Venice Florida Fishing Charters

14 Comments to “Fishing Reviews Of Our Guests”

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   By chico, December 20, 2009 @ 2:11 am

   Our Fishing Report!
   On Sunday four of us got together and met Capt. Bob Breton on his “Hog Hunter” Cat boat at the Venice boat ramp where he met us with his mate and a 5th fisherman . We worked for a while to fill the well with livies before we set out for the fishing grounds. For the most part it seemed as if the frozen sardines did just as well as the livies, even with the gags. I played around with some butterfly jigs early on and got plenty of fish, all short. We were catching LOTS of grouper on the baits, I would estimate that we released 10 shorts for each keeper we put in the box. The first fish on ice was a red hog, we then nailed a couple of nice gags in a row. Each spot put a couple more fish in the box. Finally at 2 PM the fog lifted and Bob put us on a drift that put 4 nice grouper on ice. We had tried moving all the way out past 100′ of water and we found no fish at 90′, 100′, or beyond. We did all the catching in the 70′ depth range. Other than the 15 grouper we took home, there was only one snapper, a nice lane. We did catch some smaller sized porgies as well as some HUGE grunts. Considering that one fisherman was suffering mal de mar and another fellow was doing all he could just to stay in the boat when the grouper grabbed his baits, we did quite well!
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   By chuck, January 9, 2010 @ 10:21 pm

   I have fished all over the country in the past 20 years and with some of the best captains in the bisness. recently i had the pleasure of fishing the hog hunter with captain bob. I would have to say this was one of the best trips in a long time. We had rough seas that day and the fish were not co-operating at all. Captain bob worked very hard going spot to spot till we found the right area to catch fish. We bagged 8 large blacks, 5 reds and so many large mangroves, my arms were killing me by days end. Not to mention the awesome 60 pound AJ’s and 3 wahoo we trolled up on the way in. The whole experience was fantastic, especially when you have captain that laughs and jokes with everybody, all the while he is working on finding you fish. I also had the pleasure of watching one of the best first mates in the bisness work. Brandon, a full time firefighter, part time first mate, and part time anchor winch. TOP NOTCH. I would definitly reccomend this boat to anyone who is interested in a great trip, and i am looking forward to another one very soon.
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   By Robert Greemore, January 23, 2010 @ 3:18 pm

   We went out with Capt.Bob on Dec. 30th and found it to be the best fishing we ever had from Florida. Capt. Bob tried so very hard to get us to spots that would produce some GREAT fishing and he succeeded!! We almost caught our limit (just shy of 2 for Grouper)! The other fishing boats weren’t catching much, and not as much as we seem to catching. To bad the day had to end! Way to go Capt. Bob. The first mate and the Capt. worked very well together at getting us the “catchiest” fishing trip we have had in years. Thanks. Looking forward to joining you again soon.
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   By Tim Johnson, May 6, 2010 @ 4:46 pm

   My wife and I had the chance to get out with Capt. Bob. The conditions were not the best to say the least. It was a full moon and the wind had been blowing for days. We left the dock and headed out to catch some bait. They did not want to bite as per normal. We managed to get a few fine specimens for the adventure. We then headed out to the 100′ of water area. Along the way we trolled up a nice ‘cuda. ( my first ) Then we set up in the 6 to 8 foot swells to try to get a bait to the bottom. Not much luck staying in the right spot and with the lack of fish, we were on the move again. This time we trolled up some amber jacks. We did eventually find the right spot and the fish. The water was laying down and the fishing was amazing. But, all good things must come to an end. We made our way back in and cleaned the catch. You can be sure that I will be going out with the hoghunter many more times in the future. Thanks for the great time Capt. Bob

   Tim and Sandra Johnson
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   By marty dyer, December 14, 2010 @ 12:12 pm

   we went out sat dec 11th and all i can say is GREAT TRIP!!! we did a half day trip and we limited out on grouper and caught several nice snapper. capt was great and so was mate. i highly reccomend this trip. we wil go again. THANKS GUYS we had a blast. Marty Dyer. Venice fl
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   By Nancy, March 31, 2011 @ 2:08 am

   Thank you

   Message:Thank you for an awesome deep sea fishing experience! You were amazing and I appreciate your spirit!

   I had such a great time! We all want to do it again sometime! I just have to say THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Please tell your son Tyler thank you too, he really helped me a lot.

