The Saltwater Euphoria Podcast

In Episode 62, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Randy Ramsey of Jarrett Bay Boatworks. They dive into how Randy got into the industry, his life as a charter boat Captain, and how he transitioned into boat building and has went on to build numerous iconic custom boat builds and continues to do so today. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help yo...

In Episode 61, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Austin Ensor about the Primary Search Seminar, Fishing Travel, and Bigeye Fishing in the Mid Atlantic Region. Ricky and Austin get into what went right and what went wrong for both of them bigeye fishing this past season. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help you sell your boat/yacht or help you with searching for and buying a...

In Episode 60, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Derke Snodgrass about his decades of experience in the field and his among others tagging efforts for pelagic species. They discuss why these efforts are important, findings, and plenty of stories. If you want to participate in tagging efforts, you can get a Free Tagging Kit by calling (800) 437-3936 or emailing tagging@noaa.gov. You can al...

In Episode 59, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Mark 'Hammer' Hill. Hammer spent a lot of time when it wasn't as easy traveling on his own bottom on many sportfishing boats to fish some of the best billfishing hotspots of the time. We talk about how he got his start, plenty of great stories of fishing in St Thomas, Venezuela, Mexico, Ocean City MD, and more. We also discus...

In Episode 58, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Stew Hitchner. Many may know him from his days as a charter boat owner/operator of the "Pez Machine" fishing out of New Jersey. They get into what it is to be a charter boat owner/operator, fishing in NJ then and now, tuna fishing tactics, as well as Stew's time fishing in Kona, Hawaii. If you would like our host, Ricky Wheel...

In Episode 57, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Alex Mansur about the fishing in Aruba as well as the other two ABC islands of Curacao and Bonaire. They dive into all of the places Alex grew up fishing with his family, what he has learned from his travels and fishing, to a full highlight of the fishing in Aruba from epic sailfishing on the bank to the west, wahoo fishing along the edge,...

In Episode 56, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with the Owner's of Croswait Composites, Jordy and Aaron Croswait. They get into details about both of their backgrounds, boat building in NC and the birth of Croswait Composites, what they are doing now including the high profile build of the Bad Company 50' Sportfish they are building, as well as what their future holds. If you would...

In Episode 55, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with William Howell, the owner and operator of "Drifter", a charter boat based out of the iconic Oregon Inlet Fishing Center in North Carolina. We get into his career as a mate, the amazing Captains he has fished with throughout his sportfishing career, how his boat "Drifter" came to be, and fishing in general with many detai...

In Episode 54, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with Blaine Champlin about his career in sportfishing starting from when he was a young boy amongst the charter fleet in Ocean City, MD to his travels chasing billfish in some of the key billfishing locations, up to where he is today continuing to Captain chasing billfish throughout the eastern seaboard. Lots of great srtories and fishing insight...

In Episode 53, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with 3 reputable NJ Charter Captains about the insane Fall Bluefin Tuna Fishery they have been having for the second year in a row. They dive into the finite details of the fishery and bluefin tuna fishing in general from trolling for these beautiful fish to jigging, popping, and casting, and so much more. Guests are Joe Trainor from "Low Pr...

In Episode 52, Chris Donato, Cole Miller, and Nick Becker of GZ Tackle Company talk to our host Captain Ricky Wheeler about everything dredges and also dive into Fish Downsea Tackle Company and all of its products and how they can be used to help you catch more fish. Ricky, Chris, and Nick talk about all of the details of dredge fishing, and there is something here for everyone whether you are a p...

In Episode 51, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Newt Cagle. Newt has fished many amazing locations, with so many amazing Captains throghout his career and has been the Captain of the "Big Oh" over the past 4 years. The Big Oh program is arguably one of the most well known and fishy programs in the sportfishing world. Ricky and Newt discuss Newt's career and what led him to b...

In Episode 50, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Elliot Stark about his book called "The Book on Travel Fishing" along with lots of stories from his career of travel fishing, writing about fishing for magazines, conservation efforts with Bass Pro Shops, and so much more. Ricky also brings back into his 'Top Yachts' segment at the end of this Episode as well, so stay tune...

