Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Vacationer Tom Bly landed this 18 lb. snook March 27, while fishing with Capt. Jim Burnsed.
Snook are out of season, so after the picture the fish was returned to the waters of Pine Island Sound unharmed .
 Capt. Jim was really surprised that Tom was able to land this big fish. They were fishing light tackle on a trout pole and the snook decided he liked what he saw.

The snook came up out of the water and shook his head, Capt. Jim commented "that's the last time you will see that fish" Capt. Jim felt sure that Tom would never be able to hold the big fish on the small tackle.

Tom Bly and snook

 But Tom surprised the 30 year fishing veteran. After fighting the fish all around and under the boat, Tom was able to boat the fish for a picture. Great job Tom.

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Tarpon

Capt. Shawn Kelly sent me this great Tarpon picture today.  Capt. Shawn is one of the expert fishing guides that  fish with the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team .  May and June are the primary monthes for Tarpon fishing.  Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team offers full time, experienced guides leaving from Captiva Island Florida daily.
The Burnsed family established the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team ...beginning as Capt. Jim's Charters in 1981.
Thats a beautiful fish !  Released unharmed "A fish is valuable to catch only once"

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Tim Palmese

Grandson of Capt. Jim Burnsed, Tim enjoyes any time he can spend with Grandpa Jim hunting or fishing.

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Bill and 6 foot Black Tip

Steve Fletcher of Michigan chartered Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team to fish him and his friend Bill also from Michigan . The men enjoyed 3 half day trips out with Capt. Jim ,

boating limits of speckled sea trout each day.  This 6 foot black tip shark brought the biggest smile on their last day out.

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Capt. Rob reviving Tarpon before release

Capt. Rob McKay of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team  released this Tarpon  Saturday April 23, 2011 no picture of the catcher ?

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Gabe his Tarpon and Capt. Jimmy

Dear Jimmy,
Back home in PA and looking over our photos from our great time fishing with you. What an encredible experance to catch the number and variety of fish, and then to be lucky enough to watch Gabe land a big beautiful Tarpon.
We wish you and your family a wonderful Easter and look forward to gong out with you again next year.

John, Frannie, Gabe and Jacob

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Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team , shares the morning sunrise with me (his wife Dall Burnsed)via photo text. Jim enjoys the beauty and peace each morning while catching bait for the day ahead

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Sea Trout

Jack Caravel

Snook

Mangrove snapper 

 It seems to the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team that regardless of species or size, everyone is willing have have their picture take with their  fish.
Fishing and boating makes for a great day. The sunshine ain't bad either.

Snook

 All these fish were returned to the water, but they still brought smiles. Children love to fish

Remember " A fish is to valuable to catch only once "

Grouper

Jack Carvell

The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team and Burnsed family, are dedicated to the preservation of our environment and the future of fishing. All fishing laws and regulations are strictly obeyed.

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Michael Maxwell and family

The Maxwell family fishing with Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.  Reeled in
"Jack the Knife" on Wednesday morning April 19th.

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Abby McKay

Abby McKay daughter of Capt.Rob McKay and wife Amy (Burnsed) McKay enjoyed a day on the boat with Mom , Dad, little sister Carly, and Capt. Rob's mom Diana.

Abby is a great fisher girl, catching trout, sheepshead and red fish.  Her sister Carly, wasn't nearly the out doors person.  It was reported to this grandma, that upon encounter with a red fish and a little blood, Carly retreated to the top of a cooler and refused to return to the boat deck.  

It seemed that all fishing activitives were unacceptable for Carly.

 

Capt. Rob and family spent the day not just fishing, but tubing, snorkeling and other fun activities.  Abby told this grandma, that even grandma Diana was riding the banana boat .

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Mike Fuller

Mike Fuller fishing with Capt. Rob McKay of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team 

Boated this BIG 26 inch 6 pound spotted sea trout.  The average keeper sea trout is about 17 inches.
This trout was returned to the water , to spawn. The legal keeping size for the sea trout is 15 to 20 inches. Maximum 4 per person per day. One trout over 20 inches.

Please obey our fishing rules and regulations . Remember "A fish is valuable to catch only once " 

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Emily and shark #1

 Emily B. fishing with Capt. Jimmy Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team during the week of April 12th, landed 2 sand bar sharks.
These 2 sharks look like they might be brothers.

Emily caught the sharks while fishing on a two hour charter from 4PM to 6 PM in Pine Island Sound.
 The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team offers fishing trips from 2 to 8 hours daily.
Something for all anglers and budgets

Emily and shark #2

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My daughters, mother, and I had a wonderful time fishing with your son Jimmy over spring break.  I’ll be back with my beau in May for our tarpon trip! 

I attached a picture of Santiva, a thoroughbred running Saturday in the Bluegrass Stakes at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky.  He will also be running in the Kentucky Derby the first weekend in May!  Evidently he is a favorite!  I will be at his race Saturday and you can bet I will be betting on him.  I thought you would get a kick out of the horse with your name! 

Susan Coblin Abney

Frankfort, Ky.

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Eva Varholak

5 year old Eva Varholak shows no fear while holding her first shark.  Eva and her family were fishing this afternoon with Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.  The Varholak family are visiting Captiva this week from Hangham, Massachusetts.  The family enjoyed an afternoon catching, Spanish mackerel, sea trout and small sharks.

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Jack McGee 

Jack McGee is all smiles after boating a sand bar shark while fishing April 10 , with
Capt. Jimmy Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.

