Long Island, NY fishing with American Sportfishing Charters specializing in Striper Bass, Fluke, Blackfish, Bluefish, and more in the western LI Sound
The following manufacturers sponsor Captain John Marino and American Sportfishing Charters. If you are interested in providing sponsorship please contact us.
Secret Spoons: The ultimate trolling spoons when targeting Striped Bass. Let me show you how its done and help you land your personal best Striped Bass! These are the most talked about Spoons on the Striper Coast
Ameripack: Ameripack makes the brighest lights and the toughest cases! All of our boats are equipped with these lights and we use their cases to protect our gear.
Frabill Nets: We only use the best nets on our boat! Frabill makes the finest landing nets, dip nets, and bait pens and we would not trust anything else!
Mustad Hooks: The oldest and largest hook manufacturer in the world, they also make Activate which we use for almost all our bait fishing to make sure that our customers out fish everyone else!
Keep Alive: KeepAlive The best bait system around Keep Alive Aerators, Bait Tanks, Bait Pumps, & Oxygen Systems. ask for Tom tell him Capt John sent you
Berkley: The folks at Berkley provide us with all the line that is used on the boat including Berkley Big Game mono, Fireline, and Berkley Braid. They also provide all the amazing Gulp products we use. They are the finest line manufacturers in the world!
Tidal tails: Tidaltails® Blackfish Jig’z - This is the Jig you read about in the Fisherman and have heard the Pro's talk about. It has over the years earned it’s keep and become a favorite lure for catching Blackfish. Simple to use with allot less work. It is a blast on light tackle. Using the Tidaltails Blackfish Jig is as simple as this. Add your crab or favorite bait, drop it down, walk it slowly. feel the bite, lift slowly and then set the hook. You do not jig it, It's more like using jigs to catch blackfish.
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