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We are not a booking service where
no one fishes, but a group of guides that have gotten together as a TEAM, under
the best conditions to provide you
with the finest service this industry has ever seen. We specialize in working with experienced bass anglers, who are looking for prime
waters and new techniques, and novice bass anglers, who are out for a true learning experience.
We will provide everything you need for that big day. The finest bass fishing guides in
the country on "Lake Okeechobee, Lake Toho, Stick Marsh, Walk in Water,
Lake Ida, the Everglades and
Miami area" have all come to join us, and certainly because they know this is the "best
of the best" guides in Florida who
are here because they choose to. Simply said, all of Florida listens and trust
us to provide them with weekly reports on Florida only and largest weekly talk
show Strictly
Florida Fishing, so why shouldn't you!
CAPTAIN TODD
KERSEY has been a full-time guide
for many, many years in Florida. With a long list of tournament experiences, including the
FLW, Everstart, BFL and many other local and state tournaments. He is under
heavy demand by all the top fishing pro's in the country when it comes to
fishing Okeechobee. With over 10 top ten finishes by his clients he has become a
commodity on the lake during tournament season. Becoming one of Florida's top guides, Captain Todd
has competed in several celebrity tournaments against anglers like Roland Martin
and others that you would normally see on Saturday or Sunday's ESPN2 or Outdoor Channel. At this
and other events he guided his celebrity tournament partners to the "lunker" of the day, and celebrated their well-deserved victory against the best of the best.
Todd's the coordinator, captain and
is very well versed in all of the bodies of water in Florida, but especially Okeechobee
where he has fished from a very early age. Contact Capt. Todd -
 Captain
Mark Shepard is a full-time guide and touring professional. Experience includes
Everstart, BFL tournaments and many others. Will also be competing in the Everstart and BassMasters Tour in
2006. Mark has a list of accomplishments in the fishing
industry a mile long including a Everstart WIN on Lake Eufaula, AL. Mark Originally
from Florida moved to Ohio to sharpen him northern skills and moved back from Ohio years ago to master guiding on world famous Lake Okeechobee. Mark
enjoys watching trophy largemouth bass crush the giant wild shiners, but can
also teach you about site fishing and has become a master with a
crankbait!
Mark is sponsored by: Skeeter Boats, Yamaha,
G-Loomis, Zoom, Shimano, Awesome Baits and Bass OnLine.com
Mark's our lead guide on the Big O, so come fish Okeechobee with Mark a true
professional in every sense of the word. You can contact or request Capt. Mark
at -
Capt. Steve
Albaum has been fishing professionally for the past 25 years, and has had many
accomplishments along the way. He has been very successful fishing saltwater
billfish tournaments up and down the east coast, Bahamas and the Caribbean.
For many years now, he has concentrated on freshwater Bass fishing, and has also
enjoyed many successes. Steve is a well-rounded fisherman and his
experiences are invaluable when guiding in South Florida's Miami lakes, FL
Everglades, and Lake Okeechobee.
Steve's our team
leader when it comes to fishing the Everglades for largemouth and Miami for
Peacock bass. He is also the go to guide for fly-fishing! You can contact or
request Capt. Steve at -
Steve is
sponsored by: Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, G-Loomis rods, Shimano Reels and
Bass OnLine.com
Captain Chris Shepard is a
full time guide with over 27 years experience fishing in South Florida.
Tournament tested from Lake Erie on down to the Everglades. Has experienced
every type of conditions you may come across on your day on the water with him.
He enjoys fishing where ever and what ever as long as its called fishing and
majority of the time it's catching. With years of salt water fishing, a 700 LB
sword fish doesn't compare to catching a bass on a wild shiner. There is nothing
else like it...Chris was our "big fish" guide in 2004 with 50 fish
over 7lbs.
Chris is also very well versed
in bluegill and crappie fishing!
Chris has two specialties, the
"Big O" and being Marks older brother!
You can contact or
request Capt. Chris at -
Chris is
sponsored by: Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, G-Loomis rods, Shimano Reels and
Bass OnLine.com
 Capt Rick Burton is a full time
guide, specializing on Lake Okeechobee
and has been known to teach some of us a thing or two in the Everglades. Rick is
our "young blood" whiling to do and go where ever the fish are biting.
Rick and coordinator Capt Todd have been the team dynamic duo on Lake
Okeechobee. Rick is very consistent and high finisher every time out, weather
it's in a big tournament or a group guide trip.
Rick's sharp, polite and ate up with bass
fishing!
You can contact or request
Capt. Rick at -
Rick is
sponsored by: Skeeter Boats, Yamaha Outboards, G-Loomis rods, Shimano Reels and
Bass OnLine.com
 Capt.
Brett Isackson is a full time
guide, specializing on Florida Peacock bass
and largemouth bass in the Everglades and
on Lake Okeechobee
and has been known to be vary versatile, livebait or artificial he can catch
them. No trip is to long and there's always more fish to be caught, that's his motto.
