Background

My life of fishing began as a child, competing in fishing tournaments with my dad up and down the east coast, and ongoing recreationally + commercially out of Cape May and Ocean City. My early introduction to sportfishing jump started my journey to fishing professionally. My love for the game grows every day spent on the water, and more so when bending the rod and putting fish on the deck. I enjoy sharing these experiences and educating others on this beautiful sport. From the bay to the canyons, I pride myself on being a jack of all trades, able to put people on a variety of fish consistently, inshore and offshore.

Captain's Favorite Techniques

• Flounder: Bucktailing, Live Bait.
• Sea Bass: Wreck fishing, and winter offshore jumbo seabass trips.
• Tog/Blackfish: Capt. Syd's custom tog rigs: effective and snag proof. Crabs for bait.
• Striped Bass: Topwater casting, jigging, and trolling. In that order.
• Mahi: Trolling, and pot hopping (these are some of my favorite trips).
• Tunas: Trolling, chunking, and topwater if possible.
• Swordfish: Daytime deep drop (electric reel).
• Tilefish: Lots of hooks, lots of line, and lots of ice (for the fish and your arms because cranking them up from 600ft can take a toll).