Captain Luis and his first mate Luis were amazing!  Worked super hard to make sure the experience was great.  They had 3-5 lines in at all times.  Caught a large Wahoo, a small mahi mahi, a nice striped Marlin and even a shark!!! They helped us take pictures, get the fish cleaned and provided 5 star service throughout.  Will definitely be booking with the El Budster Pride again!!!  Thanks Guys!!!

My two sons (27 & 30) had a good experience onboard the El Budster.  We purchased a 5 hour fishing trip which yielded a nearly 5 ft long 55 lb wahoo.  The Captain and mate were knowledgeable and experienced.  They provided resources to have the wahoo cleaned.  We had a meal prepared with it by Wizzie’s Bar and Grill.  It was fantastic!!

We had an awesome trip on the El Budster Pride with Captain Luis and first mate Ismael—this was our second trip with this crew, and they did not disappoint.

We started the day targeting yellowfin tuna. My son caught the first fish of the day, a bonita, and was fired up. My wife then landed the first and only yellowfin of the trip, which we estimated at 50–60 pounds.

After that, we headed in closer to shore to fish for striped marlin off the reef, and it was incredible. As soon as we arrived, marlin were everywhere. We hooked five, brought three to the boat, and should have had a fourth if another boat hadn’t accidentally cut us off.

Captain Luis and Ismael are dedicated, professional, and genuinely enthusiastic about what they do. Their energy and knowledge made the trip even better.

We highly recommend this crew and can’t wait to come back again.

My dad has always talked about deep sea fishing and so we finally took him. It was an amazing time, the staff catered to us and asked us what beer, food, and drinks we wanted on the boat before the excursion so they had it on hand (charged for the price of the items). We set out at 12, we saw 4 marlin total and caught and released 2. Saw dolphins and turtles as well and you see the arch mid day and at sunset (fall months). The staff was patient and even took out the marlin safely to let us hold for pics before releasing. This was really nice of them because the marlin were adult size and very heavy. Would do again.

We had a really cool time on the El Budster Charter – it’s a family-run business, which made it feel nice and chill. Captain Luis is super experienced and got us on a big Wahoo right in the first hour. The Shimano reels and gear were solid, made it easy to reel in the fish without any hassle. Captain Salvador was awesome with talking to us and even helped sort out a weekly fishing license super quick.

Capt Luis was chatting with other boats and got us right into the tuna spot where birds and dolphins were going crazy on the baitfish. We caught a couple decent yellowfin tuna and some bonita – it was fun watching the tuna jump out of the water chasing stuff. Had a great day fishing with my 9-year-old boy, it’s good for kids. Totally recommend it!