Captain Dave's Saltwater Guide Service

About Me, Captain Dave.

Hi, I’m Captain Dave Hansen, 100ton USCG Master License holder, Captain of the Liquid Coast Highway charter boat and self confessed fishin’ fool. I have my Dad mostly to thank for all this. I virtually grew up at San Clemente Sport Fishing where my Dad started his 70 year long career in the industry. My earliest memories are not of riding my bike with friends, but instead chasing bait around in the receiver.

Thirty something years later, after running many of the sport boat’s along the coast, many private yacht’s, deliveries to Mexico and beyond, I am still loving what I do and doing what I love. 

All those years of experience have now culminated into Captain Dave’s Saltwater Guide Service, where I offer you access to every bit of my knowledge that I have scrubbed decks for, bowed to my predecessor Captain’s for, stayed up night after night, and shed my blood, to learn the art of fishing.

Captain Dave’s Guide Service

My service offers those of you that own your own boat, the opportunity to take the learning curve out of both boating and fishing, and/or refine your fishing skills, by allowing me, Captain Dave, to teach you various skills that are vital to successful fishing trips, including:

a) Boat handling skills(docking).
b) How to use your electronics.
b) Fishing spots along our coast, and most importantly, how to fish them.
c) Tying rigs and knots.
d) Bait selection.

I know a lot of people that think that they already know everything, and I cannot help those people. Those of you though, who like me are always open to accepting new information and improving there skills are the lucky ones.

Call me anytime to discuss on: 949-374-0786 email: dthansens@hotmail.com       

GUIDE SERVICE RATES:                   
  Hourly Rate =  $50.00        
     10hr Rate = $400.00

OTHER SERVICES: Yacht Delivery, Yacht Movement.

TESTIMONIALS

To: dthansens@hotmail.com
 Subject: From Erik and Michelle
 Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:02:10 -0700
 
Dave, we can not tell you how informative the day was when you came on 
our boat. As relatively new owners of a boat purchased for the ocean, 
we have spent the last 2 years getting to know the boat and the ocean 
at our back door. Though we have had a few successes with Halibut and 
a shark, more often than not the fish box was empty. Though we are not 
novice at fishing, we were indeed need of some guidance. Well, no 
more! Your insight into fine tuning of our electronics, hot fishing 
spots, and some new techniques for fishing these waters, has made a 
tremendous difference in how and where we fish. It was an epic day 
with you and the Barracuda on the water (picture attached). Your 
knowledge on the water was amazing and your patience in teaching us 
made learning easy, not to mention your fun personality. We look 
forward to bringing you back aboard for Mexico and some Marlin!

Went out fishing with Captain Dave Hansen. He is everything and more than what everyone says.  Took three of my buddies and myself on the Reel Time, a 30 foot pursuit, to get me dialed on some of my electronics and some spots off the coast.  Dave plugged us in on some great bass spots off Dana Point and Laguna.  We tried to go do the Thresher thing and soon as were at the grounds Dave saw some Bonito crashing and for the rest of the afternoon it was on!!  The biggest bonito I have ever seen.  The best part of the day was we were the first ones on the spot and by day’s end it seemed that all the local fishing charts were on our back swim platform following us!  Limited out and threw the heck out of the iron.  I highly recommend Dave!

Randy Kosich
Vice President
Rancho Vista Mortgage Corp.

As new boat owners and novice inshore anglers we were looking at expediting the learning curve for our new venture. We listened to the daily reports by Dave Hansen each morning and knew he was the guy we needed to help us out. Dave taught us boat skills such docking, mooring and proper anchoring techniques. We learned how to successfully utilize our boat electronics to catch fish locally and at the islands, best of all Dave provided us with many hot spots he has fished over the past 20 years. We figured with Dave’s expertise we saved at least a couple of years in stumbling around looking for fish. We continually fish with Dave whenever possible because he not only taught us some valuable lessons he also became a lifelong friend.

Gary and MaryAnn Evans
Corona, CA

Disclaimer: Captain Dave's Guide Service is independently owned and operated and is in not part of or owned by Liquid Coast Highway LLC.