Charter Boat: Crusader Charters LTD

Boat and Skipper Details

Licensed For: up to 12 passengers
Code Of Practice: 60
Hours: 5hr / 6hr / 7hr / 8hr / 9hr / 10hr / 11hr / 12hr / Multiple Days Trips
Type of Fishing: Tuna, Shark, Wreck, Reef, Banks
Tackle Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Bait Available: Yes - Contact Skipper
Boat Specification: 38' Evolution
Facilities: Clean deck-entry toilet, microwave, kettle, heated cabin
Additional Description:

Purpose built spacious fast evolution 38. Licenced for 12 plus 2 crew.
Participated in all 3 seasons of the CHART Tuna fishing programme.

About the Skipper:

Owner Skipper - Ricky Matthews has been operating these waters for decades. Wreck and reef fishing with lures and live baits is his speciality. No one works harder to find you the fish and ensure your trip goes as you would expect from a premier Charter operator.

Relief skipper Kev Lavis was a skipper on the first ever Bluefin Tuna tagging programme. He specialises in big predator fishing such as tuna and shark, but is just as at home targeting the varied species on the inshore reef and banks marks.

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

April 2024

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N.B. Not all Skippers keep this dairy up-to-date. Always check with skippers before making any plans. Last calendar update: 22-Apr-2024

Mon 1st Apr

Whole Boat Available
Smaller tides most suited to:

Banks fishing for rays/turbot/plaice
Anchor fishing for rays/turbot/huss/mix
Anchor fishing for reef species
Ancho…
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Tue 2nd Apr

Whole Boat Available
Smaller tides most suited to:

Banks fishing for rays/turbot/plaice
Anchor fishing for rays/turbot/huss/mix
Anchor fishing for reef species
Ancho…
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Wed 3rd Apr

Whole Boat Available
Smaller tides most suited to:

Banks fishing for rays/turbot/plaice
Anchor fishing for rays/turbot/huss/mix
Anchor fishing for reef species
Ancho…
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Thu 4th Apr

Fully Booked
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks…
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Fri 5th Apr

Fully Booked
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks…
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Sat 6th Apr

Fully Booked
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks…
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Sun 7th Apr

Fully Booked
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks…
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Mon 8th Apr

Fully Booked
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks…
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Tue 9th Apr

Fully Booked
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks…
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Wed 10th Apr

Fully Booked
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks…
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Thu 11th Apr

Whole Boat Available
Smaller tides, most suited to:
Banks fishing rays, plaice,turbot £800
Banks anchoring rays, turbot,mix £650
Reef anchoring £650
Mid channel wrecks…
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Fri 12th Apr

Whole Boat Available
Larger tides more suited to:
Drift fishing mid channel wrecks £800
Drift fishing wrecks and reefs £650

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Sat 13th Apr

Fully Booked
Larger tides more suited to:
Drift fishing mid channel wrecks £800
Drift fishing wrecks and reefs £650

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Sun 14th Apr

Fully Booked
Smaller tides most suited to:

Banks fishing for rays/turbot/plaice
Anchor fishing for rays/turbot/huss/mix
Anchor fishing for reef species
Ancho…
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Mon 15th Apr

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Tue 16th Apr

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Wed 17th Apr

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Thu 18th Apr

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Fri 19th Apr

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Sat 20th Apr

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Sun 21st Apr

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Mon 22nd Apr

Fully Booked
Charter for Charity.
Mixed days fishing with all proceeds going to Primrose Cancer Care.
£85 trip voucher to the captor of the best % fish on the …
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Tue 23rd Apr

Whole Boat Available
Larger tides more suited to:
Drift fishing mid channel wrecks £800
Drift fishing wrecks and reefs £650

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Wed 24th Apr

Whole Boat Available
Larger tides more suited to:
Drift fishing mid channel wrecks £800
Drift fishing wrecks and reefs £650

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Thu 25th Apr

Whole Boat Available
Larger tides more suited to:
Drift fishing mid channel wrecks £800
Drift fishing wrecks and reefs £650

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Fri 26th Apr

Whole Boat Available
Larger tides more suited to:
Drift fishing mid channel wrecks £800
Drift fishing wrecks and reefs £650

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Sat 27th Apr

Fully Booked
Larger tides more suited to:
Drift fishing with lures and baits

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Sun 28th Apr

Fully Booked
Larger tides more suited to:
Drift fishing mid channel wrecks £800
Drift fishing wrecks and reefs £650

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Mon 29th Apr

Whole Boat Available
Smaller tides most suited to:

Banks fishing for rays/turbot/plaice
Anchor fishing for rays/turbot/huss/mix
Anchor fishing for reef species
Ancho…
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Tue 30th Apr

Whole Boat Available
Smaller tides most suited to:

Banks fishing for rays/turbot/plaice
Anchor fishing for rays/turbot/huss/mix
Anchor fishing for reef species
Ancho…
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Upcoming Individual Spaces on Crusader Charters LTD

