The Saltwater Euphoria Podcast

In Episode 37, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Jeremy Blunt who has a wide array of experience in the world of Sportfishing from being a charter boat owner and operator out of Ocean City, MD, and Private Boat Captains, and also a Yacht Broker with Bluewater Yacht Sales. His love for sportfishing and boats shines through in this podcast as he shares his years of knowledge with us in Epi...

In Episode 36, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Stephen Rhodes. Stephen is from Northern NJ and has a lot of time and experience on the water starting at a very early age with his grandfather and his father. He has some great stories of going to the canyons in the early 80s on up to fishing with his sons out of Northern NJ for tunas and whatever else may bite. The biggest topic of this...

In Episode 35, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Mark Deblasio of Waterproof and Blue Runner Sportfishing about tuna fishing on the East Coast. Mark spends the summer season running charters for tuna out of Northern NJ every year, and his Winters fishing for giant bluefin tuna out of North Carolina. They discuss the progression of both offshore and inshore tuna fishing along the east coa...

In Episode 34, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Jeremy Cox about his tournament called MONGO Offshore Challenge. It's a new stykle of tournament format going into its 5th year that allows more opportunity for anyone to have a shot at winning. Ricky and Jeremy also go into discussing the Gulf Tournament Fishing Scene and the billfishery itself as well. To learn more about the Mongo...

In Episode 33, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, gives an update on what's going on in his travels with EUPHORIA. Since so many people ask about what EUPHORIA is, how it came to be, and what exactly it is he does with the vessel, he going in to detail of how EUPHORIA, the 60' Precision came to be for him. Lots of literal blood sweat and tears throughout the journey. Of course this podcast...

In Episode 32, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Richard Hawse about numerous topics, but with the primary topics being the build of his 45' Custom Sportfish that he is building himself in his backyard and also a lot of talk about marine electronics as he is the owner of Maryland Marine Electronics. We discuss marine electronics platforms, different battery options, and the differen...

I n Episode 31, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Chris Donato. Chris is an Owner/Operator Charter Captain on his boat names "Benchmark" in Kona, Hawaii. Chris talks about his time fishing in the South Pacific in some amazing locations, big blue marlin, his Grander, and what drew him in to calling Kona home. Lots of great stories in this one as well as some great lure fishing t...

In Episode 30, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Austin Ensor. Austin is the Owner/Operator of teh charter boat "Primary Search" based out of Ocean City, MD. Austin talks about how he got his start in the industry and how he made his way up into getting himself into his own Carolina boat and charter fishing. Austin also talks about the acquisition of his new boat, the projects...

In Episode 29, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Dan Pettit. Dan work with Christi Marine Insurance as an insurance broker, but along with that came up in the sportfishing industry before switching over to an "office job". While it may be an office job, it has opened up some amazing opportunities for Dan to fish as part of the crew with some of the best in the world in competit...

In Episode 28, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with his good friend Matthew Milne. Matthew has spent the first decade of his adult life as a professional mate  fishing in some great locations throughout the world such as Cape Verdes, Madeira, Dominican Republic, Southern Caribbean, and also New Jersey with Ricky. These days he spends half of his time in Cape Verde Islands chasing Blue Marli...

In Episode 27, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, sits down on the "Fishin Fever" with Captain Tom Daffin in Cape May, NJ, and talks about Tom's career as an Owner/operator of a charter boat in New Jersey. Lots of stories were shared in this episode as well as some excellent fishing tips from inshore fishing for Summer Flounder (aka Fluke) and blackfish (aka tog) to offshore fishing f...

In Episode 26, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, dives into talking about the importance of medical coverage and medical evacuation Insurance when you are traveling abroad. Ricky speaks with Jacob Wainglass about his unfortunate experience dealing with a medical emergency while abroad and how quickly his medical bills and evacuation bills racked up in a mere 24 hours. Ricky also has Dan Pettit of C...

In Episode 25, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, answers many of the questions that he was asked via the question box he posted on his Instagram Story. There are lots of technical questions answered in this podcast as well as some stories. To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard his beautiful 60' Custom Sportfishing Boat, go to EuphoriaSportfishing.com For online fishing courses,...

