Poveromo's Seminars Teach Angling Skills

PARKLAND — For the past two decades, George Poveromo's name has been synonymous with saltwater fishing how-to. Through television shows and articles in magazines and newspapers, he has built a career out of sharing fishing knowledge with enthusiastic anglers.

From January through early March, Poveromo will conduct nine day-long seminars designed to bring the latest and greatest tips, techniques and know-how to the saltwater angling public. The 2008 Saltwater Sportsman Magazine National Seminar Series presented by Boater's World Marine Centers will include three stops in Florida. The two seminars nearest to Treasure Coast anglers will be Feb. 2 in Titusville and Feb. 9 in Coral Springs.

As the touring series begins its 21st year of packing auditoriums and meeting halls, Poveromo can't help but smile at its longevity.

"The only two gigs that have been around that long are us and The Rolling Stones," he joked. "The way I see it, if we weren't successful at providing top-rate instruction, we wouldn't be around."

Over the years, more than 100,000 anglers have attended the seminars for the how-to and where-to information, Poveromo said. Many have returned because one day spent absorbing expert angling wisdom translated into many more satisfying fishing trips with family and friends.

"It really is a crash course on the most successful fishing information available for a given type of fishing," he said.

The seminars are tailored toward fishing opportunities and popular methods in the region in which they take place.

For example, the Coral Springs stop will pull from North Miami, Boca Raton, North Palm Beach, Stuart and Port St. Lucie. As a result, it is loaded with expert captains and anglers who have fresh information on daytime swordfishing — one of the hottest current trends in South Florida sport fishing. Poveromo also has arranged for skippers to share tips on high-speed trolling for wahoo, how and where to find dolphin, stalking big kingfish and how to catch trophy tarpon and snook.

The Central Florida seminar will pull anglers from Daytona, Orlando, Sebastian, Vero Beach and Fort Pierce. One topic will help owners of center consoles under 30 feet learn how to target yellowfin tuna on the eastern edge of the Gulf Stream.

"We'll explain how to best use the radar to locate the right kind of birds and demonstrate the right kind of rigs to use," he said. "We'll also share how to employ chunking tactics that are very successful for tuna fishermen in South Florida."

Grouper, snapper and cobia fishing techniques offshore as well as inshore techniques designed for trout, redfish, flounder, snook and tripletail also will be covered by Poveromo's team of experts.

SALTWATER SPORTSMAN NATIONAL SEMINAR SERIES

• Hosted by George Poveromo, senior editor with Saltwater Sportsman magazine and host of ESPN2's "George Poveromo's World of Saltwater Fishing" and Dr. Ray Waldner, marine biology professor and accomplished light tackle angler.

• Fee: $55 per seat. Registration includes one-year subscription to Saltwater Sportsman magazine ($24.95 value), a 330-yard spool of Sufix fishing line, one Roffer's Ocean Fishing Forecast analysis (tuna, dolphin and marlin only), a 16-ounce bottle of OrPine Wash and Wax and one tub of Chum-King Chum. A drawing will take place at the end of each Florida seminar to win a bonefishing excursion to the Bimini Sands Resort and Marina. The attendees of the 2008 seminars will be entered into a drawing for the grand prize — a Mako 212 Center Console with Float-On trailer.

• Seminars begin at 9 a.m. and last until 4 p.m.

• For complete information on all nine seminar dates and to register online, visit www.nationalseminarseries.com or call (800) 448-7360.

DATES NEAREST TREASURE COAST

TITUSVILLE, FEB. 2

Astronaut High School Performing Arts Theater, 800 War Eagle Blvd., Titusville

Speakers include: Capt. Troy Perez, Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon guide for 30 years; Dave Workman, three-time Southern Kingfish Association Angler of the Year; Capt. Brent Hancock, Port Canaveral offshore trolling, live baiting and bottom fishing specialist; Ed Perry, Central Florida trophy flounder specialist and expert on fishing inlets and rivers for snook, redfish and trout; Capt. Greg Bogdan, South Florida light tackle, live bait, bottom fishing and swordfish specialist and Dr. Mitch Roffer, the nation's leading authority on locating sea surface temperatures and currents that hold fish.

CORAL SPRINGS, FEB. 9

Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Dr., Coral Springs

Speakers include: Capt. Greg Bogdan, South Florida light tackle, live bait, bottom fishing and swordfish specialist; Capt. Jimmy Wickett, snook and tarpon inlet and beach angling specialist; Capt. Ron Schatman, legendary big-game skipper who pioneered high-speed trolling for wahoo and specializes in swordfish; Capt. Art Sapp, Pompano-beach based tournament pro specializing in live baiting for big kingfish and tuna, and dead-bait trolling for sailfish and dolphin; Capt. Ralph Hawkins, expert with live baiting for sailfish, tuna, kingfish and dolphin; and Capt. Steve Huddleston, Fort Lauderdale-based snook, tarpon and reef fishing authority.




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