Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with a long time friend and charter fishing legend, Captain Tom Depersia.

Tom has been an avid fisherman, hunter, and outdoorsman his entire life. Our family has had the pleasure of knowing and fishing with Tom and the rest of the Depersias for several decades. Almost all of Tom's children and grandchildren are mates or captains on charter boats and commercial boats in our area.  Tom has owned and operated Big Fish Charters in Green Harbor, Massachusetts for over 50 years, and in his career has landed thousands of bluefin tuna. Tom has served on the board of the Stellwagen Charter Boat Association and has represented charter boats in various regulatory initiatives for bluefin tuna and other species in our waters.

In this conversation we catch up on life with Tom. We discuss charter fishing, fishing together as families, his winters in Florida and tell a bunch of fish stories. Tom tells tales from the early days of hand-lining giant tuna, the development of trolling squid bars, and talks about what we are seeing now in our fishery. Tom also shares his opinion on a few recent restrictions put on fish throughout our area.

Tom has been in the game a long time is always a pleasure to talk to. He's a wealth of knowledge and he and his family have taught us a lot over the years.

We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

*please note that this episode was recorded in May 2023

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Captain Tom Depersia
@bigfishcharters
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Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with two friends, fellow charter captains, and the crew from  Wicked Tuna's F/V Tuna.com; Captains Sandro Maniaci and Geordie Sousa.

It's always fun to sit down with Sandro and Geordie and nerd out about fishing. We cover a ton of topics and share a lot of laughs in this one. We talk about skiing, large mouth bass fishing, giant bluefin tuna fishing, charter fishing, tuna theories, and tell a bunch of sea stories. This podcast was recorded prior to our 2023 charter fishing season.

We hope you enjoy this podcast as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

Guests:
Captain Sandro Maniaci
@tuna.sandro

Captain Geordie Sousa
@gsous89

F/V Tuna.com

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Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we had the pleasure of sitting down with Captain Rob Taylor of Newport Sportfishing Charters.

Rob is an absolute savage, a very experienced fisherman, and has legendary facial hair. In this conversation, Rob shares his story, his passion for fishing, and reviews a typical season of charter fishing out of Rhode Island. We talk about tautog fishing, canyon fishing , using beard hair to catch fish and everything in between. The stories Rob shared with us are incredible and hysterical.

We hope you enjoy this conversation with Rob as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

Guests:
Captain Rob Taylor
@newportsportfishingcharters
https://www.nsfcharters.com/

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Thank you for tuning into the SeaBros Fishing Podcast! On this episode, we had the pleasure of having another great conversation with our good friend and local sword lord, Captain Tommy Howd.

There is always something to be learned from Tommy. He is a great teacher and has spent 1000s of hours fishing the northeast canyons. In this conversation we discuss Tommy's 2022 fishing season, tactics for catching more swordfish at night, how to approach a sword bite, and much more.

Tommy also shares information on a non-profit veteran's organization that he and his family started. Toka's Friends is a non-profit, volunteer run organization that trains service dogs for military veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI and other difficulties. These service dogs are provided at no cost to the veteran.

Tommy is a fishy dude and a great guy. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

Guests:
Captain Tommy Howd
@tokatomist
@tokasfriends
https://www.tokasfriends.org/

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On this episode of the podcast, we had the pleasure of jumping on a call with the crew from The Billfish Group - State of Sportfishing Podcast. Leo Chapman (founder) and Capt. Anthony Pino  join us for a great conversation about running a fishing podcast, the evolution of  the sportfishing community, tournament fishing, blue marlin fishing, dredge fishing, and pitching to billfish.

We were fortunate to collaborate with these guys over the winter, and joined their podcast as guests (Listen Here). If you haven't listened to The State of Sportfishing Podcast, you should. They interview some incredible guests from around the world; captains, mates, boat builders, and other key players in the offshore tournament fishing world. In addition to their podcast, Leo and the Billfish Group crew offer custom apparel services specific to the sport of offshore fishing.

We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

Guests:
Leo Chapman
@leochapman
@billfishgroup
billfishgear.com

Captain Anthony Pino
@reel_apino_hook_optics
hookoptics.com

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Our guest on this episode of the podcast is Captain Steve Fernandez. Steve is a New York native who has spent countless hours on the ocean since childhood. He began his career in fishing aboard charter boats and various private sportfish programs. His first full-time job, after switching careers, was aboard the "Blue Runner " fishing with well known captain Capt. Mark Deblasio.

After working on the "Blue Runner " charter fishing and tournament fishing, Steve took a captains job aboard a 64' Viking "Five Seas ." The "Five Seas " crew spends their summers fishing the Northeast Canyons and local tournament circuit. In the winter months, the boat moves to Florida and the Bahamas.

