I'm just learning about your area, and I think I heard of Bud N Mary's even before I knew much about Islamorada. We are planning a trip down next spring and your vid was helpful. Can't wait.
Curious to know if you ever met or fished with some of the South Florida fishing legends? Flip Pallot comes immediately to mind, as does the late Jose Wejebe, Lefty Kreh, and Rob Fordyce? Keep up the good work with your channel. Love the format of your videos!
I did fish with Jose once as a kid. We were doing a trip on the head boat at the marina taking out a bunch of kids and he was one of the volunteers to help.
Great tour. Bud n' Mary's is a landmark. A lot of fishing history there. So glad I had the opportunity to film you, Your Dad, Capt Scott, Capt Walter and we can forget Capt Anne over the years. It was a pleasure. Catch a BIG one!
I never put two and two together. But we used to stop by there all the time to watch the charters come in. My dad lived down on Big Coppitt Key for years when I was growing up.
I didnt know you were famiy there!..cool..i fished there inthe 60s on my dads boat..then fished with Bobby Haines and Jackie Morrow on the Lovango..i mst have met you way back when..great operation!!..
The rooms are very nice and large. They are well worth the $. The rooms have a home like feel .. Quilts and all. It's also nice that you feel like you can trust your stuff won't be stolen from your vehicle.
Definitely got your own Florida key.. there's no reason to leave you have all you need right there.. A true fishermen's DREAM!!! Definitely will stop in and say hey next time though 🙂 huge fan!!
My grandparents lived in Islamorada. I remember constantly being at Bud N Marys as a kid. I'm sure you've met Mary Jane and Ron OBrien at some point. Crazy to stumble across this channel.
Just watched this Nick, must've been a fabulous place to grow up, no wonder you've moved onto captain and bringing your own family up around the marina, well done and thank you for the tour
Amazing video Captain Nick!!! I can't wait to return to Bud N' Mary's. The plaque with the "Far better it is to dare mighty things..." by Theodore Roosevelt great. There is so much cool history at the marina your family has owned for over 40 years - and I'm sure more will be made in the next 40+ years.
Nice tour of Bud n' Mary's. My Dad docked his Bertram 31 at Bud n' Mary's for many years. Video brings back a lot of great memories. Hope all is well with your Dad and uncle Scott.
Nick this is a great video. I like you grew up fishing from Coconut Grove to Marathon. My years of growing up there were in the 40's and 50's. This was long before your dad purchased Bud and Mary's and you guys have really made it grow. We did a lot of bay side fishing around all of the islands in the 40's and 50's. Pulling large grouper and snappers from under the mangroves with hand lines. Some of the old first boats were flat bottom wooden plank boats with a 4 hp lawnmower motor with no reverse. Just start and go. I lived several years on Conch Key and Crawfished (Florida Lobster to folks now) as well as Mackerel fished. That was in the late 50's. Glad of what you guys have there but I have to admit that I miss the old Keys. Not much traffic back then,
Thanks for watching! I bet you saw some amazing fishing back then! I know the Keys have changed a lot in my lifetime, I can’t imagine it back in the 50’s
@@StanzFam yes. I remember Bud and Mary's from the 40's when it was new. Have caught many fish on Alligator Reef. Crawfish under just about every rock. Not to big a deal to catch a 200 - 300 pound Jew Fish off of that reef. It happened every year. I know that you knew Ralph Delph. He and I went to school together in Miami. He took his first fishing trip with my dad in Biscayne Bay catching sand-perch drifting and using a hand line. We were probably 6 years old at the time. We went big time when we got our first spinning tackle. Miss my Keys please keep them beautiful.
thats my next vacation , hope to have a charter with you also , i really liked this video. im FLOGROWN, so maybe thats why. beautiful family and operation you have Mr Stan , i found you by DMFD
Hi Nick just found your channel and LOVE it. You have good content and in is very educational as well. My wife and I favorite is the catch and cook segments, after watching this episode I called and booked us the week of Nov. 14 2022 and can't wait. I have waited for over 20 years to go to Islamorada Fl. and enjoy the great history Thanks Paul Pritchard
Luckiest man on earth. Just dont ever forget how blessed you are. Hoping to book a trip in Sept. Keep it up. I grew up on the ocean also but it was in NC. Holden beach. Wife is trying to book a house boat.