In Episode 24, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Frothy De Silva who has been a charter captain owner/operator for over 40 years. He has a pure passion for fishing, and especially for catching big blue marlin which has landed him in Madeira for over the past decade of his life. He has also started his own line of blue marlin lures and skirts. To book a trip with our guest, Captain Frothy, o...

In Episode 23, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Vinny Delgado who has spent a lot of the past decade-plus chasing billfish, especially blue marlin, in some awesome fishing destinations as a mate. Vinny has recently made the move up the ladder on a 64' Viking and has been racking up some blue marlin releases in the Bahamas over the past few months. Lots of travel and tackle talk and ti...

In Episode 22, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to woman angler, Maureen Klause (aka Mo), about chasing IGFA Line Class World Records with multiple species under her belt. She actually has nearly 30 IGFA World Records on 12 different species in her lifetime. She is a sportfishing enthusiast to the fullest, and just loves to be in the water more than anyone you would ever meet. She proves that...

In Episode 21, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Brady Lybarger, a commercial scallop boat Captain and Sportfishing enthusiast. Ricky and Brady talk about what it's like working on a scallop boat, the fishery itself, and conservation efforts, and then dive into his latest passion with his 42' Wesmac Downeast Boat where he is doing a lot of interesting things with Simrad Konsberg a...

In Episode 20, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Ellis Jacoby who is the Captain of the 46' Winter Walkaaround Sportfishing Boat, Karma, and the fishing program that comes with it. They are based out of Southern Florida and The Bahamas and while we talk a lot about the fishing in those regions as well as the Karma program, what we really talk to Ellis about is how he worked his way up...

In Episode 19, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks to Bill Pino, owner of Squidnation, about all of his amazing fishing travels around the globe and his stories of amazing fishing, tournament wins, the people he met along the way, and what he has learned as well. Bill has so much experience traveling and fishing so many amazing locations, and his stories are absolutely amazing! To fish with our...

In Episode 18, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks about prepping and moving EUPHORIA from Curacao to the Dominican Republic and beyond, the fishing they had for their 4 days in Cap Cana, and some Questions answered from @CaptainRickyWheeler question box via his Instagram story. To fish with our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, aboard his beautiful 60' Custom Sportfishing Boat, go to EuphoriaSp...

In Episode 17, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, interviews guest, Leo Chapman. Leo is the owner of an up-and-coming brand called Billfish Group which makes innovative clothing made for fishermen by fishermen. We dive into topics of the sportfishing clothing world, his awesome travels fishing great locations, and the future of Billfish Group and their gear. Check out and buy some Billfish Gear at h...

In Episode 16, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, interviews guest, Marc Shlaes. Marc is the owner of ENVIBOATS which makes it possible for DIY Boat builders to design and build a boat from start to finish. Marc also helps customers with CAD designs and many retrofit options such as adding a mezzanine to boats and more. He is such a wealth of knowledge when it comes to boat building and you can tell...

In Episode 15, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, interviews guest, Deane Lambros. For those who don't know Deane, he has been the Captain of the Canyon Runner charter program out of New Jersey. Deane has put more smiles on the faces of charter customers and tunas on deck than most could ever dream. We discuss how he moved up the ranks in the Canyon Runner program along with how he targets tuna...

In Episode 14, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, interviews guests, Stephanie Schuldt (@freediversteph) and Cole Harrison (@capt__cole). Stephanie just recently shot the new world record wahoo on a pole spear in the Bahamas and has spent a lot of time freediving and spearfishing. We talk with her about her record, diving with sharks, and traveling on her Catamaran Sailing vessel "Sail La Vie&q...

In Episode 13, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, interviews guest, Joe Trainor. Joe has been a professional charter boat and freelance private boat Captain for decades and has experienced all facets of fishing in numerous locations. We get into his travels, his view on the fisheries of places he has been, some great stories, and also we talk about his charter boat "Low Profile" and what t...