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Apex Fishing Guide Service, led by Captain Benjamin Graham, offers unparalleled fishing experiences in Corpus Christi. With a focus on inshore and redfish fishing, our Corpus Christi fishing charters guarantee an unforgettable fishing trip. Join us for the ultimate adventure and reel in those Corpus Christi memories!

Fishing out of Corpus Christi, Apex Fishing Guide Service will make your Fishing Charter the best Fishing experience we can provide. We target Redfish (Also Called Red Drum, Channel Bass, Spottail Bass), Red Snapper (Also Called Pensacola Red Snapper, Northern Red Snapper ), Southern Flounder (Also Called Flounder, Plie ), Sea Trout (Also Called Speckled Trout, Spotted Sea Trout), Black Drum (Also Called Drum, Drummer), Sheepshead (Also Called Convict Fish, Sheephead ). We Fish Aransas Bay, Redfish Bay, Corpus Christi Bay. See the maps below for exact guest meeting locations. We meet our guests at 13317 S Padre Island Dr ( 13317 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78418, USA ), 501 E Western Ave ( 501 E Western Ave, Muskegon, MI 49442, USA ). Top Rated Fishing Charter in Corpus Christi.

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Corpus Christi's shallow bays are protected by narrow-barrier islands, providing excellent fishing conditions year-round. Since it is situated along the Gulf of Mexico, there are many Corpus Christi Fishing Guides who bring people to cast from piers to inshore waters. Deep sea fishing in Corpus Christi is another sought-after angling adventure—you'll typically find people fishing anywhere you see water. Types of catches vary depending on the time of year there are Bull Redfish, Sea Trout, Black Drum, Snapper, King Mackerel, Tuna & more

Apex Fishing Guide Service Fishes Aransas Bay, Redfish Bay, Corpus Christi Bay. See the map for exact locations. We meet our guests at 13317 S Padre Island Dr ( 13317 S Padre Island Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78418, USA ), 501 E Western Ave ( 501 E Western Ave, Muskegon, MI 49442, USA ).

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Apex Charters and our 47ft vessel KU’ ULA KAI is one of the largest fishing and most luxurious, private charter boats on Kauai.  Complete with A/C, comfortable salon, kitchen, and spacious bathrooms, you will be fishing in comfort. With over 25 years experience fishing these beautiful waters of Kauai, our Captains and Crew will provide you with memories of thrilling big game fishing and panoramic vistas of sea life of Kaua’i’s beautiful garden isle.

Within minutes of leaving the slip, you’ll be fishing some of the most productive big game waters on earth. Depending on the season, you can expect to catch Pacific Blue or Striped Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Ahi, Ono and even an occasional Sailfish. With custom rods and top of the line reels,  proven lures will be positioned to entice even the most elusive trophy fish.

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Are you ready for the Kauai fishing adventure of a lifetime? Then hop aboard the KU’ULA KAI (our stunning, 47-foot Buddy Davis Sport Fisher) for a five-star Kauai fishing experience only Apex Charters can provide! Complete with A/C, spacious  bathrooms, comfortable salon with leather couches and top-of-the-line fishing  gear,  the KU'ULA KAI was built for comfort, and to the wrangle the largest of fish!

The island of Kauai is one of the most beautiful places on earth…and by boat, it truly is spectacular. Fight a 250lb Marlin at sunrise, then relax on deck to picturesque tropical views of lush mountains, and serene private beaches, while you wait for a lively, 150lb Ahi Tuna to explode on the outrigger lines.

Apex Charters is Kauai’s premier luxury fishing charter company and is perfect for first-time fishermen as well as seasoned vets. We deliver cherished memories that will last a lifetime…so what are you waiting for? The thrill of catching your next trophy fish is only one fishing adventure away.

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Enjoy all beautiful sights and sounds of Kauai's ocean and wildlife has you head embark on your fishing adventure.  Spot dolphins, seabirds and depending on season, Humpback Whales. We will be fishing as soon as we leave the harbor, and up top is a great place to start out! If you are on a morning charter, the views of our sunrises are breathtaking from our fly bridge. Complete will a cushioned bench, guard rail, and custom isinglass enclosure to keep you out of the wind and rain. It's a spectacular way to take in the sites!

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Boat tours & sunset cruises, boat tours from wells harbor, maine, sunset cruises, scenic boat tours, sandbar trips, & fishing tournaments.

