Captain
Theo Ballard

Member since August 2021 Virginia Beach, United States
Background
I started at 2 years old fishing with my grandfather they called him Dock Brown also my uncle Greg Brown and my other uncles Lloyd Brown and Uncle Jeff & Uncle Larry on the Cape Fear River Lock & Dam #1 in N.C. and Richard Deberry teaching me how to tie a fishermans knot at sanbridge fishing pier i was determined. So I watched and learned from them and other Charter boat Captains through the years. So now I'm taking fishing to another level. Joined the US Navy in 1989 at age 18 small rib boat operator for US Navy Seal Team 6 Desert Storm Shield Master Helsman on USS Halyburton FFG 40. High skill set for ship & small boat operations. Honorable Discharge. Our main goal is to make sure our clients catch fish. If we have to go into overtime for you, we will. Also, Johnny Quest Sport Fishing has won the Angler's Choice Award 2024 because Saam and i worked as a team to put our clients on the big fish. Saam has a high skill set for finding and hooking big fish. His drive and determination are like no other. When he gets in the zone, he's unstoppable. I've never seen anything like it. I want to say thank you, Saam, for a job well done.
Techniques
Sight casting Trolling Bottom fishing

Hey, I'm Captain Theo Ballard

Virginia Beach, United States
Background
I started at 2 years old fishing with my grandfather they called him Dock Brown also my uncle Greg Brown and my other uncles Lloyd Brown and Uncle Jeff & Uncle Larry on the Cape Fear River Lock & Dam #1 in N.C. and Richard Deberry teaching me how to tie a fishermans knot at sanbridge fishing pier i was determined. So I watched and learned from them and other Charter boat Captains through the years. So now I'm taking fishing to another level. Joined the US Navy in 1989 at age 18 small rib boat operator for US Navy Seal Team 6 Desert Storm Shield Master Helsman on USS Halyburton FFG 40. High skill set for ship & small boat operations. Honorable Discharge. Our main goal is to make sure our clients catch fish. If we have to go into overtime for you, we will. Also, Johnny Quest Sport Fishing has won the Angler's Choice Award 2024 because Saam and i worked as a team to put our clients on the big fish. Saam has a high skill set for finding and hooking big fish. His drive and determination are like no other. When he gets in the zone, he's unstoppable. I've never seen anything like it. I want to say thank you, Saam, for a job well done.
Techniques
Sight casting Trolling Bottom fishing

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Mike C.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Excellent
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Day Trip Meat Hunt AWESOME CATCHING

Meat Hunt on August 28, 2025
Captain Theo is AWESOME! Put us on a ton of SeaBass and limited out! Heโ€™s not afraid to move to find โ€˜em! Limited out on...
Mike C. recommends Johnny Quest Sport Fishing โ€“ 30'
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Jake A.
Excellent
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Neat trip off shore

VERIFIED   Meat Hunt on May 26, 2026
saw the windmill farms and fished by the bases caught a crap ton sea bass few blue fish and a striped bass saw...
Jake A. recommends Johnny Quest Sport Fishing โ€“ 30'
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Douglas A.
Excellent
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GREAT

VERIFIED   Spot & Croaker Trips on September 24, 2025
lots of fish, FUN
Douglas A. recommends Johnny Quest Sport Fishing โ€“ 30'
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Richard D.
Excellent
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Best charter HANDS DOWN!!!

VERIFIED   Spot & Croaker Trips on August 2, 2025
Iโ€™m from Ohio, Iโ€™ve taken 3 charters prior to this one and while theyโ€™ve all been great, they didnโ€™t even come close...
Richard D. recommends Johnny Quest Sport Fishing โ€“ 30'
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Sabrina K.
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Excellent
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Full day meat trip

May 25, 2025
Captain Theo at Johnny Quest shows up early, runs a safe, efficient boat, puts you on the fish, and gets you safely home. What...
Sabrina K. recommends Johnny Quest Sport Fishing โ€“ 24'
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