December 20, 2009

The Bucket Brigade (three strong) traveled to Aruba to sample the fishing from 12/04-18/2009. We have fished with 7 different charters, but had the
best results was with Teaser Charters overall. The first trip out yielded 2 Sailfish caught and released with two bonus very nice Bonito. The second
trip we caught 3 very good Sailfish, an 11' 340# Blue Marlin all released as well as a 4' Mahi Mahi cow that was kept. It was a rush coming in after mere
four hour half day charters back into Oranjestad, past the cruise ships with pennants flying upside down. We also had some very tasty fish to eat.
Finally, the last time out with Milton we nailed 3 Barracuda and 2 Albacore Tuna. The tuna are good warm eats right out of the water. Bring your own
wasabi and soy sauce as the mate has a sharp knife. Best of all we fished with very skilled men and the envy of the fleet. Life is too short for cheap
experiences. We will be back. Ron Bell/Public Affairs  Officer
The Bucket Brigade

I hope this email finds you all well. I just wanted you to know that I had a great time on board the "teaser" with Belton and Albert on my 2 trips. These guy's were great, very knowledgeable and professional. Even though our catch was small It was still an excellent time. Please show the guy's this email and let them know how much I appreciated their efforts. I know you always can't catch the big one but any day of fishing in Aruba beats out a great day of fishing at home. Please give Albert my email address and tell him to contact me if he can, I have a couple of questions for him. Hope to be back down in 2010 or 2011. Will definatly call on you for some more fishing and try to get my Marlin back. Feel free to post this on your website as a referal if you would like. Be well and tight lines,

Kevin Capozzi

I was in ARUBA for my honeymoon (9/30/02-10/11/02 ) and my wife bought me one of your charters. I would like to say that I was thrilled for my very fist time fishing in the caribbean seas. Milton and Jimmy where so friendly and professional that i thought they where the best people i met in ARUBA(but you people are just one happy island)

On my charter i got to experience catching mahi-mahi and bonito. It was fun catching those types of fish since i never seen
them before. But the best was when the line from the out-rigger camce flying down and jimmy grabbed the rod and told me it was a bill fish i was pumped milton and jimmy said it was 250-300lbs "BLUE MARLIN" and took about 40-50mins to bring it in but it was awesome.

i would just like to say thank you to Teasers for making my honeymoon the best time in my life and cant wait to come back
and go out again but a longer trip. i do have 2 decent pics of the fish that jimmy took with my cam ill send them once i get
them on a disk thanks again Milton & JIMMY

ur friend Scott

Alfredo -

Rich and I just want to thank you for a wonderful time on the Teaser last week. Our son, David, caught a wahoo and a marlin within 40 minutes of the trip which was certainly one of the many highlights of our vacation. I've attached a couple of photos for you to see.

Thank you again - we will certainly pass the word along to friends who will be traveling to Aruba in the future.

From John and Partner.

Alfredo, it was a pleasure meeting you......sure hope you are doing well.

I just wanted to tell you what a wonderful day my friend Richard & I had 3/25 fishing on the Teaser. While I was a bit worried the 1st hour, it sure picked up. Our catch of Wahoo to about 25 lbs., a bunch of Mahi Mahi (including Richard's big cow @ about 35 lbs, which cost me $20), a nice Kingfish & several Benitos, made for a great day!!

We took a fillet of Wahoo & one of Mahi Mahi back to our resort & grilled them.....outstanding!!

Tight Lines,

John Meuschke

Alfredo,

I went on the charter on "Kenny's Toy" and had a most enjoyable time. Although I got a little sick I still was able to boat a 25-30 lb Wahoo. Unfortunately my son was in the john the whole trip. My daughters boyfriend caught another wahoo so we were both satisfied. The captain and mate were very good and I will book all of my charters with your boats.
Thanks again.

Tom Malanga

DEAR ALFREDO & CREW:

I JUST WANTED TO WRITE YOU TO THANK YOU FOR MAKING A LIFE LONG DREAM OF MINE  COME TRUE. EVER SINCE I READ THE BOOK AND SEEN THE MOVIE THE OLD MAN AND THE  SEE IT WAS A DREAM OF MINE TO CATCH A FISH LARGER THAN MYSELF. I ALWAYS SAID  ONCE I DID THAT I WOULD BE DONE FISHING.

