Saltwater Fishing in SW Florida--Naples,Bonita, Ft. Myers Beach
Fishbuster Charters, Bonita Beach, FL
Cap't. Dave Hanson
"they hatch 'em--we catch 'em!"
Who Ya Gonna Call? Fishbuster! (239) 947-1688
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Saltwater Fishing in SW Florida--Naples,Bonita, Ft. Myers Beach Fishbuster Charters, Bonita Beach, FL Cap't. Dave Hanson "they hatch 'em--we catch 'em!" Who Ya Gonna Call? Fishbuster! (239) 947-1688
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OUR CUSTOMERS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES One trip with you and I was in on the catch of a 70+ pound Jewfish, A 190+ pound Jewfish, an 60+ pound Jewfish, 8 Pennit (to 8lbs.), Crevall Jack, Spanish Mackerel and Snapper. This letter is not for intended for your ego, but rather for the thousands of other people that think like I did. Take a tip from some one who has been on both sides of the coin, spend the money and hire a professional Charter Captain, it will be the best $500.00 you will ever spend. Knowledge is something that no one can ever take away from you. Thanks for the greatest day fishing that I ever had, and also for the untold other days you afforded me. Respectfully, Joe Koch _____________________________________________________________ THANK YOU! Thank you so much for taking the time to send us the newspaper article from the fishing trip we took with you. We love it! We had a marvelous time and when we come back to Bonita Springs we will book another trip. We did leave your brochure and card with Carrie's aunt and uncle so they may be calling. Again thank you for the great time and for the article. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Capt Dave, This was a great day of flshing and I want to thank you for taking us to the right spot. It was worth the wait and your patience and peseverence paid off. My wife baked the BIG Permit fish that I caught, and it was excellent. It had to be the best fish that I can remember eating. Your web site is outstanding and it has given my wife a chance to see what a Permit fish looks like, I'll be looking for my picture on your website in the near future. Again, thanks for a great day ! Mike Pratko _______________________________________________________________________ Hi Captain Dave!! We just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed going fishing with you last week. We cooked the fish-The grouper was great and so was the snapper! The catch really "filled the quota at the table"--two meals for two families! Ray and I enjoyed fishing but the biggest thrill was seeing the boys catch those fish. We plan to get a copy of Sport Fishing for them to ha\e to go along with the pictures we took. If that's not the right name of the magazine, you'll hear from us again! Once again, thanks so much for helping us have a memorable trip! Ray, Sherry, Joel and Daniel Glasgow ______________________________________________________________ Subj: Great Day Date: 02/04/2000 11:59:55 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Fishbusder Dave, I want to thank you for a very fun day on your vessel. We all had a wonderful time catching the 11 different variety of fish. I personally want to thank you for being determined to hook one of the Bonito fish even though our time limit was up with you. I had a strong desire when we came to Florida this week to catch a good fish. I know you could have brought that fish into the boat much faster than me. I really appreciated your coaching and teaching me what to do. I know that wasn't probably a big fish by your standards, but it was great for me to experience. I will have great memories for a life time to come. I am eager to see the pictures as that fish is starting to grow already. HaHa. I also was fascinated to watch you fillet each fish. It is obvious that you have a strong love for nature and what you do. I am proud of you for going after your love and sharing it with others from around this world. I will be honored to give you a testimonial if you desire. I know Bob and Martha are looking forward to the next time they can go out with you. Again thank you for helping create one of my life's desires. Please feel free to email me back. I will be passing your web site onto all my friends. May God grant you many days of sharing his creations with others. Phil Christy ____________________________________________________________________________________ Subj: recent fishing trip Date: 04/03/2000 9:00:27 AM Eastem Daylight Time From: lancem@streetwired.com (Lance Mead) To: fishbusder@aol.com