As a FL native, but not a conch, Ive been to the Keys over 100 times. My Dad used to have his boat at the Caloosa Cove years ago and we piloted by BnM many times. Always great to see a landmark on my drives down as well. Thanks for sharing and tight lines!
Dude, the more I watch your videos, the more I fall in love with this Marina of yours. I am making it a life goal to book a fishing trip there one day!
Great tour! I got my PADI cert at your dive shop around1981-82ish. Dive master had me do my fist dive as a certified rec diver with him looking for a plane wreck that had some drugs supposedly in it! Blasted through my tank in about 20 minutes i was swimming so hard! I have a pic of me somewhere with the guy who ran the shop standing out front with the shark!
Nick, I am impressed !!! What a story filled with great memories !! I appreciate your videos and enjoy getting educated on salt water fishing. You are very professional. You are personal with people and fun to watch as you interact with friends and family. You are truly blessed !!! Hope to make it there someday !
I love your family history and the love for the outdoors and the water! My kids and I just got done spearing and cooking Carp and gar Cajun style on the grill! Live free eat wild!
StanzFam yessir! I would love to come visit with you and Fish when this whole pandemic crap is over! Love watching you and Blue Gabe as well as deer meat interact and I feel like I’m part of that community.
It must have been an amazing experience to have grown up with all that history around you and now be one of the major FrontRunner of what keeps it going. You guy's do amazing work Capt Nick. Keep those videos coming while we are stuck at home. Thanks.
It has been my dream for the past year to tow my bot down there and stay at your marina and fish on your boat for a day. Hopefully this fall I will have some time
have been visiting your shop for over 20 years, fished many times with a bunch of the boats, and stayed in your rooms and the houseboats and still really enjoyed watching the video. good luck with everything after this last crisis!
Great to see such a wonderful family atmosphere! If my family makes it through these tough times relatively unscathed, Bud N Mary's will be our first family vacation! God bless and stay safe!
I grew up in the wrong family i know it probably wasnt all good times but man your a lucky man hopefully my trip down there is not cancelled the end of apirl stay safe and we will get back to normal soon
Hopefully things are better in a few weeks. Like you said, plenty of great things People get to see but always plenty of other things going on, just like any family and/or business.
Great memories. I grew up going to The Moorings. We went twice a year for 20+ years and I used to rent boats from Bud N Mary’s and Cobra Marine when I wasn’t windsurfing with Hubert or getting in trouble at the Tiki Bar at Holiday Isle. My wife grew up going to the Anglers Club in Key Largo... we still visit her parents down there. Islamorada is the best!!!
I have that quote in my office but from the original sign so I take it she did not make the storm. Did not know it was from Teddy. That quote is why I bought a brand new 25 cuddy 4 years ago, no way was I going to sit there old thinking I never had that boat. The old sign was better with the corrections carved into it.
Never knew ur family owned the marina. Wow such a blessing to be able to be born into a wonderful family. You and ur family safe from this covid 🙏🏻love ur videos. Watching all the way from big island hawaii
Big fan from The Netherlands here. I ran into your channel a while ago through Bluegabe’s channel. I’ve checked out the marina on google maps a couple of times, thank you for giving those all over the globe watching your videos a private tour, I’ve been hoping for a video like that! Stay safe in these tough times and hopefully one day I’ll see your beautiful family business with my own eyes. Big thumbs up!
