THE BOAT
The Frog Pile is a magnificent 55’ 2001 Buddy Harris Custom Carolina Sportfishing Boat. It is a 55’ LOA and has a 16 ½ foot beam along with a 200 square foot fishing cockpit complete with three fighting chairs. It is spacious enough for your entire party to have lots of fish fighting room. This is one of the largest and fastest charter boats in the Rudee Inlet fleet, cruising at 28 knots - so you spend more time on the fish and not in transit. With state-of-the-art technology, fishfinders and GPS North Star, we put you on the fish over and over again. For your safety, we have added a USCG certified life boat and new radar systems. Our recently renovated salon has a wonderful mahogany finish with lots of sitting room, new 16,000 BTU air conditioning unit, bar, refrigerator and microwave. Enjoy the ride and relax with music or video on the CD/DVD and VCR players in the new entertainment center. Fish and listen to your favorite music on the new stereo system. The aft cockpit fish box holds 750 pounds and duel high-side boxes hold 300 pounds each, so lots of room to keep your catch fresh and cold. We also use top-of-the-line fishing grear: Penn International 80’s, 50’s, 30’s, and Penn spinning reels. We also have Shimano tld 30’s and tld 25’s, Jigging rods and reels. The cockpit or the bridge deck are open and large enough for you to fly fish, if you wish.
THE CAPTAIN
CONTACT Captain Joshua Anderson 757.404.4293
CLICK HERE to Read Capt. Josh’s Online Blog and Fishing Reports.
United States Coast Guard Captain Joshua Anderson has been on the Frog Pile for five years and is an award-winning fisherman who has been fishing the Virginia and North Carolina waters for 25 years. Capt. Josh has a vast knowledge of area waters and is devoted to you catching big fish and ensuring a safe trip. Growing up Virginia Beach, Va., it was inevitable that he would become a fisherman. Fishing on a charter for the first time at age 12, he caught his first white marlin, and at 16-years-old, he starting mating on an offshore charter. Josh loves to fish, specializing in catching blue marlin, white marlin, sailfish, swordfish, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, big eye tuna, mahi mahi (dolphin), wahoo, king mackerel, amberjack, sea bass, tilefish, grouper, bluefish, rockfish (striped bass), cobia, Spanish mackerel, red drum (redfish), black drum, flounder, shark, and much more. You name it; Josh has caught lots of it! A few years back, Captain Josh recorded Virginia Beach’s Largest Tuna of the Year at 198 pounds. In 2007, he registered the second largest King mackerel in Virginia at 57 pounds and the largest bluefin tuna in 2006 at 207 pounds. In a nutshell, Captain Josh has fished the mid-Atlantic region his entire life and knows all the inside tips and tricks. He is able to predict the patterns and behaviors of the local fisheries and has researched to find the ins and outs and of course the “secret spots.”
THE OWNER
Boat owner Lew Hicks is a Retired U.S. Navy Seal and holds a 100-ton United States Coast Guard Captain License and a Virginia Commercial Registration (fishing) License. He has fished all over the world. His fishing experience demands the need for a successful fishing outing, hence, he has put together a fishing staff and gear package that will make your fishing dreams come true.
