Captain
Syd Unsworth

Member since February 2023 Ocean City, United States
Background
My life of fishing began as a child, fishing tournaments with my father from North Carolina to Connecticut, and ongoing recreationally/commercially out of Cape May and Ocean City. My early introduction to sportfishing jump-started my journey to fishing professionally. My love for this game only grows with every day spent on the water, with my greatest happiness coming from bending the rod and putting fish on the deck. I take great pleasure in sharing these experiences with others and educating others on this beautiful sport. From the bay to the canyons, I pride myself on being a jack of all trades, able to put people on a variety of fish consistently, inshore and offshore. I love meeting new anglers, beginners, and experts, and I look forward to having you aboard the Mod Squad. Tight lines and good times await!
Techniques
Flounder: Bucktailing, Live Bait. Sea Bass: Wreck fishing, and winter offshore jumbo seabass trips. Tog/Blackfish: Capt. Syd's custom tog rigs: effective and snag proof. Crabs for bait. Striped Bass: Topwater casting, jigging, and trolling. In that order. Mahi: Trolling, and pot hopping (these are some of my favorite trips). Tunas: Trolling, chunking, and topwater if possible. Swordfish: Daytime deep drop (electric reel). Tilefish: Lots of hooks, lots of line, and lots of ice (for the fish and your arms because cranking them up from 600ft can take a toll).

Hey, I'm Captain Syd Unsworth

Ocean City, United States
Background
My life of fishing began as a child, fishing tournaments with my father from North Carolina to Connecticut, and ongoing recreationally/commercially out of Cape May and Ocean City. My early introduction to sportfishing jump-started my journey to fishing professionally. My love for this game only grows with every day spent on the water, with my greatest happiness coming from bending the rod and putting fish on the deck. I take great pleasure in sharing these experiences with others and educating others on this beautiful sport. From the bay to the canyons, I pride myself on being a jack of all trades, able to put people on a variety of fish consistently, inshore and offshore. I love meeting new anglers, beginners, and experts, and I look forward to having you aboard the Mod Squad. Tight lines and good times await!
Techniques
Flounder: Bucktailing, Live Bait. Sea Bass: Wreck fishing, and winter offshore jumbo seabass trips. Tog/Blackfish: Capt. Syd's custom tog rigs: effective and snag proof. Crabs for bait. Striped Bass: Topwater casting, jigging, and trolling. In that order. Mahi: Trolling, and pot hopping (these are some of my favorite trips). Tunas: Trolling, chunking, and topwater if possible. Swordfish: Daytime deep drop (electric reel). Tilefish: Lots of hooks, lots of line, and lots of ice (for the fish and your arms because cranking them up from 600ft can take a toll).
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Ocean City
 6 bookings in the past week.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 157 reviews
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Glen B.
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Another great day!

VERIFIED   4 Hour (AM) โ€“ Back Bay on June 19, 2024
Second trip this week with Syd and Mod Squad charters. Besides being a beautiful day we found and caught a bunch of nice fluke
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Jason H.
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Great Experience

VERIFIED   3 Hour (PM) โ€“ Back Bay on June 11, 2024
Captain Syd is very knowledgeable and the trip was highly excellent. Highly rated, recommended, will do again.
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Julie K.
Dresher, PA
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5 Hour (PM) โ€“ Inshore/Reef with Captain Syd

VERIFIED   5 Hour (PM) โ€“ Inshore/Reef on June 30, 2023
Captain Syd was great. Very knowledgeable. Would be great for experienced anglers, or a newbie. We started out catching Sea...
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Bobby C.
Coral Springs, FL
Excellent
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5 hour back bay

VERIFIED   5 Hour (AM) โ€“ Back Bay on May 6, 2023
Overall experience couldnโ€™t have been better very knowledgeable captain. The boat is perfect for any kind of fishing and...
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Dan K.
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Great Inshore Charter

VERIFIED   5 Hour (AM) โ€“ Inshore/Reef on July 27, 2024
Captain Syd was great and we had tons of action on the water. Great charter, highly recommended!
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