MEET THE OUTKASTS: When the oil and gas industry laid us off, it left only one “reel” option – offshore fishing! We love to fish, and it shows on every trip. While we’ve added some crew members that aren’t from the oilfield, they have that “Outkast” mentality that we do!
Owner/Captain Rodney Harper is a USCG 50 Ton Masters licensed Captain and has fished the gulf waters since he was a kid and knows them well. His passion is taking kids fishing and teaching them that there is more to life than video games and social media. He also believes in the cohesive affect that fishing can have on corporate team building. Rodney became a Captain, Certified Weighmaster, and Tournament Director in the State of Texas after spending 16 years in the oilfield and traveling the world. While the oilfield may have let him down, the salt water never does!
Captain James Ferris moved here to work with an old friend and have fun doing it. Capt. James and Capt. Rodney have been friends since they were teens as they competed in speed roller skating. No stranger to the salt as a diver and surfer, he may be taking you fishing as Captain. He’s been guiding with us since 2017.
Captain Eric Allenstein joined us as a First Mate but has spent plenty of time on the salt before then. He’s put in his time, completed the training in 2020, and is now a 50 Ton Masters Captain. He isn’t a full-time Outkast just yet; the oilfield is still keeping him employed. In his spare time, Eric enjoys taking his son fishing and throwing some of the best seafood boils in the area. He is also a past semi-pro ice hockey player! Eric is quite an accomplished bay and nearshore fishing captain, and has paid his dues on many an offshore trophy hunt.
Captain Dylan Goss comes back around to us with years of experience on the salt. He first fished with us as a client when he was a young teen, but that wasn’t the beginning of his saltwater passion. Being an avid fisherman his whole life led him to building custom rods (if you fish with Dylan, you could be using some of his custom gear). After deckhanding for us on and off since we first met him, and spending some years as First Mate on a private yacht hunting saltwater trophies, he’s back with us as a guide. If you love the bluewater, and BIG fish, he’s your Captain!
Captain Jeb Bennett is a lifelong avid fisherman in both fresh and salt water. Guiding fishing became his focus after an injury in 2019 ended his rodeo career. With years of experience from skiffs in the shallowest backwaters sight-fishing redfish, to sportfishers and charter boats in the deep blue waters chasing various seamonsters, Captain Jeb is proud to share his passion with all ages and skill levels and enjoys helping to make new lifelong memories!
Captain David Burton has been with us full time for a couple of years now. Although he isn’t an oilfield brother, he does have a salty Navy background, so an Outkast he be! He’s done his time as deckhand, and has progressed into a fishing Captain to be reckoned with. Not only did he show up with already established sea legs, in his time off the boat, he’s a trained scuba diver. We bet you can guess who Captains our rated “Rrrrrr” trips.
Owner/Landlubbber Shana isn’t seen on a boat very often, but she’ll be at the dock to help out the crew and greet our clients. She handles our bookings, customer contact, and makes our crew shirts and souvenir merchandise. If you’ve ever called us, chances are you’ve talked to Shana!
If you want to get behind the reel, come see us and we will get ya “hooked up”!!