Subj: recent fishing trip Date: 04/03/2000 9:00:27 AM Eastem Daylight Time From: lancem@streetwired.com (Lance Mead) To: fishbusder@aol-com Whenever we travel to Florida, we always look forward to our fishing excursions with you. We always catch a ton of fish, almost always get sun burned (our fault, not yours) and always have a great time. What I like best is how well you treat our kids. You are both patient and humorous. Our kids leave always wanting to come back. So, the next time we are down your way, we'll get in touch and do it again. Thanks! Lance Mead _________________________________________________________________________ Just to let you know that Cap't. Dave at Fishbusters is great with kids on his fishing trips. My husband has taken our grandchildren several times, and they all had a "blast" and caught fish too. The most recent trip (this past July), our grandson, Tim, insisted we take the fish he caught back to Ohio. We did, and we drove! Packed it in dry ice (available at all Publix supermarketrs). It arrived fully frozen. There was enough to feed eight people. We had a fish fry. It was delicious. Just thought I'd pass this on. Nancy Duritsch ____________________________________________________________________________ Went on a Fishbuster Charter with Captain Dave Hanson on November 17th. Arriving at his boat, I found it very clean and well equipped. We got to one of Capt. Dave's secret fish locations and started fishing, but the fish were not cooperating. Made a small move and he found FISH!!!! We got our limit of Snapper, plus Trigger, Grunt and Pork fish. Yours truly messed up on a few Grouper (they're still swimming). I had a blast!!!! Capt. Dave did an excellent job. I'm looking forward to going again. Larry V, Bonita Springs________________________________________________________________________ Dave, Thanks for a great trip. Dad & I rented a boat the next day & fished a great hole near the last place you put us on & caught 34 Sheepies. Good to see you did so well offshore. Take care. We'll see you next December. Brett A. Dargis ______________________________________________________________ From: John Burlingame To: fishbusterreviews@comcast.net Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:48 PM Subject: Burlingame Trip last Saturday Captain Dave, Thanks for a great trip last Saturday. Kaley, Reilly, Ken and I all enjoyed a terrific time and appreciate your good nature and patience with two old beginners and two youngsters. We ate the snapper and sheepshead on Sunday. They tasted great. As I told you when we left, I'll be sure to mention your name to anyone travelling to the Naples area. Thanks again for a terrific day on the Gulf. Best regards, John Burlingame ________________________________________________________________________ Captain Dave is the Man! Dave honestly advised me to forgo the back-bay fishing due to poor conditions and instead go off shore. We did that. Dave's boat is kick ass, and the 19 mile trip off shore was fun. Dave complained about being cold, but to us Yankees, it wasn't bad. Dave had the spot in his GPS and within 5 minutes after our baits were down, we were onto fish. We caught fish from then right up until we left. We only left due to impending rain and we didn't want to get caught out there. We caught perhaps a dozen different species, some small, and some big. The highlight was when I ended up decoying a large gag grouper to hanging at the side of the boat with a red snapper I was reeling in just long enough for Dave to grab the heavy gear with a chunk of fish on it. What a trip that was! That bad boy measured around 30 inches and 11 lbs. I'm sold on Dave's skills as a guide, and I will be sure to seek out his services on future trips to Florida. Thanks Dave! Dan _______________________________________________________________________________ Dave, Thanks for a great time!! Fishing
up "north" will never be the same. Hope to see you again soon. __________________________________________________________________________________ From: MJfishRWfish@aol.com To: fishbusterreviews@comcast.net Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:11 PM Subject: Back home with memories Cap'n. Dave, Had a good time with you on our Florida trip. You are a good host and attended to our needs as they came up and we even caught some fish to boot ! __________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Dave, Thanks for a great trip. I had an awesome time out there fishing and really appreciate the way that you took care of Jim and myself. Thanks again, and hopefully we'll schedule another trip sometime soon! Best Wishes- Steve Abel _______________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Dave: Just a note to thank you very much for a great day. My kids and I had a blast! We went right to the Fish House for lunch and they cooked up all the fish. I didn't realize how much we had!! (i tipped the cook extra for cooking so much---(I owe you a tip for cleaning so much!) I just ate more for dinner! Anyway, thanks again. I already gave your card to a friend who is down here a lot. Best of luck. Dave Manning ___________________________________________________________________________________ Captain Dave, Just got home yesterday, saw the pics today! We sure had a great time, and hated to leave Florida on Sunday. We were all too tired to fix the fish on Monday, so we grilled it outside on Tuesday. You were right...it was delicious! And all of it was mild, just like you said! (I personally liked the trigger fish!) When we come back to Sanibel, we'll look you up again. Thanks again for a great time! Jenni and the rest of the gang!! _______________________________________________________________________________________ Captain Dave Hanson:Thanks for a great day of fishing on the gulf. The catching of red grouper was an interesting experience. The quantity and quality of the fish was extra ordinary. We all had a very enjoyable day. Thanks again.. Harold King, son Mark and Grandson Josh. Bonita Springs ____________________________________________________________________________________________
