The Tribute 37’ features a state of the art design. The video showcases an in-depth look at the cutting edge step-hull bottom, offering unparalleled sophistication in looks and ride.
See for yourself!
If you liked the first video, you’ll enjoy this extensive walk-thru interview with John Gaza on the Tribute 37′:
Pristine engineering and design of the Tribute 37′ step-hull bottom.
Photographer Pepper Ailor and Los Suenos Resort and Marina invite you on a backstage pass of Leg 1 of the Los Suenos Signature Series. Here is a sample of the boats in the gallery. Check out this world class event. For the entire gallery, click here.
Captain Chris “Kiwi” Van Leeuwen runs the Allure II, a 40′ Caps, in Guatemala. Kiwi and his wife Liz own and operate the Sailfish Oasis Lodge, an upscale, boutique operation. Van Leeuwen and the Guatemalan tourism board hosted InTheBite Magazine in November 2017. The great fishing and hospitality provide the backdrop for a feature in the January/February Issue of InTheBite and this Dock Talk Video. Hope you like watching it as much as we enjoyed making it….
For more on the great fishing in Guatemala, pick up the January/ February issue of the magazine. Subscribe here.
InTheSight 2017/2018 Crew Hunting Gallery sponsored by Cotton Mesa Trophy Whitetail Lodge.
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Who has bagged a trophy this hunting season? We want to see it. Please e-mail your images to Editor Elliott Stark- estark@inthebite.com
We’ll be publishing the crew gallery in an upcoming issue of InTheBite- The Sportfishing/Hunting Magazine.
Former boat captain Mike Brown nailed the biggest buck of his life recently. This symmetrical 8 point buck was taken in South Carolina in December. The buck scored 146 Boone and Crockett. Congrats on a nice one!
Here’s a fat pig from Mike Brown’s memorable hunt.
Capt Mike Oglesby from Texas, the captain of the vessel “Backlash” a 65′ Viking pictured with a nice buck he harvested in south Texas on a ranch recently.
Some nice Missouri Whitetails shot by Capt. Robbie Munyan and friends in Meadeville.
Johnny Van Leeuwen with a tasty red stag shot with his father, Capt. Chris Van Leeuwen, and his uncle in New Zealand.
Capt. Allan Legge of the Viking 68 High Cotton with a South Texas monster.
Guide Travis Harper with a happy client and a South Texas Aodad sheep.
Check out previous years InTheSight Crew Hunting Galleries. Click Here
What is the biggest concern to a boat when it gets this cold?
This article first appeared in our October/November 2017 Volume 16 Edition 7 of InTheBite The Professionals’ Sportfishing Magazine
Traveling Shoes
Spares to Bring When You Take Your Operation off the Beaten Path
by Steve Katz
I am writing this column during peak tournament season in the mid-Atlantic area. During these tournaments, it seems that there is a service truck for every marine trade in the parking lot or service yard at the tournament marinas. Engine mechanics, propeller companies, fiberglass and paint contractors, electrical and electronics companies – just about all the trades and parts you would need to build a boat are readily available day and night during tournament season. While this is convenient for captains and crews, it is not the normal way of getting parts or service. Many of us have become accustomed to the abundance of parts and service companies that are available quickly and reasonably to help keep your boat in top condition. This is especially true for those whose home port is South Florida, Oregon Inlet, or other popular sportfishing destination. What happens when you travel away from the mainstream areas or off the beaten path?
Travel Case in Point
A sportfish captain recently returned from a summer fishing trip in the northeast, staying on Nantucket Island for a few weeks. While Nantucket is only 100-miles from Boston, it feels like millions of miles away when you need parts and supplies. He indicated that getting things like oil absorbent pads by the case and even refueling the boat was difficult and expensive. Travel farther south, towards the popular fishing destinations in Latin America and the Caribbean and the availability of parts and service becomes much more scattered. Next time you are at a South Florida airport, a quick scan of the parking area will often reveal service trucks of mechanics and trades people flying off to distant location to perform service for their customers. Importing parts or technicians is not the fastest or least expensive way to keep your boat running when away from your home port. Carrying a good cross selection of spare parts can allow you to make temporary or permanent repairs while away from your home port. One boat owner who prided himself in his spare parts inventory mentioned that, “Finding a technician was easier than getting the parts needed for the repair.”
