Feeding Frenzy
 
                                                     Sportfishing and Boating Academy

  Welcome and Thank-You for visiting the Feeding Frenzy Sportfishing and Boating Academy website.  We offer professional services that teach fishermen and boaters how to take their skills and confidence to a higher level.  We offer modules for the novice fisherman all the way up to the angler pursuing billfish and pelagic trophies.

  A good number of our students are new to fishing and boating, are seasonal residents, or have recently moved from another state.  Most have been wasting money and time utilizing methods that may work elsewhere, but are not effective on Florida fish.  Some just want to learn how to catch one type of fish, or maybe where to find the best kayak fishing locations.  Stop wasting your money and time when you can learn in a few hours, what normally takes years to learn!  Invest in your boating and fishing skills and save over the long run.

Our staff of instructors are expert Guides and Captains that have decades of experience fishing and boating on our waterways.  Let them minimize your learning curve through our various programs that accommodate every skill level, fishing style and budget.  Our Academy offers extremely comprehensive multi-week classes, one day workshops and also private “on the water” lessons designed to bring you the most information possible in a format representing the best value for you, the student.

  Comprehensive, three week long courses meet twice a week, in the evenings at the South County Family YMCA, located at 701 Center Road in Venice.  These Academy courses represent the best overall value to our students, especially when combined with the optional “on the water” private lessons.  Classes are structured around lesson plans, power point productions and include bound text materials with your paid tuition.  These are our most popular services !

  One day, “Workshops” offer fisherman and boaters a more intense, information packed tutorial on a specific boating topic or fish species in just a few short hours, usually in one evening or Saturday morning.  These are enormously popular as fishing seasons change and also feature power point presentations and bound text materials.  If you simply want to learn how to better target snook, properly read you bottom finder, or how to triumph over tarpon, these workshops are “Hands-on” and designed for you!

  Our private, “on the water” lessons are performed on your boat, with your equipment.  We fine- tune your GPS, Fish Finder, Safety equipment and train you how to minimize your efforts while maximizing results.  If you want to program your GPS, discover new Hotspots with your fish finder, target your favorite fish, or just want a boating lesson, this service is formulated for you.

  Regardless which service you take advantage of, our main goal is to minimize your expenses, maximize results, improve boating safety and ultimately teach you to “Fish Smarter, Not Harder.