Captain
Ted Nesti

Member since July 2014 Bay Pines, United States
Background
Captain Ted Nesti was born and raised on St. Pete Beach, FL. He is a USCG licensed captain with more than 40 years of experience fishing the Tampa Bay area, Pinellas County, and the Gulf of Mexico. Capt. Ted specializes in inshore and near shore light tackle fishing for Redfish, Snook, Trout, Sheepshead, Snapper, Grouper, and Shark.
Techniques
light tackle live bait and artificial baits

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Bay Pines, United States
Background
Captain Ted Nesti was born and raised on St. Pete Beach, FL. He is a USCG licensed captain with more than 40 years of experience fishing the Tampa Bay area, Pinellas County, and the Gulf of Mexico. Capt. Ted specializes in inshore and near shore light tackle fishing for Redfish, Snook, Trout, Sheepshead, Snapper, Grouper, and Shark.
Techniques
light tackle live bait and artificial baits
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Captain Ted Nesti Inshore Fishing

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(135 reviews)
Bay Pines
trips from US $275

Fishing Reports

Hot summer Hot redfish action
Hot summer Hot redfish action
Aug 9, 2022 Bay Pines
Lots of big Redfish action this month on the Hanson.
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Christmas Fishing
Christmas Fishing
Dec 22, 2020 Bay Pines
Great week of fishing this Christmas week. Caught some nice Redfish, Black drum and Sheepsheads. Fishing Around Docks and Oyster bars using shrimp. Merry Christmas
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Hunting for Redfish and Sheepheads Under
Hunting for Redfish and Sheepheads Under
Jan 10, 2020 Bay Pines
a great week of fishing for Sheepsheads and Redfish
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spring 2018 fishing
spring 2018 fishing
May 13, 2018 Bay Pines
photos from past winter and spring , getting ready for summer. book now and slam some reds with captain ted
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Kingfish on a rainy Sunday morning
Kingfish on a rainy Sunday morning
Nov 12, 2017 Bay Pines
On a misty Sunday morning, I met up with Craig and Cameron to go for mackerel and kingfish. On Our way out to the gulf of Mexico, I stopped along the channel to throw for bait (live pilchards). After only a couple of casts, we had plenty of bait and headed for the Gulf. About a mile out, we anchored up where the birds were diving, threw out some chum and almost immediately the bite was on! We caught a bunch of sharks, three nice Kings up to 43 inches long, and we hit our limit of Spanish mackerel. Another great day of fishing on Florida's Gulf Coast!
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Sharks, Spanish Mackerel and King Macker
Sharks, Spanish Mackerel and King Macker
Oct 16, 2017 Bay Pines
We started out at the mangrove islands around Bay Pines and caught several nice sized redfish. As that bite slowed, we did a quick run about a mile out to the Gulf of Mexico looking for some shark, Spanish mackerel and kingfish action. We were not disappointed. In no time at all, we were hooking mackerel then reeling like crazy to get them to the boat before the sharks snagged them. It's great fun, especially for the kids, even though sometimes the shark wins. That kind of action continued the rest of the day, and we caught many mackerels and sharks. Catch of the day went to Jimmy's son, Michael. He hooked a 48" kingfish and battled it for a sporting 15 minutes before he landed it. That was some fish! Just another fantastic day on the water!
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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 135 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Volodymyr M.
Clearwater, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome

VERIFIED   Halfday Morning Trip on September 8, 2021
Strongly recommend!!!!
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Kevin W.
Appleton, WI
Excellent
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Half day trip with Captain Ted

VERIFIED   Halfday Morning Trip on February 16, 2019
First time doing a fishing excursion.ย  The weather was windy.ย  It was a tough day fishing but Captain Ted worked very hard...
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Chris M.
Ashburn, Virginia
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Ted

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Fishing Trip on March 23, 2021
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Charles G.
Dunwoody, GA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Nice morning out fishing and tour

VERIFIED   Halfday Morning Trip on June 16, 2020
We had a nice cooler morning with good redfish, trout, and catfish. Had to throw them back because the redfish and trout are...
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Wes S.
Saint George, ON
Excellent
4.7 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Great In-Shore Fishing

VERIFIED   Halfday Morning Trip on March 16, 2020
Great trip, we caught a lot of different types of fish. Only one tiny complaint is that the boat doesnโ€™t have a toilet which...
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