Thank you Captain Jake and Ben. You guys are awesome! this was an amazing fishing experience!!!…read moreThey are extremely knowledgeable and help you out with all of your questions regarding fishing. We ve had so much fun.5 stars.

Had a wonderful day today with captain Curt. He was very knowledgeable and personable. He also knew…read morefun facts about Lake Michigan. Definitely worth booking a trip with them

Skipperbud is a complete rip off, Sold me a boat, on their shakedown cruise the boat blew an out…read moredrive and told me too bad, charged me another 10k and kept the commission. They have no decency, don't use them, bad people.

I had problems from the Sea ray factory, that should have been detected by Skipper Buds. Customer…read moreservice was terrible. Once the sale is over, even a couple of weeks after buying a new boat, well, you are on your own.

I been fishing with Captain Tony for over 20 years at least once a year. I believe I only caught no…read morefish once. His boat isn't the biggest but He always knows the spots, he's professional, and works hard to get you fish. I would recommend

First off, let me just say that Captain Tony is an awesome guy! This was our first charter with him…read moreand it did NOT disappoint. He was knowledgeable about where exactly to go and catch our limit, which we did in less than 2 hours. Such a fun time and will definitely be going back on another one of his charters in the future. His boat is clean and he has everything needed to catch what you're fishing for. If you want to make memories, have some laughs and catch some salmon, Diamond Ghost Charters is where you need to be. We had such a great time. Thanks again, Captain Tony!

Its truly amazing how incompetent this outfit is. Despite 20 yrs and hundreds of thousands of…read moredollars spent. Buy somewhere else

During the 2019 Chicago Boat show I met with the salespeople at skipper buds and considered buying…read morea demo unit they had in stock, however they did not have any photos of the boat. They talked me into making a $1000 "refundable" deposit and then drive within 2 weeks to Oshkosh WI to view and decide if I want to purchase the boat. I went to Wisconsin and was disappointed the boat was not as advertised and quite different then the new boat show model so I decided against the purchase. Till this day I have still not received a refund, which I told would be automatic if I did not move forward with the deal within 2 weeks. My latest email has enough nerve to blame me for not moving forward and states "I do not deserve a refund". That said I would advise people to be ware of doing business with skipper buds, as it's disappointing at best that such a large dealer operates in this fashion.

We were very disappointed with our service with tikiboat Chicago. We planned a weekend bachelorette…read moreparty and rented a boat for Saturday. 2 weeks before the event, we get an email stating the boat is out of commission and were offered a different boat for Friday afternoon or Sunday afternoon. This was terrible service as we could only use the boat on a Saturday and only had 2 weeks to find a different option. This was almost impossible as boats are booked well in advance for Saturdays in Chicago. Would highly recommend Sofia with Get my Boat if you have a party of 12 looking for a great time. I am giving 2 stars as they were initially easy to book with.

Booked a party for my birthday but had to cancel when members of party tested positive for COVID…read more Captain cancelled the trip but I was never contacted for rescheduling or refund. I made several calls and emails that have not been returned. Very disappointing.

You couldn't ask for a more knowledgeable place to go. If you want to learn how to fish lake…read moremichigan you must stop here before you go out.

Lake Michigan Angler is the most complete salmon tackle shop in the entire Great Lakes. They have…read morehundreds of dodgers and flashers plus thousands of spoons and a great selection of casting and river gear. The best part of the store is their knowledgeable staff; especially that guy who kayak fishes. All salmon fisherman need to stop there.

Went out for a charter last year with Captain Jeff. Steelhead fishing was amazing in the late…read moresummer! Looking forward to early spring 2017 Coho fishing on Captain Jeff's new boat, Challenger IV! I would absolutely recommend Son Set Charter Fishing and their knowledgeable crew to everyone near North Point Marina or the Chicago area for great Lake Michigan fishing!

From the owner: Join Captain Jeff aboard the Challenger IV on beautiful Lake Michigan! The Challenger IV is…read moreequipped with the latest technology to find the fish you want to catch! We also have a state-of-the-art sound system and a spacious deck and salon to make your day on the water an exciting and memorable experience. What are you waiting for? Call us today!

