State of Sportfishing - Billfish Group

Steve and the guys at Ac Unleashed design some of the most famous hulls on the water: F&S, Spencer, Daniels, Garlington to name a few. We pick his brain on what makes a sportfish look good and what the future of sportfishing yachts look like.If you like the podcast, please support us by checking out some of our latest products, especially the Performance Pants, onCheck out our gear at https://billfishgear.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=poddescription&utm_campaign=stateofsportfishing&utm_id=stateofsportfishing

Scott is the captain of OffTheChain, a 32’ Contender Center Console boat based out of Stuart. Scott has been running charters and crushing it for a while, we’ve admired his work from a distance but today we pick his brain.If you like the podcast, please support us by checking out some of our latest products, especially the Performance Pants, onCheck out our gear at https://billfishgear.com/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=poddescription&utm_campaign=stateofsportfishing&utm_id=stateofsportfishing

Today we sit down with Peter Chaibongsai, director of conservation programs at The Billfish Foundation. We sit down today to talk all things conservation.

We’re sitting down with Captain Ross Finlayson this week to talk about the brand new 63’ Ricky Scarborough “Sea Weez”, Big Game Fishing in Australia and a lot more! 

This week hosts Nick, Anthony, and Chase go over what it takes to prepare from dead baiting to live baiting; the differences and the similarities between the two and the prep work from captains to mates.

David is the owner of the 71’ Garlington Hull #1. He’s owned a 61’ in the past which was very well known for putting up numbers in Costa Rica. Today we sit down with him to talk about his new build. 

This podcast Billfish hosts Nick Carullo and Anthony Pino discuss what it takes to put together a competitive tournament team. From team chemistry, to keeping a positive attitude to the rest of the team, and making big decisions even when you seem out of contention. 

Today we sit down with Captain VJ Bell, captain of the ‘Unbelievable’. VJ has been fishing around the world for a long time and has been crushing it, especially in the DR. We pick his brain on best practises and his favourite destinations and memories.

On this episode we sit down with Steve Momot, the man behind 360fishingnation and @sportfishtrader. Momot is a photographer that takes photos of sport fishing boats and has grown his page tremendously the last few years. We sit down with him and talk about his talent, how he started out in this industry and what advice he would have for someone trying to do the same. 

Today we sit down with Captain Bubba Carter, an absolute legend in our industry. It’s a privilege to have him on and I hope you take notes while listening to this podcast because it doesn’t happen often that the masses get to hear from a generational pioneer.