TESTIMONIALS

HERE ARE SOME  OF THE PICS OF OUR TRIP YOU SET US UP FOR, WE HAD A BLAST! NOT ONLY DID WE CATCH A ZILLION FISH BUT WE HAD THE BEST FAMILY TRIP WE'VE HAD IN MANY MANY YEARS! ALL OF US LOVED OUR GUIDES CHRIS & MARK AND HOW THEY WERE SO PATIENT WITH US. WE WILL BE BACK & WE WILL RECOMMEND YOU GUYS TO ANYONE WE KNOW.   AGAIN, THANX!

 MIKE SUE & THE BOYS  Callmike4flowers@aol.com 

I fished with your guide Steve Albaum on Friday, Oct. 1st. out of Clewiston. I can't say enough about the wonderful day of fishing your guide provided. The way Steve and Mark Shepard kept informing each other of where the fish were hitting doubled my chances of finding fish. Although the overall number and size left me a little disheartned it had nothing to do with your guides service. Steve was a great fishing companion, teaching me and answering all my many questions. Without a doubt my best day fishing ever. Thank you all so much! Mark Van Wagner    Mark0127@aol.com 

About 4 weekends ago 3 friends and I rented two of your boats and guides to fish Okeechobee.  By best friend and his two younger brothers had contacted me to say they would be passing through Ft. Lauderdale to deliver a furniture shipment and wanted to stop by to spend some time with me.  We all grew-up fishing the Lakes, rivers and streams in the central NY area.  We would peddle bicycles for hours to get the best fishing and the competition between us was high.

Knowing I had only a few hours with them I had contacted your company and you were able to accommodate us. They were very surprised when I told them we were going bass fishing. This was a very special trip for us first of all because we all had not been together at the same place for over 25 years.  Secondly, Jamie, the youngest of the three brother has been stricken by a terminal illness and unfortunately we don't know how long he will be with us.  As your guides immediately put us on top of the big bass it was a great sight to see the excitement in Jamie's as he pulled in one Bass after another. Your people were able to provide my friends a memorable moment that will forever allow us to reflect on a time when Jamie was not concerned about tomorrows, but the events of that day and beating the rest of us in pulling the most bass and biggest bass out of the water.  As I said we are very competitive and we had made some bets that day.  Well, it was Jamie who pulled the most bass and the biggest.  So now we have another memory and that is listening to him telling us how he "Smoked" us that day.  Thank you for providing my friends this memorable event.

Best regards,

Joe Santor
Fort Lauderdale, FL.    Josepiccter@cs.com 

  I just want to tell you that the fishing trip my husband Jeff and son Jaryd went on with your guide service.  They had to get up pretty early but to a true fisherman that is part of the excitement.  When Jeff returned and told us that he set two Lake records I wish I could have been on the boat to help him celebrate.  He said he stuck his dismount, from the boat seat and into Lake Okeechobee, with perfection.   And the second record of fastest self rescue from the Lake into the boat while my son Jaryd watched in amazement.  What memories we will all have of this story.  Jeff and Jaryd had an awesome time fishing including the stories that were told about the Lake and living in Florida.  

We hope you are all safe from the Hurricanes and that they haven't messed up the fishing to much.  I know we got in and out of Ft. Lauderdale in perfect timing.  We hate to see all the devastation that Florida is suffering from on the News.  We have had earthquakes the last few days but nothing like you've all been put through lately. Thanks again to you for the excellent customer service and to your guides for giving my husband and son an experience they will remember forever.  Plus I made some good points for finding Hawghunter and surprising them with the trip. 

Regards,  Jeff & Dennis Padgett and boys!      denpad450@MSN.COM

For my 50th birthday, my sons-in-law took me to Clewiston so we could go on a bass fishing trip from your guide service. It was a trip we will always remember and I really enjoyed catching an 8 1/2 pound largemouth, my biggest ever! We found your guide to be very friendly and professional. He was truly excited about what he does and used his knowledge of Lake Okeechobee to help us have a great day.

