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Capt. Ben is a tournament winning angler, and he is every bit as good guiding clients to terrific catches in South Carolina waters. Big redfish and seatrout on fly and light tackle are his specialty, but he can just as easy go after flounder, sheephead, or any other inshore species. In fact, Ben warns us not to overlook South Carolina's tarpon fishing. Needless to say, he knows where the silver kings hang out also. Low key, but very astute and capable on the water, Ben is a joy to fish with, and he'll always help you make the most of your day on the water. |
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Phone: 843-906-3630 or 843-856-9442 |
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Capt. Eric Taylor is one of the premiere shallow water guides in East Central Florida. A native of Merrit Island, he grew up fishing the Indian River and the Mosquito Lagoon, waters that have yielded an impressive number of world record catches. Also an accomplsihed tournament angler, Eric has a several top finishes in the various pro redfish tournament circuits, and has repeatedly appeared on ESPN2 as a result. But he's not only a great redfish angler, so if it's trout, snook, tarpon, or even cobia that you are after, Eric is the right man to get you hooked up. |
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Phone: 321-302-9518 |
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As a top Southwest Florida light tackle guide, Angel follows the bite in Charlotte and neighboring counties to make sure he can put you right in the middle of the action. Reds, snook, trout, or tarpon, Angel can get you the fish you are after. He specializes in live-baiting and night fishing for trophy snook and tarpon. |
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Phone: 941-916-6431 |
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Capt Rob is one of the most accomplished guides in Charlotte Harbor, and he can put you on fish any time of year. Rob's sense of humor make him truly a pleasure to fish with. And his versatility and great eyes on the water have helped him win a number of major tournaments, including the prestigious Oh Boy Oberto Redfish Cup. Whether you are after tarpon, snook, redfish, trout, or even big sharks, in Southwest Florida Rob is sure to produce results! |
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Phone: 941- 637-5710 |
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Capt. Steve is a Key West native with a lifetime of fishing and diving experience in Florida Keys waters and his outgoing personality, combined with his angling expertise, make fishing with Spear One Charters a delight. Whether you are after sailfish, tuna, smoker kings, monster grouper and snapper, tarpon, or any other of the many gamefish that inhabit Key West waters, Steve can certainly make your dream catch a reality. During our recent trip with him we caught more than enough fish to produce 2 episodes of our show in ONE DAY! Now that speaks volumes about Capt. Steve's ability as a guide. |
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Phone: 305-294-9311 |
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When it comes to fishing the fertile waters of southeast Georgia, nobody is better than Capt. Greg. He knows the inshore and near coastal waters off of Saint Simons Island, Sea Island and Jekyll Island as well or better than anybody. He guides year around for a variety of species, specializing in bull redfish, tarpon, sheephead, seatrout, and sharks. We taped 2 great shows with Greg, a bull redfish show, and a tripletail episode. He impressed us with his knowledge and the abundance of fish available in the Golden Isles area. |
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Phone: 912-261-1763 |
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He is one of the most complete guides we know! A Tarpon Bay Tales veteran, Kevin has been instrumental in helping produce several action-packed episodes of the show. His great efforts include guiding our host to 5 IGFA World records, all of which were captured by our TV cameras! Kevin is based out of Fort Myers, and his specialty is flats and coastal fishing for snook, redfish, tarpon, seatrout, and inshore grouper! He runs a 20ft flats boat rigged with a 200HP Mercury |
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Phone: 941-567-1744 |
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He's a most versatile angler and guide. At a time when the backcountry fishing was slow, we had lots of fun with him catching big bonito on fly just offshore of Sarasota's beaches for an episode of Tarpon Bay Tales. Rick is a certified fly casting instructor and an accomplished outdoor writer, as well as a full time guide. He's based in Sarasota, and specializes in fly and light tackle fishing the bays and coastal gulf waters from Tampa Bay to Charlotte Harbor. Rick's also board member and former president of the CCA's Sarasota Chapter, and has been heavily involved with fishery conservation for more than ten years. He runs an Action Craft 1890 (18ft) |
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Phone: 941-932-7799 |
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As his charter business name indicates (Shark Hunter Charters), Chris' specialty is sharks, and he's developed some great tactics to locate and catch his nearby waters of the Gulf of Mexico. A number of blacktips of up to 100lbs, and an 8-foot Hammerhead caught during an episode of Tarpon Bay Tales are definite prove of his expertise. Chris is based out of Naples, and aside from the toothy critters he also charters for other offshore species aboard his 25ft Contender. |
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Phone: 941-947-2315 |
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Brien helped Tarpon Bay Tales put together an awesome episode fishing for permit over gulf wrecks. The name of his charter business is Satisfaction Guaranteed, and he means it! He's based out of Marco Island, and his specialty is backcountry fishing for snook, redfish, tarpon and seatrout in the 10,000 islands, as well as wreck fishing for permit, cobia, snapper and grouper in the gulf. Enterprising Brien actually runs his own fleet of charter boats that include several 18ft to 20ft flats boats, a 24ft openfisherman, and a luxurious 58ft Viking. |
