Madfin | Teams

Out here, it's a fine line between being a competitor and being the chum.

Here's a look at the seven teams competing in the 2008 Quiznos Madfin Shark Series:

34' Yellowfin

Captain Carter Andrews
Teammate: Robert "RT" Trosset
Hometown: Crooked Island, Bahamas
Date of Birth: 1-2-1967
Occupation: Professional fisherman
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Oceanic White Tip
Off the Water Hobbies: Spending time with family
Contact Carter: fishcrooked@cs.com
or call (307) 413-5886

Captain Robert "RT" Trosset
Teammate: Carter Andrews
Hometown: Key West, Fla.
Date of Birth: 3-27-1952
Occupation: Full-time charter captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Bull Shark
Favorite Movie: "Caddyshack"
Off the Water Hobbies: Hunting turkey, hogs, and deer
Contact Robert: rtspindrift@aol.com or call (305) 797-5693

26' Andros

Captain Rush Maltz
Teammate: Stevie Impallomeni
Hometown: Key West, Fla.
Date of Birth: 1-29-1975
Occupation: Full-time charter captain and commercial lobster diver
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: The one worth the most points
Favorite Movie: "Young Guns"
Off the Water Hobbies: Diving
Contact Rush: Please visit www.odysseafishing.com

Captain Stevie Impallomeni
Teammate: Rush Maltz
Hometown: Key West, Fla.
Date of Birth: 7-25-1972
Occupation: Full-time charter captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Blacktips
Favorite Movie: "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
Off the Water Hobbies: Bird hunting
Contact Stevie: Please call (305) 292-9837

24' Lake & Bay

Captain Bryan "Bear" Holeman
Teammate: Bo Johnson
Hometown: Key West, Fla.
Date of Birth: 11-15-1978
Occupation: Full-time charter captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Blacktip
Favorite Movie: "Natural Born Killers"
Off the Water Hobbies: Watching the Weather Channel
Occupation: Full-time charter captain
Contact Bryan: visit bryan@holemanbrothers.com

Captain Bo Johnson
Teammate: Bryan "Bear" Holeman
Hometown: Cape Coral, Fla.
Date of Birth: 1-16-1968
Occupation: Lake and Bay sales and tournament fishing
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Sand Tiger
Favorite Movie: "Shooter"
Off the Water Hobbies: Deer hunting
Contact Bo: Please go to fishtenacity.com

29' Sea Hunter

Captain Rob Fordyce
Teammate: Bill Brown
Hometown: Homestead, Fla.
Date of Birth: 1-15-1970
Occupation: Full-time charter captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Hammerhead
Favorite Movie: "Dirty Harry"
Off the Water Hobbies: Traditional bow hunting
Contact Rob: Email robfordyce@comcast.net or go to robfordyce.com

Captain Bill Brown
Teammate: Rob Fordyce
Hometown: Watch-Hill, R.I.
Date of Birth: 10-13-1946
Occupation: Charter captain, outdoors columnist, seminar speaker
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Thresher shark
Favorite Movie: "Animal House"
Off the Water Hobbies: Reading, traveling and spending time with my family.
Contact Bill: Please visit www.billfishcharter.com

23' Tarpon Andros

Captain Robert Moore
Teammate: Mike Mahan
Hometown: Port Charlotte, Fla.
Date of Birth: 1-6-1970
Occupation: Ft. Myers firefighter, charter captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: The one that pulls the drag out of my rod
Favorite Movie: "Band of Brothers"
Off the Water Hobbies: Traveling, spending time with family and watching son play baseball
Contact Robert: Please visit captrobertmoore.com

Captain Mike Mahan
Teammate: Robert Moore
Hometown: Port Charlotte, Fla.
Date of Birth: 2-15-1958
Occupation: Full-time charter captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Hammerhead
Favorite Movie: "Green Card"
Off the Water Hobbies: Guitar, Traveling with wife
Contact Mike: Please visit castawayfishingcharter.com

31' Contender

Captain Tony Murphy
Teammate: Captain Carl Masiello
Hometown: Key West, Fla.
Date of Birth: 1-3-1966
Occupation: Full-time Charter Captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Hammerhead
Favorite Movie: "Last of the Mohicans"
Off the Water Hobbies: Coach baseball, play baseball, family time
Contact Tony: Please visit keylimey.com

Captain Carl Masiello
Teammate: Tony Murphy
Hometown: Key West, Fla.
Date of Birth: 09-18-1959
Occupation: Hotel Property Owner and Tournament Angler
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: Bull Shark
Favorite Movie: "Waterworld"
Off the Water Hobbies: Volunteer work
Contact Carl: Please visit www.floridakeys.net/spanishgardens

27' Conch

Captain Steve Rodger
Teammate: Jake Perry
Hometown: Key West, Fla.
Date of Birth: 11-24-1974
Occupation: Full-time charter captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: All sharks but whatever is worth the most points
Favorite Movie: "Captain Ron"
Off the Water Hobbies: Deer and turkey hunting
Contact Steve: Please visit www.spearonefishing.com

Captain Jake Perry
Teammate: Steve Rodger
Hometown: Key West, Florida
Date of Birth: 1-1972
Occupation: Key West Fire Department firefighter, charter captain
Favorite Shark to Catch and Release: The one that wins the tournament
Favorite Movie: "Shawshank Redemption"
Off the Water Hobbies: spearfishing
Contact Jake: Please visit www.meangreenfishing.com