I've always wanted to go to Bud N Mary's... Thanks for the Video tour ... We fish the Upper Texas Coast weekly. My son has wanted to be a Key's Guide since he was 6 YO .. He's 9 now and nothing has Changed .... I spent a few years Running trips out of Surfside Tx.. Mostly inshore now , Smaller Boat Smaller Problems $$ Lol
We live on the NC coast, been to the Keys on a couple charters. Last May I towed my 24' bay boat down for a week in Marathon, one of my favorite vacations. Was planning on a 2 week trip this May until the corona hit. Defiantly looking forward to the next trip down, will be stopping at Bud n Marys the next trip. Probably book a back country trip. Awesome place!
Probably the coolest thing your parents could own is one of the largest and most popular marinas in the keys. Must have been fun growing up there.
Just stayed there and literally best trip of my life ❤️❤️
🙂👍🏻
Really cool didn’t know your connection to the shop. I’ve been coming to the area since 2015. Love bud n Mary’s and key dives.
Nice video of the marina one day i ll visit and go fishing.👍
I'm just learning about your area, and I think I heard of Bud N Mary's even before I knew much about Islamorada. We are planning a trip down next spring and your vid was helpful. Can't wait.
Thanks for sharing. A definite stop on our aquatic adventures
Your family is blessed.
For sure 🙏🏻.
Paradise. Love your videos
Curious to know if you ever met or fished with some of the South Florida fishing legends? Flip Pallot comes immediately to mind, as does the late Jose Wejebe, Lefty Kreh, and Rob Fordyce? Keep up the good work with your channel. Love the format of your videos!
I did fish with Jose once as a kid. We were doing a trip on the head boat at the marina taking out a bunch of kids and he was one of the volunteers to help.
Thanks for the funny video😁
Bud’n Sadies Marina has a nice ring to it! Sorry Mary. Love these videos and the keys. Keep up the good work Captian
Nick its been said "your a product of your environment" and you sir are a genuine, decent, person (father).
Thank you for the comment! Definitely trying
What a fabulous place. A real Landmark.
Must be an even better place to live, work and play!
Great tour. Bud n' Mary's is a landmark. A lot of fishing history there. So glad I had the opportunity to film you, Your Dad, Capt Scott, Capt Walter and we can forget Capt Anne over the years. It was a pleasure. Catch a BIG one!
I never put two and two together. But we used to stop by there all the time to watch the charters come in. My dad lived down on Big Coppitt Key for years when I was growing up.
Cool, lower keys are nice!
I didnt know you were famiy there!..cool..i fished there inthe 60s on my dads boat..then fished with Bobby Haines and Jackie Morrow on the Lovango..i mst have met you way back when..great operation!!..
Thanks!
That’s awesome! Good old days
We stopped on our way back from Key West , vowed i would not miss stopping there, PURE FLORIDA HISTORY THERE!
The rooms are very nice and large. They are well worth the $. The rooms have a home like feel .. Quilts and all. It's also nice that you feel like you can trust your stuff won't be stolen from your vehicle.
Thanks, glad to hear it.
As cool as your fishing videos are, it is nice to learn a little more about Bud and Mary’s and your connection to it.
Thanks 👊🏻👊🏻
Next vacation ideas. Thanks Cap'n
I WILL stay at Bud n' Mary's now that you've done this video. Thx! GR8 Video!!!!
yall have got rite,nic all cool,!what a outstanding way to get up in the morning an go to work..best iv'e seen...stay safe..
Definitely got your own Florida key.. there's no reason to leave you have all you need right there.. A true fishermen's DREAM!!! Definitely will stop in and say hey next time though 🙂 huge fan!!
Best Marina in the keys, go for bait and breakfast, best sun shirts in the game! And the staff is awesome as well!
Appreciate the comment! Glad to hear it 👊🏻👊🏻
@@StanzFam I spoke with you in the bait shop at like 5 am a few weekends ago, once the RONA goes away i will be back !!!!
My grandparents lived in Islamorada. I remember constantly being at Bud N Marys as a kid. I'm sure you've met Mary Jane and Ron OBrien at some point. Crazy to stumble across this channel.
Sadie is going to have an awesome Life. Your blessed for all you have Captain Nick.
