Captain
James Parker

Member since May 2024 Tampa, United States
Background
I have over 25 years on the water and fishing. I’ve traveled the world playing music. I was younger and discovered fishing along the way. It’s tough to say fishing pulled me away from being a musician, but it may be true!
Techniques
I enjoy inshore fishing mostly for trophy snook, but enjoy keeping my eye on the water for anything that we could come across. “You never know”.I love throwing a cast net for fresh bait. I also love throwing jigs and top water early in the morning or late in the evening. Let me know! I’ll do it all!

Hey, I'm Captain James Parker

Tampa, United States
Background
I have over 25 years on the water and fishing. I’ve traveled the world playing music. I was younger and discovered fishing along the way. It’s tough to say fishing pulled me away from being a musician, but it may be true!
Techniques
I enjoy inshore fishing mostly for trophy snook, but enjoy keeping my eye on the water for anything that we could come across. “You never know”.I love throwing a cast net for fresh bait. I also love throwing jigs and top water early in the morning or late in the evening. Let me know! I’ll do it all!
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(13 reviews)
Angler's choice
Tampa
 Last booking: 1 day ago
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Trips from US $400

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 13 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (16)
Caught over 25 fish
CAPTAIN JAMES IS THE BEST
CAPTAIN JAMES IS THE BEST
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Elizabeth V. R.
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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Caught over 25 fish

VERIFIED   NEW  3 Hour - Sunset on June 24, 2025
Fishing with captain James was an absolute blast with my two boys aged 14 and 10. We ended up in a spot where collectively...
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Michael H.
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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No tide and multiple thunderstorms

VERIFIED   NEW  3 Hour - Sunset on July 5, 2025
James knew we had an afternoon fishing trip wplanned with horrible conditions He tried very hard to At y the start of...
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Jenna L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Our family had a blast on our fishing trip

VERIFIED   3 Hour - Sunset on March 21, 2025
Captain James was awesome with our son and the members of our group that were and were not experienced fisherman. Captain James...
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Daniel R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Awesome trip

VERIFIED   NEW  3 Hour - Sunrise on June 20, 2025
My trip was great we caught more fish in the first hour than I had caught ever. Highly recommend
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Jill T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Perfect Trip

VERIFIED   2hr sunset on September 23, 2024
Capt James is amazing! We had an absolutely wonderful time. He knew exactly where to take us to catch a snook (my husbands...
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