Captain
Joseph Dephillips

Member since March 2021 St. Petersburg, United States
Background
Captain Joseph's father was a founding member and officer of B.A.S.S., so the captain grew up fishing. He's spent decades working as a commercial fisherman, starting as a deckhand and eventually working his way up to a captain of commercial Grouper bandit boats, Stone Crab boats, and net boats.
Techniques
Were diverse using both light and heavy tackle . Spinning and conventional rods are all high end Shimano, Gloomis and custom built gear . Trolling , bottom fishing , jigging and sight casting are all employed techniques.

Hey, I'm Captain Joseph Dephillips

St. Petersburg, United States
Background
Captain Joseph's father was a founding member and officer of B.A.S.S., so the captain grew up fishing. He's spent decades working as a commercial fisherman, starting as a deckhand and eventually working his way up to a captain of commercial Grouper bandit boats, Stone Crab boats, and net boats.
Techniques
Were diverse using both light and heavy tackle . Spinning and conventional rods are all high end Shimano, Gloomis and custom built gear . Trolling , bottom fishing , jigging and sight casting are all employed techniques.
Our Team
Chris L.
First mate

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(64 reviews)
St. Petersburg
 Last booking: 5 days ago
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Trips from US $500
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(22 reviews)
St. Petersburg
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Trips from US $900

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 86 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (154)
November fishing trip
November fishing trip
Fishing with Joseph
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
98%
Caught fish
95%
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Eric W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

AWSOME

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on March 21, 2025
They were great we had 3 kids with us and they made sure all we were doing was reeling in fish.
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David W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

HOG FISH!

VERIFIED   6 Hour offshore deepsea fish trip . on February 22, 2025
Caught biggest Flounder of my life and captain put us on some Hogs! First mate was awesome as well.
David W. recommends Reel Lucky Fishing Charters โ€“ 35'
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Brandi B.
Very good
4.0 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

November fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on November 25, 2025
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Tiffany B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Letโ€™s do some real fishing!

VERIFIED   4hr nearshore / offshore trip on March 6, 2024
Hands down! The crew you need to book with! Worth every penny and minute. Great atmosphere, good music, cute little dog! You...
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Dean M.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Joseph

VERIFIED   6 Hour Tripโ€“Inshore/Nearshore (AM) on May 10, 2025
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