I hope so 👊🏻👊🏻🎣🎣
Just watched this Nick, must've been a fabulous place to grow up, no wonder you've moved onto captain and bringing your own family up around the marina, well done and thank you for the tour
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the tour. Didn’t realize who the driver of that Freeman was!
See you on the Isle
Reel Paradise
Amazing video Captain Nick!!! I can't wait to return to Bud N' Mary's. The plaque with the "Far better it is to dare mighty things..." by Theodore Roosevelt great. There is so much cool history at the marina your family has owned for over 40 years - and I'm sure more will be made in the next 40+ years.
Thanks joe! Appreciate it. Tight lines 🎣
Can't miss Johnny O's rig, god you guy's are lucky to live where you do. Wonderful place for kids to grow up!! Stay safe
Thanks! Ha! Yes, can’t forget about Johnny O
Thats one awesome marina.Great place to grow up.Your very fortunate. Thanks for sharing..
Thanks! Yes! Very fortunate! 👊🏻👊🏻
I hope you did another video about the re power of the boat, the maintenance and behind the scenes videos are always good.
Great video thanks for the back story it helped. The more you know aye. Take care of each other be safe and may God bless. Peace
Nice tour of Bud n' Mary's. My Dad docked his Bertram 31 at Bud n' Mary's for many years. Video brings back a lot of great memories. Hope all is well with your Dad and uncle Scott.
Thanks! That’s awesome, I remember a 31 Bertram there many years ago. White with brown canvas and trim I believe .
You have the life most
don’t even dream about, enjoy and be great full
The Keys life is so amazing! I’m in south Florida, but I used to go for a week every year during the summer as a kid. Best time ever!!
Ll0 0p0
I use to go here as a little kid 40 years ago. Loved watching the boats come in with all the fish. Hank Brown and Billie were our guides.
Awesome! That’s a while back, bet you got to see some great catches
Great tour of the property, thanks for sharing
I have been to key West it’s like a different country and a beautiful place to visit but even better place to live I would wager!
That White shark brings back so many memories as a kid driving down with my parents. I always looked out for it. Thanks for the videos!! 💯🤙🏻👊🏻
Glad to hear it! Thanks
Great video I really liked about the marina information Thank you!
Thanks! Appreciate it
That is SO cool that the tarpon are just right here at the dock.
Nick this is a great video. I like you grew up fishing from Coconut Grove to Marathon. My years of growing up there were in the 40's and 50's. This was long before your dad purchased Bud and Mary's and you guys have really made it grow. We did a lot of bay side fishing around all of the islands in the 40's and 50's. Pulling large grouper and snappers from under the mangroves with hand lines. Some of the old first boats were flat bottom wooden plank boats with a 4 hp lawnmower motor with no reverse. Just start and go. I lived several years on Conch Key and Crawfished (Florida Lobster to folks now) as well as Mackerel fished. That was in the late 50's. Glad of what you guys have there but I have to admit that I miss the old Keys. Not much traffic back then,
Thanks for watching! I bet you saw some amazing fishing back then! I know the Keys have changed a lot in my lifetime, I can’t imagine it back in the 50’s
@@StanzFam yes. I remember Bud and Mary's from the 40's when it was new. Have caught many fish on Alligator Reef. Crawfish under just about every rock. Not to big a deal to catch a 200 - 300 pound Jew Fish off of that reef. It happened every year. I know that you knew Ralph Delph. He and I went to school together in Miami. He took his first fishing trip with my dad in Biscayne Bay catching sand-perch drifting and using a hand line. We were probably 6 years old at the time. We went big time when we got our first spinning tackle. Miss my Keys please keep them beautiful.
I was in key west recently and on the drive back up I drove by there and was LOOK BUD AND MARYS!! I watch his RUclips channel ! Lol
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thats my next vacation , hope to have a charter with you also , i really liked this video. im FLOGROWN, so maybe thats why. beautiful family and operation you have Mr Stan , i found you by DMFD
Thanks for watching! Hope you make it down here fishing 🎣🎣
That's called paradise to me! Love the keys!
great video , love that place , stop in every time i`m in the keys
Thanks for the tour Cappy! Used to run around there in high school when I wasn't working at Holiday Isle. Coral Shores C/O '93.
