What would you recommend to anglers fishing in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur for the first time?

The water was colder than normal for this time of year so the fish weren't as abundant. I guess they head out of the bay with cold water. However, we still had good action and caught what we were hoping for!

It’s fishing and just because you’re at one of the best places in the world to fish doesn’t mean you’ll catch a lot of fish. I went on 2 trips in a week and the first wasn’t very successful but the second could get much better.

Boat had us buy a fishing license and also buy the bait for the day. Not something I was use to in MX, but OK. $20 for the license and $40 for bait, cash only. I saw most boats in the Marina doing the same thing, so wasn’t just us.

Unbelievable service. Provided drinks and constant snacks throughout our 8 hour all day inclusive trip. We caught 2 Wahoo which we later had for dinner. Ricardo, Noah, and El Capitan David are the best you will find. There were alot of boats on the water, and we were the only ones that caught fish. You're making a mistake if you do not book with them.

I recommend taking Dramamine the night before and morning of if you may get sea sick. Book a bigger boat if you can afford to do so. Bring more cash than you think you need. $40 for 10 live bait fish goes very quickly.

I have sport fished a number of times and the stated goal was always to go for the big marlin or tuna. Don't get me wrong, hooking into one is awesome and a thrill of a lifetime, but don't skip on some bottom fishing. This is the first time I got skunked on a marlin but also the first time I pulled up shop and went bottom fishing for eating fish. What we caught (sea bass, grouper, snapper) was in abundance and so delicious to eat it was amazing. We pulled up multiple lines with 3 fish on (5 baited hooks per line). Having done the bottom fishing, there is no question that I have completely changed my opinion on sportfishing. If you are out for 8 hours, go for that big catch and if you hook into it, hold on for the ride. Regardless of the big fish, from now on, I will ALWAYS add some bottom fishing simply cause it's fun, easy, and the fish you catch you can eat. Do yourself a favor and tell your captain that you want the last 2 hours of your day to be spent bottom fishing and take that catch to a local place to be cooked. You won't regret it.

Bring a backpack so you can keep all valuables in the kitchen area. If you do put things in your pockets, make sure that the pockets have zippers so as to not lose anything. If you’re going to use your cell phone, you better have a death grip on it because the boat is moving bobbing and weaving and there’s no getting it back once it falls in. These are standard things on any boat no matter where you’re fishing. Also I would recommend layers of clothing. Unless it’s August, we start off in sweats and a jacket and then a sweatshirt and sweats and then a T-shirt and sweats and then shorts and a T-shirt and then just shorts. I would recommend layers of clothing. It’s always better to take something off then to not have something you feel you need. Bring water bring some food and bring your muscles. This is sportfishing not really for the elderly or the weak. If you’re not into a lot of exercise, just take a water taxi and take a little tour out of the water. This is sportfishing emphasis on the word sport.

For first time anglers, there are several best practices I would recommend: 1) Be very clear when booking on your objectives for the trip and adjust your trip duration accordingly. If seeking Marlin, arrange for at least a 6-hour trip. 2) The Cabo Marina is massive and cab drivers/language barriers can hinder you arriving at the required pier/slip designation in time for your charter departure. 3) Inquire whether the charter will turnkey the process of obtaining the fishing license, or if you will need to secure the license personally. If the latter, add at least 15 minutes of extra time to complete this process; and 4) which relates back to item #1 above, confirm your desire trip objective with the captain when you are arrive at your boat. The tendency of the charters is to fix standard, closer shore destinations for easy limits of Mahi and Tuna--which is fine if those are your target species. If aiming mainly for Marlin, you will need to be clear that you want to fish offshore.

Yes I recommend. I booked a private charter my son and I. A father son experience. Leaving the dock it was an incredible sunrise as you can see in the video. Then when we started driving out, due to storms a few hundered miles south, the swells in the ocean were big, not height but constantly rough. We powered through and went after Marlin. We went through visited a couple spots. About 2 hours in. FISH ON! The battle was on, and as a good dad I deferred to my son to battle the fish. During the 30-40 min battle, the fished jumped out of the water and it was incredible. It was not a Marlin. It was a rare, blue sparkly spotted Sailfish. Wow. I knew these were rare and if you get lucky, you get a Marlin but we hooked a Sailfish. The battle was intense, and when it was jumping out of the water wow! It was out of a dream. This fish was magical and we decided to keep it and make a trophy. It was 90 inches and 101 pounds. I want to say Alfonso (Captain) and Edgar (First Mate) were incredible. A fun group. My son and I had a great time. I recommend booking them for sure! We did have to reschedule one day later due to the weather being bad the day before, they were easy with that. Thank you BlueSea Sportsfishing for providing an experience of a lifetime. We will see you again soon!

Wear sunscreen, a light jacket or 2nd layer of shirt. Ask questions before booking. Remember it’s fishing not catching so don’t be disappointed if you don’t catch fish. Half day recommended for first timers.

Enjoy the day out on the water. For only a few $ more than a whale watching trip per person you have have lots more time out, see whales (during season) & catch fish. Often you see other sea life also - we saw a turtle & dolphins this trip, and we have seen rays in the past. Also, only the fishing boats get the “Sea Lion Inspections” that the kids will love! Most kids won’t be able to reel in the big Marlins but it’s great fun for adults of all ages and the work can be shared if one gets tired. The smaller, good to eat, fish can be fun and more activity for the younger or impatient groups.