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Phone: 239-642-9779 |
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This great fish tracker has appeared on several national and regional TV shows, and he helped Tarpon Bay Tales put together a terrific episode fly fishing for tarpon in Islamorada. Andy is based out of Homestead, and his specialty is fly and light tackle fishing the flats for bonefish, redfish, snook, tarpon and permit in Biscayne Bay, the Upper Florida Keys, and the Everglades National Park. He runs a 16ft flats boat. |
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Phone: 305-246-4669 |
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Another Tarpon Bay Tales veteran, Bo's helped us produce 2 episodes of the show. He's a specialist when it comes to stalking redfish, snook, tarpon and seatrout on the shallow flats and along the mangroves, but you can call on him to go after just about anything that swims the waters of Pine Island Sound, Estero Bay, Charlotte Harbor, Boca Grande, and the nearby beaches. Bo's one guide who's not afraid to do whatever it takes to produce fish! He runs an Action Craft 1820 (18ft) |
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Phone: 239-458-5960 |
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Chuck spends most of his time figuring out where and how to catch more big bass. While filming an episode of Tarpon Bay Tales with him in Lake Okeechobee, he showed us why he's an up and coming star of the FLW Bass Pro Tour. Chuck is based out of the Orlando/Kissimmi area, but will guide in Okeechobee, Lake Toho, and the Sticks Marsh, as well the Butler and Conway Chain Lakes aboard his tournament-rigged 20ft bass boat. |
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Phone: 863-228-2893 |
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Matt is truly knowledgeable in the ways of mangrove country. He helped us find great action, despite most unfavorable weather, during an episode of Tarpon Bay Tales in the 10,000 islands. We got a slam that day! A 25-year resident of Naples, Matt's a fly casting instructor and outdoor writer, as well as a fishing guide. And in 1993, he set the IGFA world record for snook on 2lbs fly tippet. He runs an Action Craft 1890 (18ft) |
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Phone: 941-732-6550 |
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Kirk was among the first to help Tarpon Bay Tales bring fishing excitement to TV viewers. He's based in Cape Coral, and his specialty is live-bait fishing for redfish, snook, seatrout and tarpon in Pine Island Sound, Charlotte Harbor, Boca Grande, and the nearby beaches. He loves to teach the basics to novices and children, and is a popular speaker at Southwest Florida fishing clubs and outdoor shows. He runs a 24ft tower openfisherman. |
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Phone: 888-476-6656 |
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Captain Jake is a "Conch," a native of Key West, and he has spent his entire life fishing and diving in the Keys waters, learning many secret spots, and numerous tricks to help him catch more fish. Jake is also a state certified emergency medical technician, as well as a safety diver who is currently employed by the City of Key West as a fire fighter. His specialty is light tackle and live-baiting reef, wreck and offshore gamefish like grouper, snapper, cobia, amberjack, permit, sailfish, kingfish and tuna, as well as tarpon in world famous Key West Harbor. He runs a 28ft Whitewater openfisherman. |
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Phone: 305-304-1922 |
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Capt. Brian has been fishing the waters off New Smyrna Beach to Ponce De Leon Inlet since the 1960's. He has traveled extensively in pursuit of gamefish, making stops in Hawaii and Mexico for marlin, the Caribbean for Tarpon and Bonefish, New Zealand, Ireland, Scotland and England for Brown and Rainbow Trout. But his specialty is guiding anglers to huge redfish and seatrout in the shallows of the Mosquito Lagoon. Brian is a member of the Federation of Fly Fishers, the Atlantic Fly Fishers, and the Coastal Conservation Association, and his great love for angling is matched by his dedication to preserving our fisheries and the environment. He runs an Action Craft 1720 Hybrid (17ft). |
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Phone: 386-409-7380 |
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Capt. Dave has been fishing South Florida waters for more than 35 years, and in that time he's become one of Miami's most popular offshore and near-coastal charter captains. Fishing aboard the "Knot Nancy," a fully equipted 28ft Whitewater, Dave has guided anglers to numerous tournament victories, and he always knows where to find sailfish, kingfish, dolphin, amberjack, tuna, cobia, tarpon, and other popular gamefish. |
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Phone: 305-620 - 5896 |
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Justen grew up fishing the extensive St. Johns River system, and spent many years sharpening his angling skills with the hefty bass that reside in famous places like Rodman Reservoir. Now guiding out of the Orlando/Kissimmi area, Justen spends most of his time chasing after bass in Lake Toho, and the Butler and Conway Chain Lakes, also making special trips to Rodman Reservoir and Sticks March, and pursuing a career in the pro tournaments circuit. He runs a tournament-rigged 20ft bass boat. |
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Phone: 321-689-1941 |
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A veteran of Tarpon Bay Tales, Chris has appeared on the show 3 times to help us catch big snook, nice reds, and some hefty late season tarpon. He has a great nose for fish, and at his young age has more experienced than many seasoned pros. There are enough tournament trophies on his mantle to prove it! He's based out of Fort Myers, and his specialty is flats and coastal fishing for snook, redfish, tarpon and seatrout in Southwest Florida with all types of tackle. He runs an Action Craft 1890 (18ft). |
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