2023 Seminar Schedule - Friday, Saturday, & Sunday
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The Fisherman Magazine
2023 SEMINAR LIST
Meet the Speakers!
Fishing Nosara/Wicked TunaGrowing up in Beverly, Massachusetts, Captain Dave Marciano's passion for fishing started young and at the bank of a pond. Starting with the Yankee fleet working deck on both fishing charters and whale watching trips, Dave's experience and expertise only grew, leading to him getting his own boat and starting his own business. Now, after many years of running both a commercial fishing business as well as a charter fishing business, Dave stars in Wicked Tuna, chasing Giant Bluefin Tuna up and down the east coast. Find Captain Dave on board Hard Merchandise or at booths 111-115 with Fishing Nosara!
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Fishin' Fever Sportfishing
Captain Tom Daffin is the owner/operator of Fishin’ Fever Sportfishing based in Cape May NJ. Fishing inshore and offshore waters for over 35 years, captain Tom specializes in all types of fishing such as fluke, tuna, daytime swordfish, and tog, of which his boat holds 2 state records.
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Saltwater Underground/The FishermanA full time professional and spirited fixture in the fishing and travel journalism industry for the past 20 years, Nick Honachefsky is a graduate of Villanova University who has traveled the world fishing and reporting on his experiences. The noted author recently launched Saltwater Underground television, and is a field editor and surf columnist for The Fisherman.
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Mushin SportfishingCapt. Alan Lee is a USCG-licensed Captain (OUPV). He is the owner and frequent operator of the Mushin, currently a Henriques 44-foot sportfisher in Point Pleasant, NJ. He has fished for over 50 years from freshwater panfish to blue marlin, and most everything in between. He has fished all along the Jersey Coast for many decades, and enjoys pursuing all species of saltwater fish. His specialties include mid-range and offshore/ canyon fishing for all tunas, sharks, and marlin; and inshore fishing for bottomfish such as cod, tog, and sea bass. Capt. Alan is is also among a select few who serve as SHIMANO FISHING TACKLE ProStaff, as well as representing other brands such as PowerPro, Sterling Tackle, G. Loomis, Costa, MaddMantis, and Old Man’s Tackle Box. Capt. Alan has appeared in many print, radio, and television fishing programs locally and nationally, and enjoys sharing his passion and experience of fishing. Capt. Alan has frequently placed in many offshore big-game tournaments.
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Andrea's Toy ChartersCaptain Greg DeMello holds his 100 Ton Masters License and runs Andrea’s Toy Charters. Greg has fished our East Coast waters from New Jersey to Cape Cod both commercially and recreationally since childhood. In 2022, Capt. Greg was awarded with the top fish tagger in the world award for tagging and releasing the most fish in one calendar year for Gray Fish Tags.
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On A Mission Fishing / KTSIn 2007, Capt. Eric Kerber sold his business, bought his first boat, and On A Mission Fishing Adventures was born. Pulling from decades of experience chasing every saltwater species that swims from Cape May to Sandy Hook on boats and in the surf, it didn’t take long for Kerber to create a buzz in the Jersey fishing scene. You may also recognize Kerber as co-host of Field & Stream’s “Hook Shots.”
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The Fisherman MagazineHard-working Frank Mihalic has been a contributing writer to The Fisherman and other publications for over 20 years, specializing in adapting tackle and gear to effectively fish each area under any conditions. He is a blackfish specialist, and his interactive approach to seminars promises attendees a personal look at the tools and tricks that the sharpies use to catch giant tautog.
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Andrea's Toy ChartersCapt. Fred has been a Charter boat Captain for past 25 years. Specializing In multi species fishing from New Jersey to Florida/Bahamas. Currently on pro staff off major companies Contender, Yamaha, Shimano, and Owner. Capt Fred is very active on the Seminar circuit and has shot numerous TV shows on Sportsman Channel and the Outdoor Channel.
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Advanced Fishing USA/Century RodsGeorge Bucci has spent 30+ years chasing striped bass on the beaches and bays of South Jersey. He is the Former president of Cape Atlantic Striper Club and is pro staff for advanced fishing usa/century rods. |
Bonanza II
Mike and sons Nick and Buck run a 65’ party boat called the Bonanza II out of Fortescue, NJ on the Delaware Bay. With 30 years of experience fishing the big bay, Capt. Mike fishes hard for weakfish, striped bass, summer flounder, and whatever else that can found swimming out of Fortescue. One of his favorites is big, burly black drum which keeps the boat busy in May and June.
