Captain
David Ballard

Member since March 2018 St. Augustine, United States
Background
Captain David Ballard is a St. Augustine, FL native. He has fished these waters since he was a boy, and has surfed and scuba dived in the area for many years. He has always loved the sea, so it seemed only the natural thing to share the experiences on the water with like-minded people. Meeting these people is his favorite part of the job. He loves passing on all he has learned over his decades-long fishing career, and hopefully creating lasting memories along the way.
Techniques
Light tackle inshore for Redfish , Flounder, Drum, Trout and pretty much anything else that bends the rod is always exciting. Offshore live bait slow trolling for King Mackerel in the summer, just no idea what will hit the live bait, that time of the year several species are targeted with that method.

Hey, I'm Captain David Ballard

St. Augustine, United States
Background
Captain David Ballard is a St. Augustine, FL native. He has fished these waters since he was a boy, and has surfed and scuba dived in the area for many years. He has always loved the sea, so it seemed only the natural thing to share the experiences on the water with like-minded people. Meeting these people is his favorite part of the job. He loves passing on all he has learned over his decades-long fishing career, and hopefully creating lasting memories along the way.
Techniques
Light tackle inshore for Redfish , Flounder, Drum, Trout and pretty much anything else that bends the rod is always exciting. Offshore live bait slow trolling for King Mackerel in the summer, just no idea what will hit the live bait, that time of the year several species are targeted with that method.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(317 reviews)
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trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 317 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Charles G.
Saint Augustine, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great day, David is GREAT with kids

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Inshore on July 12, 2022
We went out today for a 4 hour offshore trip. We caught Kings and had a blast. David had us all over fish all day. We took...
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Karen B.
Winston-Salem, NC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with David

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore on April 11, 2022
My husband and I had a wonderful early morning on the water. My husband caught 18 fish and I caught two. Thank you Captain...
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Gordon S.
Odessa, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day 4hr trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Inshore on April 4, 2022
What a great day we had with Captain David. First I got this trip for my wife for are Anniversary. The fishing Gods were with...
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Edward H.
Belvidere, IL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Bucket list trip!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore on March 4, 2022
We had family member visit that loves fishing. He had fishing on the ocean on his bucket list. We completely surprised the...
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Tyrel R.
Mancos, Colorado
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Not what anyone expected!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Offshore on May 6, 2021
First off I want to say that Capt. David was very friendly and accommodating. It started out as a really nice morning, we went...
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