Hiring a captain, especially a young one, is often like looking into a crystal ball and trying to assess future potential and a good team fit for a sportfish owner. What captains early in their careers may lack in decades of experience is often more than made up for by
Harry Garrecht has had his eyes turned to the wide open blue for a very long time. He started bluefin tuna fishing off Montauk at the age of six and was running out to the canyons with his father by the time he turned 10 years old. On the days he
Some say commercial fishermen make the best fishermen: because they are just, well, fishy. At age seven Mark DeCabia began as most fishermen do, fishing with his father. Surrounded by commercial fishermen as a boy, he and his father would go tuna fishing with friends. As Mark neared his teenage years,
Recent evolution in the sportfishing industry is creating opportunities for younger, level-headed, smart captains. These days, many of the owners are younger and many of the boats are faster with more range. For many operations, young captains provide the perfect fit between experience and confidence that allow today sportfishing programs
If youve fished in Guatemala in the last 20 years, there is a pretty good chance that youve seen Captain Kennedy Hernandez. A true professional of intense fishing skill, Hernandez is a family man who is humble, straightforward and friendly. Kennedy rise to the Captain chair is a tale of
The sportfishing industry is full of nicknames. Early in your career, it takes only one screw-up, big day or head-turning detail to get you one. We all have one, and Captain Robert Helms is no exception. We call him Ruby, or Red, and only occasionally Robert; but that is a
Look no further, replied a young Chase Lake to Captain Scott Murie one late-December day at the Destin Marina in 2002. Murie, who needed a young man to accompany him and Randy Baker to Panama on a 61 Garlington called the PJ, had been asking around. I would have
At 28, Captain Andrew Dotterweich is a fishy dude. Captain of the Fish On, a 48-foot Viking that splits time between Palm Beach and Ocean City, Maryland, the young Dotterweich already has some four years experience running the boat. While his experience might belie his age, Andrew has been surrounded
One of Capt. Alex Tallman core values is to always be friendly and respectful to clients and other fishermen. This mantra has served him well as a young captain who scored his dream job, on his dream boat. The Florida-raised Tallman has been running the 63 Ricky Scarborough, Big Smooth,
Discover the inspiring journey of Capt. Austin Ensor, a young, ambitious captain transforming sportfishing with passion and skill in Ocean City.
