Starting a charter fishing business?

Is it possible to take my 26′ Bayliner Explorer (Trawler style) boat and start a charter fishing business on in Florida? Are different parts of Florida easier or more difficult to get a license? What kind of insurance is required?

Anyhelp would be appreciated,

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Tags: Bayliner, Charter Fishing, Florida Fishing, Trawler

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 9th, 2010 at 5:57 am and is filed under Florida Fishing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

3 Responses to “Starting a charter fishing business?”

1. BreeAnna says:

   January 9, 2009 at 9:51 pm

   Your boat will need to be documented by the coast guard. You could ask the Florida chamber of commerce that’s there thing to help out new businesses in there state. Good luck
2. Cajun says:

   January 11, 2009 at 7:15 am

   A good friend of mine started a fishing business on the Texas coast and he was required to become a Captain. To do this there were requirements that had to be met and he attended a school then took a test. I am sure there are requirements for the other states.
3. Mike says:

   January 12, 2009 at 6:52 am

   A charter fishing business is rough especially in today’s economy. Lots of guys trying it,takes a special breed in MHO.