Captain
Michael Bodiford

Member since August 2018 Port St. Joe, United States
Background
Captain Michael Bodiford is a real, old school local guide who was born and raised right here in Port St Joe. He has been fishing his whole life and has always known he wanted to work on the water. Capt. Michael loves taking customers out and showing them a good time. He loves working with kids, teaching them to fish and seeing the smile on their faces as they reel in their first fish. Capt. Michael specializes in targeting Tripletail, Redfish, and Trout.

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Port St. Joe, United States
Background
Captain Michael Bodiford is a real, old school local guide who was born and raised right here in Port St Joe. He has been fishing his whole life and has always known he wanted to work on the water. Capt. Michael loves taking customers out and showing them a good time. He loves working with kids, teaching them to fish and seeing the smile on their faces as they reel in their first fish. Capt. Michael specializes in targeting Tripletail, Redfish, and Trout.
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Reviews
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Fishing Reports

My Charter Listing

Buoy Time Charters

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(87 reviews)
Port St. Joe
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $400

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 87 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (54)
Awesome !!!
Awesome !!!
Captain Michael is the best!
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
93%
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Michelle H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Michael is the best!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip - Tripletail on June 18, 2025
We had such an incredible time catching trout and red fish with Captain Michael. We caught fish after fish and had a great...
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Bobby 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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Great Trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip - Tripletail on June 6, 2025
Weโ€™ve been coming to the area for quite a while and we learned more about the area today than all our trips combined.ย  Looking...
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Michael P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome trip!!!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip - Tripletail on March 26, 2025
We went as a Family of 4 and was able to all catch several fish a piece! We had Captain Michael and he was very experienced...
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Adam L.
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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June fishing trip

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip - Tripletail on June 25, 2025
Captain Mike was a pleasure to fish with and he put us on fish. I will definitely be contacting him again in the future.
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BRAD H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Good Day

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip - Tripletail on July 14, 2025
Captain worked hard to stay on fish all day good time highly recommended
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