In Episode 67, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Chris Van Leeuwen (aka Captain "Kiwi") of the Sailfish Oasis Lodge in Guatemala. Chris has taken the path that many of us dream of, chasing fish in remote locations, and he did it when it was far more difficult to do so. Some great stories in this episode from his travels, and they dive into the Guatemala fishing and his lodge there, which we recommend taking a trip to. They handle every aspect of your trip, making it so easy to be there...
Jul 02, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 67
In Episode 66, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Art Sapp of Native Son Sportfishing about how his career got its start, his tournament successes, achievements, and how he has been able to remain consistent as a tournament threat. Among other things, we dive into some stories, tackle talks, and his charter program, Native Son Sportfishing. To book a trip with Michael on "Native Son" with Art, call him at (954)444-0820 To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, on EUPHORIA out of Atl...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 66
In Episode 65, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Michael Krivohlavek of Daymaker Sportfishing from Charleston, SC. They talk about the fishery out of Charleston, SC, Michael and his father's charter fishing program on their 58' B&B named 'Daymaker', fishing in Costa Rica, advice on how to get into the industry as a mate, and more. To book a trip with Michael on "Daymaker", go to https://daymakercharters.com/ and you can also find them on Instagram @daymaker_sport_fishing To fish wi...
Jun 04, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In Episode 64, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Aaron Hoffman, the tournament director of South Jersey Tournaments. They talk about tournament history and the tournament lineup for 2025 with South Jersey Tournaments. It's going to be an awesome season. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a boat/yacht, please email: RickyWheeler@UnitedYacht.com To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, on EUPHORIA out...
May 21, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In Episode 63, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Tom Francis of the Ultimate Lady about how he worked his way up in the industry and his decades of stories aboard the Ultimate Lady fishing in the South Pacific. Big Marlin, boat stories, exploring, and Tom's boat and program, SeaWolf. This one is an awesome listen! If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a boat/yacht, please email: RickyWheeler@UnitedYacht.com ...
May 06, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In Episode 62, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Randy Ramsey of Jarrett Bay Boatworks. They dive into how Randy got into the industry, his life as a charter boat Captain, and how he transitioned into boat building and has went on to build numerous iconic custom boat builds and continues to do so today. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a boat/yacht, please email: RickyWheeler@UnitedYacht.com To fish wit...
Apr 23, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In Episode 61, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Austin Ensor about the Primary Search Seminar, Fishing Travel, and Bigeye Fishing in the Mid Atlantic Region. Ricky and Austin get into what went right and what went wrong for both of them bigeye fishing this past season. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a boat/yacht, please email: RickyWheeler@UnitedYacht.com To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler,...
Apr 09, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 61
In Episode 60, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Derke Snodgrass about his decades of experience in the field and his among others tagging efforts for pelagic species. They discuss why these efforts are important, findings, and plenty of stories. If you want to participate in tagging efforts, you can get a Free Tagging Kit by calling (800) 437-3936 or emailing tagging@noaa.gov. You can also contact Derke at derke.snodgrass@noaa.gov If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you ...
Mar 19, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In Episode 59, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Mark 'Hammer' Hill. Hammer spent a lot of time when it wasn't as easy traveling on his own bottom on many sportfishing boats to fish some of the best billfishing hotspots of the time. We talk about how he got his start, plenty of great stories of fishing in St Thomas, Venezuela, Mexico, Ocean City MD, and more. We also discuss his soon-to-be-released book as well. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht...
Mar 04, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 59
In Episode 58, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Stew Hitchner. Many may know him from his days as a charter boat owner/operator of the "Pez Machine" fishing out of New Jersey. They get into what it is to be a charter boat owner/operator, fishing in NJ then and now, tuna fishing tactics, as well as Stew's time fishing in Kona, Hawaii. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a boat/yacht, please email: RickyWhe...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 58
In Episode 57, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Alex Mansur about the fishing in Aruba as well as the other two ABC islands of Curacao and Bonaire. They dive into all of the places Alex grew up fishing with his family, what he has learned from his travels and fishing, to a full highlight of the fishing in Aruba from epic sailfishing on the bank to the west, wahoo fishing along the edge, and also blue marlin and swordfishing. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell y...
