Had a blast on Capt. Buddyโs boat. My wife booked the trip for our family for my birthday, and what a great present it was. The Captain put us on a variety of tasty fish throughout the afternoon, plus I got to tangle with 6+ foot nurse shark which I fought for at least 20 minutes and got to the boat. The Captain capped off our evening with a great sunset before motoring in and cleaning our catch. I highly recommend Captain Buddy for anglers of any skill level, because no matter your skill or lack there of, he will put you on fish, and be friendly and accommodating with great gear, knowledge and local lore. Two thumbs up.
-Andrew from Connecticut
Had a blast on Capt. Buddyโs boat. My wife booked the trip for our family for my birthday, and what a great present it was. The Captain put us on a variety of tasty fish throughout the afternoon, plus I got to tangle with 6+ foot nurse shark which I fought for at least 20 minutes and got to the boat. The Captain capped off our evening with a great sunset before motoring in and cleaning our catch. I highly recommend Captain Buddy for anglers of any skill level, because no matter your skill or... More
We are avid fisher people from MN and so we were eager to see how it is done down in the Keys.ย Captain Buddy took us on a great half day morning trip.ย We started out using shrimp with jigs and got into a bunch of different species.ย Spanish Mackerel and Snapper were the main targets.ย Then we moved to a new spot and set up for shark.ย Deb hooked into a very large Lemon Shark which was an amazing battle.ย We have never seen sharks in the wild and Captain Buddy sure knew where the big ones were!ย He has been doing this for a very long time and he knows all the tricks.ย After cleaning our fish he suggested we go to the Island Fish Co. a few miles away where they cooked our catch for us. He is not only a great fisherman but one heck of a guide and overall wonderful man.ย His boat is super organized, clean, and he has very good equipment.ย We hope to get back down to Marathon again someday with Buddy to get on the Tarpon.
We are avid fisher people from MN and so we were eager to see how it is done down in the Keys.ย Captain Buddy took us on a great half day morning trip.ย We started out using shrimp with jigs and got into a bunch of different species.ย Spanish Mackerel and Snapper were the main targets.ย Then we moved to a new spot and set up for shark.ย Deb hooked into a very large Lemon Shark which was an amazing battle.ย We have never seen sharks in the wild and Captain Buddy sure knew where the big ones... More
Captain Buddy was one of the best fishing charters Iโve ever been on. It was a tough fishing week in the Keys but he got us into a mess of snappers, and my wife even caught a shark! His charter made us feel as if we were really fishing. He would advise us on what to do and helped us when it was needed. He is very laid back with loads of experience. I only wished that we had more time to fish with him. Thanks, Captain!
Couldnโt be more impressed with his knowledge and experience.ย Even a half day with Buddy was more than we could have asked for.ย Iโll be throwing up a YouTube video soon (Jiggin Johnsonโsโ) of our experience, no complaints and will look him up on our next trip.ย Canโt wait to go back!ย My non fishing friends had the time of their lives!
Buddy was great. We had to cancel prior trip due to high winds but Buddy found another AM 4 hr trip just 3 days later. Wife and I keep 10 nice mango snapper in 1 1/2 to 2 lbs range. 5 fish per person per day is limit. Probable lost over 10 fish to sharks. I landed a 5 ft nurse shark on snapper light tackle. We fished the bay area. And it was a great trip!ย ? Jim