Captain
Graham Venters
Member since May 2016
Calheta, Portugal
- Background
- I started going to sea at the tender age of 4 with my Grandfather on his inshore trawler located in the Wash in England. Got my own boat at the age of 16 years (from my Grandfather) once I had qualified as a Skipper. I started Big Game fishing in South Africa during the 70's and have never stopped since. I have fished in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Chine Seas, Gulf of America, I have a passion for fishing and the Charter business is an extension of my Hobby. Therefore I fish for the best, with the best and with all my experience and knowledge for the advantage of the client.
- Techniques
- My favorite style of fishing is without doubt Trolling. There is nothing to compare with the sudden ripping of line from your reel as a good fish takes your lure. Watching a Marlin approach the spread and lighting up is something to be experienced and is very, very special. For stubbornness and dogged scrapping you would have to go a long way to beat a sizeable Tuna as he immediately descents into the depths upon striking.
Hey, I'm Captain Graham Venters
- Background
- I started going to sea at the tender age of 4 with my Grandfather on his inshore trawler located in the Wash in England. Got my own boat at the age of 16 years (from my Grandfather) once I had qualified as a Skipper. I started Big Game fishing in South Africa during the 70's and have never stopped since. I have fished in the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Chine Seas, Gulf of America, I have a passion for fishing and the Charter business is an extension of my Hobby. Therefore I fish for the best, with the best and with all my experience and knowledge for the advantage of the client.
- Techniques
- My favorite style of fishing is without doubt Trolling. There is nothing to compare with the sudden ripping of line from your reel as a good fish takes your lure. Watching a Marlin approach the spread and lighting up is something to be experienced and is very, very special. For stubbornness and dogged scrapping you would have to go a long way to beat a sizeable Tuna as he immediately descents into the depths upon striking.
My Charter Listings
Fishing Reports
Wahooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our first trip out for 2018 on a beautiful sunny day and we landed a nice Wahoo 36kg. Read Full Report →
Nice long billed spear fish
Caught and released a nice long billed spear fish 25lbs on Tuesday 29th August. Read Full Report →
What a whopper!!
We had the pleasure of having Magnus from Norway on the boat for his first ever Big Game Fishing experience. He booked a 4 hour trip, which by Big Game Fishing standards is extremely short. However after just 1… Read Full Report →
A good week.
The trips were over 4 days and we trolled a spread of five lures from the boat with the main colours being blue/white. The Marlin weighed an estimated 500 lbs and took just over 45 minutes in the chair… Read Full Report →
8yr olds biggest fish yet!!
FISHING REPORT 13/04/2017 We took a father and his 2 sons aged 8 & 12 year for 4 hours of Bottom Fishing. Due to the ages of the children we decided to fish quite shallow and so went to… Read Full Report →
A good way to end the day!!
A nice 4 hours bottom fishing topped off with coming back to the house to enjoy the days catch with a beer and a glass of wine in the beautiful sunshine. Fish caught were Trigger fish, red snapper and… Read Full Report →
Bottom fishing
We had 4 guys from Finland for a 4 hour session bottom fishing and the results were reasonable with a number of Red Snapper, Brown Grouper and Cardinal Wrasse being landed. The results could have been better but the… Read Full Report →
2 nice beauties!!
We tried deep water Jigging using Alutecnos Blue Jigging rods and Daiwa Saltist Nero Reels 6500 (supplied by Rokmax) with 50 lbs braid line and 300/400 gm jigs, each with double assist hooks, (supplied by Rokmax). The first fish… Read Full Report →
What a week!!
Well this week turned out to be a good one for Skipper Graham Venters on Gavito. Monday saw our best fish for over a month with a 700 lbs Blue Marlin being brought to the boat and successfully released… Read Full Report →
Big Eye Tuna
Another 1st for a client on "Gavito" - after trying for a Big Eye Tuna for at least 8 years we are delighted that our client caught his first Big Eye Tuna with us today. It weighed in at… Read Full Report →
Spearfish
Today we caught a beautiful 4 kg spear fish, it was bought on the boat for photos and then released safely. Read Full Report →
700 lb Blue Marlin
The client has been trying to catch a Blue Marlin for the past 4 years without success, we are delighted that we have helped him fulfil his dream by catching this beautiful 700 lb Blue Marlin. Read Full Report →
Blue Marlin
A 300 lb Blue Marlin caught in the morning of 15th July just off Paul do Mar. It was bought along side boat and successfully released. Read Full Report →
TUNA HUNT
Left Calheta at 0900 hrs and set the first lure at 0905 hrs. Fishes towards Funchal and ha a triple hit off Camera de Lobos. We let 2 fish run long and landed the first fish of 65 kgs.… Read Full Report →
Customer Reviews
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Went fishing on Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Another great trip with Graham on the Gavito. This time with our kids, bottom fishing for red snappers and trigger fish. We enjoyed everything about the trip and we were lucky to be able to bring home a couple of good sized trigger fish to put on the barbecue along with some memorable fishing stories from Graham. We will be back of course!