It is a pleasure to fish with Captain Dave. He makes if enjoyable. Stephen T. Parker,Partner: Parker & Laboy Marketing, L.L.C, Bonita Springs, Fl. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks Captain Dave. We had a great time, the amount of fish caught will be a good fishing story for years to come. We enjoyed your company and service, the boat was more than sufficient to accommodate six people. Thanks again for such a nice trip. Harvey Johnson _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Greetings from the Bowdens! We had a fantastic morning with you...a memorable time. We look forward to future outings. You run a great fishing experience - and the filets of grouper and snapper were well appreciated by the landlubbers of the family! All the best in the New Year....Boyd and Emily _______________________________________________________________________________________________
I just wanted you to know I had a great time fishing with you, Cap'n Dave. It was fun learning how to fish the bottom. In fact I had the whole bottom on for a while, until whatever it was went under a rock. Sorry about losing that hook, line and sinker on you Dave, after you taught me so well?!! When I got the fish home I had enough for three meals for four of us. Everyone says 'Thanks' I want to try to schedule a day during the week of Aug 7th through the 12th. Maybe you could get a customer to split with me for the whole day! I'm up for it! I went fishing with my friend Randy on the 19 of March, over by the bridge to Sanibel. We found plenty of action in about 4 ft of water, anchored around weed beds. Got a 3 ft Bonnet head, a lady fish, a flounder, a sea trout and several others. Of course I had to get my blow fish fix, son of a gun broke my hook getting it out. More later, gotta go, we just had ice out. I'm goin' to get the boat out of storage. Dave Karrer. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Hey..this is Austin and Will(bur). We saw the pictures on the internet and think they are great. We had a fun time fishing with you and learned a lot. Austin's mom thought the trout was the prettiest. The fish tasted great. We caught three snapper and a sheepshead in the canal across from where we are staying and used live shrimp for bait. Thanks again........Austin, Will(bur) and Bob _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Dave, Just a note to say Thanks for a great day of fishing. Catching the shark was certainly a highlight of the trip with you. We will certainly be back. Yours truly, Reiner Neumann. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ This was the most AWESOME fishing trip we have been on. That is the first thing we tell people about our vacation the great time and the numerous fish we caught with Captain Dave. Thanks for the memories! We've told many people, and will be returning next year:) Thanks a bunch! Monique and Brian P.S. I still can't get over how fast you clean those fish:) _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi Captain Dave, Dave, Bob and brothers Tom and Don ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dave - Columbus,
Ohio _______________________________________________________________________________________ Capt Dave, Thanks again for the wonderful morning of Fishing in the back waters on Monday 3/12/06. My son Alex and Father-in-Law Chuck had such a great time. It made it all worth it to me. Your name went up and down Little Hickory Island all week via my son. This will really make a great impression on him for a long time to come. Wish you all the luck and will be in touch the next time we are in town. Your friend.
Joe Goodall ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Great trip, and we enjoyed ourselves. My other children will join us on our next trip. Brent Larabee _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hey Dave,
Attached, please find those pictures from our day of fishing with you of that enormous
grouper. Grouper Deluxe, I'd say. I also included a picture of our trashcan
slam - three different fish all caught at once.
On a separate note. As you know, Dad is in tough shape. Each year we go out
with you I consider a bonus of borrowed time with him. He so enjoys it - so much so
that he just starts spontaneously laughing - he's so happy to be out and enjoying
himself. He thinks you're the king, and what I notice is how attentive and good you
are to him. Perhaps you have your own reasons as to why you're so kind to someone else's
dad. You are a professional, fun to go out with, instructive, knowledeable and
patient (with both of us) and a real pleasure to know. Thank you so much for another great
trip. (and quit
fretting about how clean your boat is. You could eat off that boat it's so
spotless!) .....Hopefully,
we'll see you next season. Cheers, Tim __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- Hi Captain Dave, We wanted to thank you for the "thrill
of a lifetime" that you gave us and the "four cousins" last Tuesday.
We instructed to you help them catch some fish, and they caught fish all day long.