Very easy booking experience (Fishing Booker) and all the boats are at the marina which is within walking distance and very easy to find. Kids trips are good for 5 hrs but if they can tolerate 8 (full day), I would recommend doing 8 hrs and splitting the trip up into 4 hrs small game fish, then 4 hrs on large game. Large game afternoon so you can end trip early if they aren’t biting. Go with live bait when available. There is also a good grocery store at the marina if you want coffee, snacks, drinks, or fishing license before heading out in the early morning.

Don't plan on the marlin and tuna / dorado that is on everyones' mind. Those species are not available in catchable numbers in March. The inshore action is good with a rooster fish being on many people's bucket list is definitely available as well as cero mackeral, yellowtail and skipjack tuna which are all good eating species.

Don’t trust Fishing Booker. The whole point of using a service is because good guides are better at running trips that running a business. You cannot be confident in the way Fishing Booker runs their business. They took my money but never confirmed with the guide. Fortunately he is a reputable man who made it right and rebooked me on a day of my choosing

Check the season on what bucket list fish and water temps and fishing reports where ever you journey takes you it's different every everywhere around the world yr round for bill fish and the mahi, wahoo,tuna and others.

Billfish are hit or miss in the colder months. Know that going in to avoid being disappointed. We tried hard for a Marlin, but just couldn’t find warm enough water. Where as a week earlier the water was a couple degrees warmer and they had hooked up. We switched to rooster fish and had a blast catching what was a bucket list fish for me.

Everything that other charters were posting being caught daily left group very very optimistic...but sadly resulted in our charter, not catching 1 fish. I realize it's called fishing and not catching, but to be skunked, what is considered to be prime time fishing, was extremely disappointing to say the least for the price we paid$$$

El Budster prides itself on the customer and exercises great care towards the safety of the client. Initially questions are asked of the type of fish seeking to be caught and will try his best to accommodate.

I do not recommend fishing in Cabo for young children under 12. It can be graphic and there is alot of commotion and yelling at times. If you have a child that is not prepared for this, i would not recommend. Our kids loved it, but at moments our daughter had trouble emotionally but that is part of fishing.

This particular charter boat was older and well worn, it was not told to us but the fishing was Off season, we had an inexperienced captain who did not prepare the boat or the bait before we arrived.

You get to relax and enjoy all the cool experiences that you typically do not see. From the sunrise boat ride, to the arches, to getting bait, to watching other boats. Very cool. I am happy I did it. I recommend.

GET DOUBLE THE BAIT. GET YOUR LICENCE THE DAY BEFORE. TRY TO ENJOY THE BEAUTY OF THE LANDSCAPE AS MUCH AS YOU FOCUS ON THE FISH. THEY ALWAYS BITE WHEN YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THE LINES. TIP YOUR CAPTAIN AT LEAST 20%. HE IS A MASTER.

Make sure you don’t get seasick and if there’s a chance - do the patch or Dramamine because if you’re sick, the days a bummer for everyone else if you have to come in early so don’t ruin the trip!

La Paloma is a solid choice, not fancy, totally worth the money for the charter. This is a great captain and crew, very experienced. These guys are pros. English is pretty good. Bathroom on the boat. Comfortable place to lounge on the boat, inside if preferred. If I had known the fish mount would be made from a template, not my fish, I would have let it go. Would have been nice to know. We did have a couple of nice Marlin dinners.

This was our first trip to Cabo, the support was very helpful to get to marina and find boat and get fishing licenses. Captain and crew were great to talk with and made it a very enjoyable 2 days fishing.

Take your time and get reviews or meet your captains and crew before you book. Everyone around the marina is trying to sell you a trip and it’s hard to know what you might get through these brokers.

I would hopefully get to know or know someone who has first hand knowledge on if the fish you want to catch are currently being caught before booking your chartered trip. The graphs that you check online don’t mean they are truly biting when in season/time frame. It has to do with weather pattern, water temps. And color of the water (green/blue) on the day. Our take on it. Book your chartered trip day before or same day that you plan to go out. There are plenty of charters in Cabo, you will always find one to take you out.

Don't get caught up by all the shady people offering to help you 9 out of 10 people you cross paths with before getting to boat on the dock are shaking you down for money .. presenting them selves to be representatives of your trip.. k ow your captains name and name of the boat... head straight to it and do not stop...

I would look for recommendations from people who have used a guide many different times. Fishingbooker has been good for only 1 trip out of 3 for us. The other two were skunks. I would suggest finding someone on the net that has personal experience with their favorite guide. I have one at home that I recommend to everyone looking to catch fish. Do some research and find that person who would recommend their guide.

We could not have imagined a better deep sea fishing experience! In 5 hours we caught 3 Mahi Mahi, a sail fish and a huge marlin! These guys knew exactly where to go and what to do. They made the entire trip amazing for our first time deep sea fishing. What a wonderful family experience and we cannot imagine not booking the Blue Tail for any future deep sea excursion in Cabo!! Thank you guys!!!!!!