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Taylor Jean Sport Fishing: A Legacy of Excellence in Competitive Fishing

Welcome aboard the Taylor Jean, one of the most decorated sport fishing vessels on the tournament circuit. With a history of hard-fought victories, record-breaking catches, and an unwavering commitment to the sport, the Taylor Jean Sport Fishing team has built a reputation as a dominant force in some of the most prestigious offshore fishing competitions.

From the Mid-Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico, the Taylor Jean has consistently proven its skill, endurance, and strategy in high-stakes tournaments, bringing home multiple championships in tuna, shark, marlin, and dolphin categories. Our crew’s dedication, passion, and experience continue to push us to new heights as we compete against the best anglers in the world.

A History of Championship Wins

Taylor Jean Sport Fishing – captained by Ken Hager (with Capt. Blaine Birch in recent years) – has amassed an impressive record in East Coast big-game fishing tournaments since 2013. Below is a comprehensive summary of the team’s tournament placements, notable catches, and winnings, organized by

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Are You Ready
to Reel in the Big One

What ever you are looking to do out on the water, Taylor Jean Sport Fishing is here to help you get the experience you deserve. We love to customize your salt water fishing trip to your wants and needs. Looking to target a specific class of fish? We are on it and willing to help you do so. Never caught a shark before, always wanted to but didn’t have the know how or experience to try it? Let us help you gain the confidence to do so, we’ve been there and done that and want to make sure you can as well.

Thinking about getting into fishing, or just purchased a boat and need some tips, pointers and first hand knowledge. Come out with the Taylor Jean and we will gladly share salt water fishing techniques and know how. We are even willing to run your boat for you and show you salt water fishing techniques for your boat to make you more confident and comfortable. We will help you gain the knowledge so you too can go tournament fishing and enjoy the thrill of competitive sport fishing.

Complete our online form below to check for charter dates availability. Let us know when you would like to fish, with a back up date in case original date is unavailable, as well as the type of fish you would like to target.

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Guest
Taylor Jean Fishing

Some Guest Anglers who have fished with us over the past few years….

We have had many guest anglers and a few charter members do some salt water fishing with us over the past few years. Most of these pictures are aboard the “old Taylor Jean” a 45′ Viking express boat. That boat was traded in the spring of 2016 for the newer 2009 50′ Viking Sport Fishing Boat pictured immediately below.

If you have been on a charter with us and have any pictures you like to share so that we can post them on the web site, please give us a call. We would love to have more pics of our guest anglers enjoying some time on the water doing some salt water fishing.

The pictures of anglers with marlins (both blue and/or white) were on offshore tournament fishing charters for the most part. Tournament fishing charters is typically done on a limited basis for 1-3 “guest anglers”. The guest anglers will fish alongside the regular crew members and get a chance at some major excitement in tournament conditions.

Salt water fishing is a passion, and most of our guests are equally as passionate about being on the open waters as are we. We hope one day soon to be able to

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News & Events

Mid Atlantic 500 - 2012

We weren't marlin fishermen, we were/are tuna fishermen. But this was something that was on all of our bucket lists and so we decided to enter for the first time

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BTB Mako Rodeo 2013

Although we didn't catch the winning Mako for this tournament, we were still in the money for our 398 pound thresher shark.

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Mako Fever 2013

The link below is to the official results of the Jersey Shore Shark Anglers Mako Fever tournament.

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Mako Mania 2013

This is a link to an article that appeared in the Asbury Park Press about our success in both Mako Mania and Mako Fever tournaments.

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Meet the Crew

Captain Ken Hager
Bob Evertz
Angler, Crew Member
Alan Kape
Angler, Crew
First Mate
Master Captain Dave McKendrick
Captain Ken Hager