ONCE MY WIFE AND ME DECIDED TO GO TO  ARUBA FOR VACATION WE STARTED LOOKING UP THINGS TO DO IN ARUBA THAT'S HOW I  FOUND YOUR BOAT AND STARTED TO E-MAIL YOU. I ASKED YOU IF BILL FISH WERE IN  SEASON AND YOU TOLD ME IT WAS TO EARLY, I WAS A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED BUT I  FIGURED ANY FISHING IS BETTER THAN NO FISHING. SO I BOOKED 2 TRIPS.THE FIRST  TRIP WAS GREAT AND I COULD NOT WAIT FOR THE 2ND TRIP.THAT SATURDAY YOU SHOWED  UP AND DECIDED TO COME ALONG WITH ME, I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT. I OWN 3  BUSINESS HERE IN CONNECTICUT AND BELIEVE BEING A OWNER OF A BUSINESS SHOULD  DEAL WITH HIS CUSTOMERS HIMSELF, IT MEANS A LOT TO A CUSTOMER KNOWING THE OWNER  CARES.

I MUST ALSO TELL YOU YOUR 2 BOYS AND WHOLE BUSINESS IS VERY   PROFESSIONAL. I WOULD RECOMMEND YOUR BOAT TO EVERY ONE VISITING ARUBA. THE   2ND DAY FISHING WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING DAYS OF MY 33 YEAR OLD LIFE. WHEN WE SAW THE FIN OF THE FISH FOWLING OUR BAIT THEN WE SAW THE BILL YOUR  SON YELLED BLUE MARLIN. I GOT EXCITED AND LET ME TELL YOU NOTHING EXCITES ME.  FROM THAT POINT ON WHAT A RUSH FIGHTING THE FISH, I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE  EXPERIENCE I HAD WITH YOU. NOW AS FOR GIVING UP FISHING THE HELL WITH THAT  IDEA, WHAT WAS I THINKING- IT JUST STARTED.

IM GOING TO FLORIDA FOR THE WEEK  END AT THE END OF OCTOBER AND I BOOKED A TRIP FOR ME AND MY FATHER TO GO SAIL  FISHING I HOPE WE CATCH ONE SO I CAN SHARE THAT LIFE TIME MEMORY WITH MY  FATHER. I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU THANK YOU FOR THE BEST FISHING TRIP ANY ONE  COULD EXPERIENCE. I WILL BE COMING BACK NEXT YEAR AND WILL GO FISHING AGAIN.  WHO KNOWS IN 10 YEARS I MAY RETIRE AND MOVE TO ARUBA WILL BUY A COUPLE OF  MORE BOATS AND BECOME PARTNERS ON THEM. WHAT A WAY TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR  LIFE.

YOUR FRIEND FOR LIFE,

PETER PAPOOSHA
PPapoosha@aol.com

Dear Mr. Pichardo:

I would like to take the opportunity and thank you for a wonderful fishing trip I had with Teaser Charters. As you may recall, three friends of mine and I booked a full day trip with Teaser on the Internet and set out a few weeks later. The trip was excellent, far above any expectations we had and left a memorable experience for each of us to share and remember about our visit to Aruba. Being on chartered boats before, I must commend you on the cleanliness of your boat, the upkeep and reliability of your equipment and most of all the professionalism and courtesy of your staff. Alberto and Milton were not only highly competent in their fishing abilities, but also extremely accommodating to our comfort throughout the day and fun to converse with.

At the end of the day, we brought in 15 fish that gave us little time for boredom. The weather was great and all of us (even the two who experienced a little motion sickness!) had an incredible time. I would like to thank you for the time we had and all the help you were in planning this trip. Should you ever need a customer recommendation, please do not hesitate to refer them to my email address below. I would be happy to tell those interested about the ease of booking the trip through your website and the great experience my friends and I had.

