Our experience and quality equipment make the difference.
Captain Nik Ranta
Captain Nik Ranta is owner and full-time Captain of the Crackerjack Voyager. With over twenty five years of Kenai Peninsula fishing experience, Captain Nik operated the Crackerjack for many years before taking the helm of the Voyager. Nik’s catch record speaks for itself. Nik is constantly incorporating new (and secret) innovative fishing techniques to insure fun and successful days of fishing. Nik is U.S. Coast Guard licensed Master, and IGFA certified captain. Nik has served as the President of the Seward Charterboat Association and is the commercial fishing vessel oil spill response administrator for Alyeska Pipeline. He is an avid angler and outdoorsman, his experience shows in consistently big catches and happy fishermen. Nik is a year round resident of Seward and spends his off season working as a maritime safety training instructor at the State of Alaska Maritime Training Center. He also enjoys speaking his native language Swedish, mountain biking, and snowmachining in Alaska.
Captain Jeff Seward
Captain Jeff “Poucher” Seward has been with the company for 18 years, he has done it all. Deckhand and then captain for the last 14 years. He is an easy going guy and an excellent salmon and halibut fisherman.
Jeff is an avid outdoorsman, kite skier and kite surfer. When he’s not chasing big halibut and salmon in the Gulf of Alaska he lives to catch rainbow trout and steelhead on his fly rod. Jeff spends his off season doing what he loves, chasing wind and fly-fishing. Jeff is also a yoga expert and his flexibility is legendary.
Captains Nik and Jeff both advocate catch and release, responsible use of our marine resources, and are dedicated to being good stewards of our bountiful fisheries in Alaska.
