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Release Sportfishing The RELEASE is a 53' Bobby Sullivan providing offshore fishing charters out of Hatteras Village, NC Hi, I'm Captain Rom Whitaker, a native of Kinston, NC.
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I first started fishing with my father and grandparents at the age of three. I can remember my grandmother, Attwood Cameron, taking me fishing from dawn to dusk on the piers at Atlantic Beach. She loved to catch flounder. I always told her if I could get out in that ocean, I could really catch some big fish. My father and grandfather spent many hours teaching me how to catch bass and speckled robi

n in Broad Creek on the lower Neuse River. My first trip to Hatteras was in 1970 in a 19' Thunderbird boat and quickly I realized there were some big fish out there and I needed bigger tackle. Over the next few years, I purchased a 23" SeaCraft and took it to Hatteras fishing just about every weekend. Finally, with my wife's blessings, I moved to Hatteras in 1986 and started fishing for a living. I have been blessed with a wonderful wife, Elaine, and two great boys, Rom IV and Cameron. Fishing has really been good for me. I owe my success to all my loyal and supportive customers from all over the US. After 21 years of fishing as a vocation, I am often asked, "Don't you get tired of fishing?" Fishing is what makes my job so much fun. I can truly say that every morning when I get up to go, I am excited and ready to go to work. Fishing is truly unique at Hatteras because you never know what your next big bite is going to be.

This was August 30. Sloan Culver and his boys fished with us. Had a great day of fishing. Caught blackfin, wahoo, and...
09/01/2026

This was August 30. Sloan Culver and his boys fished with us. Had a great day of fishing. Caught blackfin, wahoo, and a 26 # dolphin. Got plenty of open dates and weather is beautiful.

This was August 29. Keith Douts and his family fished with us. Had a great day on blackfin and released a sailfish.
09/01/2026

This was August 29. Keith Douts and his family fished with us. Had a great day on blackfin and released a sailfish.

This was August 28. The Weston family fished with us. Had a good day. Caught dolphins, blackfin, amberjack, and a sai...
09/01/2026

This was August 28. The Weston family fished with us. Had a good day. Caught dolphins, blackfin, amberjack, and a sailfish.

This was August 27. Joey Hatch and his crew fished with me. Had a good day. Wahoo, blackfin, dolphin, amberjack, and ...
09/01/2026

This was August 27. Joey Hatch and his crew fished with me. Had a good day. Wahoo, blackfin, dolphin, amberjack, and a sailfish.

Been really busy lately going to Ocean City to fish WMO. Then back to Pirates Cove to fish AK Ladies Tournament and PCB...
08/17/2026

Been really busy lately going to Ocean City to fish WMO. Then back to Pirates Cove to fish AK Ladies Tournament and PCBT. Had lots of fun and caught some fish but didn’t bring home any money. Thanks to all my good friends and customers for their support. An eddy finally showed up off Hatteras yesterday and we had a great day on BM and a few sails around. Saw 6 BM, got bites out of 4 and caught 3. Went 1/4 on sails. Wannis and Tracy were busy all day. Got Tuesday open if you can make it that quick. Call or text.
Capt. Rom

Had some good days fishing lately. Blackfin, dolphins, and a few wahoo around. Still getting caught up from Bermuda. ...
07/29/2026

Had some good days fishing lately. Blackfin, dolphins, and a few wahoo around. Still getting caught up from Bermuda. Getting ready to head up to WMO in Ocean City.

This was yesterday. Misty Steffee and her crew fished with us. It was a rough day but they hung in there till lunch ti...
06/28/2026

This was yesterday. Misty Steffee and her crew fished with us. It was a rough day but they hung in there till lunch time. We had a good catch of blackfin and a dolphin. I am leaving for Bermuda tomorrow and can’t wait. My son Rom4th will be running Release. He has everyone’s contact information. His # is 252-305-5229 if you need to contact him.

This was May 22. Robert Gottschalk, Donnie and Rana, we’re with me. I never fails when I get some of my good friends ...
05/24/2026

This was May 22. Robert Gottschalk, Donnie and Rana, we’re with me. I never fails when I get some of my good friends on the Release I can’t make the right turns. Caught a few fish but not what I wanted.

This was May 21. Tom Garrett, also long time customer, and his crew fished with me. Had a good day catching wahoo, dol...
05/24/2026

This was May 21. Tom Garrett, also long time customer, and his crew fished with me. Had a good day catching wahoo, dolphin, and tuna.

This was May 20. Larry Goehring and his crew fished with me. Had a good day on the dolphin and a couple of small tuna.
05/24/2026

This was May 20. Larry Goehring and his crew fished with me. Had a good day on the dolphin and a couple of small tuna.

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