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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Blueline ChartersCaptain Kevin Albohn has spent the last 20 as more than just a serious fisherman. "Tuna Junkie" as some would call it. Following the tuna migrations from southern New Jersey to Cape Cod primarily targeting them via jig and pop but as well as traditional trolling methods. He is the owner of Blue Line Charters in Watch Hill, Rhode Island and is one of the few captains that dedicates his time to primarily tuna fishing. Captain Kevin additionally runs charters with One More Cast Charters in Oceanside, NY in the early and late seasons allowing him to learn the patterns of the migrating tunas before and after most local outfits. You can join him on the hunt for any pelagic species from May through December. You can find Captain Kevin in the winter months at several shows and seminars throughout the Northeast.
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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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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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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. |
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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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