Pack It Up!
When heading out for an extended trip, most professional crew prepare the boat with the important fishing supplies and food provisions for the voyage and destination. What about the spare/regularly consumed parts that you may need to maintain the boat while away? What if something critical breaks – do you bring a spare? What spare parts should you bring? What parts can I get at my destinations? How can I ship parts to my destination? How fast and how much will it cost? Do you have room to bring all of this with you? What to Bring? Let’s skip the typical spares and supplies. Such items as filters, oil, bulbs, fuses, screws, nuts and bolts, oil pads, bilge pumps and the other expendable supplies should be a no brainer on your pre-trip shopping list. How do you determine the other parts you should bring on your trip? The first way to be prepared is to bring parts that your boat………………. to read the rest of this article and the entire issue click here
Check out the new 92′ Weaver running hard. Captain Inglima looks tiny in the bridge.
Check out the Gryphon in this music video.
Enjoy the Unseen Productions Vid. Don’t forget we are seeking videos for our upcoming InTheBite Film Festival. Sportfishing related Categories will include- Best Overall, Best Comedy, Best Action, Best Wireman, Best Dredge/Drone and finally Best Romance. Send submissions to info@inthebite.com or message us on Facebook.
Captain John Adams
A Captain’s “captain” on a mission
John Adams has been trolling Florida waters as a boat captain for 25 years and his devotion to the boating community has placed him at the center of a nasty waterfront battle.
Grumblings on the docks at Sailfish Marina Resort in Palm Beach Shores first caught Adams’ attention two years ago. Fellow boat captains and fishermen were angry because the marina was securing a state permit to demolish its north dock, with plans to replace 32 smaller boat slips with 12 mega yacht slips. Adams was infuriated, “I hope the boating community realizes that it’s an attack on all of us. It’s basically the fact that we’re losing slips, we’re losing access. Before you know it, you won’t be able to put your boat in the water anymore.”
Intimately familiar with shoreline currents, Adams and other longtime sport fishermen insist the north dock expansion would create a navigational hazard in the waters between Sailfish Marina and neighboring Buccaneer Marina. They also take umbrage with how the expansion will infringe on public access to the waterfront by turning out smaller boats in favor of yachts. In 2006, Palm Beach County paid Sailfish Marina $15 million dollars in taxpayer money to ensure public access to the north dock and surrounding waters. “People don’t realize this is more than just a rebuilding of Sailfish Marina, this is taking away what we paid for…it is taking away the public’s access.”
Adams grew up playing on the quiet streets of Palm Beach Shores where his grandmother lived and his father kept a boat at Sailfish Marina. The veteran boat captain resents that an out-of-state insurance conglomerate which owns Sailfish Marina could change the character of the town he loves. “The community of Palm Beach Shores has no idea what kind of affect this is going have on them, bigger boats, more traffic.”
Determined to stop Sailfish Marina, Adams alerted managers at Buccaneer Marina, who challenged the DEP permit. Months later in the spring of 2016, amidst public outcry over the plans, Sailfish withdrew its permit application. However, victory came at a cost to Adams, who had gone public with his concerns. This summer, Adams’ employer received an email from Sailfish Marina about docking his boat at Sailfish Marina next season. “The email said Sailfish Marina was reluctant to give my employer a slip because his captain had been counterproductive to their dock plans. They said they would welcome him back with a different captain.” Adams is being blackballed by the marina where he has worked as a boat captain for the last five years.
Sailfish Marina is not giving up. Earlier this year, owners applied for a DEP permit for a similar expansion plan for its north dock. Buccaneer Marina has filed a lawsuit and is again challenging a DEP permit. Boat captain John Adams is again speaking out. Given his reputation among fellow boaters who describe him as “a captain’s Captain and a straight shooter of the highest degree,” there is little doubt, the boating community is listening.
North Dock of Sailfish Marina
Image of questionable waterway
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