Charter Boat: Braveheart II
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Boat and Skipper Details
Very fast powerglide 30 designed by the legendary Rod Baker of the offshore 32 and 105 fame . Spend more time fishing and less time steaming to the marks.
Have been skippering and fishing my own vessels for almost 40 years and I am just as passionate now as I was all those years ago. And giving my anglers a good day out is my number 1 priority. My love of smoothound fishing is no secret, especially in shallow water as pound for pound they are probably the hardest fighting fish in the UK ... especially in shallow water and i love the fact after a quick photograph they are returned. The sand and mudbanks of the Thames Estuary are host to bass, thornback rays, Dover sole, eels , stingray and many other species so even when targeting a particular species you never know what you will reel up, i caught a halibut one year !.
Know for my humour and sarcasm a good laugh is always guaranteed on board and always willing to help the most novice of anglers catch fish, and accomplished too.
I look forward to getting you out there .
*member of the*
: The Professional Boatman's Association
Best regards and tight lines
Phil
August 2022
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Smoothounds, bass,Ray's etc tackle, frozen bait, tuition supplied whole boat up to 6 anglers Inc tuition, frozen bait and tackle. £360. Call for det… |
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Family day, dad's, mum's and kids. Seal watching and fishing. All tackle, bait and tuition included. 6 hrs duration. Kids love it. £260 whole boat. E… |
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Species hunt. Bass, Ray's, hounds, dabs, eels, Gurnard, lsd's, mackerel, pouting, sole. |
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Braveheart II
| Tue 30/04/2024 | 7 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 6 more for trip go-ahead.
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Wed 01/05/2024 | 9 Hours |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Thu 02/05/2024 | 7 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Tue 07/05/2024 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Wed 08/05/2024 | 9 Hours |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Thu 09/05/2024 | 7 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Mon 13/05/2024 | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Tue 14/05/2024 | 7 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
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| Fri 17/05/2024 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Mon 20/05/2024 | 7 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 5 more for trip go-ahead.
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Tue 21/05/2024 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Wed 22/05/2024 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
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| Thu 23/05/2024 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Wed 29/05/2024 | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Fishing for Smoothounds, bass, thornback rays etc.
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| Thu 30/05/2024 | 9 Hours | £70.00pp |
Need 6 more for trip go-ahead.
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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| Fri 31/05/2024 | 6 Spaces | 9 Hours |
Whole boat £360 for 6 including frozen bait
individuals £70 each including frozen bait
Rod hire £5
Fishing for, smoothounds, bass, thornback rays,tope,stingrays etc
Call 07970 728707 Cheers Phil
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Reviews
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Steve Ashdown (02/07/2022)
Great days fishing with Phil gave me lots of advice which paid off for me with a 15lb hound.
Really enjoyed the day can’t wait for the next trip
Thanks PhilSkippers Reponse: Hi Steve,
Was a pleasure to meet you and thanks for taking the time to post a review. Glad you caught your personal best smoothound look forward to getting you out Again
Thank you
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Nigel Waters (15/05/2022)
Has to be a 5 Star review from me across the board, this website gives all the info you need, to have a terrific day out at sea with Phil, nothing is too much trouble for Phil as he's determined u will have a great day. also as he rightly says banter a plenty, if u don't like fun and a laugh, don't go out with Phil, but coupled with this
His knowledge is top notch, and probably one of the most helpful skippers, I've ever had the privelledge to fish with, and I have been on many many many charter boats over the years. I love that I can check on spaces available by clicking onto here, makes it so much easier. I actually have fallen in love with Braveheart 2, what a beautiful boat, loads of space, not all clogged up with various parafenalia.
Ease of parking, and a short walk to the boat is a major plus for me.
Fish, tea, banter, laughs a plenty.
Superb skipperSkippers Reponse: Thanks nigel. The cheques in the post lol. Its always a pleasure having you rob and dave aboard as I know how much you like your fishing and always do my very best to give you all a good day. We've been catching some big smoothounds lately and have to get you out for that p.b ��
All the best my friend
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Gary Turner (12/06/2022)
I had a few trips with Phil on Braveheart Charters and always found him to be pleasant and a chirpy skipper always happy to help and good communication.
He always tries hard to put you on the fish and has produce the goods on the 3 trips I have been on.
I have noticed he gives tuition to the novice anglers and has a rod and reel hire on the boat and will supply bait if arranged although some frozen bait was supplied within the booking price of the boat.
I had a good experience and will be booking in the future, thanks Phil and all credit goes to you.
Regards
Gary Turner...Skippers Reponse: Thank you for taking the time to re write a review, it's always nice to have good seasoned anglers like yourself aboard as apart from enjoying your own fishing, the less experienced anglers can also watch and learn from your fishing ability. I always work my hardest to give my anglers a good day.
