Chris & Big Bucks.... In 2006 we went with six couples to the Iberostar Tucan in Playa del Carmen. Week of sightseeing, ( Tulum and some other ruins another day ) sunning, eating and drinking.
Did I mention drinking ?
While four husbands golfed one day, and the girls shopped, my brother & I went on a 6-pack charter out of Puerto Aventuras. A 31 foot Bertram, 0800--1400 was $ 100 or $125 a guy, plus tip.
The hotel hooked us up with 2 other couples from surrounding hotels. One of which may have been the El Dorado. I don't remember.
You can google Riviera Maya fishing, or Puerto Aventuras. As I recall, the charter boats are about 1/2 hour from Playa del Carmen.
You can also take a ferry to Cancun, but the extra travel time could make for a long long day. 4 of our friends went early one day. Returned after midnite.
Anyway......we trolled in 3-5 foot swells all day, hoping for sails or marlin.
No such luck. We caught 2 yellowfin, and 2 mahi. Nothing big but okay on the broomsticks the boat provided.
The two couples we were with, the women were tougher than the guys.
They were all Midwest Crappie & Smallmouth fisher-people. The guys were green and tossing their cookies. They wanted to go in by 0900.
My brother and I are nice guys, but not that nice.
We made them man-up like their farm-girl wives.
Good luck. Have a safe trip.
