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Welcome to Out To Sea — where I take a 14-foot boat with a 20hp tiller miles offshore in search of tuna, sharks, mahi, and whatever else is out there.

This account documents the full journey! Featured in "The Fisherman Magazine" Out to Sea is about pushing limits offshore—mostly on 14-foot boat—and proving that experience, preparation, and respect for the ocean matter more than size. Built around real fishing, real problem-solving, and real stories, Out to Sea follows the journey of taking a small boat to big water, breaking down boat builds, offshore tactics, and the mindset behind doing things differently. From chasing tuna and sharks to DIY rigging, boat mods, and lessons learned along the way, this page is about the process—not the highlight reel. At its core, Out to Sea is family, grit, and a lifelong connection to the water. If you’re into offshore fishing, small-boat ingenuity, or just enjoy honest storytelling from the sea, you’re in the right place.

14/10/2026

Sometimes you have to take a step back to take two steps forward. In this case its scrapping the idea of the coosa core for the freeboard (and some of the bulkheads) to cut some weight. Expensive decision and maybe a stupid one, but the idea is to have the best and most capable boat possible at the end of this.

Keep the feedback coming and I appreciate all of the tips, info, guidance, updates on you projects, and offers to help.

We'll get there!

12/10/2026

Living her best life! She loves it all! Water, beach, boat, woods, hanging, playing...you name it, shes down for it all.

She would probably be into helping lay fiberglass too. Then get into everything and make a mess.

Such a good girl!

Let me know in the comments if yoy want me to post more of miss Bella, the OTS pup.

08/10/2026

If you can dodge a 🔧, you can dodge what life throws at ya and get back to the boat build.

Unfortunately, these wrenches have been smacking me straight in the face.

So Patches

01/10/2026

So yea...decided not to create templates on this one, which looks ridiculous, but it worked.

However...

After spending some time cutting out the pieces, I was informed that coosa may not be the best material to serve as the core for raising the sides. (Due to weight and price).

Price right now is a little less concerning than weight, but Im 99% sure Im going to be changing it to something much lighter
..a lot of expense to save a few pounds

Now I...
1) Need to pick up the NEW material (stay tuned)
2) Need to figure out if and where to use this 1/4 coosa
3) Need to do some of this over.

Glass half full, I now have REALLY EXPENSIVE templates now, so maybe I didnt skip any steps after all!

Special thanks to Russ for the conversation and the guidance. Go check him out. He does some amazing work on boat restorations, fiberglass hatches and components. He also has sells supplies for your own projects.

19/09/2026

What a great time! Met some great people and saw some familiar faces.

The seminar:
A lot of fun. I love talking about this stuff with my favorite part being the interactions with people, answering questions, and sharing what I've learned over the years.

Thank you The Fisherman Magazine and Matthew Broderick for the opportunity.

Thank you to the folks that sat in for seminar and for the great questions. Hope the info helps you be safer, look at approaching big water through a new lens, and helps increase your chances of success in the future.

The event:
There was a ton tackle to look at from the newest/latest amongst a bunch of other gear. I was able to sit in the for the seminar the legend William "Doc" Muller ran which not doing much surfcasting myself there was plenty of great info that applies beyond the surf. Notes were definitely taken!

Expert row was a happening spot with lots of great conversations. I think next year, I'll definitely be coming with a lot more questions and picking brains because there was a lot accessible knowledge there.

The folks from the The Fisherman Magazine, what a great group. They were busy making sure that everything ran smoothly and that everyone had a great time. I would say mission accomplished.

My top takeaway:
Get involved in the fishing community!

It's easy to get caught up in the daily grind of life and with whatever free time you may have left (if any), hit the water. You then grind it out again until your next fishing window. This cycle can unintentionally isolate oneself when yet, theres a large community out there filled with great people to connect with, share stories, and learn from.

You never know. Something you hear or a small tip given can make the difference next time out!

Enjoy the weekend. Hopefully you're getting on the water and be safe!

16/09/2026

Can't make it? Let me know in the comments if you would like for me to do a live online discussion!

10/09/2026

I’m excited to be speaking at The Fisherman Surf/Inshore/Offshore Fishing Show on Thursday, September 17 at 8:00 PM.

My seminar is:

Small Boat, Big Water: Fishing Offshore in a 14-Foot Boat

I can spend hours talking about each aspect of the boat but Im going to condense it down to about 40 minutes and looking to pack in as much as possible. I’ll be including how I’ve adapted a 14-foot boat for offshore fishing, including safety, space optimization, fishability, fuel and range, weather decisions, trolling, landing fish, and lessons learned from chasing mahi, sharks and bluefin.

I’ll also get into a few things I learned the hard way — including talking about my worst fishing experience I've ever had.

It’s a ton, but I promise that I’ll leave some room at the end for questions.

Really looking forward to sharing all of this and meeting some folks in person!

September 17 • 8:00 PM
Huntington Hilton

Link to the event details can be found in my bio!

09/09/2026

Got to sneak in another day of seining in and introduce some of the local critters to some more friends.

You know the kids are hooked when its always "ONE MORE, PULL...PLEEEEAAASE!!".

The goal this day was seahorses. We weren't successful in that department, but still never knew whether we would find one in the next try. Taking the gold for favorite fish of the day was Mr and Mrs Puffer.

Seining is an easy way to introduce kids to marine wildlife and spark their interest. At some point the torch will be past to them in ensuring the future of our waters so the more we can get kids involved now the brighter it will be!

31/08/2026

She's been cooped up in the shelter and needed a healthy dose of vitamin D. If shes anything like her owner she would have started looking like a lobster after about 15 minutes of exposure, so this was a quick one.

Its a little bit of a pain to pull her out, but it was nice not having to squeeze around her and actually use the shelter more as a workshop.

I'll follow up with what I was actually doing with her out, but this was a nice change.

Hope you all have been getting outvthere and crushing it and/or making headway on your projects!

All the best!

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