SeaBros Fishing Podcast - Fishing Stories, Tactics, and Interviews from Top Captains, Mates, and Outdoorsmen from Across the World

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Our guest on this episode of the podcast is Captain Mike Zajac from Canyon Runner Sportfishing. Mike began his offshore career on the Canyon Runner back in 1997... 25 years later his passion for offshore fishing has only grown stronger. He has been a member of various tournament winning teams in addition to catching thousands of tuna over his tenure with the Canyon Runner.
Capt. Mike has worked with each of the Captains who have fished with the Canyon Runner Fleet over the years and has taken something from each of them and continues to learn every time he heads offshore. “What people need to realize is the Captains and mates on these boats want to catch fish more than anyone else. While we understand fishing, it is our desire that separates us from the others.” Captain Mike also prides himself on making sure the charters come away with a positive experience. “Our number one goal is to provide an everlasting experience for our customers. For some it may be catching a trophy bigeye tuna, for others it may be hooking into blue marlin. Either way, we want our customers to walk away remembering their experience. Customer satisfaction is paramount to our success.” Captain Mike is one of the mainstays of the Canyon Runner Team. He brings the sense of camaraderie to the team and a sense of humor to keep everyone relaxed.
​When Captain Mike is not pursuing pelagics throughout the summer months, he is teaching English at Asbury Park High School. This gives him an advantage when speaking at the Canyon Runner seminars and events. His natural comfort speaking to people has allowed him to share his knowledge and translate it in terms so fishermen of all skill levels can learn from him. He has been a perennial Canyon Runner speaker covering a variety of topics about pursuing tuna from trolling to chunking to rigging baits. Captain Mike loves to share what he has learned and enjoys seeing others use the techniques he has taught them.
We had a great time during this conversation with Mike. Lots of laughs, great stories, and a ton of expert knowledge shared by one of the best captains/mates in the charter fishing game.
If you wanted more insight on what it's like to be a full-time offshore fishing charter mate, this is a great episode to listen to!
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Stay Tight,
The Sears Brothers
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Capt. Mike Zajac
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@zajac.mike.cr
@canyon_runner

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Hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in. Our guest on this episode of the SeaBros Fishing Podcast is Captain Jamie Bruce of Bruce Brothers Fishing Charters based out of Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada.
We have been close friends and basically family members with Jamie, Troy, and the rest of the Bruces for more than a decade now. Over the last 11 years we have been fortunate enough to enjoy many great days on and off the water.
We cover A LOT in this conversation. Jamie explains the history of fishing, specifically for giant bluefin tuna, within 4 generations of Bruce family fishermen. He discusses how the charter fishery evolved in PEI back in the 70s, and what it looks like today. We tell many fish stories, but focus primarily on what we have seen, learned, and changed over the last 10 years of fishing together and separately; both in Canada and New England. Some of the topics we cover are:

• Hooking fish (giant bluefin)
• Chumming and hand-feeding
• Fighting fish
• Landing and releasing fish
• Drag pressure
• The resurgence of the bluefin tuna population
• Tagging fish and studies that we have been a part of
• Charter client pressure

We think you guys will enjoy this episode. Jamie was the perfect guest to end the 1st season of the SeaBros Fishing Podcast. We always enjoy catching up with him.
Thank you to everyone for listening!
Stay Tight,
Bryan & Taylor
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Guest Info
Capt. Jamie Bruce
@brucebrothers_
Bruce Bros Charters Instagram
Bruce Brothers Charters Website
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Bryan: @mbgbryan
Taylor: @mbgtaylor
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On this episode of the podcast, Bryan (@mbgbryan) & Taylor (@mbgtaylor) sit down virtually with Capt. Joe Byrum of Jaybles Photography (@jayblesphoto) and Grander Marlin Sportfishing (@grandermarlin).
Joe is a great dude. Salt of the earth, great sense of humor, and a savage behind the lens...and on the wire.
Joe was born and raised in North Carolina, and began his fishing career there. Like many of us, his passion for big game and offshore fishing grew exponentially, leading him to opportunities fishing all over the globe. He is currently the mate aboard the "BenchMark", a 37' Merritt targeting BIG Blue Marlin out of Kona, Hawaii (which is where we met Joe). Joe also commissions his photos to publications such as, Marlin Magazine, Bluewater Magazine, and In The Bite.
This conversation with Byrum was a blast. He discusses how his skills in photography and videography have opened up many once in a lifetime fishing opportunities for him. They have taken him to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia chasing black marlin...Down to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for multiple Bisbees Tournaments, and even to P.E.I, Canada fishing with us and the Bruce Brothers.
We cover a lot of topics in this episode. Joe discusses what the fishery is like in Kona. He gives some AWESOME TIPS on how to pull lures properly for blue marlin, and he also discusses some things you can do to up your fishing photography game.
You don't want to miss this one! Lots to learn. Lots of Laughs.
Stay Tight,
-The Sears Brothers
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Capt. Joe Byrum "Jaybles"
@jayblesphoto
@grandermarlinhttps://www.jayblesphotography.com/
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Hosts
Capt. Bryan Sears: @mbgbryan
Capt. Taylor Sears: @mbgtaylor
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Bryan: @mbgbryan
Taylor: @mbgtaylor
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In this SeaBros "Fish Story" Podcast Episode, we sit down with our good friend and fellow captain, Frank Pitten (previously on episode 007: Intensity).
Frank is an incredible story teller, and in this episode he discusses an amazing day of blue marlin fishing down in the Dominican Republic with fellow charter captain and friend Paco Vela (@vela_paco). On this particular day, they were fishing the FADs (Fish Attracting/Aggregating Devices) about 30 miles offshore of the DR. They ended 7 for 12 on blues for the day, all in the 180-250lb range. 2 of the fish came from a double header.
While fighting one of those marlin, a local commercial boat charged their boat and took their fish from them to be sold! This is a story you don't want to miss!
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Capt. Frank Pitten: @frankpitten
Hosts
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Capt. Dave Good: @bigtunaslut
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In this episode of the SeaBros Rigging Station Podcast Series, Capt. Bryan Sears describes the gear and tactics that they use aboard their charter boats when targeting early season Striped Bass in the backwater and rivers throughout New England.
He gives details on the the rod and reel setups that they use, 3 important artificial baits that are key to have, and how to target early spring 40+ pounders way up river in the brackish water.
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Penn Fishing
Products Mentioned:

• Penn Battalion Inshore Rods
• Penn Clash Reels
• RonZ Lures
• Sebile Lures

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