Monthly Archives: November 2020

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11.02.20 San Clemente Island kayak mothership 2021 season update

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First off… we know you are pumped, we know that you want to book your next trip. We are asking for your patience.

Normally we would have announced the trip dates already, traditionally right around Halloween. This year is different due to COVID, the election and more. The Islander isn\’t announcing their 2021 season charter prices until early to mid November. This sets our overall schedule back by a few weeks.

We already have the dates for the 2021 season, however we cannot accept any bookings until we know what the price will be in 2021.

With a new season comes some re-defined rules for this adventure:

  • No Hobie Pro Anglers or ultra-wide kayaks
  • If you cannot swim, you cannot participate
  • VHF radios are mandatory
  • COVID waivers for cancellations will be required

If you are booking with more than 60 days before the trip, you can cancel within seven (7) days of booking and receive a full refund. Outside of that exception there will be no refunds issued.

And the biggest change to this season is that these trips will be Community Based trips meaning that each trip date will be reserved for a specific community, group or organization. This creates opportunities for groups to go on these trips with their village of friends and family members.

To learn more about this trip, head over to our trip page. To learn more about San Clemente Island, California head over to our location page.

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11.02.20 GBI New Zealand 2021 season dates (On Hold)

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We were so freaking excited about these trips when we launched them back in March. Unfortunately our new trip campaign coincided with the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak across the globe. This caused us to cancel our Dec 2020 trips with hopes of sparking up new dates in the spring of 2021.

COVID continues to damper our mood because we cannot land on a date that seems to be a lock for this trip. Instead we are monitoring the New Zealand travel website and the U.S. travel website like a hawk. When we see that you can safely travel without quarantine, we will open up the schedule again.

We want to send you on this trip… but we will NOT do so until it can be done safely.

To learn more about this trip, head over to our trip page. To learn more about Great Barrier Island, New Zealand, head over to our location page.

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11.01.20 One week away from this road trip actually happening

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HOLY SHIT! As I typed the blog title my heart started beating a bit faster. Am I saying holy shit because we aren\’t prepared… um NOPE. We are just about ready for this adventure… the only thing left is to actually make it all happen.

  • Road trip itinerary – CHECK
  • Tackle packs for 18 anglers + one giveaway pack – CHECK
  • Fishing gear ready – CHECK
  • Truck maintenance – CHECK
  • Out of office sign already on the door – CHECK

Basically the only thing left to do is to meet up with Above the Hook guys and Jesse Landry next weekend to grab their kayaks and fishing gear because we are hauling it across the country. How is that for service? We have this giant trailer available to us thanks to Tim and Chris Boyer of Pure Watersports so we might as well take our own kayaks and gear. A nice win for all of us traveling from California… our own boats in Louisiana.

Once we have all of the gear… it is time to batten down the hatches, close up the NRS Bill\’s bags, attach the trailer and GO. We are aiming to leave a week from tomorrow on Monday 11/9. This should put us in the Houston area by Wednesday night. First order of business in Houston is to visit a good friend of ours before stopping off to visit Heath from Buggs Fishing and Rex DeGuzman of ActionHat. From there we are off with Rex back on the road but this time as a convoy.

Remember… we will be blogging and posting a ridiculous amount of content throughout this trip. To keep up with it all, head to our Louisiana Road Trip 2020 page.