Charter Boat: Lucky Dip II

Photo of Charter Boat Lucky Dip II
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Licensed For: up to 10 passengers
Code Of Practice: 60m, cat 3 Visit PBA for COP information
Hours: 1hr / 2hr / 3hr / 4hr / 6hr / 8hr / 10hr / 11hr / 12hr / Multiple Days Trips
Contact: Steve Stringer
Main Tel: click to reveal
(Please tell the skipper that you found this information on CBUK)
Type of Fishing: Wreck, banks and deep water along with lightweight lure and saltwater fly. Pollack, Conger, Tope, Bass, Skate, Bull Huss, Blue shark and Porgies
Tackle Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Boat Specification: 9.6m x3.5m BJR Westral workboat with over 50ft of clear rail to fish from! Fully refurbished in 2020 with a newly fitted 350hp Caterpillar engine with a top speed of 18 knots.
Facilities: Free Tea and coffee onboard. Bait and tackle can be supplied for additional cost. ONBOARD TOILET(not 5 star). We are also offering fully catered sports fishing days including bait, tackle and food onboard, ask for details.
Additional Description:

PLEASE NOTE WE WILL ONLY CONFIRM TRIPS A MAXIMUM OF ONE DAY PRIOR TO THE BOOKING.
THIS IS NOW NECESSARY DUE TO THE CHANGABLE WEATHER!!
Contact me for information on our all inclusive sports fishing days starting at just £80 each, this includes all tackle and bait for big fish hunting plus some great food onboard.
The 2020 season has been another outstanding one with Tope(60lb), Spurs (500+ lb a day) Smoothound and Huss(15.4lb) plus plenty of Cod n Haddock to keep the anglers happy. We saw a few newcomers to the sport and many repeat customers and friends to keep me on my toes with a few club records and plenty of PBs and firsts too!
Plus a new Scottish Pouting record for June Marshall of 3lb 13oz !!!
Skate were around in numbers to 217lb, numerous Spur in the double figure and into the 20lb mark and an awesome Starry Smouthound of 20lb 4oz confirmed as a potential Scottish record but released to fight again. We will also be looking to put some shark on the boat to and will have tackle onboard for rental that should cope if needed.

DUE TO A HIGH DEMAND JUST NOW PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA PHONE OR TEXT TO THIS NUMBER 07841114489

Lucky Dip II Skipper Steve Stringer's Photo
About the Skipper:

The owner/skipper Steve has fished most of his life for pleasure, food and competition. Since moving to Stranraer he has owned several small fishing boats and knows the area well. Fishing and boats are his thing which is why he is also an active helm of the RNLI Stranraer ILB and crew on the Portpatrick ALB. Last year proved very successful with most weekends booked fully with fishing charters so he is putting maximum effort into checking out old and new marks to make sure they are still working well. We are looking to drift some deep but large reefs this year that just don't get fished so who knows what is down there(200+ft) .

This Charter has been listed as Wheelchair Accessible. Contact the Skipper for full details.
This Charter has been listed as Suitable for Diving Trips. Contact the Skipper for full details.

Latest Catches

  • 107 lb Common Skate by Unknown 107 lb Common Skate by Unknown
  • 45 lb Tope by Skipper Steve 45 lb Tope by Skipper Steve
  • 60 lb Tope by June marshall 60 lb Tope by June marshall
  • 3 lb Pollock by Ian Fowler 3 lb Pollock by Ian Fowler
  • 12 lb Bull Huss by Ian Fowler 12 lb Bull Huss by Ian Fowler
  • 13 lb 2 oz Bull Huss by Robert 13 lb 2 oz Bull Huss by Robert
  • 38 lb Tope by Skipper steve 38 lb Tope by Skipper steve
  • 5 lb Spurdog by Unknown 5 lb Spurdog by Unknown
  • 5 lb Spurdog by Unknown 5 lb Spurdog by Unknown
  • 9 lb Bull Huss by Unknown 9 lb Bull Huss by Unknown
  • 86 lb Common Skate by Steve 86 lb Common Skate by Steve
  • 2 lb 8 oz Tub Gurnard by June Marshall 2 lb 8 oz Tub Gurnard by June Marshall
  • 6 lb 8 oz Thornback Ray by June Marshall 6 lb 8 oz Thornback Ray by June Marshall
  • 3 lb 4 oz Haddock by June Marshall 3 lb 4 oz Haddock by June Marshall

