The Ugly Mug, a 38 ft. Fountain TE equipped with triple 275 Mercury Opti Max engines, weighs anchor in Cape May, N.J. and heads to sea under the direction of Captain Robert Ransom. Ransom, the owner and operator of Cape May's Ugly Mug restaurant and bar, is also the popular host of TV's "Sportfishing Unlimited," parlaying his fishing experience into an informative blend of tips, techniques, and real fishing action. The Ugly Mug drops its lines primarily for striped bass, tilefish, tuna, and shark. Ransom is active in the American Striper Association and can be found at ASA tournaments stretching from Cape Cod to Virginia. Find out more at his website, www.sportfishingunlimited.net.
2004 • ASA Tournament, Bahr's Landing Restaurant and Marina Sandy Hook Classic • The Ugly Mug took the lead early on Saturday with a 33.18 lb. striper, enough to secure a 2nd place finish, just .71 lb. off the leader.
2003, 2002, 2001, 2000 • ASA New Jersey Division champ
2003 • Mid Atlantic 500,000 • 4th place blue marlin; 4th place white marlin
2001 • ASA National Angler of the Year
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