Our captains love fishing but also enjoy bringing clients on sunset cruises, scenic boat tours, sandbar trips, educational trips, and providing fishing charter guide services for tournaments of any species. Our captains have spent their lifetime fishing and touring Maine’s beautiful coastline and cannot wait to share a life-long memory with you.                                *All scenic cruises are 6 people max

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There is nothing like Maine sunset boat tours! Enjoy a nice slow cruise in front of the local beaches and towns all while watching the sun dip below the horizon. Make sure you bring your cameras for this one!

Educational & Scenic Boat Tours

Where we go is up to you! We can head out just a little ways and haul a couple of lobster traps for a quick lesson on lobsters. From there we could head up into the Kennebunk River to see all the local yachts. Just a little further NE is the Bush compound. If lighthouses are what you want to see there are a few there. 

We could also leave Wells Harbor and head south towards Ogunquit, Perkins Cove, or even Boone Island. If seals are what you want to see then we can head for their local haunts as well. It is totally up to you as long as we can fit it into the trip’s time frame. Additional time is available at an hourly rate.

Fun Sandbar Boat Trips

After a quick stop at a few of our lobster traps, these trips will take us to a secluded sandbar in Cape Porpoise just beyond Goat Island Light.  We will be surrounded by islands that were once summer campsites for the local Indian tribe. You can explore those and see an old fort from the King Williams War. 

There’s lots of fun to be had while swimming, snorkeling, or paddle boarding around the sand bar.  While you’re exploring, I’ll be preparing a shore lunch of the lobsters we caught on the way out as well as some local vegetables. 

Hourly Rental for Guide Services

Our Captains and boats are available on an hourly basis as well. We can do just about anything you would like. We have done wedding arrival and departures. Whale watches, photography tours, memorials, drop-offs, and pickups at local restaurants in Kennebunk Port, Perkins Cove, Cape Porpoise, York, etc. We can also add time to most fishing trips and tours as long as it’s done in advance to allow for scheduling.

We also offer Maine fishing charter services for all local tournaments for any species. Each tournament package is custom-built, please contact me for details.

Boat Tours & Sunset Cruise Questions

It’s typically about 15 degrees colder on the water. Make sure you bring sunglasses, sunscreen, jacket/sweatshirt and rain gear. Wear waterproof shoes or sandals there is chance your feet may get wet. If you have any sort of medications for allergic reactions please bring those with you, as well as your food and drink.

The maximum number of people allowed on our Maine boat tours and sunset cruises is six people and the tour will be timed for the sunset.

Hard alcohol is not allowed on board. Beer and wine for those over 21 years old are allowed but the captain may cancel the trip at any time if he feels someone’s behavior is no longer safe for themselves or other passengers. Illegal drugs are prohibited and will result in immediate cancellation. Cancellations due to drugs or alcohol will not result in any form of a refund.

Every person reacts differently to the ocean. If you have never been on the ocean or if you know you get sea sick make sure to take motion sickness pills like Dramamine or Meclizine before arriving at the dock or as the directions state or they will have no effect. Keep in mind alcohol can make the likelihood to be sea sick much higher. 

We are adding more boats to our fleet and with the increased bookings we rolled out a very easy to use online booking system where you can schedule your Maine Boat Tour or sunset cruise in a few clicks. This allows Captain Derek to spend his time providing great lobster tours , fishing charter , sunset cruises, and boat tour experiences.

All our charters are private to one group and our pricing is based on per boat versus per person. This is a lobster tour, educational trip, site-seeing cruise, and fun time on the water for you and your family or friends. All by a USCG Masters Captain .

All prices are per boat NOT per person and only your group will be on the boat. Clients usually tip the same way as they do in a restaurant. 15-20% is the norm if you feel your captain did what he could to make sure you had a fun time on the water. We do our best to go above and beyond for all clients. All trips require a $100 deposit that will be made upon booking your trip through our online booking system.

All cancellations must be made 7 days before the scheduled trip to receive a refund on deposit. If the cancellation is less than 7 days you will not receive a refund for your deposit and you will also be charged for the full charter if we cannot book the cancelled date.

The captain has the right to cancel a trip at any time for weather or mechanical failure. If the trip is canceled before it leaves the dock the trip will be fully refunded if arrangements for another day cannot be made. With your safety in mind rain and cold are not normal grounds for cancelations of trips. If you choose to cancel a trip for your comfort, you will be charged the full trip rate. If a trip is terminated mid trip it will then be charged as an hourly rental rate.

With that said, rain typically is not a reason to cancel a trip as the fish are already wet so they don’t care if it’s raining! We do sometimes make exceptions however for kid’s trips and sunset cruises. The wind/marine forecast is what matters to us.

