The SEACRAFT Offshore Carolina Fishing Team
The SEACRAFT fishing team Offshore Carolina was formed in 2003 and has been leaving their mark on the offshore tournament trails ever since. USCG-certified Captain Mike Bailey leads the team, which also includes Carroll Lineberger, Jr. and new member Greg Helms. This year, Mike was also able to make saltwater fishing a family affair by enlisting wife Dee and their 6-year-old daughter Madelyn to cover the ladies and junior angler divisions.
In 2008, Offshore Carolina will be fishing from a brand new SEACRAFT SC23 Tournament Edition boat. The team slowed down in 2007, but will be back in full force this year to fish as many as 15 tournaments, including Divisionals. Offshore Carolina mainly focuses on the Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) Trail and Mercury® Tournament Trail.
The SKA tournament trail was formed in 1991, and now includes over 50 events in numerous locations, including the Mercury® Tournament Trail and Yamaha® Professional Kingfish Tour. It is sport fishing’s largest saltwater tournament trail. The SC23 TE is built specifically for saltwater anglers and families fishing the SKA trail.
Offshore Carolina has won numerous awards since its inception. They have also made appearances on the TV show “Fishing the Trail.”
The SEACRAFT fishing team Offshore Carolina was formed in 2003 and has been leaving their mark on the offshore tournament trails ever since. USCG-certified Captain Mike Bailey leads the team, which also includes Carroll Lineberger, Jr. and new member Greg Helms. This year, Mike was also able to make saltwater fishing a family affair by enlisting wife Dee and their 6-year-old daughter Madelyn to cover the ladies and junior angler divisions.
In 2008, Offshore Carolina will be fishing from a brand new SEACRAFT SC23 Tournament Edition boat. The team slowed down in 2007, but will be back in full force this year to fish as many as 15 tournaments, including Divisionals. Offshore Carolina mainly focuses on the Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) Trail and Mercury® Tournament Trail.
The SKA tournament trail was formed in 1991, and now includes over 50 events in numerous locations, including the Mercury® Tournament Trail and Yamaha® Professional Kingfish Tour. It is sport fishing’s largest saltwater tournament trail. The SC23 TE is built specifically for saltwater anglers and families fishing the SKA trail.
Offshore Carolina has won numerous awards since its inception. They have also made appearances on the TV show “Fishing the Trail.”
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Captain Mike Bailey Team Captain Home Port: Holden Beach, N.C. Mike is a certified USCG captain, as well as the President of Offshore Carolina Charters, Inc. He is extremely experienced in offshore angling and fishes everywhere from the outer banks of North Carolina to the Bahamas. |
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Carroll Lineberger Jr. Public Relations/Team Angler Home Port: Holden Beach, N.C. Carroll has been fishing tournaments since he was 15 years old. He has won numerous titles in both fresh and saltwater tournaments for everything from Bass to Marlin and King Mackerel, and is now on the hunt for a National Championship for Kings. Off the water, he spends time with wife Kimberly and son Austin, and runs the family business, Terrell Camping Center. |
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Dee Bailey
Team Angler Home Port: Holden Beach, N.C. Through years of fishing with Offshore Carolina, Dee has become extremely well versed in the fishing techniques used by the team. She has fished local and divisional fishing tournaments, and in 2008, she will be fishing alongside her husband as the Lady Angler of the team. |
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Greg Helms
Team Angler Home Port: Hilton Head Island, S.C. Greg is an experienced saltwater angler who has been fishing most of his life. He travels the east coast a lot in his boat. In 2007, he participated in a couple of tournaments and joins the team for the first time in 2008. |
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Madelyn Bailey
Junior Angler Home Port: Holden Beach, N.C. At 6 years old, Madelyn is already joining the SEACRAFT team as a Junior Angler. She has been spending time on the water with her parents, Offshore Carolina anglers Mike and Dee Bailey, since she was 3 months old and now fishes for kingfish. |