Captain
Jimmy Early

Member since March 2021 Panama City Beach, United States
Background
Captain Jimmy has been fishing the waters of northern Florida for many years. This isn't only his job but also a calling. Being on the water fishing makes every day worth living.

Hey, I'm Captain Jimmy Early

Panama City Beach, United States
Background
Captain Jimmy has been fishing the waters of northern Florida for many years. This isn't only his job but also a calling. Being on the water fishing makes every day worth living.
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My Charter Listing

Bent Rod Charters

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(141 reviews)
Panama City Beach
 3 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $450

Fishing Reports

The bite has gotten even better!
The bite has gotten even better!
Jun 16, 2026 Panama City Beach
The Trout were hungry today! Started with live baits and alternated to artificials, they were eating anything we tossed them. After we got our limit and culled some small limit size we went for a Redfish and got a 26" one. What a great day on the water.
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Bite is hot ?
Bite is hot ?
Jun 19, 2025 Panama City Beach
The trout bite has been awesome! Pictures above only show a small part of what we have caught!
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Its time to go fishing!
Its time to go fishing!
Mar 19, 2025 Panama City Beach
The water temps are rising, the winter tides are relaxing and the fish are getting active, moving towards feeding areas. Add these things together and it creates an awesome time to get on a really good bite.
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Slow Day
Slow Day
Oct 2, 2024 Panama City Beach
We fished hard for Red fish and Trout, no reds but did catch a few small trout and this Manatee stopped by to say hello. Had a great time with awesome weather. Maybe the next trip the fish will be hungry!
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The bite is HOT!
The bite is HOT!
Jun 24, 2024 Panama City Beach
Today started a little slow although we did get a few trout early then we focused on some redfish. Got a 24" one the a 14 and a 15". Had to shorten our trip a few minutes but all in all was a good day. All fish caught on artificial baits.
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Redfish bonanza!
Redfish bonanza!
Jun 19, 2024 Panama City Beach
Even in this strong wind my crew got the redfish in the boat! They were all slots but just to let everyone know, 2 went home for dinner and all the others were put back to their families! What a great day for reds!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 141 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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10\/10 ALL DAY!!!!!
10\/10 ALL DAY!!!!!
captain jimmy js great!
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Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
88%
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Derek T.
Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great Time On The Water

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on June 1, 2026
Captain Jimmy was great! He did a very good job of communicating with me leading up to the trip and everything went great the...
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Jeff C.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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10/10 ALL DAY!!!!!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip (AM) on July 17, 2026
Capt Jimmy was great. My wife got sick 2 days ago ona different charter and was a trooper to try again and found Capt Jimmy....
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Shane W.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain jimmy js great!

VERIFIED   NEW  Afternoon trip on July 9, 2026
we have always deep sea fished but we wanted something different this year. We caught a bunch of trout. It was my daughter,...
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Lorenzo G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day catching

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip (AM) on June 27, 2026
Jimmy was very knowledgeable on the bay and the trout in the area.ย  pretty cool guy happy to see you catching fish.
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Timothy M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fantastic Trip!

VERIFIED   4 hr late morning on May 16, 2026
Fantastic trip!!! The 3 of us caught at least 40 fish in 4 hours. Captain Jimmy was excellent, talented, friendly, and professional!!...
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