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NADEAU CAPITALIZES ON BED FISH TO WIN APEX PRO TOUR ON LAKE ALMANOR

For two days, Matthew Nadeau had seen the picture taking shape and when Championship Saturday found all the pieces in place, it did not take him long to sack up a limit of 15.37 pounds and win the season opener on Lake Almanor

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BUSY MORNING PUTS HELLESEN ATOP APEX PRO TOUR ON LAKE ALMANOR

Scott Hellesen wasted no time in making his point, as the seasoned pro from Paso Robles, Calif. sacked up 17.58 pounds to lead Day 1 of the APEX Pro Tour season opener

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APEX Pro Tour Bass Fishing Championship – Folsom Lake

The APEX Pro Tour Championship, Presented by Bridgford Foods and Visit Folsom , is slated for a Folsom Lake blast-off February 17-19. Qualifying APEX bass anglers will compete in the three-day bass battle on the Northern California fishery by invite only. The televised event brings camera crews and media for an enhanced APEX opportunity and atmosphere with a limited field that includes only half of the original 2022 APEX anglers – determined by the Angler of the Year (AOY) points race.

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Mick Karshner is excited to debut as the APEX Pro Tour emcee at the Championship event.

“There are some big largemouth in Folsom, but the bite could be tough with the guys weighing in a lot of spotted bass on Day One and Two,” said Karshner. “I feel like the winner will have to find a couple of those big largemouth on that final day.”

Two of the competing APEX Pro tour anglers call Folsom Lake their home water.

“It’s up in the air how the lake will fish with the water management strategies that have fluctuated the lake after the large influx of water from the storms,” said Folsom local Luke Johns. “If the level is going up or steady, the fish are okay; if the water is dropping, that will shut ‘em down.

“Even with all those crazy factors involved, there is the potential for a solid early spring bite; but then there is also a chance for a curveball that this is will be one of the toughest APEX tournaments.”

Fellow APEX Pro Tour angler Austin Wilson of Citrus Heights, Calif ., has similar thoughts about a stabilized water level enhancing the fish-catching potential. “With how it is now, I don’t think it will be wide-open, but I definitely think there will be some big bass caught,” said Wilson.

Johns believes the ability to track fish will be the most significant factor and anticipates a mix of reaction and finesse techniques to play a part. “Typically, it is a finesse lake; but there is always the potential for reaction fish to be caught on Folsom,” he explained.

Wilson agreed, saying, “Folsom is all about a person’s style and how they want to fish it.”

Deep and shallow bass factor into both of the angler’s expectations. “There are a lot of trees that are blooming, the days are getting longer and warmer, so there will be some fish pushing to the bank and others out in 40- to 50-feet,” said Wilson.

Johns’ depth mixture was deep fish in 25 to 35 and the big ones in 10 or less.

Wilson would like to see some wind; Johns would not. “My ideal setup would be for the lake to fish as tough as it can because I know the lake, and the tougher it gets, the harder it will be for the guys that don’t know the lake,” Johns shared. “Normally, I would like a little wind, but in this tournament, I want flat calm, and bluebird skies, making it as hard as possible for the others to catch ‘em.”

The two shared the sentiment of Folsom being a “tricky fishery.”

“It’s one of those places where you catch ‘em, and the next day you can fish the same thing in the same conditions, and they disappear – 20-pounds one day and only two fish the next,” explained Wilson.

“Folsom is in its own category like that,” agreed Johns.

Planning for the final day field cut, Johns is looking for 28- to 30-pounds to lead, with 23.5 to make the top-five, “I think keeper count will have to be in the high 20s,” he added.

Wilson thinks it will take more. “Fourteen-pounds and 12 to 15 keepers per day just to make the top-five, but it could be really good and take even more than that,” he concluded.

For the win, Johns predicted 14-pounds and Wilson 17.

To ready himself, Johns is tying up Yamamoto Baits , and Picasso Lures with Sunline on Owner Hooks . Wilson is P-Line contingent ready with a Wicked Willow Underspin and other undisclosed baits rigged with Wicked Weights Tungsten .

With the Championship only days away, Johns expressed his excitement. “We’re finally going to Folsom Lake. It’s a fun place. More tournaments should go there, and I get to fish, then sleep in my own bed.”

Wilson advised all anglers of the floating debris present from the recent rainfall and thanked his community sponsor Folsom Lake Asphalt. “They are making this possible for me,” he said.”

The APEX Pro Tour Championship will weigh in on the APEX stage all three days beginning at 3:00 p.m. Friends, family, and fans are invited to attend. SuperClean , and Duo Realis will provide product giveaways. A Garmin booth will be onsite.

Follow the media coverage at the APEX Pro Tour website and Wild West Bass Trail social media pages.

