Captain Damon Sacco is the founder of Castafari Inc., serves on the company's Board of Directors and is the man behind the wheel of the Castafari lifestyle. He is a 43 year old Massachusetts native who developed an appreciation for the sea at a very early age. By the age of 14, Damon was regularly fishing the waters off the New England coast and far beyond. After earning a bachelor degree at Hobart College in 1991, Damon ventured into the entertainment industry persuing a passion in music, touring and recording with the reggae/ska outfit, Iration. He then went on to expand his musical exploits touring/recording 2 albums with the band Moss. Since then, Damon has continued composing music and some of his latest recordings can be heard in the new Castafari fishing videos. Damon also co-owns a Best Of Boston named vintage bowling alley/restaurant, Sacco's, located in Davis Square. In 2009 this very "unique" establishment was featured on the television broadcast Ghost Hunters. The real question is simple. Is the place haunted? You might have to see for yourself, and test your candlepin bowling skills while you're there.
Damon spent his wonder years working as a mate on three different Cape Cod based commercial tuna fishing vessels. His propensity for the sea eventually developed into a professional career on the water during the summer season. In the Spring of 1997, Damon established Castafari Inc. Over the passed 10 years, Damon has been expanding Castafari up and down the eastern seaboard, garnering continued success with tournament fishing results, including 11 top three tournament wins. Two Massachusetts big game state records have been set on the Castafari, and 3 fish over 1,000 pounds have been brought to the boat. In 2007, the Castafari won money in every tournament event it fished, and the crew gained a first place victory in 2009. Castafari offshore adventure has been featured on ESPN, National Geographic, Spike, Versus, CNN, ABC, CBS, The Scarborough Show, and even on the Today Show with Katie Couric!
Damon also successfully co-founded the annual Boston based Big Game Bash fishing seminar in 2010. More information regarding this event can be found on the seminar link located on the Castafari home page. Damon's latest venture is the launching of the 2011 Castafari Tournament Series at www.castafaritournaments.com Castafari is presenting two world-class Cape Cod based sportfishing competitions. The HYANNIS TUNA FEST (July 7 thu 10) and THE OAK BLUFFS CHALLENGE (Sept 15 thru 18) Damon is also hard at work developing the groundwork for a reality based tv show documenting the Castafari lifestyle, partnering up with Moody Street Pictures.
In 2009, Damon launched his "FISH LICK'n FILMS" Instructional DVD series. Volume 1 and 2 are for sale now on the Castafari web site and in a variety of industry catalogs and stores. In 2009 Damon also successfully launched the CASTAFARI IPTV Show, THE MONSTER CLUB, which has over 2000 active members. If you haven't joined, you can do so right here on the Castafari web site!
Captain Damon is an active sportfishing writing and photography enthusiast, and has had several of his fishing related photos and stories published in just about all of the major fishing publications. Some of Damon's latest article and photo contributions were in Marlin Magazine, The Big Game Journal, and On The Water Magazine. Damon is also a speaker at the annual Saltwater Sportsman Seminar series hosted by George Poveromo, and has spoken publicly at a variety of other fishing related events. Damon is also working hard in the development/distribution of some new Castafari exclusive tackle products also available on the Castafari online web store.
Damon is now an active member of the Recreational Fishing Alliance, Coastal Conservation Association, International Gamefish Association, and Billfish Foundation which all act to preserve North Atlantic fish stocks and, more importantly, the future of our recreational angling industry. Damon will be working with Dr. Greg Skomal(division of mass marine fisheries) in 2011 tagging tiger and white sharks in the blue water of the Northeast gulf stream. Damon will be documenting these adventures on camera. So Stay tuned! Damon is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed captain, and has logged over five thousand offshore hours at sea in waters from Maine to Florida. Damon has also logged well over a hundred trips to the offshore canyons of the Northeast, sometimes fishing as far as 150 miles offshore. Damon has fished at many world wide destinations, including Panama, Bora Bora, Costa Rica, The British Virgin Islands, Cabo San Lucas, Belize, The Bahamas, Venezuala, and right here in America. He is a father of two beautiful children Ava and Sebastian Sacco who more than likely will become increasingly active members of the Castafari lifestyle.
About the Mates
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