At least 30 minutes prior.

The full day trip departs at 6:00am and returns at 5:00 pm.
The Half Day trip departs at 7:00 am and returns at 2:00 pm
The Shark fishing departs at 7:00 pm and returns at 11:00 pm

A head boat is a boat that stops and anchors over wreck & rock formations and everybody fishes at once. There could be as many as 70 to 80 passengers on the boat with you. The boat is not always that crowded. Head boats usually fish for such species as Red Snapper, Grouper, Trigger Fish, Amberjack,. You purchase an individual ticket for each person in your group.