Can I bring a child on a party boat - we need more tog chowder?

[The Dad Fisherman]

Can't see that being a problem....

if they start screaming at a kid I wouldn't use those guys again

[Jim in CT]

Originally Posted by The Dad Fisherman

Can't see that being a problem....

if they start screaming at a kid I wouldn't use those guys again

Thanks. I'm not as worried about the crew, as I am about others around me. If a guy is there because he wants to put meat in his freezer, and he has a few beers, and if the kid next to him is acting in a way that he perceives as getting in his way...I just don't want to bring him where he doesn't really belong.

By the same token, passnegers on a party boat need to understand that they don't pick who is around them, if they want a guarantee that no one will disturb them, they can book an entire 6-pack boat with people of their choice. It requires some accommodations from both sides.

[Nebe]

i would think kids are encouraged.

Just make sure you bring enough warm clothes for him and a big thermos full of hot chocolate to keep him comfortable.

[Fly Rod]

I would say depends on age of child.....when on a boat some children lose interest quickly and there is no place on a boat that they can go to play and they want to go home....when I charted I finally set a rule of children w/o another parent 12 and older were welcomed....chilren under 12 had to have two adults so one could control the child.....sorry but most parents R into fishing instead of watching their children.....I even had one parent rip the rod out of sons hand to reel the fish in....the kid could handle the fish but the father wanted an ego trip.....a lot of kids behave very well