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Book your next trip with Big John of Florida Charter Boat and find out what makes the fishing in Destin so unique. With our Captain at the helm, you're in knowledgeable and experienced hands.

These waters are known for Amberjack, Cobia, Flounder, Dolphin (Mahi Mahi), Goliath Grouper, Gag Grouper, Red Grouper, Scamp Grouper, Snowy Grouper, Red Snapper, Vermilion Snapper, Blackfin Tuna, and more – with any luck, it won't be long before "Fish on!"

On these trips, you can expect to troll and bottom fish. 

You'll be dropping lines from a 52' Offshore sport fishing with a capacity for 15 passengers. It comes with outriggers, downriggers, and everything else you need for a productive day on the water. There's a toilet on board for your convenience.

Rods, reels, and tackle are included, along with lures. Live bait is available, but it's good to ask about this so you know if you'll be catching it yourself.

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The charter boat covers your fishing license, so all you have to do is show up ready for a good time! Have in mind that you may release some fish due to regulations. Simply ask and your captain can tell you more.

It's always wise to bring sunscreen (non-spray), sunglasses, and bottled water. If you'd like to bring other drinks, just ask. Alcohol is allowed in moderation, but you should avoid hard liquor as well as glass bottles. 

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Big John of Florida Deep Sea Fishing

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We will depart the dock at 6am and fish for Vermillion Snapper, Triggerfish, Red Snapper, Grouper and Amberjack.  We will troll for King Mackerel and Wahoo. We can get to some deeper water on these trips and target more and larger  fish than our shorter trips. We typically fish, 6 to 8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the Anglers.

16 Hour Bottom and Troll Fishing

16 Hour Bottom and Troll Fishing with Big John of Florida Deep Sea Fishing

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Big John of Florida Charter Boat 

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Destin, Florida, United States

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We will depart the dock at 6am and troll fish with lines behind the boat. If we hook up y’all take turns reeling them in. This trip is geared for people looking for that first time experience. We typically catch King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, and Bonita. This a a great way to see Holiday Isle and Henderson State Beach from offshore. We will target what is in season. Four hours is not long enough to fish for Red Snapper.

4 Hour Beginner Troll Fishing

We will depart the dock at Noon and troll fish with lines behind the boat. If we hook one you take turns reeling them in. This trip is geared for people looking for that first time experience. This a a great way to see Holiday Isle and Henderson State Beach from offshore. We typically catch King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel and Bonita. We will target what is in season. If you want to hook a shark let us know and we can try for that too! We can not target Red Snapper on a four hour trip.

This is deep sea fishing and trolling. We typically head out an hour and a half to our bottom fishing locations trolling in and out. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, current, angler skills, and the fish we are targeting. We will depart the dock at 6am and bottom fish. We typically catch Kingfish, Spanish Mackerel, Vermillion Snapper, Triggerfish, , Black Snapper, White Snapper, and Bonita We will target what is in season. Not long enough for Red Snapper.

5 Hour Begginer Fishing Experience

This is deep sea fishing and trolling. This is our shortest bottom fishing trip. We head out about an hour and a half to our bottom fishing locations. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the angers. We will depart the dock at 12pm and bottom fish. We typically catch Kingfish, Spanish Mackerel, Vermillion Snapper, Triggerfish, Black Snapper, White Snapper. We will target what is in season. Not long enough for Red Snapper.

5 Hour Beginner Fishing Experience

We will depart the dock at 6am and bottom fish. This is deep sea fishing. We will travel about an hour and a half to two hours to our bottom fishing locations. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, and the fish we are targeting  We typically catch Spanish Mackerel, Vermillion Snapper, Triggerfish, Black Snapper, White Snapper, Bonita, Red Grouper, Scamp Grouper and sometimes Wahoo.  We will target what is in season. 

6 Hour Bottom and Troll Fishing

We will depart the dock at 12pm. This is deep sea fishing. We will travel an hour and a half to 45 minutes to our bottom fishing locations. We typically fish 6-8 at a time depending on the fish we are targeting, the seas, the current and the skills of the Anglers. We typically catch Red Snapper, Red Grouper, Scamp Grouper, Spanish Mackerel, Vermillion Snapper, Triggerfish, Black Snapper, White Snapper, Bonita and sometimes Wahoo. We can target Red Snapper on this trip when in season.