Brett's energetic and can be heard on our
Fishing radio talk show every Saturday morning giving his latest fishing
report. Hay, it may be you he's going to talk about! You can contact or request
Capt. Brett at -
Capt. Tony Masiello is a full time
guide, specializing on
 Florida
Peacock bass in Miami and largemouth bass fishing
in the Everglades. Livebait or artificial, Tony can teach you both of them.
Tony's specialty is going way back into the Everglades flats and fishing
topwater all day, does that sound like fun or what!
Capt. Tony can also be heard on our Fishing
radio talk show every Saturday morning giving his latest fishing report. Your
trip with Tony is guaranteed to be a fun trip, so do not ask for Tony unless
your interested in a good time. You can contact or request Capt. Tony at -
 Capt.
Donny Biggs is a full-time guide and professional
fishermen. Experience includes local and national tournaments. Donny sharpen his skills
from fishing lakes through out Florida. Guides on Lake
Okeechobee often, but specializes on Walk in
Water, Stick Marsh and Lake
Toho. Donny
enjoys watching trophy largemouth bass crush the giant wild shiners, but can
also teach you about Spinner baits, Zara Spooks and rattle traps which are some
of his favorites.
You also can listen to Donny on our
Fishing
radio talk show every Saturday morning giving his latest fishing report. Donny
fishes for big fish, so be prepared!
You can contact or request Capt. Donny at
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 Capt.
Larry Crossman is a full-time guide and professional
fishermen. Experience includes several local and national tournaments. Larry is
a past Florida State Champion and owner of Wanta
Linga hotel in Okeechobee city. Larry fishes the lake a lot and has good
knowledge of the Kissimmee River system. Weather it is shiner fishing or artificial
lures Capt. Larry can make your day a very enjoyable and successful one. He
guides on Walk in Water and Stick
Marsh, but his home lake is Lake
Okeechobee. You can contact or request Capt. Larry at -
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Capt. Claude "Tennessee" Gouge is a full-time guide
season professional. Experience includes
Everstart, BFL tournaments and many others. Still competes in most every local
tournament available. Known as the most experienced guide on
Lake Okeechobee,
with over 25 year he has lots of knowledge and is willing to teach everyone.
Tennessee is known for his great topwater skills, but he was throwing shiners on
Okeechobee even before Roland Martin arrived. He is also very knowledgeable on
Istokpoga, Lake Kissimmee,
Walk in Water,
Stick Marsh and the
Everglades.
Tennessee's our senior guide on the Big O, so come fish Okeechobee with
a true
legend.
You can contact or request Capt.
Tennessee
at -
 Capt
Chris Rand is a touring professional. Experience includes
FLW, Everstart, BFL tournaments and many others. Past two time winner on the
FLW Tour, career earnings of nearly $100,000 dollars. Will also be competing in the
2006 Stern Series. He has accomplishments in the fishing
industry a mile long including being on the Bass Pro Shops Pro Staff team amount
others. Capt Chris is well versed on types and styles of fishing, one of his favorites
is the Carolina Rig. Ask him about it, you would never guess there could be so
many options. Chris guides on Lake Okeechobee and in the Everglades, he has
also been known to catch a few Peacock bass on occasion.
You can contact or request Capt. Chris at -
Capt Jimmy
Anderson is a specialist in the Everglades, he mainly uses spinner baits and
soft plastics but enjoys flipping and pitching also. Is well versed on all the
different location and water habits of the Everglades. As all of the
guides Jimmy carry's a wide variety of baits for your enjoyment and is
very good at teaching and working with young children.
Jimmy is a well
rounded "bucket mouth" slayer!
You can contact or request
Capt. Jim
at -
Captain Jeff
Brandt is a full-time guide and touring professional. Experience includes FLW, B.A.S.S. and many others.
Capt. Jeff specializes in largemouth bass and is very knowledgeable in navigating Lake Okeechobee, Stick Marsh/Farm 13 and Florida Everglades.
You can contact or request Capt.
Jeff
at -
 Captain Juan Ruiz is a licensed U.S.C.G. guide and a professional fisherman
specializing on Lake Okeechobee and has won numerous tournaments on lakes all
over South Florida. Captain Juan competes in Wal-Mart BFL, B.A.S.S. Federation,
Headturners Outdoors and numerous other tournament trails.
Captain Juan is a former B.A.S.S. Federation Tournament winner and has
had several Top 5 finishes in the BFL’s. In 2005 Captain Juan and his team
partner won the Okeetantie Team Trail Anglers of the Year title, which is
considered to be the toughest team trail on Lake Okeechobee. Captain
Juan works full-time as a Recreation Supervisor for the City of Greenacres and
enjoys introducing troubled youth to the sport of fishing. If you want to learn
how to flip heavy cover for lunker bass, Captain Juan is your guide
Captain
Juan is sponsored by Ranger Boats, Yamaha Outboards, Shimano, Reaction
Innovations and Airrus Rods.
You can contact or request Capt.Juan at -
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Our professional bass fishing guides are looking
forward
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