Captain,
I just got home from vacation and wanted to let you know how much my group enjoyed fishing with you. Besides us letting so many fish off we thought the day was perfect. We thank you for hooking us up with some of the greatest fishing action we have ever experienced. Hope the rest of your season goes well. I am sending along some of our pictures just in case you may want to use them.

Captain John,

You certainly did yourself proud last Saturday! Mark and I had a supertrip. Your ability to adapt to the conditions and fish movements was spectacular. The fact that the weather turned around so nicely after a cold/wet start was a bonus.
I expect you'll get a couple of new customers out of the deal, too. Mark is a very successful businessman (in the product design field), and he's now "hooked." He told me he can't wait to fish with you again, possibly with a couple of his customers, or maybe up in Manistee with me in August for a "tuna" search and destroy mission. A couple of guys who ride the commuter train with Mark and me every morning were so impressed
with the pictures we showed them (especially the one of the bigger of the two lakers we released) that they asked for your name and contact information, I told him to call you ASAP, since you'll be off to Lake Erie before long, and there aren't many open dates left for St. Joseph 2006.
I called "farmer Brad" and his son Brent, and had them check out the two pictures taken during our trip posted on your site. They called me back right away, full of questions about how we found the "huge" kings, and whether I thought some of them (or their friends) might still be lurking around St. Joseph the second weekend in May. I told them I'm sure there will be some king "action," and they're chompin' at the bit - especially Brent.

The fillets were delicious - my son and I had huge (about 20 oz.) pieces of King cooked on the grill Sunday afternoon, and then I fried up those very small fillets for my wife when she returned from out of town on Monday evening. She devoured them! Everyone in my neighborhood was grilling fish Sunday and Monday, so you helped me make a lot of enthusiastic fish-eaters very happy, John. Thanks again for the great day!

Capt. John,
Had a great time fishing with you and appreciated all the hard work you put in to catch us some fish. We had a great time and will talk about it for years I am sure. Lake Michigan and your boat was a thrill. Thanks again for the right fit with the crew and fisherman.
Jeff Jones

Jeff and I would like to thank you for taking us out and crewing this weekend.  We reflected as we drove home about this weekend and really appreciated the time you spent with us.   Just getting to see how you set-up your boat and watching how adjusted things as you watched the graph was great.  Call me anytime you need a hand on the boat or when your down this way.   Thanks again

Brad D. Spooner

My name is Michael Keating, Capt. of the Hammer time fishing team and in 2002 I spent several hours fishing with john Milbourne on my boat and his and know he is a very confident and experienced boater and fisherman out on the big lake. He has a good solid head on his shoulders and always seems to be able make the right decisions while out on the water. I would feel very confident to have him on board in event that something happened to me out on the water because I know him well enough to be able to handle things and get me back to shore to safety and due what-ever was necessary to ensure my safety and anyone else in the fishing party.

Michael Keating