Feb 03, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 57
In Episode 56, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with the Owner's of Croswait Composites, Jordy and Aaron Croswait. They get into details about both of their backgrounds, boat building in NC and the birth of Croswait Composites, what they are doing now including the high profile build of the Bad Company 50' Sportfish they are building, as well as what their future holds. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a bo...
Jan 22, 2025•50 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In Episode 55, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with William Howell, the owner and operator of "Drifter", a charter boat based out of the iconic Oregon Inlet Fishing Center in North Carolina. We get into his career as a mate, the amazing Captains he has fished with throughout his sportfishing career, how his boat "Drifter" came to be, and fishing in general with many details based around the Oregon Inlet, NC fishery. There are some great stories and insights in this one! If you would like o...
Jan 03, 2025•59 min•Season 1Ep. 55
In Episode 54, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with Blaine Champlin about his career in sportfishing starting from when he was a young boy amongst the charter fleet in Ocean City, MD to his travels chasing billfish in some of the key billfishing locations, up to where he is today continuing to Captain chasing billfish throughout the eastern seaboard. Lots of great srtories and fishing insight in this episode! If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or hel...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In Episode 53, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with 3 reputable NJ Charter Captains about the insane Fall Bluefin Tuna Fishery they have been having for the second year in a row. They dive into the finite details of the fishery and bluefin tuna fishing in general from trolling for these beautiful fish to jigging, popping, and casting, and so much more. Guests are Joe Trainor from "Low Profile" out of Avalon, NJ, Gene Quigley from "Shore Catch Charters" in northern NJ, and Tom Daffin of the ...
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 53
In Episode 52, Chris Donato, Cole Miller, and Nick Becker of GZ Tackle Company talk to our host Captain Ricky Wheeler about everything dredges and also dive into Fish Downsea Tackle Company and all of its products and how they can be used to help you catch more fish. Ricky, Chris, and Nick talk about all of the details of dredge fishing, and there is something here for everyone whether you are a person considering pulling a dredge for billfish and tunas all of the way to the pros that use dredge...
Nov 13, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In Episode 51, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Newt Cagle. Newt has fished many amazing locations, with so many amazing Captains throghout his career and has been the Captain of the "Big Oh" over the past 4 years. The Big Oh program is arguably one of the most well known and fishy programs in the sportfishing world. Ricky and Newt discuss Newt's career and what led him to becoming the Captain of the Big Oh, and also they dive into what the Big Oh program as accomplished from rebuilding ...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 51
In Episode 50, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Elliot Stark about his book called "The Book on Travel Fishing" along with lots of stories from his career of travel fishing, writing about fishing for magazines, conservation efforts with Bass Pro Shops, and so much more. Ricky also brings back into his 'Top Yachts' segment at the end of this Episode as well, so stay tuned in at the end for that. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with s...
Oct 16, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In Episode 49, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Mark DeCabia about so many topics from being a commercial gill netter out of Shinnecock, to working on charter boats early in his career, to what he does now running a 52' Viking called Rebel. They dive into the bluefin fishery in his local waters the last couple of years ass well as lots of tips and tactics from Mark's rediculous amount of time on the water targeting Bigeye tunas and swordfish. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In Episode 48, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Jeff Warford about how he got his start in offshore fishing, obsessions with bigeye tunas and tunas in general, and about the company that he is a major part of called Wolfpack tackle. To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard his beautiful 60' Custom Sportfishing Boat, go to EuphoriaSportfishing.com Check out Wolfpack Tackle at https://wolfpacktackle.com/ If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yach...
