DAYTIME SWORDFISHING
WITH THE STANCZYKS
THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD TO CATCH BROADBILL SWORDFISH.
THE FLEET
WE HAVE MULTIPLE BOATS AVAILABLE FOR DAYTIME SWORDFISH CHARTERS AT THE WORLD FAMOUS
BUD N’ MARY’S MARINA IN ISLAMORADA, FLORIDA KEYS.
Broad Minded
$3,000 per day with Capt. Mike Varney
$4,000 per day with Capt. Nick Stanczyk
Both Capt. Nick Stanczyk and Capt. Mike Varney run the "Broad Minded", though Nick only runs a limited amount of trips.
The new “Broad Minded” is a 2021 42’ Freeman Boatworks. It’s one of the best riding and most comfortable center consoles around. It has double row seating plus rear facing seats so you always have a place to sit. It’s powered with quad 300 Yamaha Outboards and runs up to 60 mph! It’s equipped with top of the line Simrad Electronics and has an amazing JL audio sound system. We can take up to 6 people on it and have plenty of cooler space for your food and drinks. There isn’t a bathroom on it but we do have a 5 gallon bucket.
Captain Nick Stanczyk
Capt. Nick Stanczyk grew up fishing at Bud n' Mary's Marina in Islamorada, FL. His family has owned and operated the marina since 1978. After college Nick pursued his passion and started fishing to make a living. His obsession with swordfish started in 2006 after his first successful trip and he spent countless hours and years refining and developing daytime swordfishing techniques while fishing with his family. Capt. Nick still runs the Broad Minded for some day to day charters, but focuses more on his "Swordfish Camps", the StanzFam YouTube Channel, the Stanz Brand, and spending some time at home with his family and young kids. After a couple years of fishing together with Capt. Mike Varney it was time to give Mike the keys to the Freeman and let him start taking the majority of our charter clients out.
Capt. Mike Varney
Capt. Mike grew up fishing with his family in South Florida. He moved to the Keys as a young kid and spent all of his free time on the water. After high school he worked on private boats, commercial boats, and then ran his own charter boat for five years. Mike has done a little bit of everything and he joined Capt. Nick Stanczyk as a deckhand in 2021 and started running the "Broad Minded" when Nick wasn't. Swordfishing is Mike's favorite type of fishing but he will do it all from deep dropping, to live baiting, and wreck fishing. Mike was also the Top Tag and Release Mate for The Billfish Foundation with Capt. Nick in 2021 and 2022.
- FAST
- 6 PERSON CAPACITY
- WALK AROUND
- VERY STABLE WHEN DRIFTING
- MORE FISHING TIME
Water Damage
$2,500 per day with Capt. Danny Lombardo
Water Damage is a 2016 37' Freeman with a custom gap tower designed for fishing the Florida Keys. It received a major refit in 2023 including a pair of brand new twin 425 hp Yamaha Outboards. This was Capt. Nick Stanczyk's original 37' Freeman and the boat that caught the 757 lb swordfish in 2019. It's a catamaran so it drifts great and the ride is superior to a traditional mono hull. For seating there is a co captains chair, a coffin box, a yeti cooler, as well as a couple bean bags. We can take up to 6 passengers so grab your friends and let's go fishing!
Capt. Danny Lombardo
Capt. Danny has spent his whole life fishing in the Florida Keys. He grew up on the docks at Bud n' Mary's Marina and has traveled all over the world fishing. From chasing Blue Marlin in Bermuda and Dominican Republic, to Snapper and Swordfishing in Islamorada he has the experience. After traveling for a couple years Danny settled back in at home and has been focusing on fishing right here in Islamorada.
Catch 22
$3,000 Per Day
The Catch 22 is a 54′ Blackwell run by Capt Scott Stanczyk. Scott is credited with being the first captain to catch a targeted daytime deep drop swordfish in the United States dating back to January 2003! The boat has a large cockpit with a fighting chair, a bridge, and a tuna tower. The cabin has AC with two large bench seats, a galley, and a bathroom. The Catch 22 can accommodate up to 6 passengers.
Call Bud n' Mary's Marina at (305) 664-2461
to book Catch 22
CHARTERS
WE TAKES CLIENTS OUT FOR
AN EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME!
Bud n’ Mary’s Marina
Located an hour and a half south of Miami, on the southern tip of beautiful Islamorada in the Florida Keys, you will find Bud N’ Mary’s Fishing Marina. Established in 1944 and home to over 40 legendary fishing captains and guides, it is the oldest and largest fishing fleet in the Florida Keys Fishing industry. Islamorada is known as the Sportfishing Capital of the World, and rightfully so. More world record fish have been caught from our waters than any other location on earth. Fishing in the Keys is an angler’s dream come true!
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SOCIAL MEDIA
TOP TAG AND RELEASE CAPTAIN
FOR THE BILLFISH FOUNDATION
2016,
2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 & 2022
