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About
the New Jersey Fishing Boat/Crew
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Check out our great catches and winning
tournament record!
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more about the Crew!
The
Mary Lou Crew is a 35-foot Bertram Convertible that has been
custom fit for deep sea fishing or inshore sportfishing in
New Jersey. It has twin 350hp turbo Caterpillar Diesels, and
she holds 385 gallons of fuel!!! All customers will fish with
Custom made Kevin Bogan Rods matched with Diawa Sealine 47H
reels!
Whether you are interested in shark fishing, striper fishing,
bluefishing or bottom fishing in New Jersey, the Mary Lou
Crew can offer you the best in charter fishing! Call or email
us today for more information.
She has everything it takes to ensure that you are completely comfortable during your fishing charter, including:
• Heat
and air conditioning
• Microwave
• Refrigerator
• TV/DVD
with remote antenna
• Satellite
radio/cd player
• A
full-size head
• A
Westerbeke Genset |
Electronics
include:
• (2)
VHF radios
• North star 6000i Chartplotter/GPS
• North star Loran
• Furuno 48 mile radar
• Robertson Autopilot
• (2) Furuno Fish Finders
(one is located on the main fishing deck) |
Fishing Safety Equipment:
• 406 MHz class I auto deploy epirb
• Switlik 6 person life raft
• Fully equipped first aid pack
• All type I Life vests
• High water alarm
• Captain is First-Responder Certified! |
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The
Crew of MaryLou Sportfishing Charters
Meet
This Crew of Avid New Jersey Fishermen
 Darren Volker (Captain)
I have been running a boat since I was 15 years old, when my
father bought a 21-foot center console. We started off doing
some winter flounder fishing and summer fluke and bluefish. For
the next 10 years, owning several different boats, I was able
to gain a lot of experience in saltwater fishing. During
this time I would spend pretty much every weekend with my father
and
friends (the crew) out on the water in the Sandy Hook Raritan
bay area.
We
started getting pretty serious about saltwater fishing and
began entering some fluke tournaments. After getting
a true
taste of the sport, we began to venture further offshore
and started
targeting different species of game fish. It was then that
I decided to acquire my USCG Captains license and begin taking
charters. My main objective for doing so was so that I could
pass along what I had learned to other fishermen. I can say
that
it has turned out to be extremely rewarding and the past
15 years have left me with irreplaceable memories. On a final
note I can’t
think of a better way to spend time with friends or with
family than on the open waters off the Jersey coast! [back
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 Jeff
Volker (Mate)
Jeff is the backbone of our Crew and the one we all go to
when we have a question that takes some real life experience.
Jeff is also an avid deer hunter and has been saltwater fishing
for longer than the rest of the crew has been in existence,
and the knowledge and experience that he brings is overwhelming.
Just when the rest of us think we know it all, he surprises
us with another tip or technique. Over the past years, while
spending countless hours on the water, the much younger crew
have often been exhausted and fished out, while there he was
still trying to catch the last fish! If you get the opportunity
to be aboard with Jeff, take notice of his relentless drive
to catch fish! [back
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 Dan
Quigley (Captain)
Dan has been fishing along the New Jersey coast for 15 years,
from Sandy Hook to Long Beach Island. He delights in helping
fishermen catch their trophy fish. Being a U.S.C.G licensed
captain over the past few years, he believes in the principle "never
leave fish to catch fish." Whether fishing for fluke,
sea bass, blues, or his favorite stripers, he wants the fish
in the
boat. Captain Dan and crew want to provide the most safe
and memorable charter possible. The techniques may have changed,
but the fish still love to bite. [back
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 Phil
Mancini (Mate)
I have been a saltwater fisherman for most of my life, gaining
most of my knowledge as a youth with in-shore fishing, then
gradually working my way to off-shore fishing. I have been
salt-water fishing for about 15 years with the Mary Lou Crew.
Working with the same crew for all of these years makes for
a nice day on the job.
I
have caught a countless number of fish over the years, and
since I have been a mate, I realize that there
is nothing
more
rewarding than to be able to teach someone less experienced
or helping out a new-comer to the sport that I love.
Words cannot
describe the way I feel on the water. There's something
about the friends made, and memories created. I can't
think of
a better way to spend my time than on the waters off
the Jersey
Coast.
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MaryLou Crew Sportfishing
Charters |
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boat and crew is a definite winning combination
for offshore fishing in New Jersey. Some of our
most notable catches and tournaments recently
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June
2002—we caught 8 makos during tournaments! |
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Mako
Mania Tournament—3 makos caught, one weighing
125lbs! |
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Jersey
Coast Shark Tournament—3 makos caught, one
weighing 135lbs! |
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Brett
T Bailey Mako Rodeo Tournament—2 makos caught,
one weighing 140lbs! |
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1st
Place in the Belmar Elks Fluke Tournament |
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1st
Place in the Scotch Plains P.A.L. Fluke Tournament |
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3rd
Place in the Leonardo Fluke Tournament |
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Caught
a 13lb Doormat Fluke during the Monmouth Cove Marina
Fluke Tournament! |
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on the photos to enlarge
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