Captain Maurice “Reese” Young is the owner and operator of Seas 2 Trees Outdoors, a full-service luxury charter sport fishing operation and outfitter. He proudly runs a beautiful Yellowfin 36, Ace of Spades, out of Hawks Cay Resort & Marina in Duck Key, FL with his son/first mate, Ariel Young. Reese is a South Florida native who has enjoyed a passion for sport fishing since he was a boy. His areas of expertise include offshore tournament fishing from the Palm Beaches to the Florida Keys, as well as offshore, reef, and inshore fishing from the Keys and Everglades National Park up the west coast to Crystal River. He specializes in live bait fishing for sailfish, dolphin, tuna, king fish, wahoo, tarpon, snook, trout and all species of snapper and grouper. “This is truly not a job, but a blessing to share my extensive fishing knowledge with guests, families, and friends to make amazing lifelong memories,” Maurice said.

Brandon was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he developed a passion for sport fishing at an early age. After graduating from Point Loma Nazarene University with a Business Management and M.B.A degree, Brandon started his charter operation – Lucky B Sportfishing – in 2020, which he continues to own and operate. His year-round charter business has been a huge success, as he and his guests chase offshore pelagic gamefish including bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, dorado, and California yellowtail from May through October out of San Diego. During the other half of the year, he spends his time fishing offshore and inshore in the Lower Florida Keys targeting wahoo, sailfish, blackfin tuna, mutton snapper, grouper, tarpon, snook, and permit. In addition to being the owner and captain of Lucky B, Brandon is a cancer survivor who continues to inspire people in the fishing community and beyond. He has owned and fished multiple Yellowfins, and currently runs a 32 Offshore and 36 Offshore, with a new 36 Offshore on the way!

Captain Arik Bergerman owns the Caliente Fishing Team, and his current Yellowfin is a 39 Offshore powered by three of Mercury’s groundbreaking new 600hp, V12 outboards. Arik first became recognized as an expert at catching giant wahoo in the Gulf of Mexico, but later shifted his efforts to king mackerel tournament fishing, where he quickly found himself repeatedly in the winner’s circle. He is a longtime Yellowfin pro, and also proudly represents Raymarine, Mercury Marine, JL Audio, and Taco Marine.

Matthew is a passionate fisherman who loves sharing the ocean with his family and friends. He has dedicated his life to the marine industry. As the CEO of Gemlux, he works tirelessly to invent and produce innovative products that make fishing and boating safer, more enjoyable, and, most importantly, to help other people catch more fish.

Paul grew up fishing and boating in Northeast Florida and has been a proud Yellowfin owner since 2001. He’s been lucky to fish all over the world for a multitude of fish, but his favorite is dredge fishing for billfish. Paul and his wife, Lauren, run the Northeast Florida Wahoo Shootout (the largest wahoo tournament in the world) and Old School Kingfish Shootout tournaments, which keep them busy when they’re not enjoying their Yellowfins with their family.

Steven owns Dream Catcher Charters and is a veteran Key West fishing guide for flats, backcountry, reef and deep-sea species. He has been fishing Key West professionally since 1994, and has been a proud Yellowfin pro since 2007. He’s also a longtime advisor to Mercury, as a Mercury Marine Pro Team member.

After many years as top Florida Keys fishing guides competing against one another, Rowland and Tudor joined forces to create the groundbreaking Saltwater Experience television show. Now in its 17th year in production, SWE has been seen on ESPN, Discovery Channel, NBC Sports, Fox and the Sportsman Channel. Today, the show is on Discovery Channel, Fox, and Sportsman but receives the highest numbers on Waypoint TV, a digital network for the outdoorsman. In 2018 Tom started a podcast, the Tom Rowland Podcast, with a single episode a week. He’s now up to five episodes per week, is listened to in almost every country in the world, and has grown every day since starting.

David was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida. He spent his childhood playing sports and fishing and began his career in the fishing industry at the age of 13. He is a nationally recognized angling authority and owner of Strike-Zone Fishing. His long-time passion is catching king mackerel, and the decades he’s spent pursuing this popular coastal game fish has given him the knowledge to consistently catch trophy fish. In addition to fishing, for the last 50 years Workman has been involved in designing and developing lures for trolling and inshore fishing, as well as rigs and terminal tackle. David shares his fishing passion with his wife Angela. They have been married over 30 years and live in Vilano Beach, Florida.

RT has been a fishing guide in Key West for 47 years, and is one of the best-known charter captains in the world. In that time, he has guided his clients to 239 International Game Fish Association (IGFA) world records off his boats. This incredible achievement led him to be awarded the IGFA Lifetime Achievement award, as well as the IGFA Legendary Captains and Crew Tommy Gifford award. RT was one of the first pros to switch to Yellowfin, starting with a 2001 31. He’s had Yellowfins ever since, nine so far: Two 24s, one 31, four 34s, one 36, and a 39, with another 39 currently on order. “I knew when I got my first one, I would always have a Yellowfin,” RT said!