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 BIMINI SHOOTOUT - Long-range runs from the
Bimini Sands Resort &
Marina in the Bahamas and a friendly bottom-fishing competition between
George Poveromo’s MARC VI and a new Mako 284 Express skippered by Lou
Volpe highlight this exciting, action-filled episode. The two Makos
anchor some 30 miles south of Bimini, where George and Lou do a number on big yellowtails and kingfish. The next day the two friends head 40
miles northeast for action with flag yellowtails, kingfish and cobia.
This episode illustrates the fabulous fishing Bimini has to offer,
while teaching viewers about the most productive tactics for covering
the entire water column – and scoring big. There was a lot of pride at stake on this trip, and you’ll just
have to tune in to find out which boat came out on top when the chumming ceased!
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Featured
Airing:
December 30 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
* Encore Performance: January 5 – 5:30 a.m. (EST)
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 FLORIDA KEYS DOLPHIN
& SAILFISH - George Poveromo and daughter
Megan take the MARC VI on a hunt for dolphin out of the
Hawk’s Cay Resort & Marina in the Florida Keys.
Shortly after locating some working birds 30 miles
offshore, Megan hooks and lands her first dolphin.
After catching several fish from a large school that
refuses to leave their boat, father and daughter run to a new area and set the
trolling baits — only to find more dolphin!
A sailfish rounds out the day’s catch, putting
on an incredible acrobatic display next to the boat!
Onshore adventures include a trip to the Turtle Hospital
and Dolphin
Research Center. If you want to learn how
to locate dolphin and the tricks that keep them around
the boat, don’t mss this show!
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Featured
Airing: January 6 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore
Performance: January 12 – 5:30 a.m. (EST) |
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 PINE
ISLAND SNOOK - This episode finds Poveromo
aboard his Shallow-Water MARC — a Mako 2201 — hunting
for snook in Pine Island Sound. Captain Ozzie
Fischer, a noted southwest Florida guide, takes Poveromo
to a stretch of beachfront, where the two enjoy fast,
light-tackle action with snook. After lunch at an old and
historic waterfront restaurant, they break out the heavy
tackle and pitch live baits underneath the docks for
bigger snook and redfish. The fabled Tarpon Lodge serves
as their base of operation.
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Featured
Airing: January 13 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore
Performance: January 26 – 5:30 a.m. (EST) |
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 NORTH
CAROLINA’S GIANT RED DRUM -
The waters of North Carolina’s Crystal Coast play host
to some of the largest redfish in the world. And taking
on these monsters was precisely why George visited
Morehead City with his Mako 2201, the Shallow-Water
MARC. Leading the way is Captain Gary Dubiel, a
well-known light-tackle guide and authority on catching
giant reds. Poveromo and Dubiel head to the Neuse
River, where they anchor on a shallow shelf, pitch out
chunks of fresh mullet on circle hooks and wait for a
fish to eat. The duo release fish of 50, 48, 42, and 30
pounds in the morning, then head back later in the
afternoon to land two more fish in the 30-pound class.
This is one episode a redfish fan can’t afford to
miss! The Poveromo crew stayed at the Comfort Inn in
Morehead City.
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Featured
Airing: January 20 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore Performance: February 2 – 5:30 a.m.
(EST)
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 CHUB
CAY OFFSHORE - Part one of a special two-episode
series in which George and friend Harry Vernon III take
the MARC on a 450-mile round trip Bahamas adventure that
encompasses Chub Cay in the Berry Islands and Treasure Cay
in the Abacos. Running out of the Chub Cay Resort and
Marina, Poveromo and Vernon set an elaborate trolling
spread consisting of five baits, two surface teasers and a
195-fish dredge. Concentrating on surface temperature
breaks, weeds, and working birds, they catch big dolphin,
wahoo and sailfish. This episode illustrates how to
find and troll up fish in the Bahamas, along with the
subtleties involved in choosing and positioning baits and
teasers and dialing in the most effective trolling speed.
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Featured
Airing: January
27 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore
Performance: February 9 – 5:30 a.m. (EST) |
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 TREASURE
CAY MONSTER DOLPHIN – Part two of a special
two-episode series in which George and friend Harry Vernon
III take the MARC VI on a 450-mile round-trip Bahamas
fishing adventure. After cruising 110 miles from the
Chub Cay Club to the Treasure Cay Resort and Marina in the
Abacos, stopping periodically to cast at fish, Poveromo
and Vernon get ready for some more offshore action.
