Wayde Zimmerman

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Anglers' gallery (210)

What anglers say

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  Chevy Spoonemore

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  Texas, US

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  Member since 2020

  5.0

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  Great Trip with Great Csptain

  5 Hour Trip – Trolling/Bottom (PM) on July 19, 2026 • 5 adults

  Had 3 teenage girls and a 9 yr old. Captain Wayde was awesome with the kids. I offered to help and he let me to an extent but still took care of me as well. We got some B-Liners for the box and I told him I wanted a grouper. He move locations and said here's your grouper. Sure enough, they were there. Caught several and a bonus Amberjack. Finished with a storm hitting us as we were headed in. Storm was pretty bad but Captain Wayde was on top of it. We felt safe the whole time. He had a great personality and treated my kids really good. I'd highly recommend Captain Wade and Unorthadox Charters to anyone wanting to get out on the water and have a great time.

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  Response from Captain

  July 21, 2026

  thanks for the review i really enjoyed the trip with yall come see ma anytime and we will get a few new fish in the box

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  Tyler Brown

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  Georgia, US

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  Member since 2026

  5.0

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  Great for kids, or anyone just wanting to stay close and still catch fish

  3 Hour Trip – early bird 6 am on June 16, 2026 • 5 adults • 1 child

  Captain Wade was great! Super quick in responding to messages, easy guy to talk to and a killer one man crew, highly personable! We did the 3 hour early morning trip to see how my boy would like it (first fishing trip) and he absolutely loved it cause Captain Wade put us on fish pretty dang quick and the bean bag chairs was a nice additon for a comfy ride for kids (or anyone for that matter!) Aside from my son, we initially had 4 adults and made a last minute change literally 12 hours prior to the trip and Wade responded quick when I asked if it was ok.. worked our great as the boat was good for 6. All 6 of us pulled in multiple fish and had a great day! Book with Unorthodox Charters if you got kids or if you just want some fresh dinner on the line!

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  Response from Captain

  June 16, 2026

  thanks so much i do my best with every trip yall were on it and belive me it makes me happy to take kids fishing come see me again

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  Craig Underwood

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  Indiana, US

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  Member since 2026

  5.0

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  Early Father’s Day present I won’t ever forget!

  3 Hour Trip – Sharks (PM) (copy) on June 15, 2026 • 5 adults • 3 children

  Wayde has the patience of a saint. I have three boys (7,9,and 12). They warmed up to him quick and we were all joking and having a good time. Each of them caught a fish (two black tip sharks and a red snapper.) I caught a four and half foot hammerhead! We saw dolphins, a sea snake, and various crabs. Wayde even caught a big crab when he was checking the bait. He has a lot of knowledge about the area and the wildlife. He put bean bags up front on his center console boat which were a life saver because near the end I got to be a little sea sick and could lie down to shrug it off. If we come back to the Emerald coast next year I will try to book him first!

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  Response from Captain

  June 17, 2026

  thanks for the review the boys were awasome come see me again

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  Alan Crawford

  Repeat angler

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  Georgia, US

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  Member since 2016

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  2 trips

  4.7

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  Awesome day on the water fishin!

  5 Hour Trip – Trolling/Bottom (AM) on September 28, 2026 • 2 adults

  we had a beautiful day with water like glass. we caught our limit in Red snapper real fast. then we moved to find other species. we caught a huge Lane snapper and a Red grouper at next stop. in between we trolled up some nice Bonita and a Spanish mackerel. when not catching snapper we were constantly catching Trigger fish. unfortunately just out of the slot. it was continuous action. we even had time to hit a wreck to search for some Amberjack. they were there and we hooked up with a keeper but he was to much a beast and broke us off. great way to finish the day. i was spent. look forward to my next time down to book with Wayde!

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  Response from Captain

  September 29, 2026

  thank for the review glad yall had fun im gonna be fixing up the boat this winter after season ends

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  Gary Dittman

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  California, US

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  Member since 2026

  5.0

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  Great First Trip

  4 Hour Trip – early bird bottom - 11:00 AM on September 9, 2026 • 6 adults • 4 children

  We had 4 kids 8 - 13 that had never been ocean fishing. We told the Captain that we wanted to just catch fish. We caught over 40 fish of various types. He matched the skill set for each person as to what they were capable of catching. The Captain and his helper made sure that there was bait on the hooks and removed fish that were caught. The Captain was friendly, knowledgeable and likes kids. For myself and the kids I would thank Captain Wayne for a great time.

  

  Response from Captain

  September 11, 2026

  your very welcome glad everyone had fun come see me again captain wayde