Contributors
Ken Salos
Professionals like Ken Salos bring a unique combination of formal education and on-the-water "fish smarts" when it comes to shooting much of the outdoor imagery you're going to be seeing here.
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Bruce Butler
Bruce Butler first got hooked on saltwater fishing as a young child by his grandfather on the east coast of Florida. Grandpa Dale Butler was a champion snook fisherman on the coast two times in the early 60’s. He passed his love of the water and respect for the environment on to Bruce.
Bruce is also a well known outdoor writer featured in the coastal angler magazine. Fishing reports, destinations, and a dash of… Read More
Captain Chad Petroski
Captain Chad Petroski is USCG Licensed and Insured and has well over 10 years experience fishing the greater Tampa bay area. From the backwaters of the local estuaries looking for Snook, Redfish, Trout & Tarpon, to offshore in the Gulf Of Mexico hunting Grouper, Snapper, Kingfish and more, Captain Chad has the knowledge to get you on that trophy fish of a lifetime. The rest is up to you!
About the boat:
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Captain Rob Mims
A locally born, tournament proven guide, Captain Rob is passionate about sharing his knowledge and life experience, guiding you to a fun, memorable and successful South Florida flats and inshore fishing experience. He is a USCG licensed and insured Captain, a Member and Certified Guide of the International Game Fish Association(IGFA) and a member of The Florida Keys Guide Association(FGA). Capt. Rob is involved with and… Read More
A Guy Named Mel...
From the publisher: It's one year ago this week that a guy named Mel Berman died of complications following heart surgery. He had lived a wonderful long life and I think of him often -- especially today (Sunday, the sixth of February). I wrote this article about six months ago -- when the web site you're reading was about four months old. At the time, there was a great deal of drama in the local fishing community over… Read More
Captain Travis Palladeno
Captain Travis Palladeno has 25 years of experience fishing the Gulf of Mexico. He runs a 45 foot Phantom Speed Fish with twin 350 Yanmar engines named “Live Wire.” Live Wire boasts a fast racing hull, yet is fully equipped for deep sea fishing. It is outfitted for electric reels and has all the latest safety equipment, such as a Globalstar satellite telephone, 406 MHz EPIRB, Class 2 life preservers and a covered… Read More
Scott Moore
Scott Moore
When we started this special section of your magazine, it wasn't hard to put Captain Scott Moore on the list of legends. As people who live by whitebait -- and more accurately chumming (first for, and then with) "scaled" sardines -- the name Scott Moore reminded us of where the practice came from. To us -- and everybody we know that fill their live wells with fresh living baitfish -- the name is synonymous… Read More
Captain Steve Betz
My name is Captain Steve Betz. I am a U.S.C.G. licensed and insured charter captain. I have been fishing Tampa Bay and its surrounding water’s for over thirty years.
My goal as your guide on Tampa Bay’s beautiful waters is to provide you with a salt water fishing experience you won’t soon forget. I cater to the needs of both the young and old,experienced and novice angler.
I provide instructions on how to fish for… Read More
Captain Pat Horrigan
Captain Pat Horrigan
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Captain Pat Horrigan began fly fishing when he was only 12 years old, when his grandfather put a fly rod in his hands in Northern Michigan. He fell in love with the sport and some 40 years later, still has a very strong passion for it.… Read More
Captain Mel Berman
From the publisher: There are lots of Captains on our site today. It's going on two years since I created this web page for a site that was thirty days old. It was the dedication page for this web site. If you spend time here, and have been around for a while, you know what has been happening. You've seen the incredible flood of new visitors. You've seen the readers -- not the forum members, but the readers that don't… Read More
