Captain
Ken Carpenter

Member since March 2023 Fort Walton Beach, United States
Background
I have been fishing in the Destin, Fort Walton Beach area for many years as an angler and guide. I have a passion to fish and am excited every day at the opportunity to go fishing. I enjoy teaching children and novice anglers alike.
Techniques
I like many types of fishing my favorites are: Bottom fishing with slip lead for larger snapper and grouper and amberjack. Trolling for mackerel ,wahoo,tarpons, and mahi Casting and spot fishing for reds, trout ,and cobia

Hey, I'm Captain Ken Carpenter

Fort Walton Beach, United States
Background
I have been fishing in the Destin, Fort Walton Beach area for many years as an angler and guide. I have a passion to fish and am excited every day at the opportunity to go fishing. I enjoy teaching children and novice anglers alike.
Techniques
I like many types of fishing my favorites are: Bottom fishing with slip lead for larger snapper and grouper and amberjack. Trolling for mackerel ,wahoo,tarpons, and mahi Casting and spot fishing for reds, trout ,and cobia
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Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Game Changer Charters LLC

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(28 reviews)
Fort Walton Beach
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Trips from US $620

Fishing Reports

Rough conditions
Rough conditions
Jun 18, 2025 Fort Walton Beach
we had a six hour go down to a four hour With Lance and Nate today still managed to catch a couple kings and lose some other good bites before trying to buy a fish and being runoff by lightning Thank you for fishing with game changer charters
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4 hr with new friends from Kansas
4 hr with new friends from Kansas
Jun 11, 2025 Fort Walton Beach
Josh and Lincoln from Kansas. Had an awesome four hour trip with game changer charters. They wanted some hard fish to pull on and right out of the gate. First two baits in the water a big jack creavalle , and a Bonita. The hits kept coming after that with some amberjack red snapper that they kept and a grouper we released. Thank you for fishing with GameChanger charters. We look forward to seeing you next time.
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4 hr with new friends from Kansas
4 hr with new friends from Kansas
Jun 11, 2025 Fort Walton Beach
Josh and Lincoln from Kansas. Had an awesome four hour trip with game changer charters. They wanted some hard fish to pull on and right out of the gate. First two baits in the water a big jack creavalle , and a Bonita. The hits kept coming after that with some amberjack red snapper that they kept and a grouper we released. Thank you for fishing with GameChanger charters. We look forward to seeing you next time.
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6 hr on game changer
6 hr on game changer
Jun 2, 2025 Fort Walton Beach
Theese return customers from FL caught a limit of snapper with a nice grade and some big ones they also had some nice mangrove snapper and Vermillion snapper to take home to their families
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King Mackerel 4 hr
King Mackerel 4 hr
May 18, 2025 Fort Walton Beach
Smiles all around! These new friends from Georgia had a great time catching King mackerel and Spanish Mackerel! We finished the day with five kings and a handful of Spanish mackerel. Thank you for fishing with game changer charters and we hope to see you again soon!
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NICE MIX
NICE MIX
May 10, 2025 Fort Walton Beach
Fun 4 hr. With returning crew from Shalimar, Florida. These men wanted to take some fish home for the family. They did just that including. King mackerel, Lane snapper, gray trigger fish, and vermillion snapper! Also caught and released were Cobia and red snapper.
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 28 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (72)
Great trip!
Great trip!
July fishing trip
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Angler rating
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Kim B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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July fishing trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip on July 16, 2025
Ken was super nice and helpful.ย  We caught several big amber jacks, a few red snappers and a king Mackerel and a couple of...
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Lance B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome captain.

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip on June 18, 2025
Very professional and put us on fish.
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Aj H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great Trip

VERIFIED   Special 4 hour trip for Aj Holt on October 23, 2024
Ken is a great guy to fish with. This was my second trip with him and plan to fish with him every time I come to Destin. 10/10...
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Bobby C.
Rockwall, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome tarpon and amberjack trip!!!

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip on June 30, 2023
Captain Ken is one of the best guides my son (12 yr old male) and I have ever gone out fishing with (maybe the best ever).ย ...
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Jon P.
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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Great Family Trip

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip on July 29, 2024
We went out with with Captain Ken. Perfect trip for a family of four. Ken was extremely nice and accommodating. Was very patient...
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