Captain
Brett Payne

Member since June 2020 Grand Haven, United States
Background
Captain Brett Payne grew up fishing on Lake Michigan with his childhood friend Jim and his dad. Being on the water so much, fishing grew into a passion that he wanted to share it with others. After gaining experience as a first mate for another charter captain, Brett knew he wanted to become a captain to run his own Lake Michigan charter fishing boat and help others create memories. Soon after, in 2002, Brett became Coast Guard Licensed/DNR Inspected and Hot Spot Charters was established.

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Grand Haven, United States
Background
Captain Brett Payne grew up fishing on Lake Michigan with his childhood friend Jim and his dad. Being on the water so much, fishing grew into a passion that he wanted to share it with others. After gaining experience as a first mate for another charter captain, Brett knew he wanted to become a captain to run his own Lake Michigan charter fishing boat and help others create memories. Soon after, in 2002, Brett became Coast Guard Licensed/DNR Inspected and Hot Spot Charters was established.
63
Reviews

My Charter Listing

Hot Spot Charters

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(63 reviews)
Grand Haven
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Trips from US $700

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 63 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (53)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
86%
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Mike V. E.
Hudsonville, MI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Some of the catch!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on May 21, 2022
Brett did a great job switching up lures to help us get our catch and have a great day!ย  The weather was interesting everything...
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Katelyn B.
Plano, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

King salmon

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on September 13, 2022
Captain Brett and Conner were great, they worked their tails off. We ended up catching the limit for king salmon, great fishing!
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Tiffany L.
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Biggest Catch

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (PM) on September 10, 2022
The guys were all impressed with their success on this trip.ย  When pulling out the cooler with the other boats, we were the...
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Jodi C.
Lansing, MI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great day fishing!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on May 21, 2022
Thank you Brett and Nolan! We had a great experience and will be back next year!
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Sarah L.
Detroit, MI
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Half Day on the Hot Spot!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip (AM) on August 17, 2020
This was our first lake fishing experience and the crew at Hot Spot were great at making us feel at ease. Prior to our trip...
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