Paradise Outfitters is proud to offer you the use of their sportfishing yachts. Our boats are fast, clean and fitted with the finest equipment. They are operated by courteous and professional crews and carry all the necessary charter permits. We take pride in keeping them well maintained and spotless and it shows. We also take our fishing very seriously, providing year round fun for all experience levels and ages.

Balancing Act 30'
Balancing Act is a 1997 Albemarle 305 Express Sportfisherman. She is 32' long with an 11' beam. Her twin 3116TA Caterpillars allow her to reach a top speed of 31 knots although we rarely go that fast, cruising at a speed of 26 knots. She is equipped with a full enclosure, marlin tower, fighting chair and a cabin with three bunks, stand up head and shower, A/C and galley.

All of our boats carry the maximum safety equipment including a 406hz EPIRB and life raft as required by SOLAS. All our boats carry the required NMFS permits to fish for reef fish (red snapper) and highly migratory species as well as Atlantic tunas.

Gear
We use only the best fishing equipment; and our trolling spread is powered by tournament style tackle, including Alutecno 50 wide standup gear and Alutecno 80 wide with custom bent-butt rods. Bottom fish are subdued with Shimano Tekota 800 level wind reels matched with Penn Tuna Sticks. We also use Shimano Calcuttas and Penn 9500SS spinning rods for casting to dolphin and tuna on light tackle.

We want you to feel welcome and insist that you do as you please when aboard either of our sportfishing yachts as long it doesn't take away from the experience of others or violate any laws. You are welcome to bring your own equipment if you like, but we certainly have you covered if you can't. Fly fishing trips can also be arranged should you be looking to get your name in the books

Capt. Scott Avanzino (on right in photo to right) grew up fishing everyday with his younger brother Jamie, while summering on the waters edge in Narraganset, Rhode Island. Capt. Scott spent his first 18 summers of his life chasing bluefish and stripers from the rocks and beaches lining Narragansett Bay, before discovering the fantastic offshore tuna fishery off Block Island, Rhode Island during his high school years. After going on to college to Colgate University, where he graduated with a BS in Geology, Avanzino found the best fishing in the Continental US in Venice during the late 80's. He made further discoveries in the bluewaters off Venice after moving to New Orleans to attend graduate school. While earning a Master of Science in Geology on an academic scholarship to Tulane University, Avanzino also acquired a 100 ton Master Mariner license and got into guiding part time in 1995. After a brief and successful career as a Senior Field Engineer for Schlumerger Oilfield Services, Capt Scott Avanzino got into fishing full time professionally in 1999, claiming to being ruined for the better after reading a the Jimmy Buffet book, Pirate Looks at Fifty. Since reading that book, which he credited with changing his life at that time, he now considers it a distant second to any book in the New Testament. He continues to apply the same hard work ethic to fishing that brought him so much success in other areas of life and though he humbly shifts all the credit to God.

His passion for blue water trolling, wreck fishing and wading the barrier islands is equaled by few, and his love of the sport and respect for his peers is exemplary. His exploits include numerous state records top 3 or higher and feature articles in regional and national outdoor publications, as well as national and local cable television programs.

His greatest achievement as a fishing guide came on October 11, 2007, when he was part of a team that helped his 10 year old daughter Noelle break the existing IGFA small fry World Record for wahoo when she landed a 60.1# fish unassisted. Capt. Scott is very intense and passionate on the bridge, and off the boat a confident Christian man devoted to God and his wife, Sandy and their two children Noelle and Kenneth.

Meet our new captains soon!