Captain
Ben Blackmon

Member since February 2022 Gulfport, United States
Background
Captain Ben has been fishing most all his life. He's fished from the Atlantic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean and decided to return back to his home state of Mississippi. Now having fished the Mississippi Gulf Coast area for over the last 10 years, He is prepared to show you the best fishing in these waters. The Mississippi Sound is known for catching Sharks (Blacktip), Bull Red Drum (Redfish), Sheepshead, Cobia and Black Drum just to name a few. You'll get to fish using the best techniques for the season such as bottom fishing, trolling, drifting, and jigging.

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Gulfport, United States
Background
Captain Ben has been fishing most all his life. He's fished from the Atlantic Ocean, to the Pacific Ocean and decided to return back to his home state of Mississippi. Now having fished the Mississippi Gulf Coast area for over the last 10 years, He is prepared to show you the best fishing in these waters. The Mississippi Sound is known for catching Sharks (Blacktip), Bull Red Drum (Redfish), Sheepshead, Cobia and Black Drum just to name a few. You'll get to fish using the best techniques for the season such as bottom fishing, trolling, drifting, and jigging.
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Ryan B.
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My Charter Listing

Captain Ben's Charters LLC

State licensed
Excellent
4.9 / 5
(137 reviews)
Gulfport
Trips from US $500

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 137 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.8 / 5
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
96%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
97%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
93%
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Brenda C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Captain Ben

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip on September 3, 2025
Captain Ben was very good with communicationโ€” accommodating a later start time, calling the night before our charter and...
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Amelia C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fun with Captain Ben & crew!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip on August 31, 2025
We had so much fun on our trip! I have 3 kids ages twin boys 10 and girl 9 and they were so attentive to them! We had a blast!...
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Albert K.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great day, great people, great fishing!!

4 Hour Trip on July 23, 2025
Captain Ben and Deckhand Peyton were great. Very personable and they put us on fish. Right from the get go, we were hooking...
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Dennis C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great fun with family and friends with great captain and deck hand!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip on June 28, 2025
Great experience catching bait the using the bait we caught to catch our fish. Pulling in a big bull shark was really fun....
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Sean K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome trip!!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip on June 26, 2025
Captain Ben and his crew are awesome! Didnโ€™t get on any big ones so he made sure my family caught some fish to take home!!...
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