In Episode 49, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Mark DeCabia about so many topics from being a commercial gill netter out of Shinnecock, to working on charter boats early in his career, to what he does now running a 52' Viking called Rebel. They dive into the bluefin fishery in his local waters the last couple of years ass well as lots of tips and tactics from Mark's rediculous a...

In Episode 48, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Jeff Warford about how he got his start in offshore fishing, obsessions with bigeye tunas and tunas in general, and about the company that he is a major part of called Wolfpack tackle. To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard his beautiful 60' Custom Sportfishing Boat, go to EuphoriaSportfishing.com Check out Wolfpack Tackle...

In Episode 47, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Tim Smith, the Captain of the charter boat out of Wildwood, NJ called "Bodacious". They discuss how Bodacious came to be when it started as a head/party boat in the DE Bay, the inshore fishery of the DE Bay, greensticking tunas, and on to the 55' Custom he has now that he runs charters on. Ricky and Tim talk about tuna fishing,...

In Episode 46, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Willie Zimmerman, the Captain of the 65' Guthrie "Ro Sham Bo". Willie talks about the Blue Marlin they recently caught to win the HUK Big Fish Classic as well as the Bigeye's they caught to win the Jimmy Johnson this year as well. Willie and his crew on the Ro Sham Bo are on a roll the last few seasons and Willie gives us...

In Episode 45, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Gene Quigley of Shore Catch Charters about the ins and outs of Jigging and Casting for Tunas as well as light tackle artificial lure Striped Bass fishing out of Norther New Jersey. This episode has a ton of tips and techniques and is information rich thanks for the decades of experience Gene has using these techniques. To fish with Shore Catc...

In Episode 44, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Jen Copeland of 'Marlin Expeditions' along with one of the Expedition's Instructors Vinny Delgado. They dive into what Marlin Expeditions is all about, what they do, and how you can get into the fishing action with them if you choose to. They plan to go to some amazing billfishing destinations throughout the year. To see and le...

In Episode 43, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks about the latest happenings on EUPHORIA from boatyard work to the last week of fishing into the South Jersey Tournaments School's Out Tuna Tournament as well as what is going on with the two boat build he is consulting on, his company Fish Downsea Tackle, and then goes into a Q&A answering questions he gets often as well as answering so...

In Episode 42, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with Jens Van Der Lubbe about his life that has revolved around fishing, especially in the Caribbean. Jens lives in Curacao and is now the owner of a boatyard there called Curacao Marine Zone. He also has two boats that he fishes on in Curacao as well as Aruba and Bonaire. We tap into his insight on the fishing in the ABC Islands as well as plen...

In Episode 41, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, sits down aboard EUPHORIA and talks with VJ Bell, the Captain of a 61' Ritchie Howell names 'Unbelievable'. VJ got started fishing in the Middle Atlantic Region as a kid and started to migrate to Florida. From there he moved his way up the ladder and has fished many great locations over the last few decades. He is someone who is always...

In Episode 40, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Chris Ragni, the Captain of a 47' Cabo called Bill Slayer that he runs offshore fishing charters on out of Indian River, DE. Chris talks a lot about his childhood, how is youth and growing up around fishing his father, uncle, and some amazing Captains has helped him become the fisherman and Captain he is today. He also talks about his...

In Episode 39, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, circles back to our guests from Episode 14, Cole and Steph, and talk to them about all that they have done in their globetrotting travels since then from spending time in Panama, to doing a masssive Pacific crossing on their Catamaran Sail La Vie along with all they have done freediving and fishing in the South Pacific. Some great stories in this one...

In Episode 38, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, sits down aboard EUPHORIA in Cap Cana with his guest, Jose De Veer, who has a ton of experience fishing many places, but even more so in the amazing marlin fishery of the Dominican Republic aboard the boat he mates on called Black Gold. Some great insight about the DR fishery and some fun stories! If you would like our host, Ricky Wheeler, to help yo...