Saltwater Fishing School Instructors
2008 Instructors
Capt. Butch Foster
Yeah Right Charters (910) 845-2004
Butch is based out of Southport/Oak Island and has 45+ years of saltwater
fishing experience. He specializes in gulf stream, king mackerel, and
deep water bottom fishing.
Capt. Andy Everhart
Southern Sportfishing Charters (910) 458-9770
Andy has over 27 years of experience in the Cape Fear region and specializes
in inshore to nearshore fishing. He is a member of the Century Pro-Elite
Team and is sponsored by Cape Fear Yacht Sales.
Capt. Dave Tilley
Continental Shelf Head Boat (910) 458-3145
Dave considers his offshore specialty to be "grouper groping"
and has operated Head Boats and Charter Boats fishing Onslow Bay for grouper
and snapper for the last 11 years. He's based in Carolina Beach.
Capt. Stu Caulder
Gold Leader Guide Service (910) 264-2674
Stu is a native fishing guide (fishing here since age 6) based in Wrightsville
Beach. He specializes in artificial bait fishing for speckled trout and
reds in the areas from New River to the Cape Fear River.
Capt. Jim Sabella
PLAN 9 Charters (910) 367-2224
Jim works out of the Wrightsville Beach and Topsail Beach area specializing
in nearshore light tackle fishing adventures, including fly fishing, spinning,
jigging, light tackle trolling, and bottom fishing.
Capt. Ricky Kellum
Speckled Specialist Fishing Charters (910) 330-2745
Ricky primarily fishes New River and specializes in speckled trout fishing.
He is an avid inshore tournament fisherman, with several wins and a consistent
top finisher.
Capt. Rick Croson
Holding On Charters (910) 620-7709
Rick started working on a 53' Davis out of Oregon Inlet, and has fished
WB locally for the last 10 years. In addition to chartering, Rick also
takes clients on their own boats teaching them how to use their own systems.
Capt. Jeff Cronk
Fish’N 4 Life Charters (336) 558-5697
Jeff has over 35,000 hours logged fishing the waters of the Crystal Coast
and specializes in light tackle fishing for flounder, trout, redfish,
sheepshead, stripers, and more using both artificials and live baits.
Capt. Scott Collins
SeaTow (910) 452-3798
Scott spent six years in the Coast Guard, then got a degree in Marine
Science and Technology, and has been working for SeaTow for the past two
years.
Capt. Jimmy Price
Wreck Hunter Guide Service (910) 443-1211
Jimmy works out of Southport/Oak Island and is an inshore expert that
focuses on citation flounder and trout using artificials. He's been fishing
locally since 1967 and teaching fishing for 30+ years.
Capt. Rob Koraly
Sandbar Safari Charters (252) 725-4614
Rob is a light tackle guide who grew up fishing in the Swansboro/Emerald
Isle area and has 10 years experience as a first mate and 6 years as a
licensed captain. He specializes in live bait and light tackle fishing
for everything from flounder and redfish to king mackerel and grouper.
Capt. Shane Brafford
Second To None Charters (252) 422-0066
Shane specializes in Gulf Stream and bluefin tuna fishing out of Morehead
City. He’s been fishing bluewater off of Atlantic Beach for the last 15
years.
Capt. David Hooks, Jr.
Capt'n Hook Outdoors Charters (910) 579-7424
David grew up fishing the waters from Southport to Little River. He is
an avid tournament fisherman, competing on the Pro Kingfish Tour as well
as several local King Mackerel and Bluewater tournaments. He runs both
backwater and offshore trips.
Capt. Jamey Copeland
Coastal Carolina Charters (910) 787-2500
Jamey, a licensed captain for 15 years, does light tackle nearshore and
offshore fishing out of the Swansboro/Emerald Isle area. Kings, stripers,
flounder, reds, yellowfins, and wahoo are his specialties.