"Aqua Paparazzi" w/ Scott Kerrigan In Episode 87, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Scott Kerrigan (known on Instagram as @aquapaparazzi ), who has traveled to so many amazing locations as a sportfishing mate and now a photographer. He has captured gamefish is multiple ways as a deckhand and a photographer, and his passion for adventure, travel, and sportfishing shines through in this episode with his story of how he got to where he is today and the many stories he

"SC Blue Marlin Invitational and Big Game Fishing" w/ Chucky Moore In Episode 86 of The Saltwater Euphoria Podcast, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with Chucky Moore, the Captain of the beautiful Weaver Custom Boat "Mama Who". Chucky has had so much time and experience on the water and shares a ton of amazing stories from his travels throughout his lifetime, and he continues to put up some great numbers and solid tournament finishes in multiple locations. From his roots in Charle

"The Path to the Bridge" w/ Jon Henry In Episode 85 of The Saltwater Euphoria Podcast, Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with Jon Henry, captain of the custom sportfishing boat Valentine. Jon's journey through the sportfishing industry has taken him through the ranks from commercial and charter fishing as a mate in South Florida, to running a charter boat in the Florida Keys, and mating on top Ocean City, MD boats to fishing the Bahamas and more. Along the way, he's learned from so

"M&M Shooting & Reel Chaos" w/ Anthony Matarese In Episode 83, our host Captain Ricky Wheeler talks with Anthony Matarese, Jr, a gentleman who truly is an all-around outdoorsman. Anthony and his family own M&M Hunting Preserve & Sporting Clays as well as their 62' Guthrie Sportfishing. boat "Reel Chaos" that they run charters on out of Ocean City, MD. Anthony shares his story of growing up on a well-known hunting farm located in New Jersey, surrounded by the outdoors, competi

"Blue Marlin & Trinidad Tarpon Chaos" w/ Matthew Milne In Episode 79, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Matthew Milne. Matthew has spent his entire life being obsessed with fishing. Growing up in Trinidad & Tobago, it was only natural that he would gravitate towards chasing tarpon. As he grew that passion took him offshore, where he fell in love with fishing for blue marlin in locations throughout the Southern Caribbean, Madeira, and Cape Verdes as well as currently

"Tournament Trail on Taylor Jean" w/ Blaine Birch In Episode 77, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Blaine Birch, the Captain of the 62' Viking "Taylor Jean" about their year in 2025 fishing in tournaments from FL, Bahamas, and up the East Coast up to New York. What they accomplished in top tournaments finishes consistently and winnings totaling over $700,000 is nothing short of impressive. Blaine gives us a look inside what their schedule was like, how they managed

"Marlin Fishing Africa and Big Fish Hotspots" w/ Sean Comberbach In Episode 74, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Dean Comberbach about his experiences targeting billfish, huge blue and black marlin, as crew fishing some absolutely incredible places. Having started his career putting a lot of time into an amazing yet grueling program fishing Africa's marlin hotspots, he has also been able to fish places like Austrailia, Hawaii, and more. He has spent the last few ye

"Fishing the Windward Islands" w/ Paul Hamel Smith In Episode 73, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Paul Hamel Smith, the Owner and Operator of the 43' Viking, Mamzelle, hailing out of Barbados. They catch up with Paul and his crew fresh off a win fishing the St Lucia Billfish Tournament. In this episode, they dive into what to expect, when, and why fishing throughout the Windward Islands, and what makes that area of the world such a special place. To fish with our

"Fishing Far Off Waters" w/ Nick Bovell In Episode 72, our host, Captain Ricky Wheeler, talks with Nick Bovell, the Captain of the 77' Merritt, CATCH, about the process over the last few years of becoming a Captain for a top-tier travel program. They get into details about spending the last year of the boat build in the boatyard, how they prepped and made the finishing touches for what the boat needed to do, and their travels fishign Cape Verdes and the Azores the last two se