Captain
Anthony Vingelli

Member since February 2020 Bradenton Beach, United States
Background
I was born and raised in Bradenton, FL. I grew up wading all over Sarasota and Tampa Bay. As soon as I was old enough to operate a boat I hit the water running!
Techniques
I love fishing nearshore. Anchoring up on one of our many nearshore wrecks and chumming for a variety of species is my go-to. Bottom fishing while free-lining live baits can cover more water and really increase your chance for a day of bent rods.

Hey, I'm Captain Anthony Vingelli

Bradenton Beach, United States
Background
I was born and raised in Bradenton, FL. I grew up wading all over Sarasota and Tampa Bay. As soon as I was old enough to operate a boat I hit the water running!
Techniques
I love fishing nearshore. Anchoring up on one of our many nearshore wrecks and chumming for a variety of species is my go-to. Bottom fishing while free-lining live baits can cover more water and really increase your chance for a day of bent rods.
Anglers Choice
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Reviews
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So Salty Fishing Charters

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(115 reviews)
Angler's choice
Bradenton Beach
 4 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $300

Fishing Reports

Nearshore spring fishing
Nearshore spring fishing
May 2, 2024 Bradenton Beach
Snook, cobia, and sharks have been the fish to talk about these past couple weeks on the reefs. Chumming and freeling live baits on top of the water has produced the cobia and snook while fishing dead and live bait on the bottom has been catching the sharks. Snapper fishing has slowly been picking up and only expectes to get better as we get into summer. If youre looking to targer larger fish this is the time to go fishing!
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Nearshore Shrimp Fishing Still Producing
Nearshore Shrimp Fishing Still Producing
Feb 29, 2024 Bradenton Beach
We set out at 7:30 am loaded with live shrimp and frozen bait for our nearshore trip. Seas were calm and we made it to the first area about 7 miles off the coast in about 20 minutes. The action didnt take long to fire off with lots of trriggerfish and throwback grouper coming over the rail. Looking to bring home fish for dinner we repositioned on the reef and dropped our baits back to the bottom. Almost instantly we were bringing up the same species but with legal mangrove snapper and sheepshead mixed in. We decided to stay where the action was and piece together a nice box. We weeded through the thrownbacks and managed a nice haul by the end of the trip. Staying on the same reef allowed us more time catching and less time riding. Mangrove snapper, sheepshead, key west grunts, triggerfish and hogfish are the targeted meat species for the next few weeks eith mackerel starting to show as the water warms
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 115 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Anthony is the best!
Anthony is the best!
I cannot say enuff good about Anthony was a awesome person and he worked his tail.off for us trip of a lifetime!!
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
99%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
100%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
96%
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Kurt R.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip.

VERIFIED   Kids trip Afternoon READ DESCRIPTIO on May 5, 2025
Beautiful morning fishing off Anna Maria and Long Boat key. Captain Anthony was fantastic. He was expecially good with 5 year...
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Jessica G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Incredible trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Nearshore on April 28, 2025
We just took the most incredible trip with Anthony!! He is very knowledgeable and patient. We caught a variety of fish including...
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Theodore K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Nearshore Last Minute Trip

VERIFIED   Inshore (2 person max) on January 4, 2025
Captain Anthony did a great job. Very Professional and we caught a great variety of fish. Awesome lunch at local restaurant...
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Joe D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Capt Anthony will go the extra mile to get you fish

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Nearshore on May 19, 2025
Excellent trip, caught plenty of tasty fish
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Robert B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great trip and very relaxing

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Nearshore on May 2, 2025
Captain Anthony was amazing.ย  We were able to catch our limit of trout for dinner and even had a shot at a large triple tail.ย ...
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