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Mark Hudler

Certified Damn Good Guide
A Certified Damn Good Guide is someone who goes above and beyond to show you an incredible experience on your trip. Guides earn this badge through quality reviews, quick and responsive communication, and low cancellation rates.
Independent Guide 22 years of exp.
US Veteran Veteran
Instructional
Laid-back
Talkative
Comfortable
Beginner Oriented
Quantity
Captain Mark has been fishing and hunting the Corpus Christi area and the rest of the of the coastal bend for over 30 years now, and has been running his Guide Service for the past year and a half sharing his experience with his clients. A Speckled trout expert he has been catching so many 18-19 inch trout that by the end of the trip he's throwing em back! Like to teach people how to fish. There r many ways to fish. Still learning . some old ways r still caught big fish.we r changing the way to fish. My other hobbies is race car and work on vehicles.a nice trip and a great time

About Your Guide

Profile photo of Captain Experiences guide Mark Hudler

Mark Hudler

Certified Damn Good Guide
Independent Guide 22 years of exp.
Captain Mark has been fishing and hunting the Corpus Christi area and the rest of the of the coastal bend for over 30 years now, and has been running his Guide Service for the past year and a half sharing his experience with his clients. A Speckled trout expert he has been catching so many 18-19 inch trout that by the end of the trip he's throwing em back! Like to teach people how to fish. There r many ways to fish. Still learning . some old ways r still caught big fish.we r changing the way to fish. My other hobbies is race car and work on vehicles.a nice trip and a great time
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Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?
38 inch red
If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?
Shrimp and steak
Whats your favorite band?
Don't have one you
Whats your favorite movie?
Alpha

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?
38 inch red
If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?
Shrimp and steak
Whats your favorite band?
Don't have one you
Whats your favorite movie?
Alpha
Whats your favorite sports team?
Fishing
Whats your drink of choice?
Water
What was your last halloween costume?
To long ago
What do you want for Christmas this year?
New boat
How did you get started guiding?
Other guides want me to be one
What makes you different from other guides?
Do want the customer wants and try to have a great time
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Marks guide servies Trips

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Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin

Inshore, Flats Fishing in Port Aransas

Coastal Bend Live Action!

100% (23)
24 ft 1 - 8 People From $500
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Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin
Fishing in Destin

Duck Hunting in Port Aransas

DIY Duck Hunt

100% (23)
24 ft 1 - 7 People From $450

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Recent Reviews of Marks guide servies

4.9
based on 10 reviews

Shawn

Verified Review

Captain Mark did a fantastic job educating and showing us the ropes of catching fish in the area along with a couple trade secrets that I won’t disclose. We have already started planning another trip with him for my wife and her girlfriends. He’s a very courteous, patient and trusting guide. I recommend him to anyone!

Shawn

Verified Review

Captain Mark did a fantastic job educating and showing us the ropes of catching fish in the area along with a couple trade secrets that I won’t disclose. We have already started planning another trip with him for my wife and her girlfriends. He’s a very courteous, patient and trusting guide. I recommend him to anyone!
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Doug

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My son and I hired Capt. Mark for a 4 hour bay fishing trip. The first few hours were very slow. My son caught a keeper trout and had a nice Red on that broke the line. We were anchored up and fishing with Live Croakers. At the end of our 4 hours, Capt. Mark asked if we would like to fish for Reds using top water baits (Zara Spooks). We agreed and Mark took...

Doug

Verified Review

My son and I hired Capt. Mark for a 4 hour bay fishing trip. The first few hours were very slow. My son caught a keeper trout and had a nice Red on that broke the line. We were anchored up and fishing with Live Croakers. At the end of our 4 hours, Capt. Mark asked if we would like to fish for Reds using top water baits (Zara Spooks). We agreed and Mark took us to an area that was shallow and you could see the Reds working. My son had two or three blowups on his line and I had one. None of the strikes yielded a fish. We did fish for about 7 hours and Capt. Mark worked hard to put us on the fish. At the end of the day, we only had the one keeper trout. My son and I are both experienced anglers but rarely fish salt water. We used Mark's equipment (spinning rigs) and we are more accustomed to Basit Casters. All in all we had a good time and Capt. Mark was a pleasure to fish with. We did expect to catch more fish on a guided trip but, it's called fishing for a reason. Not sure we will be doing another guided bay fishing trip in the near future, but I would give Capt. Mark another try.
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Natalie

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We had an amazing time with Captain Mark! His boat is not only beautiful and spacious, but also incredibly comfortable.. Captain Mark was patient, knowledgeable, and went out of his way to support our crew, no matter their experience level. Thank you for an unforgettable morning on the water!