Do you like outdated high pressure sales tactics, grey moral areas, dealing with lawyers, and…read moregenerally wasting countless hours of your life? Then come on down to Munson Ski and Marine, where you too, can make the worse purchase of your life! I run a boat rental business in California, and we were recently looking to expand our business and purchase another boat. We finally found what looked like the perfect boat on Boat Trader from Munson Ski & Marine. We talked to Marc Biasco, one of the sales associate, over the phone and everything seemed to be perfect about the boat. So I told him I'll drive out to Illinois  over the next couple days, check out the boat, and if it looks good I'll buy it and drive it back. He then proceeds into talking me out of coming to see the boat (since it's so far away) and starts telling me about the "old lady" who's interested in buying the boat. I tell him that's fine, and to sell to the "old lady," even though I had my doubts the "old lady" existed. A couple days later I get a text message from Marc saying the "old lady" didn't end up buying the boat (surprise surprise) and they are willing to take some money off the price. At this point, I have already found another boat in Arizona, which is new and a little more expensive but is way closer to us. I tell Mark this and then he starts sending me long paragraph text messages about how I shouldn't buy the new boat, the brand is low quality, their boat is turnkey ready to go, and a high quality brand. I tell him no, I'm going with the new boat but thanks anyways. I then find out the new boat won't available for three more weeks, which is a problem for our company since the boating season here is so short and we would lose out on 3 weeks of rentals. I call Marc back and inquire if this boat is still available. He tells me it is, but now there's a "fireman" that's there right now and wants to buy the boat. Same selling tactic? Really? Long story short we negotiate the price down a little, arrange for expedited shipping at a premium cost through Uship and buy the boat. Three days later:  The boat arrives. The first thing that the guy who transported the boat says to me is that he had to tell Munson Ski and Marine to take some mussels off from the back of the boat so he could pass state inspection stations on the cross-country drive. BIG RED FLAG. I take the boat to our local inspection station, as required by law, and turns out there are Zebra mussels EVERYWHERE. These mussels are illegal in the whole state of California, dead or alive, and shouldn't even be crossing state lines. The boat gets immediately quarantined for a month and I have to start talking to our local game warden and other local agents about what I need to do to get the boat up to our state's standard. It turns out we will need to cut off the chimes on the side of the pontoons, clean them, unmount the motor, clean that whole mounting area, and the inside of the motor. I get quotes from local shops and they tell me it's going to be $10-20k to get all this done and even after all this, they aren't sure if it will be clean enough to launch in our lake. We reach out to Marc to ask him about last time the boat was in the water and what lake it came from, he says it hasn't been in the water since last fall and it was last in Lake Genova (a lake known for Zebra mussels). He says he reaching out to his boss, Matt Munson, and he should be in contact with me shortly. We get the phone call from Matt Munson, and told him what we learned about the boat he sold us.  Because the shipping company told the dealership about the mussels, Matt Munson was clearly aware of the condition of the boat and that this would be a problem for us in California. We told him that because he was negligent in advising us of a contamination, we wanted our money back. My business partner was kind enough to say we will eat the cost of shipping to California, Munson would just have to ship the boat back to Illinois and give us back our money, no hard feelings. Matt says he has to talk to his Dad about this and he will get back to us shortly. We don't hear anything else from him. I call multiple times over the next couple days and he doesn't reply. Eventually he writes me an email saying he checked with his lawyers and they did nothing wrong. They went to a lawyer first rather than working with us. In reaching out to our own legal counsel, we discovered that we did not have a solid enough case to pursue. That being said, this is morally reprehensible and this business should be held accountable for their shady dealings. We will be contacting the BBB and strongly recommend that other people go somewhere else for their boat purchases.

I just purchased a Mailbu boat from Mike Misch and I would not buy a boat from anyone else. He will…read morego to all lengths to fit you in the right boat in your price range. He is extremely professional and know his products. He actually skies and teaches as well so he understands which boat would best fit your needs. He really does his very best to make you happy and comfortable with your decision making process. He truly is an expert and has worked with Munson for 25 year plus. He is straightforward and super nice. I highly recommend him. Cindy L. Blue Spring Lake WI