Awesome 👊🏻👊🏻
Hi Nick just found your channel and LOVE it. You have good content and in is very educational as well. My wife and I favorite is the catch and cook segments, after watching this episode I called and booked us the week of Nov. 14 2022 and can't wait. I have waited for over 20 years to go to Islamorada Fl. and enjoy the great history Thanks Paul Pritchard
Thanks for watching! Enjoy your trip down here 🙌🏻
I hope to visit one day soon. Very cool behind the scenes video. Thank you
Amazing place and home for you. God keep blessing you and your family.
Thank you! Stay safe and healthy 🙌🏻
Nice property very nice information for a great fishing trip
Well done! Nice to see the history and what b&m has to offer today.
I Would've Loved to grow up like you and your brother did in all of that, it had to be an amazing!!! experience!!!
Hopefully one day I’ll visit it looks pretty nice and I love fishing
Nice. Thanks for the tour...
Thanks for watching 👊🏻👊🏻
Luckiest man on earth. Just dont ever forget how blessed you are. Hoping to book a trip in Sept. Keep it up. I grew up on the ocean also but it was in NC. Holden beach. Wife is trying to book a house boat.
I love watching your videos and you should upload more if possible
As a FL native, but not a conch, Ive been to the Keys over 100 times. My Dad used to have his boat at the Caloosa Cove years ago and we piloted by BnM many times. Always great to see a landmark on my drives down as well. Thanks for sharing and tight lines!
Awesome!
Excellent vid and thanks for the brief history lesson, awesome!
Cool, thanks for the tour.👍
Thanks for the great tour.
Dude, the more I watch your videos, the more I fall in love with this Marina of yours. I am making it a life goal to book a fishing trip there one day!
Sounds good! Appreciate you being part of the channel and watching
My family and I drove thru last summer.. I had no idea you were there.. such a bummer.. looks like we have to take another road trip!!!
Beautiful marina
Wow 🤩 A hidden gem 💎
Great tour! I got my PADI cert at your dive shop around1981-82ish. Dive master had me do my fist dive as a certified rec diver with him looking for a plane wreck that had some drugs supposedly in it! Blasted through my tank in about 20 minutes i was swimming so hard! I have a pic of me somewhere with the guy who ran the shop standing out front with the shark!
S/O to Lenny! He’s awesome!! Thanks for the tour
Looking awesome and will be booking a trip with you when this virus ends
Nick, I am impressed !!! What a story filled with great memories !! I appreciate your videos and enjoy getting educated on salt water fishing. You are very professional. You are personal with people and fun to watch as you interact with friends and family. You are truly blessed !!! Hope to make it there someday !
Thanks Don , hope you make it down here one day to fish
I love your family history and the love for the outdoors and the water! My kids and I just got done spearing and cooking Carp and gar Cajun style on the grill! Live free eat wild!
Thank you! Nothing like spending time with your kids outside 👊🏻👊🏻
StanzFam yessir! I would love to come visit with you and Fish when this whole pandemic crap is over! Love watching you and Blue Gabe as well as deer meat interact and I feel like I’m part of that community.
It must have been an amazing experience to have grown up with all that history around you and now be one of the major FrontRunner of what keeps it going. You guy's do amazing work Capt Nick. Keep those videos coming while we are stuck at home. Thanks.
Very fortunate for sure! Just glad I like fishing. Thanks for watching 👊🏻
Only time I went to the Keys I passed by Islamorada on our way to Key West. Next time!
Great Tour!
I remember you running around the marine men when I will go there to buy bait and tackle...love your marina is a iconic place
Cool, appreciate you getting your bait there 👊🏻👊🏻
It has been my dream for the past year to tow my bot down there and stay at your marina and fish on your boat for a day. Hopefully this fall I will have some time
Awesome! Hope to see you here
Enjoyed the tour. Thanks.
