Since moving to the Outer Banks in 1982, and during the time he was a fisheries biologist for the NC Division of Marine Fisheries, Captain Jeff worked as a freelance mate on charter boats fishing out of Oregon Inlet. Since 1994 he has owned and operated his own charter boat, first the 48 ft Ocean OBSESSION and currently the 55ft Sheldon Midgette built OBSESSION.

Having fished for giant bluefin tuna in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Gloucester, Ma., and Montauk, NY.; for marlin off the Virgin Islands, Bahamas, and Equador, for sailfish in Cancun, and for a host of smaller species from the the surf, center consoles, charterboats, headboats, and even 110-200 ft research vessels along the entire east coast and Gulf of Mexico, Captain Jeff brings a host of fishing experiences on board with him. In his free time, he drives his "beach rig" along the Outer Banks beaches catching puppy and big red drum, striped bass, and speckled trout, and big bluefish from the surf.

As captain and/or mate, Jeff Ross has won money and/or placed in the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, the Pirates Cove Billfish Tournament, the Pirate Cove/Allison White Marlin Tournament, the VA Beach Ducks Unlimited Tournament, and the Alice Kelly Memorial Ladies Billfish Tournament.

"The hunt for fish concentrations, the act and art of fishing, luring and teasing a deep sea predator into the trolling spread, the excitement of seeing up close an acrobatic white marlin or "lit up" sailfish, the multicolored dolphins, the epic battles with giant bluefin tuna or blue marlins, the thrill of boating a customers biggest fish ever, or releasing their first billfish. Add to that the awesome sunrises, the clear blue Gulf Stream waters, and fishing with good friends ... That's what its all about!"

Captain Jeff Ross