Thank you,  Rev. Jeff Fowler   Naples, Florida   Fowler74@aol.com 

Here are some pictures of the fishing trip. Sorry it took so long to get them to you. Everyone really had a great time. The kids have done nothing but talk about the trip. It was definitely the highlight of their vacation to Florida. Thank You and your staff for making it so enjoyable for them. We are considering another trip in Feb. during the winter break from school, will be in touch with you closer to time to schedule another trip . Thanks again

Mike and Dawn Hosie       dawnmc@ptd.net 

 Al and Josh Perry back here in Louisiana....cannot begin to tell you how much we enjoyed our trip with you last week...everything I have ever heard and seen about the Peacock Bass proved true, its like hooking a baby gorilla, that is one fighting fish....thanks for being so patient with Josh, I was really surprised he lasted, when he sweats, he thinks it's time to quite doing whatever he's doing....come to think of it, that's not a bad idea !!!!

I will print out info from the website and bring it to a couple of tackle shops around town along with the business cards you gave me....hope to do it again sometime soon......

Al and Josh Perry  alperry@cox-internet.com 

Todd we had a great time, WHAT great guides. We will defiantly be back this fall for some lunkers.

Augie   ACANTENS@aol.com 

Just wanted to thank you again for another great Bass Fishing trip.  David and I caught plenty of bass, and even some rather large ones.  David even caught some peacock bass this time. LOL  He just doesn’t have the patience for that type of fishing.  Pitching those minnows into a small area isn’t for him.  He would rather blast them with crank baits, worms and shiners.

     I have attached some of the pictures of the big ones we caught.  If you want any more just let me know.  Take care and good fishing.

I just wanted to let you know how good a time and experience my friend and I had with your guide, Rick Burton, last Friday.  The fishing started off great, and then tapered off a bit, but  the entire time on the water was fun.  Rick was very professional and patient with us northerners and I would hope if I get down there again, I could request him for another Okeechobee trip, or perhaps an Everglades trip.

Thank you very much and please thank Rick for making our first real Florida bass fishing trip a memorable one.  

I'll send you some pictures as soon as they get developed.

Thanks again,
Timothy Shanahan, Hartford, CT   Timothy.Shanahan@thehartford.com

  We had a great time with Dave.  He was very courteous and professional.  He was very eager to help us catch fish.  He had helped us rig for wild shiners. That was when we caught the big ones.  You guys advised us that the peacock bass fishing would not be good that day since the weather had turned cool and suggested the Everglades instead.  We appreciated your honesty about that because we wanted to catch a lot of fish.  You could have gone ahead and taken us fishing for peacocks but we probably wouldn't have caught as many.  Plus, I caught my biggest bass ever.  We had a great day fishing plus got to experience the everglades, alligators and all!

 Jill Watson     Paducah, KY     jw@ktglaw.net 

 Here are some photos of our end of March Okeechobee trip. Captain Chris is a great guide, who knows the lake and where the fish are.  He made our trip unforgettable. Josh and I had a great time.  We will be back. Thank You 

David and Josh Ruby

 Just wanted to tell you again how much we enjoyed  fishing with you.  You guys are great.  Here's the pictures of the fish I caught.  The first picture is the 8.2lb, the other is the one that was 8.9lbs.  Thanks again.

Take Care,
Shiela

 Todd this is Lee and I just wanted to write and tell you how much me and Sam appreciated all you did for us. We had the time of our lives and the fishing was incredible. Peacocks were definitely a new sensation and the quality of fish we caught in the lake and the everglades is unheard of around our parts. Mark, Chris, and Rick were all great and they really knew how to put us on fish. We had a great time and hope to fish with you again.

Thanks, Lee Brock

 Had a great time even if I did not catch the big one.  But there is next time. Cesar and I are planning a trip for next year, just let us know if there is a best time of the year to catch the big ones? Thanks for the pictures. If you can add Cesar’s best picture of the big one to the testimonies.  Chris tell me how to set up the rig we were using, I would like to try it out in Rhode Island . 

