Featured Speakers

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Seminar Speaker's Bios

Capt. Sergio Atanes

Captain Sergio Atanes has been a fishing guide for more than 20 years. He is a light tackle expert for snook, redfish, tarpon and cobia in the Tampa Bay area, and winner of more than 15 tournaments within the last 10 years. Sergio is a member of the Florida Guides Association, Florida Outdoor Writers Association, Florida Conservation Association and International Game Fish Association. He is a guest lecturer at fishing clubs, civic groups and boat shows.

Capt. Frank Bourgeois

At 55 years young Captain Frank Bourgeois is a lifelong angler and second-generation charter captain living in Hernando County, FL. Captain Frank’s knowledge of local species in unequaled. Whether it's trolling offshore, sight fishing inshore, or fishing the freshwater lakes, rivers and tidal waters for large trophy bass, he's rigged for the really big ones.

Capt. Dave Pomerleau

Captain Dave Pomerleau, aka The “Mad Snooker”, has been chasing snook for over 25 years, and has excelled as a full time guide for the last 11 years. He specializes in night snook fishing and guarantees you will catch snook on every trip. In the last 25 years, Captain Pomerleau has caught well over 70,000 snook, including one larger than the current recognized state record.

Capt. Dave Walker

Born and raised in South Tampa, Captain Dave Walker has fished the Tampa waters for over 30 years. Dave is a light tackle expert and has been a professional guide for the last six years. He specializes in live bait snook fishing on the flats and has been a featured speaker at the Tampa Boat Show for 4 years.

Capt. Mel Berman

Captain Mel Berman has hosted Florida's most popular outdoors rdio talk shows for more than 22 years. "The Captain Mel Berman Show," (6–9am Saturdays) has become a potent Saturday morning listening habit with thousands of resdents via 970-WFLA's 25-thousand watt signal blanketing all of West Central Florida. An expert angler and former charter skipper, Capt. Mel is also a seasoned broadcaster with more than 30 years in radio and television.