Fishing Gear We Use
It’s no secret here in Key West that we have the nicest fishing gear that money can buy and we use it every day in our line of working with you to catch more fish. Our philosophy is this: If we expect you to pay good money to go fishing with us, we should have great gear for you to fish with. It’s part of our guarantee and our promise to you. We are certain you will never be disappointed in our equipment, our boats, or our service.
You Will Be Using The Fishing Gear We Always Wanted
Be forewarned. Fishing with us here at Dream Catcher Charters has caused many of our anglers to make a serious deposit at the local tackle store. Our gear is not cheap and it is the latest stuff from DAIWA and ORVIS.
When we invite anglers to see our rod room, we hear comments like, “Oh My” and “Good Lord.” And, one of my favorites is, “Honey, come look at this!” And it truly is impressive. With over 100 rods and reels loaded and ready for battle with fresh line, it takes a minute to let it all sink in.
We like nice gear. We don’t get to fish much on our own, so we use nice gear with our clients. It’s that simple.
From 12 inches to 1200 feet, we are loaded for anything that swims. Fly fishing, spin fishing, bait casting and conventional. We have all levels of fishing gear to suit the needs of our day’s fishing.
Spin Fishing Gear: Our spin fishing reels are all 100% DAIWA. In our arsenal you will find names like Procyon, Ballistics and Saltist. Expertly maintained, our reels all look and function like brand new every day NO EXCEPTIONS!
Spin fishing Rods: All from DAIWA. Saltiga, Sol, Proteus and Back Bay product lines.
Conventional Rods: The rods we use for deep sea fishing on board the INXS are made by the best rod builder in the Florida Keys; Rick Berry at Key Largo Rods.
Line and Terminal:
We use a TON of monofilament. Generally, we like Stren, Suffix, Momoi or plain old Ande. Our mono line is changed out by habit; never will an angler see ratty, frayed, bleached or half spooled line on any of our fishing rods.
Braided line is a staple with us for our flats fishing and tarpon fishing. We also use braid for many other tasks as warranted. Big news is we have it and we spare no expense to make sure it’s fresh. The brand we trust is DAIWA J Braid and DAIWA Samurai braided lines.
Hooks are super important and we trust the best name in American made hooks. OWNER. Super sharp, very strong and reliable. We have been using Owner Hooks here at Dream Catcher Charters since 1998.
Fly Fishing Gear: Orvis. Yes, nothing but the best for our anglers. We use ORVIS fly fishing rods and reels. Names like Helios, HD and Mirage are the line up you will see here. We have 8-12 wt fly rods and reels, all spooled up with floating and intermediate line, both left and right hand retrieve on all line weights. The line we use is nothing but Orvis Hydros. We find this combination to be the very best for what we do.
Our clients pay 100% of our trip fair and take great care of our captains with gratuity. We feel it is our responsibility to make sure that they are using the best of the best there is in tackle.
Office 305-292-7212
Text 786-847-3808
Email info@dreamcatchercharters.com
Dream Catcher Charters
5555 College Rd.
Key West, FL 33040