Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

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The O'Dowd's of  Kendall Park, NJ  fishing with  Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.......................

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Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

White Egret

 This White Egret hopped a ride in this afternoon with Capt. Jimmy Burnsed. The egret is doing his grocery shopping in Capt. Jimmy's open bait well.

Roger Gott

Roger Gott was happy to land this nice snook, but unhappy that the fish had to be returned to the water.
Roger was looking forward to dinner.  Don't worry Roger , Sea Trout and Red fish are in season.

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Craig Gunther from New York has been fishing with the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team........for a long time.  Craig started out with Capt. Jim before Capt. Jimmy Burnsed was an "adult" once Jimmy came on board Craig divides his trips between father and son.
The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team and the Burnsed Family are grateful for good loyal customers like Craig Gunther.  It is all our good customers that makes the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team guides the hardest working on the Islands. Remember its your referrals that keep us going
Thanks Craig


Thanks Craig !

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Teri and shark

Kennie Haley and family from IN, enjoyed an afternoon on the water with Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team.







Teri Haley used good sportsmanship, holding her fish for a quick picture than back to the water.
He will be a lot bigger next year Teri  !

Catch and release

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

John Danko

Don't ask me how he did it, but John Danko convinced his bride of 25years Gail to celebrate their mile stone on Captiva Island.......so John could catch a Silver King.  Fishing today with Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater  Fishing Team John got his reward.

Even more shocking to this 42 year marriage veteran is THEY LEFT THE DOCK AT 6:30 AM.......now that is LOVE.

On mine and Capt Jim's first anniversary, I paddled him around Sand Lake while he fished for bass, then on our 25th he took me to International Falls, MN to go Walleye fishing......I can't wait to see what is planed for 50 ?
 Remember couples..true love is "Pleasing you Pleases me"


Congratulation John and Gail on 25 years of marriage.

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Tim and Jeanine Tobin with their children enjoyed the afternoon of Wednesday, May 18, 2011, fishing with Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater  Fishing Team.
 It appears that Capt Jim's 30 plus years of experience fishing off Captiva Island payed off with family fun.
 The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team welcomes children of all ages , and encourage parents to make fishing a family event while in our area.

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Capt. Jimmy Burnsed

Capt. Joey Burnsed (left) and Capt. Jimmy Burnsed

Capt. Jimmy Burnsed, fishing customers Jim and Nina Sullivan landed this Florida record breaking Tarpon on Thursday May 19 on the afternoon tide in Boca Grand Pass.
 Capt. Jimmy  Burnsed, the second ranking guide for the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team, used the state approved tarpon  weight chart of girth times length to get the weight of this monster fish 246 lbs.
The fight between fish and human lasted several hours and took all three angles aboard the boat to land the Tarpon.  Jim Sullivan and wife Nina said they had to give the rod up to there Captain about an hour and half into the fight.  Capt. Jimmys cousin Capt. Joey was fishing the pass too and came along side for the historic event.

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Wednesday Morning May 18, 2011  

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

John Payette and his family from Toledo, OH had a great afternoon fishing with Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwatewr Fishing Team.
Although Snook are out of season, and Must be returned to the water alive and unharmed May is just one of the months, you can't keep them off your hook.  The snook are in the passes and around docks, making little snook for future generations.  So have some fun, take a quick picture but Please return them to the water "IT'S THE LAW" 

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Judge and Mrs. Crandall vistit Captiva a couple of times each year. They enjoy fishing with the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team , inspit of the windy overcast conditions that day.  On this trip was with Capt.  Jim Burnsed. the Crandalls boated, grouper, redfish and snook.
The Crandalls were hoping to Tarpon fish, but the windy conditions had muddied the water, so the plan change. The Crandalls are from MO and love to fish fish fish fish.
 So they vacation on the perfect Island and go out with the BEST FISHING GUIDES!  Capt. Jim Burnsed has been a guide from Captiva Island for the past 30 years.

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Even the birds know the BEST FISHING IS WITH THE SANTIVA SALTWATER FISHING TEAM.

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Shark

Grouper

All of these fish were returned to the water to grow bigger and make more fish.........................................