  Tell Todd the professional service was superb. He’s lucky to have a guide that is well informed of the fishing industry on his team. I will tell my fishing buddies if they visit Florida to definitely check you guys out.

  Thanks, Bob Zman

Thanks for a great time. I have the video and will copy it for you. Also will send you some still pictures plus a surprise...My mom thought the trip was cool, she thanks you look like my ex-brother in law. You guys made the trip feel like I was fishing with an old friend. It is a experience the boys will never forget and neither will I. We plan on being back next year. And we are recommending you to others in our area. The "growed" fish we caught...7.0lb, 7.04lb and 7.10lber, we are having them replicated. I'll tell everyone if they want to catch "growed" largemouth bass to go fishing with "Hawghunters"

Thanks a lot your friends, Jimmy Hammond, Tim Bunnell an Nathan Bunnell 

We had a great time. Mark did an outstanding job and we learned a great deal about professional fishing and bass fishing. He is an asset and loads of fun to fish with.  We look forward to fishing with you guys next time we come down to Florida, by the way the 10+lb bass that Dylan’s caught just caped off a fantastic trip.

Good Luck to all of you on the Fishing Road Show.

Tim Edwards                                                                                                                   

Capital Brokerage, L. C.                                                                                                              703-241-4040 (O) 703-403-6433 (Cell)

I wanted to thank you for sending us out with Chris.  We had the most incredible time.  HE is the MAN!  My husband and I both caught some amazing fish.  I caught a 10 pound bass, many 7 and 8 pound bass and my husband caught a 9.5 pound bass and many 7 and 8 pound bass as well.  You guys are by far the best, you knew right where the fish were and there was NEVER a dull moment.  Thanks again to you and your staff at Hawghunter, we will definitely be back!  We had a great time, thank you, thank you, thank you.
                                                                                                                          

 Sincerely,
Jenni & Wes Parsons

Just a short note to let you know how much my grandson and I enjoyed our fishing outing with Chris Shepard. He made us feel like experienced fishermen and despite the breezy weather we were thoroughly entertained. He is truly a very knowledgeable and expert fisherman.

 Thanks for the copies of the pictures that Chris took during the trip. Especially the shot where we are proudly displaying part of our catch. It would be an excellent memento of the occasion.

Thanks again and please say hello to Chris from me and Andrew.  George Xistris

Hay Hay! I'm just now getting around to sending the pictures of our trip. We all had a really fantastic time, from what they tell me, anyway the whole week was kinda hazy! We'll be back again.

tell everyone I said hello, Take care

Jonathan Smith

Loren and I had a great time on our trip!! Thanks again. Your guide service made the trip very enjoyable.  If anyone up here is looking for a guide, I will definitely send them your way. We also hope to come back again next year. Any input on when would be the best time would be appreciated.

 Looking forward to seeing and fishing with you, 

Rex Barnwell

Check out these "Hawgs", Mark Shepard put us onto some trophy bass in Lake Okeechobee. Don Rupp and I had a great time fishing with you guys. 

We will be back, Hawg Hawley

I just wanted to drop a line and thank you for hooking me up with Mark Shepard of "Hawghunters Guide Service". I had a fantastic day on the lake and possibly my best day fishing ever! Mark, is not just a great professional but a helluva nice guy. I will be back and will recommend your service to anyone who will listen. 

Thanks again, I will be rooting for you guys on the tournament trail.

David Steinke

Just wanted to thank you for making my dreams come true! I always dreamed of fishing with big shiners and catching big bass. To have caught three large bass was unbelievable.

Hope to fish with you guys real soon and good luck in your tournament fishing.

Tight lines, Gary Hiner

I'm back in Illinois. Wanted to thank you for one of the most memorable fishing experiences of my son-Max' and I. lifetimes! Hope you all are doing well in  your tourneys. The boys back here don't believe my stories!

