Gil Coombes

We are a charter service company that has operated in the Stuart/Ft. Pierce area for a period of almost 4 years. We recently moved from Stuart FL to Ft. Pierce City Marina. we are not your average or every day charter service as well as doing fishing charters we also do bikini girl charters as well. After spending time and money to move the boat into the City Marina we were immediately advised that some sections of our website needed to be removed, we immediately complied with the Marina's request. After being in the marina for 18 days and getting rude comments from 3 other charter captains because we were a bigger boat then they had, we finally got the call to remove our boat from the marina. Upon asking why...we received the comments that it was do to flyers advertising our business being put into one fo the local drinking and dining facilities. Instead of a simple, we will remove them and it won't happen again we were told remove our boat.

We also asked what we needed to do to comply with any hidden rules to keep our boat in this location, however we were told that they did not want to get into a pissing contest with us and to simply remove our vessel. With this not even being a subject for discussion we knew immediately that there was something more than just flyers and the bikini girls. We have since found a new home for our boat and are looking forward to running her out of this new marina. SO, just fair warning for anyone...if you have a good location for your boat and not receiving any flack, then consider keeping it in that location instead of relocating, especially if it is to the City Marina in Ft. Pierce, FL. This is the most closed minded and discriminating marinas we have ever been too. So, dock with warning and thoroughly check out a new marina before moving your boat.

Gil Coombes

About The Author: Captain Gil Coombes

Company: Smokin Em Charters

Area Reporting: Ft. Pierce/Stuart/Miami/Key Biscayne

Bio: Capt. Gil has been fishing for over 20 years from the waters of Delaware to Florida. With a passion for the sport, not only has he strived to become one of the best Offshore Captains to fish the Treasure Coast area but also one of the top Inshore Captains. Running a 45' Trojan Custom Sportfishand 37' Luhrs Sportfish out of the Ft. Pierce are and a 20' Hewes Flats he continuously is placing fish on the docks. From Sailfish, Dolphin and Wahoo fishing Offshore to Snook, Tarpon and Redfish fishing the Inshore waters. Now with an added charter location in the Miami/Key Biscayne area fishing a 30' Ocean Runner CC is able to offer charters and his fishing knowledge in that area as well. No other charter service can provide the enthusiasm for the sport or knowledge like the crew of Smokin Em Charters.

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