Boat and Crew |
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The Boat:
"Exile" is a customized 45 foot Hatteras Sportfishing Boat located in Cape May Marine, Cape May, NJ
- 26 knot cruise speed
Interior
- air-conditioned/heated salon and staterooms
- spacious sofa and sofa chair, TV and DVD player in the Salon
- 2 wireless headphones to hear the TV clearer while underway
- salon stereo with iPod connection
- hot and cold freshwater system
- bathroom with a head and sink
- refrigerator, freezer, microwave, and stove in the galley
- wireless internet
State-of-the-art electronics geared towards fishing and navigation
- Satellite Phone
- Furuno NavNet I & II chartplotter, depth sounder, and radar
- Sirius Weather
- Big Bay computer with chartplotter and satellite internet
- 2 VHF Radios
- Simrad autopilot
- bridge stereo (XM satellite radio/iPod connection)
Comfortable and functional cockpit
- mezzanine with cushioned seating
- livewell
- drink box
- fighting chair
HD Video Cameras
Exile has a set of two High Definition video cameras that run 24/7 to catch all of the action while you are out fishing with us. One camera is focused on the whole cockpit. With this camera, we can capture all of the action going on in the cockpit, from the chaos during the strike all of the way to the boating of your fish. Our second camera is focused on the action behind the boat. This is great for trolling because it covers the whole spread of baits. It will capture your tuna or marlin crashing the bait before it is even hooked.
Note: Following DVD Option is now available. For more information about this option, please contact Captain Ricky Wheeler (info@exilesportfishing.com) .
The best part of having cameras on the boat is we can make you a DVD of your trip so you can take it home to show your friends and family. What better way to make a memory last... Some clips that we select will also be displayed in our Video Gallery. If for some reason you would not like to be filmed, please just let us know.
DVD prices upon request.
The Crew:
Doctor Frank Pettisani Jr.
has accumulated 25+ years of fishing off of the Jersey Coast and the World. He has fished countless tournaments all over the world and is a very experienced angler. His name appears on the Perpetual Trophy in the IGFA Hall of Fame. He was also the 1997 Aftco Angler of the Year.
Frank has been a part of many notable tournament finishes: South Jersey Shark Tournament - Heaviest Mako, Heaviest Tiger, Heaviest Shark Overall; Mid-Atlantic $500,000 - 2nd place Blue Marlin 497lbs, 3rd place Blue Marlin 489lbs, 2nd place Heaviest Tuna, 3rd place Heaviest Tuna; Great Egg Harbor Marlin & Tuna Club Overnight Tournament - 1st place Heaviest Tuna, Most Points Overall; Ocean City Marlin & Tuna Club Overnight Tournament - 1st place White Marlin Releases; Venezuelan Grand Slam Billfish Tournament - 1st place Most Grand Slams; Venezuelan Billfish Shootout - 2nd place Most Points Overall, 3rd place Most Points Overall Releases; Spice Island Billfish Tournament Grenada - 1st place Most Billfish Releases, 2nd place Most Billfish Releases; Trinidad and Tobago Wahoo Tournament - 3rd place Most Points Overall; 2008 Mid-Atlantic $500,000 - 2nd Heaviest Tuna; 5th Heaviest Stringer - 2009 Mid-Atlantic Tuna Tournament; 2nd Place Overall Points - Ocean City, NJ Marlin & Tuna Club Billfish Overnight Tournament; "Grand Champions" - 2nd Annual Tuna Stakes.
Some "Exile" Records with Dr. Pettisani Jr. as the owner are 8 Blue Marlin in one day, Double Grand Slam, Super Slam, Heaviest Blue Marlin 650lbs, Triple Header Blue Marlin (all released).
Dr. Frank Pettisani is an accomplished angler who is very passionate about sharing the thrills and excitement of fishing with others.
Captain Ricky Wheeler
has been fishing the Delaware Bay, Jersey Coast, and Upper Chesapeake Bay since he was a kid. He has caught everything from flounder and stripers up to tuna and marlin. Ricky graduated from the University of Delaware with a Bachelor's of the Arts concentrated in Psychology in May, 2006. The summer after graduation, he worked as a mate on a 54 foot private sportfishing boat up until the end of the White Marlin Open. At the end of the summer he jumped onto the 45 foot Hatteras, "Exile" , to fish the last two days of the Mid-Atlantic $500,000 in Cape May, NJ and has been fishing on the boat ever since. Boat owner Frank Pettisani, Jr. had him running the boat by November that year, and Ricky got his Captain's license in May of 2007.
So far as a Captain he has fished eight striper tournaments, taking a spot in the top ten in every one and finishing in the money in 5 of the 8 tournaments. He has also captained angler Maureen Klause to the recent 2# IGFA line class Striped Bass World Record. He also just guided the same angler to a pending IGFA tautog world record on 2# test. As a mate he has fished numerous marlin, tuna, and shark tournaments. He has been a part of many notable tournament finishes on "Exile" with the most recent being "Grand Champions" in the 2nd Annual Tuna Stakes. This win gives the Exile Team the invitation to fish in the 2010 IGFA Offshore World Championship in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
Ricky is very experienced and knowledgeable in many aspects of fishing, and sportfishing has always been his greatest passion. |
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"Took my son on the Exile for his birthday. He caught an 89 pound Wahoo - what a gift. Captain and crew of the Exile, you guys rock!"
-John D.
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