(I should have kept count.) I think not 5-10 minutes went by without someone having
a fish on their line. The boys got themselves a saltwater fish guide book, and are
finding the different varieties of fish that we caught: Spanish mackerel, hogfish,
snapper, triggerfish, grouper, blue runner.. Too many to name! I'd like to say to anyone with kids, ours
were ages 8-13, this is a fantastic adventure for them. It's all they've talked
about to their friends. Captain Dave is VERY patient with them and is a great
instructor. I was wondering if it would be worth the money, and it was ten-times
over. I'll remember this day always. You're not just a fishing guide, but
someone who helps families create lasting memories. We do plan to return ! P.S. We love your website, thanks for the
photo! Brgds, Ann Sokol _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi Dave, We sauteed them
in butter, only 1 minutes! _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi Dave: Helen & Leroy
Bruner ________________________________________________________________________________ This is the best
picture from another fantastic Florida Gulf fishing __________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hi Captain Dave! This is Terry & Teri...We just wanted to tell you what a Wonderful time we had on our fishing trip! We all caught a lot of fish We are still talking and bragging about the BIG 3 that we caught and released. That was a chance of a lifetime! WOW! We truly enjoyed our day and we cooked the fish that night and it was great! We were talking with some friends down the street and we may want to schedule a return trip sometime soon. There would be 4 of us. Will it be possible to catch some Big ones like we did again?!! What a thrill. I am going to look online to find some places to stay and try to put a trip together. Just wanted to let you know....You are a great Captain and entertainer too! You do a great job and we will certainly reccomend you to everyone! Thanks again Teri ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dave: We had a great
time and will take the memory of the big grouper you helped me to land with us for a long
time. Additionally, we intend to eat one of the 6 packages of fish that we caught
this evening and thus the folks will have several more evening meals with which to
remember our trip. _________________________________________________________________________________ HAD A GR8 TIME FISHING WITH DAVE. I WILL DEFINATELY WILL GO AGAIN. I REFUSE TO GO WITH ANYONE ELSE. Bill Fritzo ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We just jumped on your site and see the photos of our big haul are already there..thanks! This was the first time my boys (and my wife) had ever been out charter fishing. As one of my son's stated "It was awesome! And I like Captain Dave, he was so nice!" It was great to have you as our Captain. We look forward to sending some future business your way. Thanks again! The Kinsel Family Indianapolis IN _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Captain Dave, _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hey Dave, Thanks again for a tremendous Saturday of fishing. We all had an absolute blast (even Carl). I would recommend you to anyone in the area looking for a charter and you can definitely expect calls from me in the future. Attached are some pics, I’m going to send a few at a time so they get through easier. Thanks again, Brian _________________________________________________________________________________________________- Cap't Dave &
Marti.... ______________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Dave, _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Capt. Dave, Always a fun trip. Great website. See you next year. Thanks. Sam Sayles ________________________________________________________________________________________________ VERY cool! Thanks! The Hook clan _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks Dave -- Howard and I are sending out your contact info to friends-- great day - Will see you again. Steve Potash _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dave, See you next summer! Robert Smith _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To anyone interested, I just wanted to take a
minute to chronicle our day of fishing with Fishbuster Charters on Monday, June 16th.
My brother in-law Scott arranged for a half-day trip in the back bays for the two of us as
well as my father in-law Jerry and my 10 year-old nephew Nicholas. I can’t say enough about how great
Captain Dave was in working with all of us but especially with Nicholas. He was
patient and always made the initially tentative rookie at ease during the trip.
Needless to say, that tentative nature seemed to fade when Captain Dave put Nicholas on a
great patch of Snapper and then on a 20 inch Redfish. Confidence even started to
boil over when Nicholas pulled in his second Redfish of the morning, this time a 22
incher. My father in-law had a great time as well hooking up with a 19 ½ inch
Redfish as well as a 26 inch snook along with a slew of snapper. Much as I hate to
admit it, Scott and I were out-fished that day but also managed a great batch of Snapper
along the way. Captain Dave did an outstanding job of putting us on the fish and working
hard in some difficult wind conditions to keep us in action all morning. We had a
great trip and would recommend Captain Dave to anyone interested in a great day of
fishing. Steve Smith _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ron, Hey, Capt. Dave, just wanted to send a note that We had a great time on our gulf trip. All the fish made it back to Kansas for a big fish fry. We will keep you in mind for future trips. Thanks--Dan Slavenburg and Ryan Unruh. 6-21-08 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Dear Captain Dave, I would just like to express my gratitude on a great trip that we had on Wednesday July 30th. I would like to thank you for your patience with my 11 year old son, his friend (and the adults too ha ha). Not only did we catch a lot of fish, we gained a lot of knowledge.My son said it was the highlight of his summer vacation. I am looking forward to next year, and I would highly reccomend your charter. Thanks again, Chris Palumbo __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dave and Marti, Thanks for a great trip it was more that we could have hoped for. Dave really knows fishing and he works so well with kids. The Grieble's and Bakers will definitely be back for more charters. Thanks, Doug-7-29-08 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
