Born and raised in Southern Maine Captain John has over 45 years experience plying the oceans and bays of  Southern Maine. Graduating from Maine Maritime in 1989 Johnny spent over 30 years working on ocean going ships all the while still operating his own commercial and charter vessels during the fishing season. Captain John has the unique distinction of having dipped a line in the waters of every continent in the world "just to see what was there".

Nikko grew up on the Kathleen Jean and has been passionate about fishing since he could hold a fishing rod. He began commercial tuna trips with his father at the age of 10 and began working as a mate on the Kathleen Jean at the age of 12. Nikko is a 3rd generation Maine Maritime Academy graduate working tankers and container ships throughout the world when he's not chasing tuna or working the deck of the Kathleen Jean.