My 18-year-old son, 21-year-old daughter and I had a great experience on El Budster yesterday. First and foremost, Crew Tony and Captain Luis worked their tails off for us. Luis asked what we were hoping to catch, and warned me that my hoped-for tuna weren’t running in large numbers in early August. I was ready for it to be fishing and not catching, but with 5 lines running almost all the time Tony was able to hook us a 74”sailfish and a 68 lb tuna and woth his coaching my kids and i landed them. We released the sailfish and brought the tuna to Griselda’s for processing and packing so we can bring it home. The pre-trip communication was very clear, amd we chose to accept their offer of bagged lunches and waters for extra $. They will help you get fishing licenses if you need them — be sure to also have them with you at the airport if you will take fish home. The licenses cost extra and I needed cash for live bait and extra ice since we were going after tuna, which were further out.

Thank you, Tony and Luis, for a great introduction to sportfishing!

Fishing in Cabo was on my husband’s bucket list. There had been recent storms so we managed out expectations going in that we might not catch anything. About an hour and a half in, my husband caught a large wahoo (probably nearly 5 feet long). Ismael and Luis kept trying new locations and swapping out lures to get us more bites. About 3 1/2 hours in we
caught an 8-foot striped marlin. It was a fantastic trip!

it was an amazing day of fishing with a great captain and deck hand. Spent the first few hours trolling and didn’t catch anything. Got a little worried. We were gonna come back empty-handed. But the captain and deckhand changed course and changed up the lures and located a group of dolphins which let us write to some trophy size tuna. On the way back, they also spotted a marlin which we were able to hook and bring in. One of the best fishing trips we’ve ever been on.

Luis and Ismael were amazing. We knew there was a chance we wouldn’t catch anything but by 9:30 we had caught 3 marlin. By 11:30 a huge tuna. These guys really know their stuff and work super hard to make the trip a success. They are also very friendly. I would highly recommend this boat and crew.

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.