What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?
The largest fish I’ve ever caught that was weighed, was a 280 pound blue marlin when I was 17 years old.
If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?
Dolphin in the Weeds! It was the signature dish at a restaurant in Islamorada called Bentleys.
Whats your favorite band?
If I had to pick one to listen to the rest of my life, it would have to be Jimmy Buffett
Whats your favorite movie?
The original Jaws
Whats your favorite sports team?
The West Virginia mountaineers football
Whats your drink of choice?
Non-alcoholic would be an Arnold Palmer. I have taken a lot of ribbing for my beer of choice, Miller Genuine Draft
What do you want for Christmas this year?
To have all my family at my house. Which I’m happy to say worked out!
How did you get started guiding?
I actually started guiding before I was old enough to have a captains license. I grew up doing the kind of fishing I do now because when I got old enough to drive, I would take my friends that didn’t really fish much and “guide“ them I would also take my mothers friends from work husbands fishing, I would pick them up at the tackle shop I worked at and trailer down to flamingo, fish all day and trailer back to Fort Lauderdale for $75 a day, boy how times have changed!
What makes you different from other guides?
I am fortunate enough to guide on the same waters I’ve spent the last 43 years fishing. I would say I’m one of the few guides that really enjoys fishing with women, children and novices. It’s very rewarding to help people get more out of angling and experience through my instruction and experience.