The full qualifying roster of APEX Pro Tour competitors is:

• Austin Bonjour
• Austin Wilson
• Bill O’Shinn
• David Swenseid
• Earl Dalton III
• Gregory Troughton
• Jason Austin
• Kevin Johnson
• Mark Lassagne
• Marty Lawrence
• Matthew Nadeau
• Nick Cloutier
• Nick Salvucci
• Randy Mcabee
• Scott Hellesen
• Stan Lafever
• Thomas Kanemoto
• Tony Franceschi
• William Ponting
• Zack Thompson

With the Wild West Bass Trail (WWBT) entering its 8th year in 2023, the formidable circuit attracts the highest-level anglers to compete in Pro/Am, Teams, Kayak, and Youth Series events.

WWBT also operates the APEX Pro Tour, the highest-qualified level of professional bass competition on the West Coast. The televised events are broadcast on the Pursuit Channel, capable of reaching 47 million households nationwide.

Truly unique from the traditional five-fish limit, the APEX Pro Tour format includes the following:

• A Hybrid top -10 Format with the top-five most scorable bass and the top-five highest weight after two days
• A final day field cut to advance to the top-10 with weights zeroed-out
• 30 Days Off Limits
• No Information Rule
• No Practice Periods
• Live leaderboard During Event via TourneyX

In 2023 APEX Pro tour regular season stops, anglers will compete to qualify for the 2024 APEX Pro Tour Championship, which will award the winning angler a Bass Cat boat and a Mercury Marine Outboard engine valued at $60,000.00.

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About Wild West Bass Trail/APEX Pro Tour

As WWBT continues to provide and refine a platform of elite events for competitive anglers, it simultaneously creates a logical avenue for sponsors to have direct contact with customers. Wild West is dedicated to creating a complete package of advertising opportunities including on-site activation, internet/social media, and television series that reach a large number of viewers each day.

Tournament events include Televised APEX PRO TOUR events, opens, college teams, pro teams, pro/ams, and the new Pro Cup format. Televised Pro/Am Championship can be viewed on the Pursuit Channel, Outdoor Action TV and  YouTube .  Learn more about WWBT and APEX PRO TOUR at  Wild West Bass Trail.com   Facebook , Apexprotour.com,  Twitter , and  Instagram .

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Comparing the Pro Bass Fishing Tours

Jason sealock.

• Jan 31, 2019

Much of professional bass fishing has changed in 2019. FLW had their first FLW Tour event of the year on Sam Rayburn where Terry Bolton won his first Tour title in convincing fashion. MLF is hosting their inaugural Bass Pro Tour tournament this week on Lake Toho and then next week the FLW Tour will be on the same fishery to see what they can do. While BASS will be hosting its first Elite Series of the year down on the St. Johns River simultaneously as the FLW Tour.

The professional bass fishing tournaments seem more congested on the calendar now and tournament professional fields feel a little discombobulated as guys that have been on one tour or another have moved to somewhere else. Then bring in a crop of new talented anglers who found new opportunities with the introduction of a third tour and anglers moving around the sport to fish new trails.

BassRankings.com released an informational sheet in a recent article that outlines the experience levels now on the three professional bass fishing tours. They have had to adjust their independent ranking algorithms to accommodate not only three different professional fishing tours but an influx of new anglers and a radically different format in Major League Fishing’s Bass Pro Tour.

The article had me asking a lot of questions. How do you effectively compare guys fishing a six-day event to anglers fishing a four-day event? How do you weight the rankings according to strength of field with many unknowns and format changes? Is one field weighted heavier based on experience than another when the experience of that field came from the other tour’s events? It’s interesting to consider there are now more than 300-plus professional anglers competing on three tours and ranking them will be fairly complex.

I won’t get into to speculating on how their algorithms effectively accomplish all that, but I did find their infographic comparisons pretty interesting.

Bass Rankings Field Comparisons

From the BassRankings.com graphic, you quickly see that average angler experience is pretty even at BASS and FLW and quite a bit longer at MLF. A quarter of the FLW Tour and BASS Elite Series fields have fished less than two years.

However, all of the MLF field’s experience came at BASS and FLW. So I’m curious how that experience could be weighted heavier when none of the field’s experience really applies to the new format of the Bass Pro Tour . In that, all of the years they have fished the other tours, they have focused on catching the five biggest bass they can. Where now, catching a lot of small fish makes you equally competitive on the Bass Pro Tour.

The numbers are interesting at least to understand the make up of the three fields. I think, however, that the angler rankings should be based on how they fished on their tours the last couple of years.