Anders Ekstrand recommends Gavito - SportfishingFished April 2018
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Replied to this review on Thursday, April 5, 2018
Thank you for your excellent revue. We are always pleased to see people returning to fish from Gavito. It shows that results are good and the trip is memorable. We look forward to seeing you when you next return to the Island.
Went fishing on Sunday, April 2, 2017
I have fished with Graham and his crew for several years now. In addition to the marlin we have also spent time pursuing some of the other species that abound, but are never really targeted such as amberjack and even sharks. I really recommend trying fishing for some of these other species. Graham has excellent tackle for all types of fishing so I can travel light and take advantage of the close proximity of Madeira.
A FishingBooker Customer recommends Gavito - SportfishingFished April 2017
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Replied to this review on Thursday, April 5, 2018
Thank you for your revue Duncan, we are always pleased to see you and fish of Gavito. It is always a pleasure to try alternative fishing styles and, so far, we have nearly always had good results. We are developing our skills in both Speed Jigging and slow Jigging in May and will be adding these styles to our repertoire very soon. We look forward to welcoming you on board again soon.
VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Family trip, complete beginners and very grateful to have it all explained. Ideal boat for us as we filled it. Fishing tackle excellent and promptly rigged by Orlando so that we had 5 lines out nearly all the time. Sadly no takers, but not for want of trying ! That’s the only reason I didn’t put 5* for overall experience, which might seem a bit harsh ! We did see dolphin playing with our wake and it was a great cruise around the S/W Madeira coast.
Graham’s very knowledgeable on fishing and Madeira so good to have his company.
Our trip was extended to get fuel in Funchal but our fishing time was more than replaced, which was good too. I’d definitely recommend Gavito as it’s good value and I think would give you as good a chance of catching fish as any boat. I hope to be back - perhaps more ” in season ” next time !Simon Robinson recommends Gavito - Big Game FishingFished March 2018
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Replied to this review on Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Many thanks for your revue Simon your comments are really appreciated. We are sorry that we did not put you on a fish but then that’s why it’s called fishing and not catching. We are very pleased that you consider the trip good value and look forward to seeing again, perhaps in the main season when you will have a better chance.
VERIFIED Went fishing on Thursday, January 4, 2018
Stephan Hilbert recommends Gavito - Big Game FishingFished January 2018
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Replied to this review on Sunday, January 14, 2018
It was a pleasure to have you and we are pleased that you caught your first beautiful Wahoo with us on Gavito.
VERIFIED Went fishing on Sunday, July 30, 2017
This trip was perfect! Met the captain and his crew at the marina, had a cup of coffee and went for the boat. Everything was ready and as soon as we were out on the occean the fishing started. Caught an atlantic blue fin tuna, they even got the restaurant at the marine to cook some of it for us to eat. As an inexperienced angler I got all the help and guidence needed to land the fish.Definetly coming back when we return to Madeira!
Magnus Roterud recommends Gavito - Big Game FishingFished July 2017
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Replied to this review on Monday, July 31, 2017
Thank you Magnus, what a great half day Big Game fishing!!!!
As an inexperienced angler you did exceptionally well catching this 450lb Blue Fin Tuna but you kept your calm and listened to our advice. Well done and we look forward to seeing you again.
VERIFIED Went fishing on Monday, November 14, 2016
We had a great morning fishing with graham and his crew. We only caught one tiny little tuna but it was a fun trip and they looked after us really well.
Andrew Roberts recommends Gavito - Big Game FishingFished November 2016
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Replied to this review on Saturday, November 19, 2016
Thank you Andy. It is always nice to know that our clients enjoyed their trip. Sorry that the catch was not larger but size is beyond our control. All we can do is put you on fish. Looking forward to seeing you again.
Graham
Skipper
VERIFIED Went fishing on Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Was a good experience!!but I think they should give you more options especially when they know you fishing for the first time on the sea. In this case they know about the big game fish is not working out they should take for the small fishing because you paying very well for the trip. To come back home with nothing. Was good but I still disappointed only to options for fishing is not enough.
Claudio Roberto Tavares does not recommend Gavito - Big Game FishingFished August 2016
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Replied to this review on Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Firstly the client’s experience level was not known to us prior to them arriving at the boat.
Secondly they booked for 1/2 day Big Game Fishing and not Bottom fishing for small fish.
Had the client made us aware of the situation prior to departure then we could have purchased bait for light bottom fishing.
As the Trolling was not good at this time, we did offer them the opportunity to Jig for deep water fish such as Amberjacks and Red Snapper. Under the circumstances we gave the clients the very best opportunities that were available at the time.
We are sorry that we did not satisfy their expectations but we tried our best under the circumstances.Graham Venters,
Skipper
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