5-Day Guys' Golf-and-Fish Split

Your day-by-day plan

1. 1

   Arrive & Summit

   Morning:Roll in, unload, stock the fridge.

   Breakfast & coffee:Crab Trap Destin

   Afternoon:Oysters-and-strategy summit at Hurricane Oyster Bar & Grill: set the batting order for boats and tee times.

   Lunch:Nick's Seafood Restaurant

   Evening:Casual harbor dinner at AJ's, early night. The charter waits for no one.

   Fishing charter:Into The Blue Charters

   Insider Tip:Alternation is the whole trick. Fish, golf, fish, golf, and the group chat stays friendly.

2. 2

   FISH: Offshore Day

   Morning:Offshore charter, six-pack split.

   Fishing charter:Championship Offshore Outfitting & Charters

   Afternoon:Catch handed to Harbor Docks; showers and recovery.

   Lunch:Perfect Pig Grill and Fish House

   Evening:Your fish, three preparations, zero arguments.

   Dinner:FATBOYS - Destin FL

3. 3

   GOLF: Kelly Plantation Day

   Morning:Bayside 18 at Kelly Plantation.

   Breakfast & coffee:Dewey Destin's Navarre

   Afternoon:Recovery beach hour; bunless-or-not burgers at The Gulf.

   Lunch:L J Schooners Dockside Restaurant

   Evening:McGuire's dinner, Irish Wake optional, dollar-bill ceiling mandatory.

   Dinner:Juana's Pagodas & Sailors' Grill

4. 4

   FISH: Easy Water Day

   Morning:Half-day party boat on the Destiny or Destin Princess, or a pier session for the budget-minded.

   Fishing charter:Lone Star Fishing Charters

   Afternoon:Late lunch, pool hour, nap diplomacy.

   Lunch:Old Florida Fish House

   Evening:Game night at Tailfins: three stories of screens and boats docking below.

   Dinner:Cajun Crab Company

   Insider Tip:The party boat is the great equalizer; deckhands do the ugly parts and someone always catches something.

5. 5

   GOLF: Sunrise Nine & Out

   Morning:Sunrise nine (or eighteen for the committed) at Emerald Bay.

   Breakfast & coffee:Shrimp Basket

   Afternoon:Send-off brunch at Crackings, pack, roll out.

   Breakfast & coffee:Parlor Doughnuts

   Evening:Home with both trophies: a scorecard and a cooler of fillets.

   Dinner:Pizza by the Sea at WaterColor Crossings

   Insider Tip:Book next year's same week before anyone leaves. Mixed-discipline crews are the happiest crews, and happy crews return.