Coverage Growing

MLF is getting up to speed on live coverage, something they’ve not had as much experience doing as FLW and BASS. I thought FLW did an amazing job with their live coverage at Sam Rayburn, but the coverage was spotty at times because cell service is spotty on many of these larger reservoirs. MLF has had to deal with the same spotty coverage for their first event, and I’ve seen BASS fight with it in the past. Cell coverage and technical difficulties are the nature of the beast for all parties streaming video content on large open fisheries.

MLF seems to be adapting based on feedback from viewers on the fly and that’s good to see.

For the most part, fans appear to be “all-in” on live coverage, because the closer we get to live bass fishing on our devices every day, the happier fans of competitive bass fishing will be. So regardless of whether fans like a format, who is covering it or what is being covered, the fact is we are light years from where we were 10 years ago on bass fishing tournament coverage. One can almost argue we’re closing in on bass fishing becoming a spectator sport. 

How Will the Anglers Be Compared?

I think most bass anglers are happy with the fact that there is so much coverage now. But still it’s only natural to want to compare the anglers from one tour to another, and that became more difficult in 2019 than in years past. It will be nice if we can figure out an even comparison model across these three tours. I’m hopeful BassRankings.com will get this right.

Even still, many of us are not sure how you compare winning one event against another; or catching a big weight to catching a large number of bass. Or the fish catches from one event on a lake to another tour’s event on the same lake. Natural comparisons that are not so easily made anymore. Will fans try to cross-compare on varied formats?

For example, Terry Bolton documented that he caught more than 80 bass the first day on Sam Rayburn, and that he for sure had more than 200 pounds of bass that first day. That would be an amazing feat in the MLF format. But on day one, he weighed in five bass that went 20 pounds, 11 ounces on the FLW Tour.

It wasn’t even his best day of that event, which came the following day when he caught 40 or 50 bass but his best five weighed 33 pounds, 9 ounces. That might be the best catch of the season, at least on the FLW Tour and maybe better than any on the Elite Series tour.

Then Marty Robinson caught 56 pounds on the second day of the BPT on Lake Toho. That’s a big catch, but it’s also 34 bass. Then you look down the standings of that event on day one, Randall Tharp was in 7th place with 9 bass weighing 28-11. However his average weight was 3 pounds, 3 ounces and he had a big fish of 6 pounds, 4 ounces. So it appears by other tour formats, he had the best day at around 19 pounds.

There is no doubt that whoever wins the Bass Pro Tour this week will likely have more than 100 pounds. But there’s going to be a lot more bass than 20 in that count considering Randy Howell and Marty Robinson caught way more than 20 a piece on their first day.

New Infusion of Blood and Energy

The sport got an injection with the expansion of professional fishing tours. The FLW Tour has new faces and we got to see seasoned veterans like Jim Tutt and Terry Bolton battle it out with young hammers like Nick LeBrun and Chad Warren in the first event. I suspect we’re going to see the same thing at the BASS Elite Series event on the St. Johns River.

I’ll miss that about the MLF in these first few years. But they are trying new things in the sport and older pros moving to that circuit opened the doors for a lot of new anglers. We have a lot of friends on all three tours, so we sincerely want all of the tours to be successful for the good of all of bass fishing.

So for now, I’m tuning in to it all and enjoying the expanded angler line-ups, coverage, format experiments and fish catches on my devices. Options are a good thing. If you don’t like one, you’ve got others. But there is a lot more fishing available to us now and experimentation and competition breeds improvement.

I think that’s something we can all say, comparatively speaking, is better for all of bass fishing fans.

Currently working as Senior Advisor to Wired2fish. Former COO and Publisher, Jason Sealock came to Wired2fish shortly after inception in January of 2010. Prior to that he was the Editor-in-Chief of FLW Outdoors Magazines. He worked up from Associate Editor to Photo Editor and finally Editor in Chief of three magazines FLW Bass, FLW Walleye and FLW Saltwater. He set the content direction for Wired2fish while also working directly with programmers, consultants and industry partners. Sealock has been an avid angler for the better part of 40 years and has been writing and shooting fishing and outdoors content for more than 25 years. He is an expert with fishing electronics and technologies and an accomplished angler, photographer, writer and editor. He has taught a lot of people to find fish with their electronics and has been instrumental in teaching these technologies to the masses. He's also the industry authority on new fishing tackle and has personally reviewed more than 10,000 products in his tenure. He has a 30-year background in information technologies and was a certified engineer for a time in Microsoft, Novell, Cisco, and HP. He mostly fishes for bass and panfish around the house. He has, however, caught fish in 42 of the 50 states in the US as well as Costa Rica, Mexico, and Canada and hopes to soon add Finland, Japan, Africa and Australia to his list.

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