 Jack is the son of Anne and Bill McGee of Huntington West Virginia .
 The guy in the back ground  smiling is grandpa Tom Maxwell .  Tom and family are long standing customers of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team. Tom and Anne Maxwell, were fishing with senior Capt. Jim before Jack was born, fishing is a great tradition to pass from generation to generation.

The Burnsed family is grateful for our friends and customers that return year after year to Sanibel and Captiva to fish with a member of The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team


Remember to always follow all fishing rules and regulations and help preserve one of Florida's most precious resources. " A FISH IS TO VALUABLE TO CATCH ONLY ONCE"

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Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Fishing enthusiast Lucas Gardner had a great day on the boat with Capt. Shawn of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.  Lucas and his grandpa Lee Gardner were visiting Sanibel-Captiva from Michigan. Lucas grandmother Judy, called to say that Lucas had so much fun with Capt. Shawn, he didn't want to come in off the boat.
 The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team has a " Family First " policy.  Children of all ages are aways welcomed.

I always say " if you can stand them we can " just a little joke ha ha

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The beginning of a new day....... April 11, 2011.  Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Sanitiva Saltwater Fishing Team snapped this beautiful sunrise over Pine Island Sound on the east side of Captiva Island.
Capt. Jim was out early catching bait for the days fishing charters.

A new day is a new beginning, remember THIS IS THE FIRST DAY IF THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
Do something good for  your family, your neighbor,  your world and yourself.

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 Scotty Turner and his beautiful daughter Kate landed this bull shark this morning while fishing with Capt. Jimmy Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.  I think Scotty was hoping for a Tarpon, but Kate looks satisfied with the catch.

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Jack fish

His fish is almost as big as him

 These families vacationing on Sanibel and Captiva Islands last week enjoyed their day on the water with Capt. Rob of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.

Chris and a sea trout he boated

Everyone had a great time, and caught fish

Tom and red fish

Jacob and sea trout

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Liz soon to be Liz Berg

 Liz fishing with Capt. Jimmy of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team is all smiles, after landing this nice sea trout.  Liz was visiting "soon to be father in law Jim Berg" who spends the winters on Captiva Island.
I'm not sure if her smile is over the fish, the up coming wedding or being out of the Chicago winter.
Congratulations to he Berg family.....Liz seems like a keeper.

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Rob and Half a Sea Trout

Rob fishing with Capt. Shawn of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team,  was surprised to find only half his fish left.
 While reeling in this spotted sea trout, a shark decided it looked like dinner.
It is not the exception to loose a fish as large as a 100 lb Tarpon to a hungry shark in the warm island waters.
The odds are in our favor, sharks are only interested in SEA food . Not SEE food.  Don't let this keep you out of the water.............. we should have more fear of cars than sharks

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Nice Snook

Fishing with Capt. Josh of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing this nice snook was caught and released while fishing the oyster bars of Pine Island Sound. 
Snook are out of season and are not targeted by the guides of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.
 2010 's  SWF winter was the cause of a massive and  unusual kill of this wonderful game fish. Florida Fish and Game Commission closed the season in 2010 for and undisclosed length of time in order to give the snook population of SWF a chance to repopulate.
Snook can be caught and released unharmed, but the Santiva Team feels the best thing to do is leave them alone for now.

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Carly (left) and Abby .

Daughters  of Capt. Rob McKay , take a turn on Grandpa Capt Jim Burnsed's swamp buggy .

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Kim Albers and family from Plain, WI were making life time memories Friday March 31, 2011

Fishing with Capt. Jim of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team,  Kim and her family needed some life memories.
In spite of the windy, rainy conditions, the family braved the elements and had a great time.     

 Those are some cute kids ! Capt. Jim said the 3 yr old talked like a college professor

You know Mom loves you, when she will steady the fish for a good picture

www.sanibelcaptivafishing.com

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Capt. Joey Burnsed March 2011

The Burnsed family is thrilled to report Capt. Joey Burnsed 's recovery from the Sept. 2010 accident  to be leaps and bounds ahead of the doctors predictions.  Joey found out the hard way that a truck and your head should not come together.  Anyone out there that doesn't want to wear their seat belt needs to talk with Joey.

Joey has recovered about 90% of the use of his right arm and hand. Tying hooks is still giving him some problems, and he wears his life jacket....just in case.  The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team is happy to have him back in the boat and on the water again.  Joey will be taking short trips
until he is 100%
So if you are willing to help tie your own hook and have the strength to land your own fish,  Capt Joey still has the  the know how to put you on the fish

Capt. Joey has completely refurbished his dad Ret. Capt. Joe Burnsed ' s boat and added a new 2011 Yamaha 300 hps
I'm glad he didn't paint the boat blue...we would be calling him "Blue Cyclone"

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We have fished with Jim and Rob for years but have never sent any pictures.   Jim gave me his card this year so I have attached a couple from this year and last.  After looking at your website photo galllery you may not want ours.  Wow, what impressive pictures!

We anticipate our Captiva fishing trip all year and it is never a disappointment!  Last year we caught 13 different species.  This year we caught enough to share with our friends.  We took the Mackerel down to the Lazy Flamingo and they prepared it blackened for the adults.  It was delicious!  They fried up the SeaTrout for the kids and it was tasty too.  We also grilled out Redfish and SeaTrout at the Tween-Waters and ate it with cheesy rice.  Yum!

 

We can't wait to see you all next year!!  It's cold up hear in Chicago!

 

Larry Trudy Jordan and Jason

Barrington, IL 60010