Captain Joe first started fishing off the coast of New Jersey at the age of 12. In 1982, he moved to South Florida, where he fished out of Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, and the Bahamas. In 1984, he moved to Central Florida, where he has been fishing for the past 30+ years.

Captain Joe has been a licensed captain for the past 30 years and holds a 100-ton master’s license.