I look forward to visiting Aruba again and making Teaser Charters part of the trip. Send my best to Alberto and Milton.

Sincerely,

Brian Broesder
Broesder@mail.com

We enjoyed fishing with Kenny and Jim on the 10th. I told Kenny that we would forward him a copy of the picture. Attached is a copy of the Wahoo that we caught. Thanks again.

Chuck
CHollis@hunton.com

Hello Alfredo,

I just wanted to thank your son Kenny on our trip a few weeks ago. I am now back in Missouri battling another Ozark Mountain winter. Our trip was great although the fishing (catching) was not. Kenny and first mate Jimmy were great. They both tried hard to get that darn blue marlin to take a ride with us. Everything was fine on our trip and we were treated very professionally. The fish just had lock jaw that day. The men tried everything possible to get fish on but you know thats fishing! Looking forward to our next trip!

Cordially,

Jeff Cross
Kimberling City MO
jcross@npwt.net

P.S. You can use me anytime for a reference. We will get them next time!!

Hi Alfredo,

I just wanted to say I had a nice charter on the Teaser on Oct 14. Your mate Jimmy Marin was very efficient and courteous, as was Milton too. I caught a lot of barracuda, but no billfish or other species. Still, due to the fine service I will want to book Teaser Charters the next time I com to Aruba. I will pass along the word to anyone I can about your company.

Thanks,

Manny Corallo

Alfredo,

I would like to thank Milton & Jimmy for a fantastic time fishing. They were first class. The swordfishing got my interest up back here in NC. Nobody fishes for swords here anymore, but I have a few ideas. I have talked with some other captains and nobody wants to fish at night. I will find out information about 80# bentbuts for Milton and let you know. Thanks again for a great time

Capt. Frank

P.S. If there is anything else I can help with let me know
 

Hi All.......GREAT TRIP!!!!!

Just a note to say :Thanks for a great time on the Teaser on 10/7/00. My wife (Diane) and I (Mike) went out for a half day in the afternoon with Milton and Albert. The boat is beautifull, and the crew couldn't be better!!! Only caught two Bonita, but we had more fun than
our money could buy!!! Two of the nicest gentlemen we met on the Island gave us a trip to remember, and a great boat made things very comfortable. Don't know when we can return, but when we do, we will go out with you again!!! Thanks again for a wonderful afternoon!!!!

Mike and Diane Brown
rcher FL.,

Comments: I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for the great trip I had with Capt. Milton on the Teaser last week. We were fortunate enough to catch a 325 lbs Blue Marlin and a 50 lb. White Marlin. The Captain was flawless at the helm throughout the one hour and forty minute battle. Your fist mate, Jimmy, did an exceptional job hooking up with both fish and helping me bring them to the boat for picture taking. Besides being expert fisherman they are both truly great guys. The pictures I took of the blue didin't turn out so great, the pictures of the White are pretty good, I will mail them to you. Please mail me any pictures you have of these fish as well. I look forward to our next trip and would strongly recommend Teaser Charter's to any serious fisherman without hesitation. Thanks again for a great day of fishing on Dec 08, 2000

Chris Cauley
ccauley@sahlen.com

Hi Kenny, Jimmy and Alfredo

Just wanted to write a line and let you know what a great time we had and what a wonderful Island you live on. That was Dave's first time salt water fishing and was very happy with his wahoo as was my wife was with her king fish! It was a nice half day trip. I will reccomend you any time, thank's for the great trip

Mike Phillips

Dear Mr. Pichardo,

I am writing in reference to our fishing trip on Friday, March 23rd. As you remember, that was the day in which my brother, a friend of ours, and myself caught 15 Wahoo. My brother said he had spoken to you, and that you had said that was a record for Aruba for the most Wahoo caught in one day. I was hoping you could confirm this for me, (so I can be honest when telling fish stories ha ha). at any rate, I will be happy to leave a testimonial as soon as our pictures come back, and if that is indeed a record, I will be happy to mention that in my testimonial as well.

Had a great time,

Timothy G. Dougherty
timodo@hotmail.com