The Captain
Captain Jake Hanlon grew up on the ocean in Hingham, MA and has been fishing the local waters his entire life. He has fished all around the world in places like Fiji, Costa Rica, Belize, The Bahamas, Key West and both Florida coasts for many different species of fish. However, his true passion is angling the waters off Massachusetts like Stellwagen Bank and Cape Cod Bay. Jake has fished with some of the best fisherman in the world including Wicked Tunas very own Jay Marciano. Jake has his 100 ton USCG Captain License, FCC Marine Operators permit, Assistance Towing Endorsement and is First Aid and CPR Certified.
118” 986 lbs
The Crew
102” 577 lbs
Jonathan Shepard (Shep) Grew up fishing the local waters of Hingham MA. When Shep was 20 years old he moved to Belize and spent a year living with the locals perfecting his fly fishing skills. Since Shep moved back home he has been learning the art of catching monster bluefin tuna and is Jakes right hand man. The absolute best and most entertaining person to fish with, there is never a dull moment when Shep’s on the boat.
Jimmy is Jakes older brother who also grew up fishing the waters of Massachusetts. He is 11 years older than Jake and taught him everything he knows about fishing. Jimmy learned from the best of the best. He was a mate on the famous sport fishing boat Castafari, with world renowned fisherman Capt. Damon Sacco. He’s fished with legends like the Sears brothers and Capt. Bunar (AKA Skippy). Jimmy has been Fishing Stellwagen bank for over 20 years and his passion is catching MONSTER fish!
On September 12th 2023 Christian Boretti caught his first ever Giant Bluefin Tuna aboard F/V Suspect. 689 lbs.
PREVIEW BELOW WHAT YOU COULD EXPERIENCE ABOARD F/V SUSPECT
Have some burgers on the grill and relax while we wait for the tuna to bite!
We see whales almost every trip, massive bubble feeding displays are not uncommon to see.
August 1st 2023. This was Perry McCarthy’s first ever bluefin tuna a whopping 850 lbs!