We'll be back, Robert Lowther

Just thought I would drop you a line and tell you how much fun myself and James had during our 3 day fishing trip.  We had so much fun that we are planning  on booking a trip for next year. Maybe this time I can catch a peacock bass.  Please tell Mark that the tips he gave James and I during the Everglades trip really paid off during our fall season up here. We caught bigger and better fish using the crank bait techniques he showed us. We even caught an 8lb bass (at least I did) and a bunch of 5-6 pound fish the day after we got back from the trip. I think you got my dad hooked on the G-Loomis rods and Shimano reels he got a GLX rod for X-mas and he also ordered a Chronarch SF reel. I still don’t think that will help him catch fish, but at least he looks like a pro.  I still have yet to put the video we made to CD but I plan on doing so soon and I will send you a copy if you want. I think it would be funny to put the scene of my dad attempting to set a hook on a fish up on the site as a blooper reel. The last day we didn’t catch many big fish but the experience we gained is much more valuable then any fish I could have caught. Hopefully one day I will be able to fish some tournaments like you guys. Once again THANK YOU VERY MUCH for the fun time fishing and heckling we had during our trip and we are defiantly looking forward to doing it again.  Good luck to yourself and Mark during this year tournaments and hope to see you at the Potomac River Tournament.

I just wanted to say THANKS for everything you did for my dad and I in regards to getting the New SKEETER boat. I can't wait to get the boat and start fishing. Hopefully I will be able to catch some mama bass' and make a name for myself. I plan on getting my G-Loomis crankbait rod and Shimano SF reel this weekend. Once again THANK YOU VERY MUCH for the help with the boat. I can't wait to get back down to FL and go fishing again.

Thanks,
David Edsall

Just wanted to let you know that we had a great time fishing for bass in the Everglades...our guide Steve Albaum was really really great. He put us on to some nice bass....he had a great personality and easy to get along with...we caught tons of fish and it was worth every penny...hopefully we will be able to do it again sometime in the future for peacock bass...I even caught some great bass on my fly rod....

Thanks again... John and Michele Wood

Thanks for the great pic's and especially the outstanding guide service. You truly are the best guide we have had the pleasure to fish with and it was not due solely to the amount of fish we caught. I have a strong feeling we will be back.
Hawghunter Guide service is truly a lunker ahead of other guides I have fished with, and I have fished with a mess of em' . The group I fish with takes turns arranging the trip and this year was my turn. Todd and company made me a hero. Everyone in the group said this was the best trip ever.

Karl Miller 

I did want to send you a note to you that would possibly help anyone that arrives at your web site looking for feedback on your guide service. I have to be honest with you as the group of my friends that fished with you and your guides usually will get together one to two time per year just to fish, all over this continent. The trip to Ft. Lauderdale and the North Miami area has turned out to be the best trip we have had in the last five years.
Not only did we have a great time catching up to 70+ plus bass per boat per day, in the Everglades, but the weather was awesome and the caliber of the guides and their equipment was very good. Your team kept on fish throughout the three days and we enjoyed a grand time. My only regrets will be that the next trip will be measured against this one and we will be hard pressed to top it!
Thanks Again for an Excellent Adventure!

Sincerely
Dale Ames

 I have attached a photo of the 8.5 lbs bass I caught on Okeechobee. Please note the photo show a weird date. Somehow it was screwed up. Please let me have and estimate what it would cost to have it mounted in a habitat scenario.
Let me also tell you that both Laura and I enjoyed the day tremendously. I asked you if you were the best guide when I booked the day, but I forgot to tell you at the end of the day that you are indeed the best guide we have been with. Our fishing trip to FL in general was great after we went with you. Laura caught a sailfish 79", We caught big black-fin Tuna, Big Wahoo and on the flats I got a nice Tarpon. Lots of other fish too, but this is the highlight. 

If you want to use the photo in your promotion feel free (I am not an actor).
Best Regards Hans Jensen, NC

We are back here in Minnesota and as I look out across the snow I cannot help but to laugh at the comments you made regarding the cold.  All I can say is your missing out dude! Anyway I wanted to take a moment and say thank you for the great time my Dad and I had while fishing with you. I think he may never let me forget how he out fished his son "The Pro Bass Fisherman" that day. Anyway I hope you will allow me to go with you again on another trip. Feel free to use me for a reference if you need. Your professionalism and knowledge as a guide is the best I've seen. You stories ain't bad either. 