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Reviews

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5-star 11
4-star 0
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1-star 1
  • 5-star Jean-Donan Olliero (03/08/2018)

    7 of us went fishing with Steve last week and we had a terrific time. Steve was extremely knowledgeable taking us to ideal locations to fish various species, he is very professional, always available and can sort all possible issues on board. The boat has plenty of space for all and is well organised. Overall we all had a fantastic time and felt in really good hands with Steve. We would all thoroughly recommend

    Skippers Reponse: Many thanks for the feedback Jean. i am glad that you all enjoyed your time afloat with me on Lucky Dip II.
    welcome back anytime too.

  • 5-star John Monteith (07/01/2018)

    Just back from a fantastic days fishing on the Lucky Dip 2. Would highly recommend. Steve really knows his stuff and was extremely helpful for us novices. Caught my first ever Haddock, Herring and Spurdog. We will definetly be back soon. Thanks again, John

    Skippers Reponse: Many thanks for the feedback John. Glad you all enjoyed the day out and looking forward to seeing you all again. All the best. Steve

  • 5-star Jane Mudge (27/08/2017)

    Have to Recommend Steve, we go out with him regularly. The bacon rolls and the coffee are an added bonus. Steve takes care of everyone, he loves the catch no matter the size. :-). Due to his experience on the water, I feel very safe with him if there was to be an emergency and the catches are great. Yes we have had a couple of times when we have blanked but majority of our trips are really productive. Thank you Steve :-)

    Skippers Reponse: Always good to see you both, and your welcome anytime for a cuppa. Thanks for the review and see you again soon.

  • 1-star Grant Thorne (16/07/2016)

    Nine of us had booked Steve’s boat for a trip last Saturday. Accommodation sorted, we were looking forward to the annual fishing competition. As agreed, I tried to contact Steve mid-week to check the weather was ok for the trip. 4 phone calls, 2 messages and an email via this site were all ignored. Just as I was about to give up my wife called and miraculously got through to be told the trip was on. Three carloads drove from Glasgow to Portpatrick. When we arrived at the dock we said hello to Steve who said he’d be over at the steps to pick us up shortly. I watched on with a sinking feeling as Steve and a few other people started to scratch their heads, grab some tools and remove batteries from nearby cars to put them in his boat. Thirty minutes later Steve came over to say that he had just developed electrical problems so the trip was off. Apparently he needed some more tools to fix the problem so I asked if we could just do an afternoon trip. He said he had a ‘big doo’ starting at 6:30pm that night so that clearly wasn’t happening despite having the boat booked for the full day. As we sat at the harbour that evening drowning our sorrows, we watched on in dismay as the other skipper, Dominic, arrived back with his charter, full of happy anglers. We’re collectively about £450 out of pocket for accommodation and fuel with a promise of a discounted future trip…date yet to be confirmed!!!

    Skippers Reponse: Unfortunately we do get negative reviews and I won't hide them. Unfortunate as it was having to cancel the trip safety is of the utmost importance. The problem turned out to be terminal with the starter motor arcing out and destroying its self. At £290 each and having to get one posted from Preston it was not going to be a quick fix. When the group decide to rebook we will honour the discount offered.
    Steve

  • 5-star Gordon Lawson (11/06/2016)

    Great morning's fishing. It was only my son and I as another party had called off. Having the boat to ourselves meant we had some really good banter with Steve the skipper. Right nice bloke and very knowledgeable. Plenty of fish caught , although no record breakers plenty of variety. Great morning.

    Skippers Reponse: Many thanks for the great feed back. was an enjoyable morning out with you both.