However, an approaching tropical wave threatens this leg
of the journey. The team braves the ever-growing seas and
scores several 30-plus-pound dolphin. Beautiful
scenic footage, incredible underwater action, thrilling
fights with big dolphin, and valuable trolling and
pitch-baiting tips highlight this exciting episode.
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Featured
Airing: February 10 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore Performance: February 16 – 5:30 a.m. (EST)
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 FLORIDA KEYS BACKCOUNTRY
- George trailers his Shallow-Water MARC to the
Marriott Key Largo, where he teams up with noted flats-
and backcountry guide, Captain Tony DelosSantos.
Tony, known as the “Lyin’ Hawaiian,” takes George
deep into Florida Bay, where the two score big with snook
and seatrout. On the way home, they take a detour
and idle far up a narrow, winding Key Largo creek.
Here, among the tangled mangroves and clear emerald
waters, they find awesome action with big seatrout,
Goliath grouper and tarpon. This episode illustrates
the fabulous backcountry fishing of the upper Florida
Keys, as well as where and how to catch its most
sought-after game fish.
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Featured
Airing:
February 17 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore
Performance: February 23 – 5:30 a.m. (EST) |
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 BRAZIL’S
BRUISER BLUE MARLIN - George and friend Bobby
Brack head to Canavieiras, Brazil, to pursue the
record-size blue marlin that gather around the fabled
Royal Charlotte Bank. This is big-tackle
territory, as many of the blues here exceed 500 pounds.
Adding spice to the mix are white marlin over 100 pounds
and big dolphin and tuna. George and Bobby, fishing
aboard Artmarina's
Coyote III, troll large lures on heavy tackle
in pursuit of big marlin, yet keep 50-, 30- and 20-pound
tackle ready to pitch baits to smaller fish that rise to
the teasers. “Incredible” describes the action
in this episode. A must-see adventure!
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Featured
Airing: March 2 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore
Performance: March 8 – 5:30 a.m. (EST)
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 NORWALK,
CONNECTICUT, BASS AND BLUES - George and his
MARC VI head north, where he teams up with friend Rick
Mola to catch striped bass and bluefish in western Long
Island Sound. The time is late October, when
migrating bunker schools are stalked by hungry bass and
blues. The fishing at this time or year can be
explosive, as George and Rick prove with their
diamond-jigging technique. Mola, a veteran Long
Island Sound angler and pioneer of many techniques,
reveals how to keep track of migrating fish and where to
consistently find the big ones. George kept his MARC
VI at The Bait Shop, a local Mako dealer in nearby
Rowayton, and stayed at the Trumbull
Marriott.
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Featured
Airing: March
9 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore
Performance: March 15 – 5:30 a.m. (EST)
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 ELEUTHERA
REEF AND OFFSHORE ACTION – In this
episode, George flies to
Eleuthera
Island in the Bahamas to fish with friends Barry, Robbie
and
Danny
O’Neill aboard their 54-foot Hatteras, Buffer Zone.
With Barry
and
Robbie at the helm, Danny and George work the cockpit
and pick off
dolphin
as they troll along the fabled drop, just outside Davis
Harbour.
After getting their fill of teasing and pitch-baiting
big
dolphin,
the team anchors in 65 feet of water and drops live
yellowtail for
grouper.
The action is fast and furious with record-size tiger
grouper,
and Danny boats a huge 14-pound, three-ounce fish that
falls just three ounces shy of the all-tackle world
record. This episode illustrates the exciting fishing
that exists off this remote Bahamas destination.
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Featured
Airing: March
16 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore
Performance:
March 22 – 5:30 a.m. (EST) |
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 PLUGGING
ALONG THE SPACE COAST – The Indian and Banana
Rivers near Titusville host some of the best redfishing
in Florida. In
this episode, Poveromo and Captain Troy Perez work along
the shorelines of the Indian River for redfish, snook
and trout. Alternating between top water plugs and live
shrimp, they enjoy an action-packed day. This episode showcases the beauty of this virtually
undisturbed ecosystem and its wildlife, as well as the
finer points on how to locate and catch fish in the
expansive River systems.
Poveromo trailered up his Shallow-Water MARC and
stayed at the Best Western in Titusville.
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Featured
Airing:
March 23 – 7:30 a.m. (EST)
*Encore Performance: March 29 – 5:30 a.m. (EST)
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