Capt. Kris moved around a lot as a child and grew up fishing everything from trout streams and bass lakes up north, to spending a few years fishing down in the Bahamas and Caribbean catching everything from bonefish to billfish. His vast knowledge and travels makes him a wealth of information on how to fish for numerous species of fish all over the country. Read more…

Capt. Greg Magee and his tournament team aboard the “Blue Fairways” have been competing in professional Lake Michigan salmon and trout tournaments for many years. The “Blue Fairways” tournament team, comprised entirely of seasoned charterboat captains and experienced tournament anglers, have enjoyed a great deal of success over the years, with over 75 top ten finishes, including 5 first place wins. Team Blue Fairways competes annually in tournaments in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and up and down the coast of Michigan. Capt. Greg has won professional tournaments in three different states, placed in the top 5 multiple times in each of the four states.

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Raymarine Pro Ambassador Capt. Eddie Muñiz recently fished the waters near Fort Jefferson National Park. Thank you to Capt. Eddie for supplying us with the following account of his trip.

We all have certain places in this beautiful world of ours that we have been to, or would love to go to, that have an aura that is beyond explanation or description. I think that fisherman specially have some or a lot of these places. Some may say the remote locations of the eastern Bahamas, while others will talk about the deep waters of the pacific or perhaps even the tranquil backcountry of the everglades and flamingo. For me though there is no other place that personifies this more than the amazing waters, and islands, of our Fort Jefferson National park and the waters of the Dry Tortugas. Read more…

Captain Tom Petersen has been navigating everything from Canoes to Sailboats to 85 ft Commercial charter boats since he was a child. Although he loves traditional fishing in California and Mexico, he is found more often fishing underwater while Scuba diving! He is the Commodore of the Channel Islands Sea Ray Club and is an active member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary. He has been active in numerous Yacht Clubs over his 30+ years of boating. As a commercial Captain he holds a 100 Ton Masters license. He is also an active PADI Master Instructor for over 25 years. Read more…

Captain Bouncer Smith is experienced in every aspect of the sport of fishing, in South Florida as well as a variety of ports throughout North America, he has devoted his life to sharing fishing with others, through his radio shows, magazine articles, seminars, and on the water. Bouncer has been running boats out of South Florida since he was 19, working on them since he was 15. He shares his love of the ocean and fishing with children and adults from the novice fisherman to the tournament sportsfisherman. He loves all the excitement of catching bait to monster tarpon and marlin. He has been captain of many Tournament fishing teams and can arrange one of those opportunities for you, if you wish. This is the man to take you on a day of fishing you have always dreamed of. Read more…