'I Was a Human Chum Line'

How a woman from the Midwest and a Florida thrill-seeker wound up in a relationship together – much less operating a charter fishing service in the Gulf of Mexico -- is anyone’s guess.

But the relationship between Bo Johnson and Deidra Bridger works both on the water and off.

That’s one of the primary reasons they were favored to repeat as champions of the seventh annual Madfin Shark Series held in the Florida Keys in March. The series will air on Outdoor Channel throughout April and May at noon on Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. on Friday and 3:30 p.m. on Sundays.

Johnson and Bridger, who operate Tenacity Guide Service primarily near Fort Meyers, Fla., agree they...