A fish is to valuable to catch only once.

Red fish

Not every fish caught by the customers of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team is BIG, but they all bring smiles !

Small Hammerhead shark

 Snook

Believe it or not this guy is smiling on the inside

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Capt. Josh

I' m not sure who is happier ?  Capt Josh or the customers that caught the Tarpon ?

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

In 6 days God created the Heavens and the Earth

Capt Josh sent me this picture. The caption was just "goin to catch bait "  The guides for the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team enjoy this kind of beauty 6 mornings a week. Sunrise a new day.
There is NO WAY this just happened.  GOD CREATED THE HEAVEN AND THE EARTH !

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Capt. Jimmy

Capt. Jimmy Burnsed  of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team, took the weekend off to be best man at the wedding of Capt. Jeff and new wife Holly.  the wedding was held in West Palm Beach on May 14
Capt. Jimmy Burnsed called Mom to say he was really happy about living on the WEST coast of FLORIDA.
When you are from the BEST PLACE  why go anywhere else ?


COME TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA !!!!! SANIBEL AND CAPTIVA !!!  You will see what Capt. Jimmy is talking about.

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Tommy Reed Burnsed

Our Tommy.........Captiva's official and only holder of the "World's Best First Mate Award " given to Tommy in 2009 at the Captiva Rod and Gun Club tournament, by president Dan Stegmann.  Tommy is now retired and spends his days in the air conditioning watching Bonanza and eating honey buns.
Capt. Rob 's daughter Carly and Tommy shared the same Easter bonnet

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Capt. Jim Burnsed and parents M.G and Sara Burnsed

Capt. Jim Burnsed poised Mothers Day with his parents Rev. M.G. and Sara Burnsed (ret.)

M.G. Burnsed will celebrate his 90th birthday in September and still walks the 2 miles every morning to Bowman's Beach and back.
 The couple past 66 years of marriage Valentines Day 2011.
 M.G. grew up on the farm lands of south Georgia and Sara was the daughter of a fishing guide off the coast of South Carolina. I don't know how they met, but I know that M.G. swayed Sara with his pretty blue eyes and they eloped
 Dedicating their lives to the service of Jesus Christ,  M.G.
responded to the calling of the ministry at the age of 33 .  He worked full time as a paint and body man, and full time as a pastor for the Nazarene church.  Sara was always the woman behind the man, raising 3 children Pat, Capt, Jim and Capt. Joe Burnsed and filling the large shoes as the Pastors wife.  Somewhere along the line M.G. was able to give up his job doing auto body work and put all his energy into the preaching of the gospel.
They have been wonderful parents and we are blessed as a family because of the christian example they have always been. Thanks Mom and Dad

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Steve Hacket

 Fishing with Capt. Jim Burnsed of the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team, Steve Hacket and friend Steve, both from Springfield,Ohio boated several sharks on their Thursday morning trip. The men were hoping for a Tarpon but it just wasn't in the cards for them.  Better luck next year guys.  The men still enjoyed the fishing and shared several good stories  . The sharks did not comment.  

Steve , his brother Steve and his other brother Steve

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

A quick picture then back into the water

Taking the bait

The fight begins

 Andrew Semele of Bradenton, Florida brought a party of  clients  to Captiva for a day of fishing with the Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team . The group fishing with Capts. Jimmy, Rob and Josh  caught sharks, trout and red fish.  Capt. Rob took these pictures of  a shark being caught.  Congratulation to Andrew who recently started calling Florida home.

coming along side

Caught

Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team - The Burnsed Family

Tim Huyck

On Thursday of this week, the weather made a change on the Islands.
 The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team went from Tarpon fishing, to just hanging on.

 Thursday, and Friday the wind blew hard creating difficult fishing conditions.  Once the water became muddy the Tarpon stopped feeding.
The Santiva Saltwater Fishing Team,  will  work hard to ensure that our customers , are able to have the best time possible while on the water, regardless of the weather.

Tim Huyck of Amhurts, NH. braved the windy conditions to fish on board with Capt. Shawn Kelly chartering with the Santiva Team.  Tim agrees that a bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.