Hope you catch that hog when you need it.
Take care and Good fishing.

Randy Hanzal, Minnesota

Thank you for a great trip, we loved peacock bass fishing, it was the perfect way to spend our honeymoon. You did an excellent job, and taught me a lot (I was surprised at the different techniques there were between largemouth and peacock bass fishing) I always enjoy learning anything new about fishing.
  Paula had a real good time too she always likes fishing better when she can catch a lot of fish, and we did catch a lot and some big ones too.
  We got the pictures you sent us and they turned out great. I forwarded them to all my friends. Well thanks again for a great fishing experience and a very fun day, hopefully we can come back and go out again soon.

Thanks so much,
Jason &  Paula Allison, Iowa

You are the "Peacock Master", I hadn't fished for bass in 10 years an my son Matt had never fished for bass before our special day on 7/17. Thank you for all the extra, special attention you gave my son in preparing him for a day he will never forget. Your expert advice and the tips you gave us even allowed me to land some on an artificial bait, something I thought I had lost my touch with. THANKS YOU, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GREAT DAY!!! This trip will make anyone a firm believer in catch & release. The fight you experience from these peacocks makes you feel compelled to get them back in the water so they may live to fight again. These are gladiators. 

Best regards,

David & Matt Steele,  Easton, Maine

What a fishing trip! Captain Todd did a great job, by far exceeding our expectations. He made sure that my 78 year old father had the fishing trip of his life. Our group caught 70-80 Bass, 3 fish over 5 lb. the biggest was 7.6 lb. caught by my father.  I will always remember this day.

Thank You,
Randall Hampton, Ohio

Hey Todd, Thanks a bunch for making Bob and Dwayne's fishing trip a HUGE success. That's all they have talked about! They both enjoyed the second day, but their trip with you was a "BLAST". I am so glad I decided to search on-line to find them a fishing guide, but I'm much happier it was such a success. If we are ever down that way again, we'll look you up! If you come to North Carolina, we got a place for you to try out, give us a call. We'll keep you reeling all day long.

THANKS AGAIN,
Harvette & Bob Poole, N.C.
P.S. We bowled great, also!

Bass fishing is very popular in Japan, my friend Kazu and I love to BASS fish, but largemouth bass in Japan is not so big, we wanted to get "BIGONE".

So we decided to go to US to get "The Big One". However Kazu and I have never been to US, we searched fishing guides through internet, but our English is very poor so it was very difficult to search. Then we reached Hawghunter.net on accident. Captain Todd taught us about bass fishing in Florida by easy English over the internet. Finally we arrived after 20 hours of flying. But as a result we caught many big bass, Why I mean "MANY", because we stopped counting. After fishing in Florida we will never be satisfied with fishing in Japan. Someday we will go to everglades again to make new Japanese record!

Thank you very much, we are looking forward to seeing you again,

Best regards,
Ando& Kazu/Japan

I want to thank you for the pictures you emailed me of the nice bass Stephenie and I caught while fishing with you May 20th, 21st and 22nd. Although I did not land a legendary 10 pound bass while fishing with you, I really appreciate the extra effort you made to try and make that happen. Of course, Stephenie is extremely happy with her 6+ pound bass and having caught more fish than me. I was very happy with the tackle you provided during our 3 days together and your knowledge of Florida bass fishing is excellent. Both Stephenie and I look forward to another trip with you next year. Thanks for a great time both fishing and personally, we both feel like we have a new friend in Captain Todd.

Sincerely,Bob & Stephenie Hebert
Scottsdale, Arizona

Over the years, my dad and I have had some outstanding fishing trips. None of those experiences tops our extraordinary day on the water with you. Thanks again for an adventure with my dad that I will fondly remember forever. We had a great time.

Regards,
Gregg Glickstein, Florida