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Alan Smith (06/06/2022)
Our group have had the pleasure of chartering this boat several times this year
Top skipper Phil knows his stuff
He has put us on some very nice fish with pbs a plenty
He supplies decent rods reels and tackle if u don't have your own and will show you the best way to do everything from presenting the bait to correctly hooking the fish when u get a tug on your rod
Phil is our go to skipper locally in Southend
The boat is very fast too , the fastest fishing boat we've been out on
We look forward to many fishing trips with him in the future
Top skipperSkippers Reponse: Thanks Alan for taking the time to write a review .I always look forward to taking you and your crew fishing always lots of laughs on board from a positive crew which makes for a great day out. See you soon.
Best regards
Phil
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Catch Stats
- CBUK Catch Log: 20 Species have been caught onboard Braveheart II, including: Bass | Cod | Dab | Dover Sole | European Eel | Haddock | Lesser Spotted Dogfish | Plaice | Red Gurnard | Smooth-hound (Common) | Spider Crab | Spurdog | Starry Smooth-hound | Stingray (Common) | Thornback Ray | Tope | Tub Gurnard | Turbot | Twaite Shad | Whiting
Latest Catches 431 photos uploaded
Latest Fishing Reports and News
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04/2024
Fishing Report by phillip browning
Apr 2024 by phillip browning
In March we saw the arrival of some early smoothounds and bass aboard BRAVEHEARTII and everyone knows how much I like these hard fighting fish. As we have progressed into april
The wind had been relentless, but when we have been able to get out to our chosen marks the fishing has been generally good. We've had smoothounds up to 13lb so far and bass to over 6lb & the bigger ones normally follow at the end of April and beginning of may.
Thornback rays have been on the increase too which is a great sign and when located can provide excellent sport
On the days of smaller tides, the anglers have scaled down the tackle for species hunting which include, bass,smoothounds, lesser spotted dogfish, dabs
Thornback rays, whiting, eels and flounders. These days can be great fun and a good bit of friendly competition amoungst the anglers. I'm really looking forward to the summer and meeting anglers old and new.
Don't hesitate to call for enquiries and booking.
All the best & tight lines
PHIL BROWNING 07970 728707 -
03/2024
Fishing Report by phillip browning
Mar 2024 by phillip browning
Blessed with fine weather and calm seas yesterday ..Alfie and family drove down from London to jump onboard "BRAVEHEARTII"
The Rods where busy all day and smoothounds starting to move in now... although many of these are lsd size, which always happens before the BIG mamma's show up, also Some reasonable sized whiting around at the moment, not channel whiting but worth taking home none the less as these are delicious. Roker numbers should also increase as they start move inshore this month
The diary is filling up quickly and All weekends are booked until October..and midweek filling up rapidly so if you want to book please get in contact through
braveheartcharters.com
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*****07970 728707 ****((*
Many thanks & tight lines
Phil Browning -
02/2024
Fishing Report by phillip browning
Feb 2024 by phillip browning
Saturday was the first trip out for 2024 aboard BRAVEHEARTII after winter maintenance and upgrades. Aboard we had the pleasure of Trevor who has learning disability and was kindly being looked after by Andy, justin and jim.
He was thrilled with his first thornback ray, bass along with heaps of, lsd's and whiting.
Great crew and weather today.
Well done Trevor
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Braveheartcharters.com
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12/2023
Fishing Report by phillip browning
Dec 2023 by phillip browning
I'd like to wish Everyone, a very merry Christmas,and happy, healthy New year. BRAVEHEARTII was lifted this morning for maintenance and TLC.... & I anticipate the relaunch in early/ mid February when thornback's start moving inshore and hopefully cod. I look forward to welcoming onboard anglers old and new,, thank you for all your support ����
Best wishes and tight lines
Phil Browning
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12/2023
Fishing Report by phillip browning
Dec 2023 by phillip browning
As the year draws to a close and the last of the better bass move off into deeper water we turn our focus to cod, as a few have been reported from piers and beaches on the North Essex coast and in the nets of the commercials and we have been anticipating a rise in numbers, but in the mean time, thornback rays, whiting, lesser spotted dogfish and dabs are the primary species that have kept rods twitching and bending as remember you can only catch what's swimming under the boat. Even so we have enjoyed some great days out with awesome weather for this time of year and some brilliant crews as a good laugh is always guaranteed onboard. Usually a wager is laid which leads to a bit of friendly competition and definitely adds to the banter on the day.
I still have limited availability over the up to and over the Christmas period so check out the BRAVEHEARTII schedule calendar for availability and pricing. I look forward to welcoming you aboard.
Many thanks And tight lines
Phil Browning ������
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