Captain
Jason Yates

Member since February 2021 Shalimar, United States
Background
Captain Jason was born and raised in a military family. When they moved to the Florida Panhandle in 1993, he met some friends who were into fishing and from then he was hooked! The captain's been an avid fisherman since and he purchased his first boat in 2010. From there he has mainly fished the Gulf to this day. Captain Jason loves taking people out to fish and enjoys friends and family catching more than himself. At that point, he decided to go to Sea School and get his captain's license. Now, he's here doing what he's always wanted to do and that's fish for a living.
Techniques
Captain Jason likes both trolling and bottom fishing just as much as the other. He's had many years of experience doing both. He likes to ask the clients what they want to fish for and that gives him an idea of what he would recommend to them. If they book a long enough charter, then he'll do his best to accommodate both styles of fishing.

Hey, I'm Captain Jason Yates

Shalimar, United States
Background
Captain Jason was born and raised in a military family. When they moved to the Florida Panhandle in 1993, he met some friends who were into fishing and from then he was hooked! The captain's been an avid fisherman since and he purchased his first boat in 2010. From there he has mainly fished the Gulf to this day. Captain Jason loves taking people out to fish and enjoys friends and family catching more than himself. At that point, he decided to go to Sea School and get his captain's license. Now, he's here doing what he's always wanted to do and that's fish for a living.
Techniques
Captain Jason likes both trolling and bottom fishing just as much as the other. He's had many years of experience doing both. He likes to ask the clients what they want to fish for and that gives him an idea of what he would recommend to them. If they book a long enough charter, then he'll do his best to accommodate both styles of fishing.
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Time Off Fishing Charter

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4.9 / 5
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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 147 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Best 30th Birthday trip ever!
Best 30th Birthday trip ever!
Best 30th Birthday trip ever!
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
97%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
97%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
93%
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Abby M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Best 30th Birthday trip ever!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip โ€“ Offshore (AM) on August 29, 2025
Captain Jason made this an amazing and unforgettable trip for my 30th birthday! My husband and I caught tons of Vermillion...
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Jackson W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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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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Best Charter around!!

VERIFIED   Shark Trip on July 25, 2025
Captain Jason and his deck hand were awesome! They were both very friendly and made sure that all of our boxes were checked....
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Patrick W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Amazing Experience

VERIFIED   Morning Kids Trip on June 13, 2025
Absolutely fantastic experience! The staff on this fishing charter were amazingโ€”friendly, knowledgeable, and went above and...
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Preston C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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June fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip โ€“ Offshore (Noon) on June 27, 2025
captain jason and his deck hand drew gave us a great fishing experience in the gulf. we caught all kinds of fish and even a...
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Brian H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Risk/Reward

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip - Offshore (Noon) on July 29, 2025
We had a small window of opportunity to go out between storms.ย  Captain Jason told us we wouldnโ€™t be able to bottom fish...
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