Captain's Corner

Well the time of year for summer in the Tampa Bay Area has arrived.  With that comes summer weather patters.   Thunderstorms and rain are common but they usually only last minutes to an hour.   Booking trips early can avoid inclement weather.    As a general rule...

It's that time of year  when the Fishing tournaments begin in full swing.  My favorite tournament is The Crosswait Memorial Fishing Tournament. This is  one of the events that I have fished in past years and I continue to participate in taking disabled veterans...

Had a trip the other day with this angler from Canada.  He landed this 30" Cobia on light tackle.  I have spotted Cobia on charters over the past few weeks but have not gotten them to bite.  Last year we landed four on charters that were all juvenile undersized....

    It has been almost two years since I put "SeaDek" padding in my boat.  Many of my customers ask me what it is and how do I like it.  Well the answer was simple, I love it.  It provides padding on the bolsters to lean against when fighting a fish.  It also...

Well the hours are getting up there on my faithful Yamaha 200 and I decided to Repower the boat sooner than later.  Some of you know my son Patrick who first mates on my boat often.  He has been rebuilding a 21' Carolina Skiff for commercial fishing and running around...

  For the past six plus years I have been using Engel coolers to both keep my fish iced and fresh and have a place on my boat for refreshments and food to be stored cool.  I have a 64 qt, a 36 qt and a 13 qt bait saver cooler.  All of these products have held up...

Over the past 6 plus years I have had the pleasure of  taking area visitors from around the world on many different excursions.  I do wildlife and fishing excursions on most of my trips.  Every individual taken on my charters surely take a "Favorite Memory" with them....

I stumbled across these rods by watching another Captain using them which made me want to try them.  I bought a couple and now I have ten or more.  I use them on fishing charters.  My favorite rod is the 7'6" inshore medium heavy.  These rods are not only good looking...

As a fishing guide in South Florida I demand a quality long lasting reel on the rods that I provide to my customers.  Over the past 6 almost 7 years of Charter fishing I have went through a lot of fishing reels.  Over the past year I have been testing some new reels...

Cook the fish the way you like it cooked.  If you like it fried, grilled, blackened or baked.  Most of the fish we catch on charters are perfect for fish tacos. You will need: Cooked Fish, small corn tortillas, Fresh Pico Decallo or salsa, fresh lime or lemons,...