The Insider Series brings you never-before-published seminar recordings from some of Cape Cod's most respected charter captains and local anglers. These exclusive presentations were recorded at live My Fishing Cape Cod events but have remained in the vault—until now. Released monthly from November through May, these sessions provide essential winter education while you're dreaming of the season ahead. Watch and take notes now—we can't guarantee these seminars will remain freely available to members forever.
When successful charter captains sit down to share their expertise, you listen. Captain Tyler Putney of Flatliner Charters and Captain Cullen Lundholm of Cape Star Charters have guided hundreds of My Fishing Cape Cod group trips, targeting everything from tautog and sea bass to tuna, albies, and stripers across Cape Cod's diverse waters.
What sets these captains apart? They trailer their boats daily—a commitment that speaks volumes. As one old salt wisely said: "Your boat on a trailer on Cape Cod is like dating; being in a slip, you got married." Trailering allows these captains to chase the bite wherever it happens, from Monomoy to Buzzards Bay to Nantucket Sound. It's the hallmark of serious, hardcore fishing.
What You'll Learn in This Exclusive Seminar:
Rip Fishing Mastery
- How to fish through heavy mung when Middle Ground becomes nearly un-fishable
- Finding productive rips away from the crowds
- Why getting to the bottom is often critical and how to do it effectively
- The run-and-gun approach: when to move and when to stay
- Surface vs. subsurface presentations and when to use each
Adapting to Changing Fisheries
- The unprecedented menhaden explosion in Cape Cod Bay and what it means
- Why sand eels have declined and the marine biology behind it
- How massive pogie schools have changed striper and tuna behavior
- Theories on what's driving these population shifts
Species-Specific Tactics
- Spring squid fishing in Nantucket Sound: timing, locations, and why it matters for fluke anglers
- False albacore solutions when they're keyed on tiny baitfish
- The fly-behind-weight technique that works 50% of the time (better than 0%)
- Why we're seeing more bonito and harder-to-catch albies
The Future: Offshore Wind Farms
- What three seasons of fishing around the windmills has revealed
- Which species are holding on the structures
- What to expect as this ecosystem develops
This seminar was recorded at the 2025 My Fishing Cape Cod Season Kickoff Event on March 29th and features candid discussion, real tactics these captains use daily on charters, and insights you won't find anywhere else.
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Learn from captains who chase the bite daily across Cape Cod's waters. Tyler and Cullen's mobile, adaptive approach has made them two of the most consistently successful guides on the Cape—and they're sharing exactly how they do it.
This seminar is part of The Insider Series - exclusive content for My Fishing Cape Cod members. Watch and take notes now, as we can't guarantee these seminars will remain freely available to members forever.
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