Capt. Vince Pierleoni, native of Rochester NY. Currently resides in Newfane NY. Has fished since he was 4 years old, has fished Lake Ontario since 1976 and has fished professionally since 1984. Owner/operator of THRILLSEEKER Sportfishing Charters and Owner/Captain of Team THRILLSEEKER tournament team. Currently and since 1999 calls Olcott Harbor home port. Prior to that Oak Orchard was home port.
Capt. Vince Pierleoni/Team THRILLSEEKER has won 14 professional tournaments in both NY and Canada. He has also won 7 Lake Ontario Challenge Cup Championships, the Canadian King of the lake Championship (2016), and the Canadian "Kings Cup" (2016). Capt. Vince Pierleoni and Team THRILLSEEKER hold the record for 1-day catches in 5 fish format events, 6 fish format events, and 12 fish format events.
Capt. Vince Pierleoni is extremely active in fishery issues and serves on the Niagara County fishery advisory board, the Lake Ontario binational committee, and the NYS Lake Ontario panel.