Join the Bad Company team on multi year adventure that covers most of the globe. Strategically located with 3 support vessels and 8 game boats. Targeting trophy Blue Marlin in all 3 oceans, Black Marlin in 2 and Surface Swords anywhere we can find them to pitch a live bait to.
BCS 150’ currently operates in the Atlantic along with the 57’ Spencer and 33’ L&H. The teams new 175’ Damen will join the team in the Indian Ocean next year with 43’ Release. We will update and share our travels and adventures here on our youtube channel for others to enjoy. Please encourage our team as we log tens of thousands of miles on the ocean and hundreds of thousands miles in the air.
“All the credit for this operation goes to the world class crew that is relentlessly focused on the execution at a grand scale.
I would also like to thank the legends in our sport, the motherships that went out and explored and innovated so that we can be inspired to do this today.”
-Owner, Anthony Hsieh - badcocrew.com
Bad Company Fishing Adventures
The Bad Company fleet comes together for a truly historic, once-in-a-lifetime shoot.
This marks the first and likely the last time this lineup of vessels will ever be assembled in one place.
Featuring the fleet:
175’ Damen
150’ Damen
144’ Trinity
50’ Badco / Croswait Custom Composites
46’ Scarborough
43’ Release
38’ Viking Billfish
33’ L&H
Badco Bell Chopper
Not present, but part of the legacy:
57’ Spencer
92’ Jones Goodell
75’ Delta
Available today on the BADCO YouTube Channel.
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BCS175 is ready to work…..I hope. Both 340kw generators are rebuilt, hoping it will last one year until we replace both with 118kw. After 3 months since my visit to Galapagos, we are unable to get the official written approval. I like to thank Al @sportfish_galapagos for his tremendous effort last 3 months pushing for our approval. Perhaps when we do finally get the approval, we can visit the island another time. Because of this development, we are changing our direction of travel to round the world. Heading East instead of West, 175 will head for Cape Verde to support BC57 Spencer in May to do a trip with @espne60 @espn, then the editing room for a broadcast on all ESPN properties. The ESPN team just left after filming the team for 2 days on land doing interviews. We may swing up to Madeira in June/July, onward to Azores Aug/Sep, and imaging having the 50 at Ascension Island end of year, and Brazil January, followed by a long run around Cape Town to Mauritious in March. Then onward to Seychelles and Oman (given geopolitical climate), and to Southeast Asia for Genset install. We do plan to spend a good 6 months in Asia as I have a particular curiosity around this region on Black Marlins there. The only constant is change, having a capable fast mothership gives options. Let’s hope the 175 finally does the job and the turd does not appear.
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@akumorton OB on Camera for @espn @espne60. ESPN camera crew doing another round of interviews with the team, then scheduled to do one more fishing Leg with the team before a full feature film that will be released on all ESPN properties in July of this year. This is a huge win for Sportfishing!
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Happy Easter everyone. An update on the fleet and fishing.
3 months since my physical visit to Galapagos and meeting all the leaders including the President. We are told we are verbally approved and everyone wants us to come, but can’t get a written approval. So it looks like it won’t happen. Bummer.
Ricky is out of the Merritt yard with some upgrades including new interior stuff. Will be repositioned to Bahamas to load on ship to Hawaii next two weeks. She will be available for charter.
BCS150 under contract, buyer just completed surveys. She could be gone soon :(
BC38 Billfish twice under contract with both buyers flaked. Will keep on the market for sale or may keep for personal use in Florida.
BCS175 both gensets being rebuilt. Should be done next week. Cradles for the 50 done and painted. Is the 175 finally ready to set out to fish? At least a year before she sees a yard again in Southeast Asia for new gen sets.
BC50 getting more polishing and dialed in. Aaron did not like the finish on the carbon transom so it’s getting redone. This thing can’t wait anymore, it needs to go catch something.
BC32 Blackfin moved to Downtown Miami Marina. So you’ll see it cruising around Biscayne bay soon
BC43 Release mechanical items fixed. Now running to Croswait in Wanchese to do her hull for the third time. Not sure what to do with this thing after.
BC57 Spencer ready to go in Cape Verde. We will fish her end of April to start leg 18.
Time to go fishing.
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Is it straight? 🔥🔥💪💪
@kaiwi_joe
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Never forget where I came from. Before the big toys, just a boy that loves fishing and wanting adventure at any budget. I towed to Cabo (and mag bay) from San Diego in the 80’s. Did over 20 round trips and hit my share of cows. That was the world tour back then. It’s still the same passion and adventure, just the budget changed.
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After a four month break in the World Tour the Badco Team is back to the fishing grind. This time the team finds themselves in a familiar location from the beginning of the Tour - Porto Seguro, Brazil.
New Film Available now on the BADCO YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVCHV...
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This 46 year old Ricky Scarborough legend is getting a spa treatment, new interior soft good and a new salon table. Bad Co name going on transom, currently painted Sea Angel, original Tarheel. Will be loading on ship to Hawaii mid April where @kaiwi_joe will have her for charter for this upcoming tournament season. I’ll be heading down to fish her from time to time in between world tour trips. @paulscopinich will be doing a special chair for this boat, the Grander chair he built custom for me (x3) is rigid and not adjustable, so this new version will be more adaptable for charter fishing but still super strong. She will be equipped with BadCo rods/reels, Omni sonar, etc. Cool seeing one single prop and one giant rudder.
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The joys of boating. No matter what size boat, we will can relate. All this to catch a fish, it will never make sense to a normal human. Yeah, us fisherman are absolutely weirdos.
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BC38 Viking Billfish will be at the Palm beach show. Come see her and say hello to @stevelassley at the Galati display. She is fully outfitted by the team with Sonar and many custom features. A veteran of Ascension Island, offered for sale as the 175 and 50 is finally ready to work for the world tour. 150 is under contract, this 38 is available as buyer failed to provide deposit after acceptance of offer. She is turn key and ready to go. Proven fish machine.
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