Steve is incredibly passionate about all kinds of fishing. He shares a few epic fish stories, including one about having a potential tournament winning yellowfin get mauled by a giant hammerhead in the canyons...Steve also talks about his favorite trolling spreads and hand feeding tuna on the draggers. This conversation with Steve was a great time. He's incredibly professional and has a positive attitude. The audio is a little squirrely, but fortunately Steve's audio is still ok.

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

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Our guest on this episode of the podcast is Captain Chris Gergely. Chris is the owner/operator of L.T. Marine Products and Laurel Tool and Engineering Company. He and his crew manufacture high quality marine parts, fishing equipment, medical devices, and custom tool parts for various industries. When Chris is not busy in the shop, he runs charters, commercially fishes, and spends time with his family on the water.

In this conversation, Chris goes into detail about part manufacturing, product consistency, creativity, and what it is like to run a machine shop. We talk about everything from running 1/4 million dollar CNC machines to catching 1,000lb bluefin tuna three miles of the beach of his home waters off of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New York.

As always, this was an awesome conversation with Chris. We learned a lot, shared many laughs, and nerded out about offshore fishing. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

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On this episode we had the pleasure of sitting down with returning guest and good friend, Captain John Galvin of "El Diablo Sportfishing. "

It's been a few years since we last sat down and talked fishing with John. He's been busy managing and running two new boats in the "El Diablo" program. In this conversation John talks about his recent adventures in Costa Rica, The Dominican Republic, and in his home waters off of Cape Cod. We talk a lot about offshore canyon fishing and discuss some new tactics that we would love to try if given the time and conditions. Last year, John and his crew won the MA Governors Cup Award for biggest yellowfin last year with a beautiful sickle fin yellow, and we hear the story behind that.

Always many laughs, beard appreciation, and great stories when hanging out with John. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

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On this episode, we have a few beers and enjoy a great conversation with our good friend and fellow northeast fisherman, Captain Jeff Weber. We have grown up fishing with Jeff for the past 16 years, and have had the pleasure of having some incredible, funny, and tough trips together. Like his Dad, Jeff has grown up hunting and fishing. His passion for the outdoors is incredible. The amount of time that he has spent in a tree stand, sitting on an anchor ball, or at the end of a pulpit, is sickening to think about.

Jeff is generally a quiet guy. We were honestly shocked when he agreed to sit down and record a podcast with us. He is a captain that truly values the amount of time and experience it takes to become consistently successful on the ocean. Fishing is work for Jeff. He spends 200+ days a year fishing the waters surrounding Massachusetts. He commercially fishes for bluefin tuna, striped bass, lobster, mackerel, scallops, and ran charters aboard the Mass Bay Guides boats with us in the past. Jeff has fished for tuna from Stellwagen Bank to Georges Bank and beyond.

This conversation was awesome. Jeff's fiance and Bryan's wife  join us for this one and provide some excellent input. It had been quite a while since we had all nerded out about fishing. Jeff talks about harpooning bluefin, we embellish a lot of old fishing stories, we give our opinion on our current fishery(s), and give our opinion on some potential impacts to our local waters.   Jeff has decades or experience and time on the water. You will always learn something new and discuss some sort of tuna theory when you talk to Jeff.

We hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

Stay Tight,
- The Sears Brothers

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On this episode of the podcast we sit down and have a great conversation with Captain Seth Funt. Seth is a Northeast native and grew up in a fishing family. He has decades of offshore experience and is a master of the art of daytime swordfishing and deep drop tactics.

Seth's fishing career has taken him from the Bahamas to Nova Scotia chasing tuna, billfish and other pelagic species. He is a brand ambassador for Shimano, RonZ, and  is also owner/operator of Three Buoys Tackle (making custom deep drop gear). Seth also enjoys writing and educating fishermen. He has written articles for some of the most well known sportfishing publications, including Florida Sportfishing and The Big Game Journal. He and his wife's most recent endeavor has been offering an all-inclusive bed and breakfast in Bristol Rhode Island (www.gildedcrabbnb.com) where he provides guests with beautiful accommodations and a sea to table experience.

In 2020 Seth was a featured angler on the YouTube series "One-Boat Challenge," where he and several other anglers were placed into teams, dropped on a lake in Mexico, and competed against each other in unfamiliar territory. Seth and his teammate took home first place...

We had a lot of fun and learned a ton from this conversation with Seth. One thing is for sure, Seth is one of the most passionate fishermen that we have met.

Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers

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Guest:
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