The Captain

Captain Peter Rans is the owner and captain of OVERPROOF. He has been deep sea fishing in Bermuda since he was a young boy and is extremely knowledgeable and successful when it comes to fishing Bermuda waters. Peter has also fished in the Australia, Bahamas, Costa Rica and the Southeast  U.S.

Peter’s professional fishing started on the original OVERPROOF which is a 31foot JC. On this small boat Peter was able to compete at the same level as the larger boats in Bermuda’s charter fleet and visiting international boats. In 2002, Peter caught the largest blue marlin (906 lbs) and the largest wahoo (102 lbs) of the season. He placed 4th in the 2002 and 2003 Bermuda Big Game Classic and 3rd  Place in 2005 with an 850lb Blue Marlin! He has won the Bermuda International Light Tackle Tournament in 2006 and 2003.  He won the Bermuda Triangle Billfish Tournament in 2007 and placed 2nd in the Seahorse Anglers Billfish Tournament in 2008.