Captain: Mike SheederBoat: 37′ Gamefisherman Flybridge Native Hawaiian Mike Sheeder is the youngest member of the famed Sheeder sportfishing team. As a teenager, he worked for Blue Water Marine where he is credited with developing the “Marlin Mike” artificial trolling lure. However, his fishing education began at an even earlier age with the Isacc brothers (Norm, Ed and Neil), who…
Captains: Brad and Todd PicarielloBoat: 40′ Gamefisherman Express The Picariello Family has grown up in Marathon, FL since the 1960’s and have been in the Commercial & Charter Fishing business since the 70’s. Winning many Tournaments over the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; sailfish, marlin, tarpon and many others, the family is well known and regarded as such.…
Captain: Teddy Hoogs Boat: 46′ Gamefisherman Flybridge Size: 46′ x 14′ Tonnage: 26 Gross / 21 Net Propulsion: Twin Cummins QSM11 Diesels 710-HP Generator: Onan 8 KW Fuel / Water: 600 / 100 Gallons Born and raised in Kona, Teddy was brought up learning the trade from his well-established father, Peter Hoogs. Teddy has over 20 years in these calm…
We’d like to congratulate one of our Gamefisherman Legends, Captain Alan Card of 40 Gamefisherman CHALLENGER in Bermuda as a 2021 IGFA Tommy Gifford Award recipient! Captain Alan Card has over 40 years of experience as an offshore charter captain in Bermuda. Card caught the first grander blue marlin in Bermuda and has caught seven blue marlin weighing over 1,100 pounds.…
The No Sancocho Sailfish Shootout is Guatemala’s most exciting & prestigious billfish tournament, and anglers have more reason than ever to secure their spot aboard one of the nine boats in the Casa Vieja Lodge Fleet and get the best sport fishing experience on and off the water. At the end of the three-day tournament, the team with the most points wins. You and…
Here’s a 90s throwback video for you! Digitally converted from VHS, this Ed Murray Video Production (of Murray Bros. Originals) was filmed aboard 40′ Gamefisherman TIJERETA in 1990 with one of the top guns of fishing at the helm, Captain Bubba Carter. The anglers in this video are LADIES ONLY, Kandy Kearns and Melanie Ericksen, challenging the abundant Pacific Sailfish,…
We are approximately 2 months away from the 27th annual El Salvador International Billfish Tournament at Bahia Del Sol, November 9-12, 2021. As always, this year they are going even bigger. This year, the tournament is giving away more than $130,000 in first place prizes, and they plan on awarding $200,000 total to winning teams. This year, we are honored…
Save the dates! Legendary billfish fly fisherman, Jake Jordan, has announced that the 11th annual “Jake Jordan Sailfish Fly Challenge” is scheduled for December 1st-4th, 2021, at Casa Vieja Lodge. This fly fishing tournament is the longest running and most successful fly fishing billfish tournament ever. It is hosted at the world class “Casa Vieja Lodge” in Guatemala, and is…
Guatemala isn’t known as the “billfish highway” for nothing, as this is where sails, stripes, and blue and black marlin cruise underwater mountain ranges less than 10 miles from the dock. Billfish are plentiful year-round, but usually it’s easier to find the fish during winter simply because there are more boats fishing. With that being said, fishing pressure is nowhere…