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M3 Tackle
Saltwater/Freshwater angler of all seasons. Fluke fishing experience for +40 years along the Atlantic coast from VA up to Cape Cod. Experienced with fishing private boats, headboats, and charters with good success. Pioneered jigging for fluke in the early 90’s before today’s current rage. Currently building experience and success fishing drift spoons (M3 Tackle) to target quality fluke.
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Kill Shot Charters
Capt. Gabe has been fishing the waters of New Jersey and New York his entire life. He has experience running center consoles and down east boats fishing for striped bass to sharks and everything in between. He is currently the owner and operator of the 40 foot Kill Shot out of Atlantic Highlands, NJ.
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Dark Horse Charters
Captain Justin Campbell is a veteran of New Jersey’s waters. A graduate of Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Justin has professionally operated a variety of inshore and offshore vessels ranging from center consoles to Downeast boats to full size party boats. He is currently the full time captain of the 35’ Dark Horse and manager of the Dark Horse Charter Fishing fleet. When he has time to fish, his favorite winter species is tautog and favorite summer species is summer flounder. Even when Justin is off, he is on the water scouting for upcoming trips.
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Century Rods/Advanced Fishing USA
Khoa Nguyen is an avid saltwater angler from Philadelphia, PA. Born and raised in Florida, Khoa developed a passion for saltwater fishing early on. Today, he can be found cruising New Jersey’s waters chasing Striped Bass, Sheepshead, Tautog and many other species that call these waters home using both light spinning and fly tackle. Khoa is also the owner and host of Tide Chasers Podcast, as well as a team member for Century Rods.
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Side Chick Sportfishing
Captain Geno Linder has fished the waters of New Jersey for over 30 years. He and his crew are not afraid to move the boats to the bite, no matter how many miles it takes. Specialize in targeting yellowfin, bluefin, and bigeye using light tackle or jigging.
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Aquila Sportfishing/BHCFA
Operator of the 37 Billfish "Aquila" out of Beach Haven, NJ, Nick Perello is the first of several Beach Haven Charter Fishing Association Junior Mate program graduates to move onto becoming a charter captain in the BHCFA. Nick spends a majority of his offshore season targeting white and blue marlin off the coasts of New Jersey and Maryland. When he is not running charters or fishing tournaments you can find him working and gaining experience on other boats in the region.
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Karen Ann Charters
Capt. Vinnie runs the charter boat "Karen Ann", targeting many of New Jersey's most prolific gamefish including: Striped Bass, Fluke, and many others.
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Ultimate Gamble Charters
Capt. Dan Smith grew up fishing off the coast of Southern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. His passion for the ground fish fishery was established early on and as he got older it only grew stronger. After spending a season in southeast Alaska he came home and started guiding in Rhode Island and Buzzards Bay Massachusetts. Offering a variety of trips that were traditionally reserved only for the head-boats in the area. His operation Ultimate Gamble Charters, specializes in six passenger private charters as well as offering weekly open boat trips targeting the delicious bottom fish of southern New England like Black Sea Bass, Porgy, Fluke, and Capt. Dan’s personal favorite Tautog!
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Menace BaitsAnthony Awgul is the CEO and founder of Menace Baits as well as an FLW tournament bass angler. The 21 year old Penn State University student from Quakertown, Pennsylvania has been fishing ever since he was two years old and took his skills to the circuit the moment he was old enough to compete. He frequently travels and competes around our region in hunt of trophy largemouth and smallmouth bass on fisheries such as the Upper Chesapeake Bay, Oneida Lake, the St. Lawrence River, and more. Anthony also spends a lot of time on his local Pennsylvania fisheries like Lake Nockamixon, Beltzville Lake, and Blue Marsh Lake.
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Muskies Inc. 50Micheal DiGuiseppi has loved fishing and fished hard all his life for trout, bass, stripers and musky.