Thu 09/05/2024 6 Spaces 10 Hours £85.00pp
Larger tides, best suited to: Drifting reefs & wrecks with lures and baits Cod / Coalfish (Coley/Saithe) / Pollock.
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Sat 18/05/2024 5 Spaces 10 Hours £85.00pp
Mixed anchor trip Rays, smoothies, spurs, huss, eels, ling, bream
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Thu 23/05/2024 7 Spaces 10 Hours
Larger tides, best suited to: Drifting reefs & wrecks £650 Drifting Mid channel wrecks £800
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Sat 25/05/2024 1 Space
£1000 cash prize 2 day competition. Best combined % of 3 different species. Call for full info
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Sun 26/05/2024 1 Space
£1000 cash prize 2 day competition. Best combined % of 3 different species. Call for full info
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Thu 06/06/2024 10 Hours
2 spaces available to join a group of regulars. Mixed fishing at anchor and drift
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Fri 07/06/2024 10 Hours
2 spaces available to join a group of regulars. Mixed fishing at anchor and drift
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Sat 08/06/2024 10 Hours
2 spaces available to join a group of regulars. Mixed fishing at anchor and drift
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Tue 02/07/2024 6 Spaces 10 Hours £85.00pp
6 spaces available to join a regular group. Mixed fishing
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Wed 03/07/2024 6 Spaces 10 Hours £85.00pp
6 spaces available to join a regular group. Mixed fishing
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Thu 25/07/2024 7 Spaces 10 Hours
Drifting reefs £650 Mid channel wrecks £800
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Sat 17/08/2024 10 Hours
2 spaces available on our £1000 cask conger comp (2 days, biggest eels takes the cash).
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Sun 18/08/2024 10 Hours
2 spaces available on our £1000 cask conger comp (2 days, biggest eels takes the cash).
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Tue 20/08/2024 2 Spaces 10 Hours £225.00pp
2 spaces available for Tuna fishing
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Latest Catches 26 photos uploaded

Kev Lindup

5 lb Spotted Ray

7-May-2022
Kev Lindup

1 lb 8 oz Red Gurnard

7-May-2022
Brian Roach

13 lb 8 oz Bull Huss

7-May-2022
Brian Roach

23 lb 10 oz Blonde Ray

7-May-2022
Matthew Lavis

19 lb 6 oz Blonde Ray

8-May-2022
Paul Thompson

17 lb 13 oz Blonde Ray

9-Apr-2022
Dean Shams

23 lb 11 oz Blonde Ray

9-Apr-2022
Grant Bailey

18 lb 4 oz Blonde Ray

9-Apr-2022
Mike sutton

21 lb 12 oz Spurdog

9-Apr-2022
Adrian Waller

19 lb 3 oz Blonde Ray

9-Apr-2022
Happy angler

7 lb Coalfish (Coley/Saithe)

24-Mar-2022
Dave Ball

7 lb 8 oz Pollock

5-Mar-2022
Pat Meeghan

6 lb Coalfish (Coley/Saithe)

5-Mar-2022
James Bothma

10 lb 1 oz Bull Huss

4-Mar-2022
Jody Stevens

10 lb 4 oz Bull Huss

4-Mar-2022
Unknown

11 lb Pollock

24-Jan-2022

Latest Fishing Reports and News

  • 11/03/2024 Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis

    11 Mar 2024 by Kevin Lavis

    Another school night fishy escapade!
    A cracking evening out in great company catching rays eels whiting doggies ��

  • 06/03/2024 Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis

    6 Mar 2024 by Kevin Lavis

    Now the homework is done, time to put the anglers on the fish...
    Another night time break in the winds, taking some local rods out to the ray grounds.
    Stacks of small eyed rays, a few blonde rays, a spotted ray, a stack of whiting (even enough left for me after the trip) and a few hard fighting congers too. Superb fun in 50 feet of water!

  • 03/03/2024 Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis

    3 Mar 2024 by Kevin Lavis

    A rare play day for relief skipper kev!
    Joined by the boss we headed out to pinpoint where the rays are - we've had loads of ray on the evening trips this season but only 2-3 per trip, they must be holding up somewhere...
    Within minutes of dropping the lines in the rays were feeding, and feeding hard. With only the two of us onboard it was manic! We lost count at 26 rays, mainly small eyed up to 12.75lb but a few blondes to 14lb there too.
    In just 2 hours of fishing we smashed through 4 packs of sandeel, 3 boxes of squid and a pack on anchovy. When the baits are only big enough for 3/0 hooks, that a lot of fish!!!
    An awesome afternoon out with the Mrs and the homework done for the charters.

  • 15/02/2024 Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis

    15 Feb 2024 by Kevin Lavis

    The heavens opened!
    Wow what a down pour! So much rain I thought we saw the Ark go by at one point.
    Making the most of the break in the winds we headed out for some huss and congers before coming back under the cliff to top up on some whiting.
    The huss played ball, dozens to mid doubles and a good stamp of eels into the late 20's. Finished off with a few buckets of 1-8 to 2-12 whiting.
    An awesome way to spend a few hours of an evening.

  • 03/02/2024 Fishing Report by Kevin Lavis

    3 Feb 2024 by Kevin Lavis

    A superb days fishing on the local banks.

    A group of local lads treated to some great winter anchor fishing. Lost count of the number of blonde rays to mid 20's, spurs to late teens, smoothing to 12lb and the usual extras like whiting, pouting, conger.

    Rods bending all day, loads of fun and plenty of hot drinks too!