The Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series will kick off its 2013 Tour in Atlantic City on Saturday, January 5. The Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino will host the 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. presentation inside their Grand Ballroom. George Poveromo – Host of George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing on the NBC Sports Network, and Editor-At-Large for Salt Water Sportsman, will headline the program, along with Gary Caputi – Field Editor for Salt Water Sportsman. The Tour is being presented by Sperry Top-Sider.
Joining Poveromo and Caputi in Atlantic City will be: Captain Adam Crouthamel – Distinguished Cape May-area authority on catching trophy fluke and striped bass, along with blackfish, sea bass and cod with Adam Bomb Sport Fishing; Captain Tom Daffin – Premier tuna and canyon pro who also excels at catching deep water fluke and trophy striped bass, with Fishin’ Fever Sportfishing; Nick Honachefsky – Normandy Beach-based authority on catching trophy fluke and blackfish, and fishing the back-bays; Crazy Alberto Knie - Legendary trophy striped bass authority, and also a noted specialist at catching trophy class fluke and blackfish; Captain John Sowerby – Cape May-based authority on catching tuna, swordfish and Makos, inshore sharks, black drum and stripers aboard his charter boat - Hooked Up II; Captain Dan Schafer – Stone Harbor-based light-tackle striped bass and back bay pro with Insomniac Charters; Captain Dave DeGennaro – A 35-year veteran at catching striped bass and fishing the back-bays and offshore waters from Barnegat Bay, aboard the Hi Flier; and Captain Sam Rescigno – Distinguished bottom- and wreck-fishing veteran and specialist at catching trophy class blackfish aboard his Mary M III;
Courses for the January 5 presentation will focus on: Trophy stripers on ultra-light tackle; Live-lining for trophy stripers; Top trolling tactics for stripers; Chunking for bluefish; Bluefish on surface lures; Inshore wire-line techniques; Jetty tactics; How to catch more and bigger fluke; Targeting trophy fluke; Top southern tactics for jumbo fluke; Secrets of fishing the Cape May Rips; Trophy drum in Delaware Bay; Secrets of fishing Delaware Bay; Top tactics for big blackfish; Catching blackfish by the score; Jigging for blackfish; No-nonsense weakfish tactics; How and where to locate weakfish; Variety fishing in and around inlets; How to locate and fish productive bottom (blackfish, sea bass, spot and fluke); Back-bay stripers; Can’t-miss tuna-trolling patterns; Chunking for tunas; Live-baiting for tunas; Advanced methods for bluefin and yellowfin tuna; Cutting edge lure-trolling tactics; Subsurface offshore trolling; Cutting edge spreader bar and dredge tactics; Secrets for catching more inshore tuna; Reading water temperature charts; Targeting trophy Makos; Basic and advanced sharking techniques; Offshore kite fishing for sharks and tuna; Specialized tactics that take more big-eye tuna; How to troll up more wahoo and white marlin!
New this year will be a special Kid’s Seminar from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., presented by Sperry Top-Sider. In addition to their seminar, the kids will participate in a meet-and-greet with George Poveromo, have chances to win special door prizes, enjoy a free lunch courtesy of Sperry Top-Sider, and have their names entered into a Grand Prize drawing to win a Florida fishing trip with George Poveromo. Note: One child, 15 years and younger, per paying adult, will be admitted for the full day at no charge!
The Seminar Series kicks off at 9:00 a.m. and will conclude by 4:00 p.m. There is a one-hour break at noon for the adults, and the conducting of the Kids seminar during this hour. Long considered the best bargain in sportfishing, a Seminar Series ticket is only $55.00.
The ticket price covers six hours of instruction from the best pros in the business, a course textbook, a one-year subscription or extension to Salt Water Sportsman, one Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecast Analysis, 16-ounce bottle of OrPine Wash & Wax, one spool of Sufix fishing line, one bottle of Star tron fuel treatment, a $20.00 discount card off any purchase of $150.00 or more from Capt. Harry’s Fishing Supply, and chances to win thousands of dollars worth of door prizes! The Grand Prize at the conclusion of the Jersey seminar is a Bahamas fishing trip for two to the prestigious Bimini Sands Resort & Marina. The Super Grand Prize, to be awarded two weeks after the conclusion of the 2013 series, is a new Mako Pro Skiff 17 cc!
HOW TO REGISTER - Get your tickets now, as the Atlantic City seminar is always a popular venue. To pay with Visa, MasterCard and American Express, call (800) 448-7360, or register on-line, visit: www.nationalseminarseries.com
