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Bill Platt Owner of Custom Marine Electronics, Bill started fishing at the age of 5 and owned 2 boats before he ever owned a car. Today he’s a licensed charter boat Captain and professional fishing guide. Bill has fished professional tournaments since 1986 and has several first place and championship wins. “Having the right equipment […]

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Papotanic Wins Sertoma with a 49.76!

Sarasota, Florida—The Houston, Texas team of Jose Reyes, Bill Platt, Ernie Pyle Jr., Gill Strelec, Jr., and Ozzie Fischer fished 100 miles southwest of Sarasota and at ten o’clock pulled a 49.76 over the gunwale. “We were fishing a spot in 160 feet of water trolling runners, but were being harassed by a hungry shark, […]

Texas Center Console Shootout

Team Papotanic Wins Inaugural Texas Center Console Shootout! It turned out to be a very close finish but our Team Papotanic came away with the win at the inaugural Texas Center Console Shootout presented by Pelagic. The tournament took place from July 25-27 in Surfside Beach, Texas, and was only open to center console teams. […]

Fishing News

Coolcatch—Angler lands rare fireback grouper Galveston Capt. Bill Platt has caught a lot of fish in his years of fishing. But this summer, he pulled in something even he had never seen before. “We were fishing in about 300 feet of water, out of Galveston about 100 miles,” he said. “We were bottom-fishing, […]

Southern Kingfish Championship

December 21st, 2012

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Garmin’s Team Papotanic in Striking Distance of Southern Kingfish Championship

We’re proud to report that our Team Papotanic has had a nice run this summer in the Southern Kingfish Association’s Professional Tour. Piloted by pro angler Bill Platt (and a full suite of networked Garmin devices), the team is in second place in division 7. That’s due in part to a great showing at Orange Beach, Alabama with a 50-pound fish and an impressive three fish aggregate of 141 pounds. That puts them in fifth place overall, with the Championship in Biloxi, Mississippi beginning in November.

“With hard work and a little luck, we should be right up there,” says Platt. “The Garmins we’re using have certainly been a part of our success on the water this year.”

Outfitted with dual GPSMAP 7215′s, a GMR 604xHD radar, and a GSD 26 sonar, the fish have nowhere to hide. Good luck in the Championship, Team Papotanic!

Billfish Classic

December 19th, 2012

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Garmin-sponsored pro takes 1st at Billfish Classic

(From Garmin Website)

The Mississippi Billfish Classic is widely known as the premier billfish tournament event in the entire Gulf of Mexico, and this year’s event was a huge success for Garmin-sponsored pro angler, Bill Platt, and his team who took first place in the Wahoo division. Congratulations to Team Papotanic who landed a spot in the winner’s circle with their 68.4-pound winning catch! Team Papatonic’s 36-foot Invincible is rigged with the latest in Garmin electronics, including dual GPSMAP 7212s, a GMR 604xHD open-array and a GSD22 sounder (lovingly referred to by the team as their “bottom machine”). Captain Bill wrote in to share the news with us this week and left us with this huge compliment: “Wow, what a tournament to win! Couldn’t have done it without Garmin’s support and the best electronics out there!” Thanks, Bill and good luck at your next tournament!

Garmin News

December 11th, 2012

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I use CHIRP to find, “hard spots,” that are fish beds. I can actually read the bottom and tell soft bottom,“mud,” from hard bottom, such as rock and coral. Reef fish like a grouper and snapper make hard spot beds.