Hunter Wilcox
Captain

Hunter Wilcox

St. Petersburg, United States
100+ reviews
Catpain Hunter lives for fishing and loves to share this beautiful experience with other people. He specializes in inshore fishing and loves that you never know what's going to bite. However, his favorite target is Tarpon.

Charter

Rating

5.0
139 reviews
5.0
Boat & Equipment
5.0
Captain & Crew
5.0
Fishing Experience

What anglers say

99%
Good experience
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
96%
Appropriate for children
100%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish

All reviews (139)

Showing 1 – 5 of 139 reviews
  • Craig Siapno
    Craig Siapno
    us
    Florida, US
    Member since 2024
    5.0
    Verified

    Dedicated to his profession.

    6 Hour Trip • 3 adults

    I am a 70 year old Florida local and have been on the water since I was 9. My friend of nearly 50 years was in town from Lake Tahoe and I wanted him to catch fish. I picked Captain Hunter Wilcox because he works the Skyway area and that area presents the opportunity for the greatest variety of fish to be caught in Pinellas County. We caught fish at nearly ever stop. Topped it off by my friend catching a Tournament worthy 40 pound to 50 pound King Mackerel that we were able to take pictures of and release healthy. It was everything you could ask for in a charter and Captain Hunter Wilcox worked hard to make it that way. Great Captain, terrific fishing trip!

    Reported catch:
    Speckled Trout
    King Mackerel (Kingfish)
  • Joseph Lillegard
    Joseph Lillegard
    us
    Nevada, US
    Member since 2024
    5.0
    Verified

    The best fishing trip ever!

    6 Hour Tarpon • 4 adults • 3 children

    Cpt Hunter is amazing. He knows these waters well and gets even the most inexperienced fishermen, that’s us, on to fish and land them. We hook into 5 tarpon that were well over 100lbs and one pushing 200. We landed 3 of the 5 and that was just a half day. Hunter is kind, enthusiastic, helpful and makes the fishing experience great for all of us that included kids and adults. We cannot say enough good and positive things in this review. Amazing trip!!!

    Reported catch:
    Tarpon
  • Greg Carr
    Greg Carr
    Repeat angler
    gb
    United Kingdom
    Member since 2023
    3 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Fishing with Hunter

    6 Hour Trip • 3 adults
  • Brad Gater
    Brad Gater
    Repeat angler
    us
    Alaska, US
    Member since 2023
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Great fishing on two different trips

    6 Hour Trip • 1 adult

    I fished with Hunter 4 hrs (A.M.) near shore and then 6 hrs inshore two days later, and was extremely pleased with the experience. This was my first saltwater fishing after years of freshwater angling. I learned a lot and we caught a good number and variety of fish, including mackerel, bonita, grouper, snook, spotted trout, redfish, and others. I intend to return to go for tarpon in season, and it will definitely be with Cap. Hunter and Lock It Down. It was awesome fun. Very highly recommended!

  • Chris Wiseman
    Chris Wiseman
    Repeat angler
    us
    Georgia, US
    Member since 2022
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    6 hour trip with Captain Hunter

    6 Hour Trip • 2 adults

    Captain Hunter was timely and well prepared for our day on the fish. Fish were a little slow to bite, but he put us right on top of some big schools of snook and black drum. Captain Hunter did a great job of shuddering rigs, tactics and locations to land us on the schools. We caught some beautiful snook and one speckled trout before the birds and dolphins scared the fish. Captain Hunter was attentive, knowledgeable and easy going. I would definitely go fishing with Captain Hunter again!

    Reported catch:
    Snook
    Speckled Trout
    Black Drum
    Redfish

Real catches shared by our community

  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    Very knowledgeable
    Shawn W.
    Shawn W.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    The best fishing trip ever!
    Joseph L.
    Joseph L.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    Amazing captain
    Frank F.
    Frank F.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    Good fishing fun
    Jeremy B.
    Jeremy B.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    Capt. Hunter is on point!
    Adam T.
    Adam T.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    Great Day!
    Sean O.
    Sean O.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    February fishing trip
    Bob M.
    Bob M.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    Great fishing on two different trips
    Brad G.
    Brad G.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    The Right Choice
    Greg C.
    Greg C.
  • Lock it Down Sportfishing
    Lock it Down SportfishingSt. Petersburg, FL
    Half Day trip was fantastic!
    Damon K.
    Damon K.

What's biting with Lock it Down Sportfishing in St. Petersburg

Tarpon season winds down, although you can still catch them over rocky bottoms. They love the Stone Crab season because they can eat like kings that they are. Just watch out for the crab lines once you're hooked!

Top catches for October