This is deep sea fishing. We will head out about an hour and a half to two hours to our bottom fishing locations trolling in and out. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the anglers. We will depart the dock at 6am and bottom fish. We typically catch Kingfish, Spanish Mackerel, Vermillion Snapper, Triggerfish, Black Snapper, White Snapper, Bonita and Red Snapper. We will target what is in season.

7 Hour Bottom and Troll Fish

This is deep sea fishing. We will travel an hour and a half to 2 hours out to our bottom fishing locations. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the anglers. We will depart the dock to bottom fish. We typically catch Kingfish, Spanish Mackerel, Vermillion Snapper, Triggerfish, Black Snapper, White Snapper, Red Snapper, Bonita and Red Snapper. We will target what is in season.

This is deep sea fishing. We will travel an hour and a half to two hours out to our bottom fishing locations trolling in and out. We typically fish 6-8 anglers at a time depending on the fish we are targeting, the seas, the current and the skill of the Anglers. We will fish for Vermillion Snapper, Trigger Fish, Scamp, Almaco Jack, Amberjack and Grouper.  We will troll for King Mackerel and Wahoo. We only fish what is in season.

8 Hour Bottom and Troll Fishing

This is deep sea fishing. We will travel an hour and a half or more to our bottom fishing locations trolling in and out. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the Anglers. We will fish for Vermillion Snapper, Trigger Fish, Scamp, Almaco Jack, Amberjack and Grouper.  We will troll for King Mackerel and Wahoo. We only fish what is in season. We head about 25 miles offshore on these trips.

We will fish for Vermillion Snapper, Trigger Fish, Red Snapper, Scamp, Almaco Jack, Amberjack and Grouper.  We will troll for King Mackerel and Wahoo. We only fish what is in season. We head about 25 miles offshore on these trips. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the anglers. This is deep sea fishing. We will travel an hour and a half to two hours offshore to our bottom fishing locations trolling in and out.

Sunset 8 Hour Bottom and Troll

We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the anglers. We will depart the dock at 6am and fish for Snapper, Trigger Fish, Grouper, Cobia and Amberjack.  We will troll for Wahoo and King Mackerel. This is deep sea fishing. We will travel about an hour and a half to two hours to our bottom fishing locations troll fishing in and out. 

10 Hour Bottom and Troll Fishing

We will depart the dock at 6am and fish for Snapper, Trigger Fish, Grouper, Cobia and Amberjack.  We will troll for Wahoo and King Mackerel. We can target larger fish on our longer trips. We only fish what is in season. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the Anglers. This is deep sea fishing. We will travel on hour and a half to two hours to our fishing locations. 

We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the anglers. We will depart the dock at 6am and fish for Snapper, Triggerfish, Grouper, Cobia  and Amberjack.  We will troll for King Mackerel and Wahoo. We only fish what is in season. This is deep sea fishing. We will travel an hour and a half to two hours to our fishing bottom fishing locations. We will troll fish in and out. 

12 Hour Bottom and Troll Fishing

We will depart the dock at 6am and fish for Snapper, Triggerfish, Grouper, Cobia  and Amberjack.  We will troll for King Mackerel and Wahoo. We can get to some deeper water on these trips and target larger fish than our shorter trips. We only fish what is in season. We typically fish 6-8 people at a tome depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the anglers. 

We will fish for Red Snapper, Triggerfish, Grouper, Amberines, Almaco Jack, Cobia and Amberjack.  We will troll for King Mackerel, Wahoo and Spanish Mackerel. We typically fish 6-8 people at a time depending on the seas, the current, the fish we are targeting and the skills of the anglers.

14 Hour Bottom and Troll Fishing

We will fish for Black Fin Tuna, Swordfish Marlin, Vermillion Snapper, Trigger Fish, Scamp, Almaco Jack, Amberjack and Grouper.  We will troll for King Mackerel Mahi Mahi and Wahoo. We only fish what is in season. This is our shortest trip that willl give you a chance to catch Swordfish, Tuna and Marlin if they are around. This trip would allow about 6 hours of actual fishing time. We recommend longer trips to target them. We can fish 6-8 people at a time.

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