Outdoor writer; Mike Leggett, in the Aug. l8, l996 Austin Statesman says: "No Padre fish can hide from Sandifer."

Outdoor Writer; Ray Sasser, in The Dallas Morning News on Aug. l8, l996 says: "Sandifer is a fishing guide of sorts, but he's much more than that. Sandifer is an offbeat encyclopedia of island fact. A tattoo traces the outline of a hammerhead on the back of his right hand. As the saying goes, Sandifer knows sharks as well as he knows the back of his hand."

Outdoor writer; Buddy Gough, in the Sept. 25, l994 Corpus Christi Caller Times says: "If Sandifer is not a reincarnation of the ancient tattooed people of Padre Island, he is at least their spiritual blood brother. His knowledge of the island runs deep; his love for it is boundless."

 Outdoor writer; Mark McDonald, in the June l5, l997 San Antonio Express-News says: "Small wonder Sandifer has endeared himself to Park Service rangers and like it or not, become something of a cult figure among fishermen. Sandifer, has never sought publicity. But a man does not subject himself to these Spartan conditions, and catch fish consistently, without earning notice."

Mike Christman-Contributing Editor, www.tx-outdoors.com says: "I recently spent some time talking with an authority on big game fishing at Big Shell, Billy Sandifer. I hesitate to call someone an expert at any type of fishing, but if there ever was a fishing expert, Billy should qualify! He has fished Big Shell and Padre Island National Seashore for 38 years and spends about l00 days a year fishing this shoreline. He is considered an expert on surf, top-water lure, fly, bait and shark fishing. He also is an expert on bird watching, native plants and shells, basically, the whole ecosystem of the island. "