The Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series brings its 2025 New Jersey edition to Resorts Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City on Saturday, January 25. Hosting the 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. event will be George Poveromo, the host of George Poveromo’s World of Saltwater Fishing on Discovery. The annual event will once again be co-hosted by noted author, write and local fishing authority Nick Honachefsky.
Notable local fishing authorities joining Poveromo and Honachefsky in Atlantic City for this unique event include South Jersey Capt. Tim Smith of Bodacious Sportfishing, Capt. Steve Palmer from the Miss Beach Haven and Jingles Bait and Tackle, Capt. Tom Daffin from Fishin’ Fever Sportfishing out of Cape May, Capt. Dante Soriente of Magic Tail Outfitters, noted Jersey Shore angler Melissa Toro, and many others.
“The National Seminar Series has become the nation’s longest-running and most popular educational course on recreational marine angling tactics and techniques,” said Poveromo of the 38th year of this 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 game fish within the waters of the respective Seminar Series stop,” said Poveromo, adding “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 on-stage demonstrations.”
Courses for the January 25 seminar will encompass the how-tos and where-tos of catching the regions inshore, near shore and offshore saltwater game fish. 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. “One can’t help but to walk away from the seminar with numerous new tricks and techniques, regardless of their experience level,” Poveromo added.
The ticket price covers 5 hours of instruction, 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, bottle of OrPine Wash & Wax, a $10 discount card off any purchase of $75 or more from Bass Pro Shops and chances to win thousands of dollars’ worth in door prizes! The grand prize at the conclusion of the New Jersey 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.
At the conclusion of the seminar, an after party will be held inside the Bass Pro Shops in Atlantic City from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. with complimentary food, soft drinks and music. To purchase tickets for this January 25th event go to nationalseminarseries.com.
