Capts. Rick & Ridge Murphy join team Chittum
“ It’s obvious Chittum Skiffs are the best built skiff on the market, and I am so excited to be part of the Chittum team.””
Miami, FL – Renowned angler and television host Captain Rick Murphy has officially partnered with Chittum Skiffs, the industry leader in high-performance technical poling skiffs, bringing two Islamorada models to the Murphy’s Law Sportfishing fleet. Capt. Rick will be fishing out of a 21’ powered by a Yamaha SHO 250 while Capt. Ridge will sport the 18’ powered by a Yamaha SHO 150.
Captain Rick Murphy, one of the most decorated names in saltwater fishing, brings decades of experience and championship pedigree to this new partnership. With multiple records and wins across the Florida Keys Tarpon Fly Fishing tournament circuit,
Captain Ridge Murphy follows in his dad’s footsteps building his own reputation of being a strong competitor in the Florida Keys Tarpon Fly Fishing tournament circuit. He has fished and guided in dozens of inshore tournaments such as the Herman Lucerne, Tarpon Cup, Gold Fly and Gold Cup to name a few. In 2023, he took first place in the Ladies Tarpon Fly Tournament and in 2024, he guided his dad to a first-place win in the Poor Boys Tarpon Tournament in the Florida Keys.
“We are proud and honored to add Rick and Ridge to our ever-growing list of the best captains and most influential players in the shallow water fishing industry who run our boats. There’s likely nobody in this space who has more experience as a guide, tournament competitor, and celebrity angler and has more time running high performance, shallow water boats than Rick. And with Ridge’s recent tournament success, it’s clear that he’s poised to follow in his dad’s footsteps. We are eager to utilize all this expertise in our never-ending quest to keep Chittum far ahead of our competition,” said Charlie Johnson, VP of Commercial Operations at Chittum Skiffs.
