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Young Guns: Capt. Harry Garrecht

August 24, 2022 By InTheBite Magazine

Capt. Harry Garrecht and his crew posing with a catch on deck.

Harry Garrecht has had his eyes turned to the wide open blue for a very long time. He started bluefin tuna fishing off Montauk at the age of six and was running out to the canyons with his father by the time he turned 10 years old.

On the days he wasn’t able to go fishing offshore, Garrecht could be found fishing off the dock, where he became a familiar fixture to crews and boat owners that came through the area.

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, General News, News, Young Guns Tagged With: Captain, Charter Fishing, florida fishing, new york, young guns

Pay to Play: The Cost of Sportfishing

June 29, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

boat cost

Owning a boat is undoubtedly expensive and that last check you sign before driving your new boat home is just the tip of the iceberg. Budgets are in the eye of the beholder as operating costs can vary greatly depending on how many days, weeks or months the boat will be in use and also how extensive your travel or tournament participation will be.

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Filed Under: Boats, Featured Stories, Fishing, Maintenance, Operations Tagged With: boat cost, boat maintenance, boat owner, Charter Fishing, sportfisher, sportfishing

A Traveling Mate’s Must-Have Tools

June 28, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

tools for catching billfish

Photo courtesy Will Drost

By Ric Burnley

When I was young, my father gave me some great advice: “Let the tool do the work.” I was probably yanking on a hook with my pliers or trying to hack up bait with scissors when Dad gripped my wrist, looked in my eyes, and told me to stop fighting my tools. Since then, I’ve been a tool geek.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Equipment, Featured Stories, Fishing, Fishing Accessories, Tackle Tagged With: billfish, billfishing, Charter Fishing, fishing gear, Mates, tackle

On the Waves of Change

March 31, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

boat technology on the water

By Captain Kevin Deerman

Two things constantly changing our industry are technology and innovation. Fishing will always be fishing, but with all of the advancements there are many more crews traveling farther, faster and more comfortably and easily than ever before.

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Filed Under: Boats, Electronics, Equipment, Featured Stories, Fishing Tagged With: billfishing, Charter Fishing, offshorefishing, sportfishing, technology

Crew—Finding and Keeping the Good Ones

January 25, 2022 By InTheBite Digital Editor

boat crew

By Captain John Crupi

It doesn’t make a difference whether you need one or ten boat crew, the difficulties surrounding finding and keeping them are the same. Where do you start the search, how do you know which one to choose, what makes them stick around for the long term? 

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing Tagged With: boat crew, Charter Fishing, Offshore Fishing, sportfishing

Remembering Those We Lost in 2021

December 28, 2021 By InTheBite Digital Editor

This year we’ve said goodbye to some amazing people in the sportfishing industry who will be missed. To remember them in our own way we put together a memorial you can watch. And if there is anyone we missed please let us know so that we can include them.

Filed Under: Featured Stories, News Tagged With: Captain, Charter Fishing, obituary, sportfishing

Bait School: Four Captains, 20 Tips for Better Live Bait Fishing

September 22, 2021 By InTheBite Editor

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Filed Under: Featured Stories, Fishing Tagged With: baiting advice, Charter Fishing, live baiting, Offshore Fishing, Tackle Tips

Captain Paul Ivey: A Finer Storyteller Fishing Has Never Known

September 15, 2021 By InTheBite Editor

captain paul ivey with a billfish offshore

Photo courtesy Thomas Kopper

ITB Staff

It’s hard to imagine a more colorful character on the fishing landscape than Captain Paul Ivey. Looking back on a career that spanned Florida, the Bahamas, St. Thomas, Venezuela and the Galapagos, Ivey’s recollections are delivered with characteristic New York flair. If you’re lucky enough to catch up with the old captain over the phone, you might as well be talking on the bridge of an old Bertram fishing Venezuela’s La Guaira Bank in 1988.

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Filed Under: Crew, Featured Stories, Fishing, News, People Tagged With: Captain, Charter Fishing, Offshore Fishing, Venezuela fishing

Hiring the Right Boat Captain

September 9, 2021 By InTheBite Editor

captain driving a boat

By Dale Wills

Hiring a boat captain is easy. Hiring the right boat captain is another story. Whether you’re succeeding in business or putting together a heavy caliber fishing team, one common thread is this: you’re only as successful as the people you surround yourself with. The process of hiring the right boat captain and crew is no different.

One question that’s frequently posed to me is, how can we as an industry better educate the new boat owner so the enjoyment of their purchase leads to a longer-term passion for boat ownership and sportfishing. We’ve all heard the worst case scenario of an owner selling the boat after two years due to the unforeseen (and often arduous) task of managing a revolving or dishonest crew?

Whether you are a mate or captain, understanding what it means to be a true professional is an integral part of our sport not only for your own career but the bigger picture of a thriving industry. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Advice, Careers, Crew, Featured Stories, Fishing, Owners Tagged With: boat owner, Captain, Charter Fishing, fishing jobs, Offshore Fishing

A Day in the Life: What it Takes to Be a Successful Mate

August 19, 2021 By InTheBite Editor

Wiring a nice blue marlin is just one of the highlights for a full-time deckhand.

ITB Staff

It’s been called ‘the toughest job you’ll ever love:’ being a world-class mate on a top-flight sportfishing boat. These guys are the unsung heroes of the team—while the captain and anglers can take all the fame and glory they can handle for a tournament win or running 250 charters a year, the mates quietly go back to work, cleaning the boat and prepping for the next day. It takes a special kind of person to consistently perform well in this environment.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Featured Stories Tagged With: boat crew, boat owner, Charter Fishing, Mates, Offshore Fishing

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