Sep 05, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In Episode 47, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Tim Smith, the Captain of the charter boat out of Wildwood, NJ called "Bodacious". They discuss how Bodacious came to be when it started as a head/party boat in the DE Bay, the inshore fishery of the DE Bay, greensticking tunas, and on to the 55' Custom he has now that he runs charters on. Ricky and Tim talk about tuna fishing, bigeye fishing, and plenty of stories and laughs in this one. To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard...
Aug 21, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In Episode 46, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Willie Zimmerman, the Captain of the 65' Guthrie "Ro Sham Bo". Willie talks about the Blue Marlin they recently caught to win the HUK Big Fish Classic as well as the Bigeye's they caught to win the Jimmy Johnson this year as well. Willie and his crew on the Ro Sham Bo are on a roll the last few seasons and Willie gives us some background on himself and how he moved his way up the ranks in the sportfishing world. To fish with our host, Capta...
Aug 04, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 46
In Episode 45, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Gene Quigley of Shore Catch Charters about the ins and outs of Jigging and Casting for Tunas as well as light tackle artificial lure Striped Bass fishing out of Norther New Jersey. This episode has a ton of tips and techniques and is information rich thanks for the decades of experience Gene has using these techniques. To fish with Shore Catch Charters go to: ShoreCatch.com To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard his beautiful ...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In Episode 44, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Jen Copeland of 'Marlin Expeditions' along with one of the Expedition's Instructors Vinny Delgado. They dive into what Marlin Expeditions is all about, what they do, and how you can get into the fishing action with them if you choose to. They plan to go to some amazing billfishing destinations throughout the year. To see and learn more about Marlin Expeditions go to: MarlinExpeditions.com To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard...
Jul 12, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In Episode 43, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks about the latest happenings on EUPHORIA from boatyard work to the last week of fishing into the South Jersey Tournaments School's Out Tuna Tournament as well as what is going on with the two boat build he is consulting on, his company Fish Downsea Tackle, and then goes into a Q&A answering questions he gets often as well as answering some questions from his question box he posted on his Instagram account @CaptainRickyWheeler. Most question...
Jun 27, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 43
In Episode 42, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with Jens Van Der Lubbe about his life that has revolved around fishing, especially in the Caribbean. Jens lives in Curacao and is now the owner of a boatyard there called Curacao Marine Zone. He also has two boats that he fishes on in Curacao as well as Aruba and Bonaire. We tap into his insight on the fishing in the ABC Islands as well as plenty of other topics. To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard his beautiful 60' Custom Sp...
Jun 03, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In Episode 41, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, sits down aboard EUPHORIA and talks with VJ Bell, the Captain of a 61' Ritchie Howell names 'Unbelievable'. VJ got started fishing in the Middle Atlantic Region as a kid and started to migrate to Florida. From there he moved his way up the ladder and has fished many great locations over the last few decades. He is someone who is always on the bite and about as calm, cool, and collected as you can find these days. He shares his stories from his year...
May 21, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 41
In Episode 40, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Chris Ragni, the Captain of a 47' Cabo called Bill Slayer that he runs offshore fishing charters on out of Indian River, DE. Chris talks a lot about his childhood, how is youth and growing up around fishing his father, uncle, and some amazing Captains has helped him become the fisherman and Captain he is today. He also talks about his experience working on crew boats and tug boats in the DE Bay as well as lots of tips and tricks from his...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In Episode 39, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, circles back to our guests from Episode 14, Cole and Steph, and talk to them about all that they have done in their globetrotting travels since then from spending time in Panama, to doing a masssive Pacific crossing on their Catamaran Sail La Vie along with all they have done freediving and fishing in the South Pacific. Some great stories in this one. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searc...
Apr 23, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 39
In Episode 38, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, sits down aboard EUPHORIA in Cap Cana with his guest, Jose De Veer, who has a ton of experience fishing many places, but even more so in the amazing marlin fishery of the Dominican Republic aboard the boat he mates on called Black Gold. Some great insight about the DR fishery and some fun stories! If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a boat/yacht, please email: RickyWh...
Apr 11, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 38
