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 2024 42′ Freeman powered by quad yamaha 300’s. It’s one of the fastest and nicest offshore charter boats in town! We have the latest and greatest Garmin electronics as well as all Penn Tackle for helping us catch fish. For seating there are 5 forward facing seats (1 is for the captain), a rear facing bench seat which sits on top of two drink boxes, and a large coffin box lounger. There’s no head on the boat but we always have a 5 gallon bucket. We can handle up to 6 guests on the boat and with the extra speed compared to so many boats you will have more fishing time! Capt. Mike Varney has run the Boat the past couple seasons and Swordfishing and Deep Drop bottom fishing is our specialty. Of course we can fish for all the usual stuff but Capt. Nick Stanczyk originally went the Freeman route to focus on our longer offshore runs.
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
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
