CAPTAIN JOHN GRABOWSKI
• Previous skipper of several long range boats out of San Diego
including Qualifier 105, Excel, and Red Finish Rooster III.
• Over 30 years experience in West Coast fisheries
• Host of All Outdoors Radio show
• Fishing educator and seminar instructor
CAPTAIN RON HAMLIN
• 2006 - TBF - Top Tagging Captain - Pacific and Top Tagging Captain Overall
• 2006 - IGFA Overall Captain of the Year Award
• 2006 - Current holder of these bait release records for billfish:
• 124 Sailfish in one day (March 2006)
• 300 Sailfish in 3 days
• 508 Sailfish in 7 days
• 2,809 Billfish in one season (October 2006)
• Over 22,500 and counting - Most Billfish in a career
CHARLIE WRAY
• Host of Fishful Thinking TV show since 1990
• Fishing educator and seminar instructor
• Recognized as one of Canada’s top fishermen
CAPTAIN ANDY LOCASCIO
• Host of Northeast Angling fishing show
• Writes for several prominent fishing magazines including
Worldwide Angler, Salt Water Sportsman & The Fisherman
• Owns Long Island Fishing Charters
PETE MAINA
• Host/Co-Host of The Next Bite, Bass Pro Outdoor World
and Gillespie’s Waters and Woods Television Shows
• Writer and expert on Muskie fishing • Consultant to Natural Resource personnel on Muskie release, growth and genetics • 5-time Muskies Inc. National Champion
CHRIS FISCHER
• Founder/CEO, Fischer Productions • Expedition Leader for Expedition Great White & Shark Men • Fischer Productions’ ocean-based series includes Offshore Adventures, Expedition Great
White, Shark Men, Wanna Go Fishing?, Going Coastal & Ocean Hunter • Six-time Emmy Award winner • A leader in ocean-based research and sustainable fishing practices around the world • Founding Chairman of OCEARCH and a board member of The Billfish Foundation
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