Natalie

Verified Review

We had an amazing time with Captain Mark! His boat is not only beautiful and spacious, but also incredibly comfortable.. Captain Mark was patient, knowledgeable, and went out of his way to support our crew, no matter their experience level. Thank you for an unforgettable morning on the water!
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Kevin

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Very friendly guide. We were catching fish even when a lot of other guides we heard from this day were getting skunked. Caught 30 in 4+ hours. Capt Mark stayed out a little longer once we got on a hot streak.

Kevin

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Very friendly guide. We were catching fish even when a lot of other guides we heard from this day were getting skunked. Caught 30 in 4+ hours. Capt Mark stayed out a little longer once we got on a hot streak.
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Thomas

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Had a great time with Captain Mark. Great communication before the trip. Brought my 8 year old son for his birthday along with his best friend and his friend’s dad.
It was the boys first time fishing off a boat and Mark made everyone feel safe and comfortable and was ready with PFDs for the kids.
We didn’t have the best of luck catching any keepers, but the kids still enjoyed reeling in...

Thomas

Verified Review

Had a great time with Captain Mark. Great communication before the trip. Brought my 8 year old son for his birthday along with his best friend and his friend’s dad.
It was the boys first time fishing off a boat and Mark made everyone feel safe and comfortable and was ready with PFDs for the kids.
We didn’t have the best of luck catching any keepers, but the kids still enjoyed reeling in
a few hard heads and undersized trout and reds.
Removing a star because our trip was cut short by about an hour without much of an explanation… don’t know if Mark was fatigued or misjudged our energy level.
Overall a fun trip and looking forward to the next one.
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Norman

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The fishing trip we took was great, we caught some fish and one good one got away, but the trip was good, we ran into a little weather but it comes with the territory, but I would recommend you go with this company

Norman

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The fishing trip we took was great, we caught some fish and one good one got away, but the trip was good, we ran into a little weather but it comes with the territory, but I would recommend you go with this company
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Response from Mark:
Thx . See u soon

Response from Mark:

Thx . See u soon
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Brantley

Verified Review

We had a great time. Captain was a pleasure to be around. Caught a tone of fish could not be happier with the experience.

Brantley

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We had a great time. Captain was a pleasure to be around. Caught a tone of fish could not be happier with the experience.
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Response from Mark:
Thx.

Response from Mark:

Thx.
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Matthew

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Mark was very helpful and polite on the trip for our guests. We struck out on any keepers, but sometimes that’s just the way it is!

Matthew

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Mark was very helpful and polite on the trip for our guests. We struck out on any keepers, but sometimes that’s just the way it is!
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Response from Mark:
I in joy take them out.

Response from Mark:

I in joy take them out.
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Kenny

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Captain Mark at Captain experiences was great put us rite on the trout we must have caught 50 and hit our limit I would defiantly recocomend captain experiences to all my fishing buddy's thanks captain experiences 👍✝️🙏

Kenny

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Captain Mark at Captain experiences was great put us rite on the trout we must have caught 50 and hit our limit I would defiantly recocomend captain experiences to all my fishing buddy's thanks captain experiences 👍✝️🙏
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Response from Mark:
Thx. See u when u come back down

Response from Mark:

Thx. See u when u come back down
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Paul

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Great captain put us on the fish wonderful boat was so helpful we didn’t have to do anything but reel in the fish will only use you for our charter experience thank you so much for making the day a special day for my son birthday

Paul

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Great captain put us on the fish wonderful boat was so helpful we didn’t have to do anything but reel in the fish will only use you for our charter experience thank you so much for making the day a special day for my son birthday
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Response from Mark:
U welcome. I'm glad u had fun

Response from Mark:

U welcome. I'm glad u had fun
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