Salvador and his first mate Hector took great care of us and their boat was large and in great shape.  They took us out to the spots where the fish were (so many local anglers won’t take you far out to save on fuel costs—not these guys!) and we caught so much Dorado and Yellowfin Tuna the we ended up choosing to turn back early, although Salvador and Hector were happy to stay out later.  This was on an afternoon trip too, leaving at noon!  I cannot recommend El Budster highly enough.  They were both consummate professionals and accommodating of everyone in our group, some of whom were fishing for the first time.

Highly recommend El Budster! The entire experience was top notch. Good communication. Several days before the trip they asked if we needed license, box lunch, and beers for our trip and I thought the additional costs were very reasonable. We already had our license and decided just to have them get beers for our group. Upon arrival the office is in front of Dock 3 and El Budster boat was the 2nd boat on the dock. We met the Captain and first mate Omar who both spoke decent English. They we prepared and ready to go so as soon as we boarded they didn’t waste any time and we left. On our way out of the marina we stopped to get bait ($30 cash) from a small ponga just outside the marina, which gets you 10 large bait, and then we were off. We started fishing within 5 min of leaving the marina and Omar and the Captain never stopped working to get us on fish the rest of the day. Fishing equipment was top notch Shimano fishing reels in good condition. Within 15 min we had a fish on (small skipjack) which was fun for my 7 yr son to reel in. Then a few larger skipjack, then we got into the dorado!  We ended up getting our Limit of Dorado for 4 of us! We have been on other trips where the captain/crew just troll around never change up tactics, but that was not the case with this group, they worked the entire time to get us fish and their efforts paid off. This was one of the best fishing trip we have ever had and we will be back to fish with El Budster again!

Yesterday morning **hidden content**) had the most pleasant and relaxing fishing trip ever experienced. Within the initial hour after departure the first Dorado was caught. The captain (Salvador) and the deck mate (Omar) ensured fish were going to be caught and constantly monitored the activity with other boats and knew the appropriate areas. Was totally pleased in regard to the boat accommodations, personnel, pricing, ease of the fishing licenses and directing us where the fish would be processed. Encourage everyone to consider El Budster first, they provided integrity, safety, and professionalism of which I greatly appreciated - we will be back!

We are repeat customers on El Budster and have always enjoyed a great experience fishing with their team.  The boat is clean and comfortable, the gear was top notch (including new Shimano Talica 2-speed reels).  Captain Francisco and mate Omar are both very experienced anglers and great to fish with - they speak good English, they listen to their customers as to what type of fishing they want to do that day, and they work hard the entire day to catch fish.  On this trip, three of us were celebrating my son’s 35th birthday - and my son loves to catch yellowing tuna.  Even though the tuna fishing hadn’t been too hot lately, they listened and took us out to the tuna grounds.  We caught two yellowfin tuna, and also got lots of dorado, and the day was capped off with a big blue marlin for the birthday boy.  Another day to remember.  Highly recommend Francisco, Omar and the El Budster!