Can’t possibly say enough good things about Capt David! We went out early that morning with open faced spinner poles rigged and ready with plenty of live bait (shrimp, mud minnows, even pieces of crab). Right off the bat, Capt David put us on some fish! Even when things started to die down (catching saltwater cats), Capt David was open to all suggestions regarding fishing locations in the area. He even had a few “secret” local hot spots that he moved us too. All in all, my dad, husband, and I wore out the fishing that day, catching plenty of mangrove snappers, whiting, black drum, sheephead, redfish, even 4-5 foot sharks (thrown back with hooks removed). We were laughing and joking around the entire time. Definitely book Capt David if you’re interested in a great day of fishing and fun on the water!

We reserved a 4 hour inshore fishing charter trip. However, since there was no wind, David took us out into the deeper ocean waters for the majority of the trip.  David knew exactly where to fish and wasted no time in getting us there.  Throughout the morning, we were busy with fish on the line!  We caught and released 3 large red snapper, and also caught several yellow trout.  David even filleted our trout and put it on ice for us to take and enjoy.

We highly recommend Captain David Ballard and Great White Charters.  David was very well prepared for our trip and communicated with us frequently before our charter.  He was personable and extremely helpful with every part of the trip, and customized our outing according to what we wanted.

Hands down, no contest, best inshore fishing trip I have ever been on. And to make it even better, it was both of my kids first inshore trip ever. They caught so many fish and had such a great time on the boat. Captain Dave was patient with both of them and even let them hold a few live shrimp. My 9 year old said “20 out of 10, this was the best day ever” and my 6 year old said “can we go again tomorrow AND the next day?”. Would recommend this experience and outfit for anyone looking to fish in this area.

Great trip- we met the Captain on the dock at 0700 just as a strong, but brief rain storm passed through, we waited it out and made the right call to go ahead and try it.  We caught a nice red and limit of mango snapper.  Fun trip, would go again with Captain Dave again!  Great guy, nice boat, and good equipment. Highly recommend.

We had a great experience with Captain Dave and Great White Charters. He was patient and kind with my family (kids 7 and 10), gladly bating the hooks for the three out of four of us who wouldn’t touch it. He gave wonderful guidance on how to real in a bigger fish than we should have caught in light tackle and we ate for days because of it! My son ended up not feeling well with an hour left so instead of simply cutting the trip short, Captain Dave gave us a smooth ride tour of St Augustine from the water. I would recommend Great White Charters and would book them again if we are ever back in St Augustine!