Old No. 7 Fishing

Old No. 7 Fishing is a dream born from generations of fishing and chartering on Florida waters. Owner Austin Musselman’s Grandfather, W. L Lyons Brown, started fishing the waters of Delray Beach, Florida in the early 1930’s. His boats, named the “Sally Shall,” were chartered off the Boynton inlet by Captain Bob “Raven” Ridgeway. Austin’s mother, Ina, went to school in Palm Beach and fished whenever she could on the boats and developed a passion for the blue water as well. There were multiple Sally Shall’s over the years from 1936-1973 and the program fished not only off of the Florida coast but also the waters of the Bahamas.

Captain Jamie Ralph and Austin Musselman met more than a decade ago when Austin purchased a 28’ Southport center console and enrolled in the South Florida Fishing School where Jamie was an instructor. Over the years, Jamie and Austin fished together in Florida and the Bahamas catching many fish including a 650lb. blue marlin off Eleuthera Island.