Capt. Steve Chaconas - How to Save a Gut Hooked Fish
Capt. Steve takes a look at a few of the
fishing techniques and the basics of different lure categories.
Captain Steve Chaconas brings 25 years of bass
fishing experience on the Potomac River to columns featured in both
BoatUS ANGLER Magazine and BoatUS Trailering Magazine,
Sportsman's Magazine, Woods & Waters, and The Old Town Crier.
He has also written for the Free Lance Star newspaper, The Mount
Vernon Gazette, The Mount Vernon Voice, The American Sportfishing
Association and many others. Steve also hosted the National Bass
Fishing Radio Show. Capt.
Steve is also the BoatUS.com online fishing expert.
A U.S. Coast Guard Captain, licensed by the Potomac
River Fisheries Commission and the Maryland Department of Natural
Resources, Steve has the opportunity to fish with anglers of all
skill levels, including some of the biggest names in pro bass fishing.
He is one of the top bass fishing guides in the country.
Steve's been featured in local and national newspapers,
magazines and on TV and radio: BASSMASTERS, BASS TIMES, BASSIN'
Magazine, BoatUS Magazine, The Washington Post, The Washington Times,
The Los Angeles Times, ESPN and others. He's been: emcee of the
St. Jude Children's Hospital Tournament the past 11 years, a member
of Boat US Speakers Bureau, the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association
and a member of the American Sportfishing Association. Steve has
been awarded an Excellence in Craft award from SEOPA and was the
recipient of the Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce 2002 and 2003
Home-Based Business of the Year Award.
Prior to fishing, Steve's careers included teaching
high school algebra and sales of cars, computers and surgical products.
He also hosted the longest running all-financial morning radio show
in the country and is considered to be "The Father of Business
Radio".