   Nancy
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   By Charles Goodman, April 15, 2011 @ 2:24 am

   Got a call from Capt. Bob Breton that he had a spot for me on his Sat. charter, I jumped at the chance to do some offshore fishing. Right off the bat, the bait was tough to find but we finally hit the right spot and loaded up the well. Thinking that we should get our fill of red grouper Capt. Bob headed out to some deeper water where some real “hogs” might be found. We started fishing in about 140′ of water and the fish had lip lock, plenty of fish on the bottom, but they were not feeding. It took what seemed like an hour before we had our first fish on the boat. Even at this depth we found plenty of small fish, seemed like a commercial boat had hit several of the first several spots we tried. (We had seen a comm boat earlier in the same area.) As the sun rose higher and the mid-day approached we found some spots that held the big fish we were after. The grouper were feeding very gingerly, the baits had to be kept still on the bottom with no bouncing the sinkers. They were just mouthing the baits gently. In the next two hours we had our two fish limits with half the red grouper in the 15# to 18# range. I managed a very nice mango and we had several very nice lane snapper as well. We then headed out to 162′ of water to a wreck that not only held some nice AJs but some of the biggest ‘cudas I have ever seen. they were all circling the boat, but not actively feeding. We had one huge cuda on that was chewed to shreds, with only the head left to land!! The AJs were all over but the only live bait they seemed interested in were the blue runners that we had tried to avoid while catching our baits earlier in the day. I stuck it out with my jigging, as it had worked so well with the grouper earlier. The problem was that when I had an AJ on, a cuda would go after the jig and cut me off. I had several jigs cut off, one AJ I caught on the jig resulted in another AJ going for the same jig and actually breaking the second hook off. I assume he used the other aj as leverage to snap the assist hook off. Soon it was time to make the long run home and we settled for the 4 AJs we had on ice. Sat. was a hot day, and I can not think of a better way to spend it than offshore catching some fine fish. If you are looking for a great time and some good catching, get out there!!! Thanks again Capt. Bob Breton, for giving me that opportunity. Now I have to head North and see if I can get some Cod fishing in before the waters warm up in the mid atlantic.
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   By james creutz, August 9, 2011 @ 3:53 pm

   fishing with bob is the best charter i have ever ben on i have worked on charters befor and he is the best by far thank you bob
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   By Phiilip Nette, August 28, 2011 @ 5:03 am

   Thanks Capt. Bob, Me & my Awesome wife Vicki had a Super Fantastic time Fishing with you and Brandon:)Wish we could do that More Often bro!!!looking foward to seeing some Truly Awesome Video of that Blessed day out @ Sea:)Keep Smiling bro & God Keep Blessing you and your Nice Family always:)
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    By Dannie Horner, October 24, 2011 @ 12:58 am

    This was my first time fishing offshore and it was the best fishing trip ever. I don’t have any other captains to compare captain Bob to but now I know I won’t need to. He’s the best for sure. He put us on some great holes and he made sure everyone was happy and we got our fish for the day. Even with crappy weather he had the balls to take us fishing. The first mate JC was awesome too. Very glad he was there cause pulling the anchor up looked to me to be more difficult then the grouper. if you got time get the money and he will get you the fish. I promise.
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    By Bret Wade, December 27, 2011 @ 4:15 am

    Coming from the Midwest i didn’t know what to expect. All I can say is WOW. This was a fishing experience of a lifetime. Capt. Bob and Brandon were first to none. You could tell that they prided themselves on ensuring the customers had a great experience. No matter what your fishing expertise is, Capt. Bob takes care of you and ensures you get into some fish, and big ones at that. I have never caught so many different and nice fish in one day. Though I was a first-timer fishing in the Gulf, it will definitely not be my last time fishing with Capt. Bob. This fishing adventure was one to remember! Thanks Capt. Bob and Brandon for the time of my life…Can’t wait to go back. Good weather, good capt., good fish=a GREAT time.
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    By edward fleischer, January 26, 2012 @ 7:23 pm

    Capt. Bob and Brandon, first mate, provided excellent service, and another memorable experience. Dept. dock at 6:30 Am on January 24, and returned at 5:45 PM. Fished numerous spots and caught limits of Red Grouper (28), plus nice Snappers and Porgy’s. Capt. Bob knows the Gulf water hot spots. He knows the program to catch fish, right bait anchoring, controled drift, etc.
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    By Charter Fishing, January 28, 2012 @ 1:56 am

    We would like to thank everyone for leaving great feedback for our fishing charter trips. We will continue to provide the best fishing charter experience possible for you and your friends or family.
    Warm Regards,
    Captain Bob
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    By Brandon (first mate), January 31, 2012 @ 8:48 pm

    So tomorrow grouper season closes for 2 months. What will me and Capt. Bob put you on now you may ask? Well, if you love fishing as much as Bob and I do,and the sound of screaming drag and the sight of a bent rod gets you excited as well as it does us, you need to fish with us these next 2 months. Capt. Bob will put you on some monster Amberjacks and all kinds of snapper- yellowtail, mangrove, lane, mutton, and if your lucky maybe a cubera! We also catch a ton of blue porgy and triggerfish on the wrecks and live bottom we fish. Just because grouper season is closed does not mean that we will not be able to still fill the freezer! So book a charter these next couple of months and see how much fun and how much fish we will put you on.

    Thanks so much, Brandon

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