Presented by Bass Pro Shops and Mako Boats, the Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series brings its 2025 New England edition to the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, on Saturday, February 22. Hosting the event will be George Poveromo, of George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing on Discovery. Rick Mola, a legendary New England fishing authority and owner of Fisherman’s World, a tackle shop in Norwalk, CT, will co-host.
Joining Poveromo and Mola at the Mohegan Sun will be:
Captain Mike Roy – Premier light tackle pro and specialist at fishing the waters of Long Island and Block Island Sounds and the Housatonic River, with Reel Cast Charters!
Max Finch – Noted authority on fishing Western Long Island Sound and a trophy striped bass specialist!
Matt Stone – Noted Connecticut River and coastal kayak fishing pro, with Sunrise Kayak Fishing!
Capt. Dante Soriente – Renowned authority on fishing for tunas from New Jersey through New England and noted trophy tog specialist, with Magic Tail Outfitters!
Dustin Stevens – Accomplished kayak fishing pro who specializes in fishing the inshore and coastal waters of Rhode Island and southern New England, with Rhode Island Kayak Fishing Adventures!
Capt. Rich Tenreiro – Legendary pro at fishing Long Island and Block Island Sounds, with RnG Fishing Charters!
Capt. David Wicker – Veteran king mackerel, bottom-fishing and marine electronics specialist!
Capt. Alan Wenzel – Islamorada, Florida Keys, authority on offshore live-baiting, trolling, conventional- and deep-drop bottom-fishing!
“The National Seminar Series has become the nation’s longest-running and most popular educational course on recreational marine angling tactics and techniques,” says Poveromo. “This is year number 38 for the tour. The backbone to its success has always been the vast amount of cutting-edge and pertinent how-to information on catching more and bigger fish within the waters of the respective Seminar Series stop. This information is explained in great detail by some of the very best saltwater anglers, and each session is backed by elaborate visuals that include video bytes, technical and action-oriented images and onstage demonstrations. One can’t help but to walk away from the seminar with numerous new tricks and techniques, regardless of their experience level.”
Courses for the February 22 seminar will encompass the how-to’s and where-to’s of catching the regions inshore, nearshore and offshore saltwater gamefish.
The Seminar Series kicks off at 9 a.m. and will conclude by 3 p.m., with a one-hour break at noon. Considered to be the best bargain in sportfishing, a seminar series ticket is only $65. The ticket price covers five hours of instruction from the best pros in the business, a course textbook, a one-year subscription or extension to Salt Water Sportsman, one Roff’s Ocean Fishing Forecast Analysis, Star Brite boat care products, a bottle of OrPine Wash & Wax, a $10.00 discount card off any purchase of $75.00 or more from Bass Pro Shops and chances to win thousands of dollars in door prizes! The grand prize at the conclusion of the New England seminar is a Florida Keys fishing trip with one of several premier Florida Keys guides. The super grand prize, to be awarded two weeks after the conclusion of the 2025 series, is a new Mako Pro Skiff 17 cc!
To purchase tickets and learn more about the seminar, visit: www.nationalseminarseries.com.
