Corey grew up fishing the reefs surrounding Bouganville Island, P.N.G.  On returning to Sydney, Australia at age 10, Corey continued his passion for fishing from his "tinnie" around Sydney. As well as this, he also begun working with Ian Miller & Cris Hall on the Cintra II.

At 24 years of age Corey headed north to pursue his dream of catching giant Black Marlin out of Cairns.  He gained valuable commercial experience on  prawn trawlers, longliners and Mackerel fishing before getting a start as game boat deckhand.  The next five years were spent on great boats  such as 'Kananhoee', 'Desperado', 'Sea Baby' and 'Viking II'.

On achieving his Masters Certificate, Corey Captained 'Desperado', 'Inya Dreams', 'Iona" and was winning Captain on 'Mauna Kea' in the Cairns Black Marlin 40th Anniversay Tournament before achieving his dream of skippering the Assegai 55 custom 'Askari' in 2009. 

Over the span of his career, Corey has achieved many tournament victories. In 2000 Corey fished the season in Kona on the five star, a 43 ft Merrit captained by Carlton Tuniamor. Together, they tallied an amazing 67 Blues with three tournament wins & two runner up places. 

During his time marlin fishing Corey has caught and weighed many 1000 pound marlin. As captain, Corey once weighed two 1000 pound marlins within two days of each other. The first was a 1086 pounder and the second, an enormous 1261 pounder that he caught with long time friend and client Dave Keineth. As crew, Corey was involved in catching the 4th heaviest marlin ever caught in Australian history, that particular marlin weighed 1389 pounds. Along with this achievement he also has two world records on fly. After devoting his life to game fishing, Corey has both pride and passion for the Australian fishing industry.

With the one of the longest serving and most experienced crews working the reef today, the 'Hardcore' team offer you the greatest chance of catching your dream fish and guarantee you an amazing time and an experience you will never forget.