Captain Luis and mate Ismail were great.  They made me and my boys feel welcome and comfortable.  They were very communicative and fun, laughing and joking.  They connected with with us as customers.  Luis even let my son drive the boat (supervised) looking for marlin.  My son enjoyed that experience.

Marlin fishing was tough.  They tried hard, but the water temperature changed and the fish were lethargic.  Luis did make sure we all caught a shark, which was still fun.  We got some good pictures , courtesy of Luis and Ismail.

We caught a dorado on the troll so we had enough for a meal at the harbor.

I will definitely use them again.

Took my dad on a fishing trip with El Budster and it was a great experience. The weather was perfect. We were out on the water fishing for 5 full hours which was awesome. We caught over 12 fish, most of it was skipjack Tuna but those were some fun fights. We saw a few Marlin swimming on top of the water but couldn’t get them to bite. The $20 lunch was worth the purchase. Came with a huge sandwich, fruit trail mix bar, two chicken taquitos, and an apple, water included. Their Captain and staff were very knowledgeable on the fishing spots and just how to fish in general. Very good. We had a hitch hiking seal that hopped on as we got back into the marina which made us tourist jump! Overall, great experience.

We’ve been on fishing trips where we spent hours trolling and came home with a couple of average fish, or even one big monster (a 9 foot blue marlin).  Today we wanted quantity.  We wanted to catch a lot of fish and we didn’t care what kind.  This is probably an unusual request, but Louis and Ismael gave us exactly that. We stayed relatively close to shore (less than a mile) and caught our first fish just 15 minutes into the excursion.  All told we hit our boat’s limit of Bonita in a few hours. We also saw whales and sea lions up close during our morning of fishing. The boat was comfortable and the Captain handled the very rough seas with skill.  It was a rough day to be on the water, but Louis and Ismael made it a thoroughly enjoyable day.

This review is for folks that don’t have a ton of experience fishing and are wondering if it’s too intense. It is, but in the best way! My wife and I took my Father on his first sea fishing experience and had an awesome time! It was quiet for the first 3-4 hours, but Ismael, our guide assured us we just had a wait a little longer. In the meantime we saw countless whales, even Marlin jumping and got to see the lovers arch at sunrise and enjoy the views of Cabo from the sea. We saw many boats around us reeling in Marlin and it was finally our turn! We snagged a 140lbs marlin and my father was able to reel in a Dorado immediately after!! It was so incredible and Ismael really did the leg work to help us bring them in, so that’s not a problem! Once we got back to shore we were able to get our fish processed for a tip and took 2 kilos of our marlin and the whole dorado was probably about 3 kilos. We took it back to our hotel, Pueblo Bonito and they cooked it up for us with a two hour notice! Sashimi for the marlin and a flavorful char for the dorado. Thank you so much to our captain and crew of El Budster Pride! We had an incredible experience and will never forget it!

2nd time I’ve fished on the el budster. Highly recommend this boat. Captain and crew will get you on a fish of a lifetime.
We booked the all inclusive trip for 4, they had plenty of beer, water and sodas. The lunch they provided was one of the best I’ve had on a boat. Two small burritos, sandwich & chips for each of us.
We each caught some bonito off the start then trolled for tuna. No luck for tuna so we went to marlin and dorado area.
Hooked two striped marlin at once about 3 hours into the charter. Lost one, but landed the other.
We then hooked another about 40 minutes after landing the previous marlin. Got it all the way to the boat but was going crazy jumping and head shaking and the hook popped out at leader length. Great release tho.
Trolled the last hours with a few more marlin strikes but no luck for the rest of the trip. Caught a 15lb dorado on the way to another zone but that was the last fish of the day.
Great boat to fish on and highly recommend, they have a office in the marina next to senior frogs. Really easy to find if your new to Cabo.