is the Charter Refund Policy?
Fishing Charter Deposits (excluding Gift Certificates) are refunded for ANY reason outside of 30 days (60 days for Tarpon or Permit Charters) to your scheduled fishing trip.
Fishing Charter Deposits (excluding Gift Certificates) are refunded inside of 30 days (60 days for Tarpon or Permit Charters) to your scheduled fishing trip for inclement weather only, in the opinion of the Captain. We will not fish in bad weather !
Once inside 30 days (60 days for Tarpon or Permit Charters) to your scheduled trip the deposit is refundable for inclement weather only (in the opinion of the Captain).
In case of inclement weather and the trip is unrunnable we can try to reschedule the trip on a good weather day during your stay if you care too.
If your scheduled trip is cancelled due to inclement weather, you must request that your deposit be returned to you then during that weather cancellation phone call and not rebook the trip. If you agree to rebooking the trip then you are then automatically back under the "deposit refunded inside of 30 days (60 days for Tarpon or Permit Charters) for inclement weather only policy, in the opinion of the captain.
If your first scheduled day is/was inclement weather cancelled if you rebook another day the deposit will only be refunded for your "rescheduled" charter trip for inclement weather only in the opinion of the Captain. If you reschedule a trip after your trip has been inclement weather canceled by the Captain and then call up within 30 days (60 days for Tarpon or Permit Charters) and cancel your trip then your deposit will not be refunded.
I must have a deposit in hand or I do not meet you at the dock.
Gift Certificates Fishing Charters are not refundable for any reason. f the weather is not conducive to safely running the Gift Certificate Fishing Charter in your booked time period in the opinion of the Captain then Captain James Wisner will rebook your Gift Certificate Charter during the time that Captain James Wisner has open and the Certificate Holder can fish. Due to the rapid rise in fue prices yearly all Gift Certificates have a two year expiration date from the date of issue of the Gift Certificate. Once the date and time of the Gift Certificate Fishing Charter is booked that date and time can not be changed, unless in the opinion of the Captain the weather is not conducive to running a safe Gift Certificate Charter during that date and time period and then the Gift Certificate Fishing Charter will be rebooked to a date and time that Captain James Wisner has open and the Gift Certificate holder can fish. If the angler does not show up on the date and time of the Gift Certificate Fishing Charter then the Gift Certificate Charter fee is forfeited to the Captain.
