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!
Anglers Choice
26
Reviews
11
Fishing Reports
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My Charter Listing

Baitrun Charters

State licensed
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(26 reviews)
Angler's choice
Tampa
 Last booking: 5 hours ago
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Trips from US $400

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 26 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with James
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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
100%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
96%
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Elizabeth V. R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Caught over 25 fish

VERIFIED   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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Patrick G.
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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February fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  3 Hour - Sunset on February 17, 2026
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Michael H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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No tide and multiple thunderstorms

VERIFIED   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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Zhang L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Wonderful trip

VERIFIED   3 Hour - Sunset on January 1, 2026
Captain James was very nice and knowledgeable! Took us to various spots around the bay.ย  We had a great experience!
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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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