State of Sportfishing - Billfish Group

On this episode we sit down with Tim Richardson, Captain of the 48’ G&S “Chaser” and operator of the Australia based game boat “Tradition”. We pick his brain on his upbringing and how he got into the industry, what he loves about the DR, his experience running the G&S boat and of course awesome stories.

On this episode we pick Geoff Quatraro’s brain on what goes on behind the scenes of running a tackle store. Geoff is part of the team behind White’s Tackle, a full service tackle shop which outfits some of the best teams in the industry. We discuss numerous topics like navigating the pandemic, what it was like in the early days. Their latest acquisition of Grand Slam tackle in Jupiter and the futu...

On this episode we sit down with Chris Kelley, a finance expert who does a lot of consulting in the fishing and boating industry. We pick his brain on the financial side of winning million dollar prize money in a tournament and how to go about planning that financially.

Matt George (onemorebite72) is known for putting up double digit releases on his skiff out of Stuart, FL. As far as we know, he’s one of the only people to do this on such a small boat. Today we got to pick his brain on how he does it.

Today we sat down with Joe Fernandez, owner of the 46’ Release Boatworks “Showtime”. We spoke about various aspects of building a boat and we caught up with Chase who was in the DR. 

Bill Pino is the founder of Squidnation, which specialises in high end tackle mainly for targeting Billfish. We’re big fans and avid users of squid nation tackle so having Bill on the podcast is an honour. We’ve seen the rise of Squidnation from the outside, today we pick his brain on how it all started.

We sat down with Madison Hazlett, part of the team behind Skip’s tournaments which is one of the most prestigious tournaments in sport-fishing. We got to pick her brain about what goes on behind the scenes of these big events, enjoy!

We sat down with Jason Robinson, captain of the 60’ Spencer “The Edge” and owner of the Cool Runnings charter boat out of Miami. FL. We picked his brain on what it takes to start up your charter business and more!

Today we sat down with Teddy Prager to learn about the tuna fishing scene out of Nantucket. We spoke about the perfect tuna spread, trolling in the dark, running 5 hours to and back from the fishing grounds and more!

Today we sat down with Anthony Pino and Skipjac with a guest appearance of Garrett Penley and Michael Butler. We discuss killing fish, distributing prize money and Ocean City’s bite!

After a turbulent few weeks, the gang is back. Chase is heading to the DR, Skipjac is in Ocean City Maryland and Leo is tuning in from Curaçao. We discuss the brand new 55’ Release Boatworks, Big Rock, Jet powered boats, maintaining your boat and more!

Today we sat down with Wallis Higginbotham, owner of the “Grand Slam” operation. On the last episode we spoke about the insanely high tournament entree fees so we figured it might be interesting to have one of the most competitive tournament fishing teams on the podcast.

Today we are joined by Cody Gray, talking about fishing the Gulf Coast, live baiting for Blue Marlin, The Omnisonar and what it’s like to fish the offshore oil rigs.

Today we are joined by James Turner, founder of Ringer Swivels, to discuss dead bait sport fishing and hook-up ratios.

Leo and Chase are joined by Jimmy Grant to discuss sportfishing in Venezuela and much more. 

Today we are joined by Tim Popfinger, captain of the 87' Spencer Betsy, to discuss pods, spinning tackle, and much more.

On Episode 6 the boys are joined by Captain Nick Carullo of team Showtime to discuss their taking of the 2021 Quest for the Crest. We also dive into the pros and cons of custom versus production boats, the reels we prefer when fishing, and much more. 

On this episode the boys are joined by Chris Kubik off the Point Runner to get the insides scoop on some Oregon Inlet facts. We cover everything from owning a charter operation to what it takes to be a mate in oregon inlet. 

Today the boys are joined by John Floyd the President of F&S Boatworks. We take a dive into the boatbuilding process and the things that make them stand apart. Enjoy.

The boys pick the brain of James Lagrone, again. This time we ask questions about his win in Costa Rica with Team Galati. We also cover topics including small boat fishing, Skipjac's birthday, boat safety, and more. 

Today's episode is a "Game Changer" as the boys are joined by James Legrone to discuss his time aboard the Game Changer. We discuss his 308 striped marlin day in Mag Bay, omni sonar ideas, the Masters's tournament in Costa Rica, and a bunch more. Hope y'all enjoy it

In the first episode of The State of Sportfishing we introduce you to our presenting sponor, Billfish Inc and Billfish Gear, as we joined by the founder Leo Chapman. Also in the episode you get some background history of the hosts (Chase Neiderer, Alex Hausman, and Skipjac) and we discuss JJ fishweek, Los Suenos Triple Crown Leg 2, some dock talk, and SHARKS. We hope you guys enjoy. 

Welcome to the very first episode of Billfish Radio! We sit down with unique guests and talk about everything related to fishing, boating, motivation and business