About Waterman Charters.
Captain Adam Sherer
Capt. Adam Sherer was born and raised in the Long Beach Island region of South Jersey and spent the majority of his youth on Barnegat bay and its surrounding waters fishing during the summer and fall months and waterfowl hunting during the winter. After graduating school Adam spent several years fishing different location around the world learning and perfecting different fisheries before moving back to the Barnegat Bay area. Adam is well versed in all of the local fisheries and will work diligently to put you on fish and enjoy your time on the water with a laid back atmosphere on the boat.
Captain Robbie Radlof
Capt Robbie has spent his entire life fishing the Raritan bay and its tributaries for striped bass with his father and grandfather. In 1999 he bought his first center console and broke away from the standard techniques by strictly targeting bass with top water lures on light tackle. Over the past 18 years of running his own boats he has honed his skills and developed patterns that allow him to catch bass from April to December strictly on artificial baits. In 2004 Rob obtained his United States Coast Guard License while working at the Tackle Box in Hazlet, NJ. Rob is also an avid surf fisherman wondering the beaches under the cover of darkness. He has surf fished from Local New Jersey waters up the coast to places such as Montauk, Newport, Block Island, Cuttyhunk and Cape Cod beaches. He is one of 5 IGFA record holders of a north east super grand slam. A super grand slam consists of a striped bass, bluefish, false albacore and a weakfish all on artificial baits in one outing. In 2008 he was named to the St. Croix Rods Pro staff, assisting on field testing and new rod development for the Legend and Mojo surf rod lines. His extensive knowledge of local waters will ensure that you are presented with the best opportunities available.
Captain Gerard (Gerry) Faccone
Born & raised on the beaches in Monmouth County, NJ, Gerard spent most of his younger years in or on the water as a life long surfer & fisherman. He learned from a group of some of the best and most talented captains and anglers in the Northeast. After a few years of working as a deck hand to some of the top captains in NJ, Gerard decided the time had come to run his own boat starting in 2015 and has never looked back. Gerard strives every year to be on the leading edge of the fleet. Gerard is running a 33 Conch with twin 300v8 Mercury Verados and Simrad electronics.
Our boats.
Our Conch Fleet
Nearly 30 years ago the legendary Conch 27 was conceived by Key West professional fishing guides and designed by a renowned naval architect to be the ultimate “no frills” fishing platform. Performance, stability, overbuilt construction, ample storage, and large live-wells and fish-boxes were the focal points in the design. This resulted in an extremely strong, efficient, stable, dry, and spacious fishing platform. These attributes are what made Conch truly legendary. A traditional curved and crowned full transom, broken shear line, tumblehome aft hull sides, and sharp entry created the classic looks. In 2005 R & R Boatworks, a previous 27 customer, bought the company from Eddy & Duff, designed and introduced the Conch 33, a larger exact version of the Conch 27. We still build the boats as they were originally built, but with some significant improvements to fit & finish work, hatch & gutter design, console design; and began using higher tech materials and construction methods. We have also incorporated more comfort and family feature and options.
Being completely custom, no boat is the same. We utilize more customer feedback than any other company on the market to truly build your boat unique to your preferences. Extreme amounts of detail go into each boat. Therefore, we only build a very limited number of boats a year. This improves quality control and greatly effects the resale value by limiting the number of boats in the market
CONCH 27
Captain Adam’s custom 27 foot Conch.
CONCH 33
Captain Gerard’s custom 33 foot Conch.
CONCH 27
Captain Robbie’s custom 27 foot Conch.
