Captain
Justin Ragsdale

Member since April 2016 Newport, United States
Background
With a lifetime of fishing experience ranging from babbling Mountain Trout Streams to Gulf Stream waters my love for fishing has been with me since the age of 5. After graduation from college with a degree in Biology my first post school job brought money and my first of many boats opening up a whole new chapter in my fishing story. I enjoy all manners of angling and have always enjoyed fishing and sharing that experience with others. It was always nice to be the one catching, but I soon developed a love for putting other people on fish and seeing the joy it brings to their soul. It was this love that brought me to leave my well paying manufacturing job to earn my living on the water guiding and chartering fishing trips.
Techniques
I love it all! Casting, Jigging, Trolling, Drifting, Artificials, Live Bait, Dead Bait it makes no difference, get tight!

Hey, I'm Captain Justin Ragsdale

Newport, United States
Background
With a lifetime of fishing experience ranging from babbling Mountain Trout Streams to Gulf Stream waters my love for fishing has been with me since the age of 5. After graduation from college with a degree in Biology my first post school job brought money and my first of many boats opening up a whole new chapter in my fishing story. I enjoy all manners of angling and have always enjoyed fishing and sharing that experience with others. It was always nice to be the one catching, but I soon developed a love for putting other people on fish and seeing the joy it brings to their soul. It was this love that brought me to leave my well paying manufacturing job to earn my living on the water guiding and chartering fishing trips.
Techniques
I love it all! Casting, Jigging, Trolling, Drifting, Artificials, Live Bait, Dead Bait it makes no difference, get tight!
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Reviews
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Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listings

Breakday Charters โ€“ 30' Ragtime

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(121 reviews)
Newport
trips from US $650

Breakday Charters โ€“ 22โ€™

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(18 reviews)
Newport
trips from US $475

Fishing Reports

Light tackle Potpourri
Light tackle Potpourri
May 4, 2018 Newport
Started out on topwater choppers on the flats of Cape Lookout. Ended the day casting spoons to snapper blues and Spanish mackerel. Good times! Book today. Here at Breakday Charters we have your fishing covered Marsh to Ocean with three boats we do it all!
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Kenny and David - The Speck Whisperers
Kenny and David - The Speck Whisperers
Mar 18, 2017 Newport
Saturday - 3/18/17- Fished the brother duo of Kelly and David Manion. With the drop in water temps I moved back into classic winter type habitat in the marsh. Epic, I mean epic, mirrolure fishing. 40 or so fish, all but a dozen were keepers, left em biting when it started pouring. Kept our three man limit. Color 808 and 809 were the ticket. The trout just crushed em. They were feeling spry as many fish completely broke water and some even grey hounded.
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Batsavage Crew Dents Speck Population
Batsavage Crew Dents Speck Population
Mar 11, 2017 Newport
Whacked em! A few weakies, blues, and spikes released rounded out our three man limit of stocky Specks. Chewed MR17s and Trout Tricks. Don't delay book today! Fantastic spring fishing is already here! Lots of options. Marsh to Ocean we have your fishing covered!
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Munro Crew Smoking the Specks
Munro Crew Smoking the Specks
Mar 10, 2017 Newport
Silly good Speckled Trout fishing with my friends from the Great White North, eh.Nothing under 18" today! The Munro crew put it to em! Got so rough we left them biting! It's gonna be a good spring. Don't delay, book today! April and May are filling up fast!
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Night Time Cornucopia for Aman
Night Time Cornucopia for Aman
Mar 10, 2017 Newport
Just had to keep on fishing! Did a little night time dock fishing and ended up with 6 or so reds, 4 stripers, and several spike sized specks. Fished til the action slowed and the cold crept in.
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Hawk Crew Getting It Done
Hawk Crew Getting It Done
Mar 8, 2017 Newport
Specks, weakies, blues, and sea mullet today with the Hawk crew on an afternoon 1/2 day. Punched out 9 solid Speck keepers on trout tricks and then moved on to looking for some sea mullet, managed a handful or two of keeper sized fish. Finished up jigging some quality weakies, but pulled most off. Fishing is good folks, book today!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 139 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Fishing with Justin
Fishing with Justin
Fishing with Justin
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Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
95%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
94%
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Randy K.
Charlotte, NC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great day on the water!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on July 10, 2021
Some really bad storms came through the days before our trip to muddy up the waters, but Captain Justin made a good plan and...
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Mark L.
Chesapeake, VA
Excellent
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3/4 day trip with Captain Justin

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip โ€“ Nearshore (AM) on August 3, 2021
Excellent trip drum fishing. Caught enough for a good dinner, and thoroughly enjoyed the day, even with the threat of rain.
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Elaine V. H.
Goldsboro, NC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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November fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on November 24, 2020
Capt. Justin was awesome! We arrived at the fishing spot and began catching Red Drum within minutes of departing.ย  Capt. Justin...
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Kenny A.
Fredericksburg, VA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Caught everything in the ocean

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (PM) on October 7, 2020
Captain Justin is a great guy. He put us on the fish immediately and we were catching fish almost every cast. Blue, Spanish...
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Jordan P.
Friedens, Pennsylvania
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on August 1, 2022
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