He has been hunting Musky for 13 years and has caught over 250 Muskies. He is a four time Muskies Inc PA Tournament Champion ad is the current president of Muskies Inc Chapter 50. |
Flip Fly TyeFred Wilson has been perfecting his tying technique through over 30 years of fishing and guiding on Candlewood Lake.Fred has honed his casting skills over those years to develop his BassFishing 360 style and technique, an approach of flipping, pitching and Spey style flycasting as well as finesse hair jig fishing for catching Bass that is fun for all ages and skill levels. Fred has been featured in articles for ESPN/Bassmaster and Wired2Fish, with his most recent article focusing on Hair Jigs.
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Lucas Bogosian FishingLucas Bogosian is a professional bass angler from Northern New Jersey. Born in 1995, Lucas started fishing as a child with his father, and developed a deep passion for the sport. He began competing at the local level in 2012 and was ranked 4th in the state at 17 years old. Lucas has continued to rise through the ranks to become one of the most renowned bass anglers in the country. He fishes competitively on the Bass Master opens and Major League Fishing tour, and has had numerous top-20 finishes over the years. Truly devoted to his passion, Lucas spends 275 days a year on the water doing what he loves.
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Grim Reaper LuresBesides being an avid fisherman, Keith Yaddaw is the lead Pro Staff and Vice President of Marketing for Grim Reaper Lures and is on the Pro Staff for Grandt Rods. Keith has fished multispecies from coast to coast including Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Alaska, Caribbean, and Spain. His passion is hunting
trophy Northern Pike and Musky to which he has been fishing the St. Lawrence River in the Thousand Island region for almost 5 decades and boated his personal best musky at 54 inches. He has competed with fellow Pro Staffer Louis Kornegay in the Professional Musky Tournament Trail. Keith has been fishing and guiding friends and family on the St. Lawrence using Grim Reaper spinner baits and Grandt Rods for over 20 years with huge success. Keith and Grim Reaper Lures has been interviewed and highlighted with multiple people including Freshwater Hall of Famer Bob Mehsikomer on his 5@5 live show. Keith continues to help develop and field test new lines of spinnerbaits for Grim Reaper. |
Tale Chaser Sportfishing
Captain Steve Foster has over 25 years of experience fishing off the New Jersey Coast and is the Owner and Captain of Tale Chaser Sportfishing. Currently Captain Steve owns and captains a 38’ Henriques Sportfishing boat out of Manasquan NJ. This boat targets multiple species off the NJ coast from Tuna and swordfish to Fluke and Seabass. Captain Steve also captains a 20’ custom Bowfishing boat which specializes in shooting non-game species along the Delaware river with a bow and arrow.
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Stump Thumper Baits
As an NJ native, Brian began kayak bass fishing in 2019. He spends as much time on the water as he can; practicing, competing in tournaments (locally, regionally and nationally) or simply fishing with friends. Finesse fishing is a technique that he has always enjoyed while on his kayak. He uses various baits and presentations depending on the conditions, location and time of year. His kayak allows him the ability to fish spots and areas that someone on foot or on a boat may not be able to get to.
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iBass 360
Due North Fishing offers bass fishing trips, fishing electronics training and private fishing lessons on Blue Marsh Lake in Reading, Pennsylvania. Join Owner and Guide, Mitch Metcalf, as he provides fishing knowledge to anglers of all levels.
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Hawg Trough Seminars
MegaStrikeBobby Uhrig opened Megastrike Inc. in 2001. After 9 years of research and development, Bobby launched Megastrike Fish Attractant, the first amino acid-based fish attractant on the market. Years later, it continues to be in extremely high demand all over the world by both professional and amateur fishermen. In 2006, Megastrike developed the Evolution Jig. Innovative by design, it won Best New Lure at ICAST 2006. Since then, Bobby and Megastrike have developed many new and innovative products by filming and studying bass and other fish in their natural environment. Megastrike fishing products are the leaders in fishing tackle innovation.
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Grae Buck FishingGrae Buck is fishing his 3rd year on the FLW Tour after qualifying through the Northern FLW Costa's in 2016 with three top 20 finishes. Grae is from Harleysville, Pennsylvania and graduated from Penn State University in 2012 where he fished at the collegiate level. After graduating he has gone on to have great regional success winning three BFL events, the Pennsylvania BASS Nation state championship in 2014 and working with Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers introducing kids to the path of fishing in college. Come listen to his keys for success fishing regionally and applying it throughout the country. You can follow his 2019 season on Facebook and Instagram @graebuckfishing.
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