thoughts about a charter trip

[bulletbob]

Just looking for some good advice... We are talking about chartering a boat as soon as our school district gets out.. We all work for Ithaca City Schools Transportation Dept.
Last week of June, maybe 1st week of July, on a weekday..
There will be some experienced fishermen, but some that are not well versed in salt water fish and techniques..

I was thinking about stripers originally, but daytime striper fishing might be winding down by late June, and I really want these guys to take some fish home...

Fluke???.. They would catch plenty, but keepers might be scarce, and as everyone knows some years ocean fluking isn't that great in June if we get a ton of south wind..
I personally feel the best bet would be sea bass/ling, and maybe a shot at small blues if they pop up on the way out .

any one agree or disagree??..
It will be 10-20 guys, not sure yet how many..
We will need a bigger boat, can't use a 6 pack size boat.. I have several in mind.
The closer to north Jersey the better, as its a VERY long drive from central NY state[ Most guys from the Ithaca area]. Miles count, the less the better.

Without naming specific boats here, maybe some of you would PM me about your thoughts on who would give us the best trip for bottom fish.


any other thoughts would be welcomed of course.. We need to get started on this pretty soon... bob