Although this is changing, Panama is still all-but closed to the sport fishing community. There’s simply little infrastructure the kind of which you find in the other more popular destinations like Los Cabos or Costa Rica. That makes for some very rich waters and some of the best fishing in the world. Just ask John Richardson, he’s been fishing there for more than ... More »

It sounds odd at first blush, but big game fishermen are a fish’s best friend. Think about it: without the sport fishing community, the oceans would be wide open to the interests of commercial fishermen. Interests that have depleted stocks of blue fin tuna, Chilean sea bass, 22 species of shark, and scores of other species, to near extinction. More »

“When I told my parents I wasn’t going to college and was going to work on a sport fishing boat instead, they were like, ‘What? People do that?’” Anthony DiGiulian remembers. “Of course back then, there used to only be a handful of boats out there. Now, it’s grown into a legitimate industry.” More »

“My goal in life wasn’t to be the best fisherman; my goal in life was to fish every day.” To that end, Captain Skip Smith learned everything he could about boats. He learned how to fix engines and toilets, and everything in between. “But the best thing I learned was to make sure that people were safe and the boat was running well. That’s how, after all these ... More »

Graham loves to catch fish... big ones. "A 300lb fish swimming 40mph away from you is a hell of a lot more exciting than catching a redfish on the flats" explains Miami native and fishing captain, Graham Hooper. "Everyone cussing, slipping on chum; it's f---ing great!" More »

After 35 years of racing, designing and building some of the fastest and most famous vessels on the water, Glen Carlin has nothing to prove. "I've built perfect boats and I've won so many trophies I don't even know where they all are," explains Carlin. More important than the "pinnacle of perfection" or the international fame, however, is the "conversation." More »