Captain
Taylor Bankston

Member since October 2018 Destin, United States
Background
I was born in Louisiana and raised on tugboats. I started fishing and driving boats from a very young age with my grandfather who taught me most of what I know. So I was raised on the water and I've been going out into the Gulf for the past 25 years. When I was a young teen I moved to Destin and started working on sport fishing boats as a deckhand and learning to drive those. I have been driving a center console for the past three years and have really enjoyed it. I love seeing the enjoyment on people's faces when I take them out fishing. I am so thankful for being able to fish all the time and, most of all, doing something that I love and am very passionate about every day! I have spent two years rebuilding my boat and now have two 150 HP Yamaha outboard engines with a Minkota Terrova trolling motor for the best fishing experience.

Hey, I'm Captain Taylor Bankston

Destin, United States
Background
I was born in Louisiana and raised on tugboats. I started fishing and driving boats from a very young age with my grandfather who taught me most of what I know. So I was raised on the water and I've been going out into the Gulf for the past 25 years. When I was a young teen I moved to Destin and started working on sport fishing boats as a deckhand and learning to drive those. I have been driving a center console for the past three years and have really enjoyed it. I love seeing the enjoyment on people's faces when I take them out fishing. I am so thankful for being able to fish all the time and, most of all, doing something that I love and am very passionate about every day! I have spent two years rebuilding my boat and now have two 150 HP Yamaha outboard engines with a Minkota Terrova trolling motor for the best fishing experience.
Our Team
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Business partner
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Captain

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.6 / 5
(470 reviews)
Destin
 8 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $600

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.6 / 5
out of 5 stars from 470 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (601)
Great trip, lots of fun. Caught fish. I would recommend them for sure.
Great trip, lots of fun. Caught fish. I would recommend them for sure.
Great trip, lots of fun. Caught fish. I would recommend them for sure.
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
85%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
88%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
83%
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Ryder L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour on July 3, 2026
Taylor and Easton were great. Taylor did a great job giving us a breakdown on what the plan was and it was right in line with...
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Hunter R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best trip ever!

VERIFIED   NEW  3hr Shark/Red fish Trip on July 9, 2026
What an incredible fishing trip! We had an amazing time on the water, and the highlight of the day was landing an awesome 6-foot...
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Jeremy C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Damn good trip!!

VERIFIED   NEW  6 Hour AM Captains Choice Deep Sea on July 7, 2026
This one hands down the best thing to do while on vacation. The whole family had fish in the boat and the team that we had...
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Daniel H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

8 hour offshore

VERIFIED   8 hr offshore on June 1, 2026
awesome trip. weather didnt want to cooperate with us so we had to stay near shore due to wave size but boy did we catch them....
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Jason A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

My son was so happy!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hr pm Closer to shore on July 12, 2026
We booked with these guys due to another charter canceling with us and we are glad he did! This was a wonderful experience...
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