Such a great all in one to go spend a good time with your friends and families. Thank you again.
Thanks 👊🏻
have been visiting your shop for over 20 years, fished many times with a bunch of the boats, and stayed in your rooms and the houseboats and still really enjoyed watching the video. good luck with everything after this last crisis!
I would love to visit the Islamorada I have always wanted to visit the keys
Great to see such a wonderful family atmosphere! If my family makes it through these tough times relatively unscathed, Bud N Mary's will be our first family vacation! God bless and stay safe!
Stay safe and healthy!
I grew up in the wrong family i know it probably wasnt all good times but man your a lucky man hopefully my trip down there is not cancelled the end of apirl stay safe and we will get back to normal soon
Hopefully things are better in a few weeks. Like you said, plenty of great things People get to see but always plenty of other things going on, just like any family and/or business.
Great memories. I grew up going to The Moorings. We went twice a year for 20+ years and I used to rent boats from Bud N Mary’s and Cobra Marine when I wasn’t windsurfing with Hubert or getting in trouble at the Tiki Bar at Holiday Isle. My wife grew up going to the Anglers Club in Key Largo... we still visit her parents down there. Islamorada is the best!!!
I have that quote in my office but from the original sign so I take it she did not make the storm. Did not know it was from Teddy. That quote is why I bought a brand new 25 cuddy 4 years ago, no way was I going to sit there old thinking I never had that boat. The old sign was better with the corrections carved into it.
Storm got the original one we had : /
Never knew ur family owned the marina. Wow such a blessing to be able to be born into a wonderful family. You and ur family safe from this covid 🙏🏻love ur videos. Watching all the way from big island hawaii
Aura Coffman Hawaii is next on our vacation list! You all stay safe too
love it ! was there last year on the party boat. Will come back again soon
Big fan from The Netherlands here. I ran into your channel a while ago through Bluegabe’s channel. I’ve checked out the marina on google maps a couple of times, thank you for giving those all over the globe watching your videos a private tour, I’ve been hoping for a video like that! Stay safe in these tough times and hopefully one day I’ll see your beautiful family business with my own eyes. Big thumbs up!
I've always wanted to go to Bud N Mary's...
Thanks for the Video tour ... We fish the Upper Texas Coast weekly.
My son has wanted to be a Key's Guide since he was 6 YO .. He's 9 now
and nothing has Changed .... I spent a few years Running trips out of Surfside Tx..
Mostly inshore now , Smaller Boat Smaller Problems $$ Lol
Thanks for watching 👊🏻👊🏻
@@StanzFam you're Welcome..
Nothing like fishing with your kids! Hopefully he can pursue his dream being a guide
Every time I watch i just want to travel from the Uk .
I will one day that’s fir sure ! 🤙🤙👍👍 keep the utube post coming
Really cool place when I'm able I will plan me a trip 👍🏽👍🏽
Look forward to stopping there next month.
Love to visit you guys one day. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Sounds great!
Been there and its awesome. Love the place
Was down there 3 months ago loved it. Great place great people. Can’t wait to go back. Another great video Nick.
Great place,we always stop and go up the roof and look at the fish. Make sure you stop in a buy something, support the local business
Thank you!
What an amazing plantation! Fantastic!! My wife and I are ready. Get the heck out of virus town....
Great video. I can’t wait to and stay
Capt as always great video. Pretty awesome you have housing for employees. Be safe and God Bless you the family and friends.
i’m looking forward for seeing your marina and go for a fishing trip with the family stay safe and sheers from québec
We live on the NC coast, been to the Keys on a couple charters. Last May I towed my 24' bay boat down for a week in Marathon, one of my favorite vacations. Was planning on a 2 week trip this May until the corona hit. Defiantly looking forward to the next trip down, will be stopping at Bud n Marys the next trip. Probably book a back country trip. Awesome place!
You're on my bucket list!