Captain
Kenneth Hanke Jr.

Member since August 2022 Corpus Christi, United States
Background
Capt Ken will do everything possible to put you on fish and make your fishing trip to the Coastal Bend an exciting and memorable experience. Beginners and experienced fishermen alike will learn and benefit from Capt Kens knowledge of the local waters and proven techniques for catching fish. Depending on season/conditions you may be fishing Nueces Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, Upper Laguna Madre or Baffin Bay.
Techniques
Common fishing techniques include live shrimp under popping cork, free lining live croaker and sight casting with artificial lures. You will be fishing out of a top of the line 2022 Shoalwater 23 cat with all the bells and whistles, it is sure to be an enjoyable ride and provide ample fishing space for everyone aboard. All gear, bait, and bottled water will be provided. Just bring any specialty snacks/drinks you may want, saltwater fishing license and a cooler to take home the fillets in at the end of the trip. Children under the age of 13 are required to wear a life jacket at all time

Hey, I'm Captain Kenneth Hanke Jr.

Corpus Christi, United States
Background
Capt Ken will do everything possible to put you on fish and make your fishing trip to the Coastal Bend an exciting and memorable experience. Beginners and experienced fishermen alike will learn and benefit from Capt Kens knowledge of the local waters and proven techniques for catching fish. Depending on season/conditions you may be fishing Nueces Bay, Corpus Christi Bay, Upper Laguna Madre or Baffin Bay.
Techniques
Common fishing techniques include live shrimp under popping cork, free lining live croaker and sight casting with artificial lures. You will be fishing out of a top of the line 2022 Shoalwater 23 cat with all the bells and whistles, it is sure to be an enjoyable ride and provide ample fishing space for everyone aboard. All gear, bait, and bottled water will be provided. Just bring any specialty snacks/drinks you may want, saltwater fishing license and a cooler to take home the fillets in at the end of the trip. Children under the age of 13 are required to wear a life jacket at all time
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Kenneth's Guide Service

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(16 reviews)
Corpus Christi
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Donโ€™t Miss Out
Donโ€™t Miss Out
Mar 25, 2023 Corpus Christi
The gusty and always changing seasonal winds have made fishing tough lately but we are working through it and still managing to put together good mixed boxes of fish. Live shrimp under popping cork is the ticket. Booking has been slow but its about to fire up and so is the fishing, dont miss out because the available dates are going to book up fast.
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Grinded out a decent box of fish
Grinded out a decent box of fish
Feb 19, 2023 Corpus Christi
We took some time off during hunting season, now we are back at the fish. Conditions were tough for our first day back on the water but we stayed at it and managed to grind out a decent box of fish and a monster sheepshead that weighed 8.2 pounds. Also caught lots of undersized trout and redfish. Live shrimp and shrimp fish bites under popping cork were the best producers today.
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Lots of action
Lots of action
Dec 11, 2022 Corpus Christi
We took a quick morning trip and put together a nice box of black drum plus 1 redfish. We also caught lots of just undersized black drum, redfish and trout. Unfortunately none of the bait shops in corpus had live shrimp today so we made lemonade out of lemons using fresh dead shrimp under popping corks. Note: this is only the second time this year where live shrimp wasnt available.
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Best fishing of the year
Best fishing of the year
Dec 9, 2022 Corpus Christi
Had a solo fisherman today and he put together a nice mixed box of fish and released another 10+ keeper redfish. Shrimp under popping cork continues to do the trick. Book a trip now to take advantage of the best fishing of the year.
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Best time of year for fishing
Best time of year for fishing
Nov 24, 2022 Corpus Christi
This time of year is perfect for catching a good mixed box of fish. Today we had nonstop trout action releasing over 20 other keeper trout. The last stop on the way in produced good black drum and redfish action as well. Live shrimp under popping cork is fire. This pattern will continue through January, dont miss out on the best fishing of the year.
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Full limits of redfish with a couple ove
Full limits of redfish with a couple ove
Nov 6, 2022 Corpus Christi
Awesome day of fishing, catching good numbers of slot redfish with a few oversized redfish and a couple black drum. Live shrimp under popping cork was the ticket.
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Excellent
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Brandon A.
Dallas, Texas
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Corpus Christi Bay Fishing

3/4 Day Trip on June 1, 2023
Captain Ken put us on the trout and redfish.ย  He knows the bay and takes his work very seriously. You wonโ€™t regret a trip...
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Ralph C.
San Antonio, Texas
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Awesome day!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on June 25, 2023
Captain Ken isthe ultimate professional! This man cares about you having an outstanding fishing experience. He is so knowledgeable...
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Marshall P.
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Excellent experience

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on October 21, 2023
When our last guide canceled the trip within 12 hrs of the trip, Keneth was available and accepted our last min booking. He...
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Ramon C.
CORP CHRISTI, TX
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3/4 day

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on April 8, 2023
Professional and excellent experience from start to finish! We fished on a day where tough contions and finicky fish were a...
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Awesome trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip on October 7, 2023
This trip we took with Kenneth was amazing. Awesome service he made a tough day of fishing come through and get a 3 man limit...
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