Captain
Dan Ballard

Member since November 2014 New Smyrna Beach, United States
Background
A Floridian born and raised, Captain Dan comes from a family of fishermen and has been involved in fishing for as long as he can remember. A member of the Florida Fishing Guides Association and US Coast Guard licensed charter fishing captain, he has more than 25 years of experience with fishing on Florida's east coast. He is a devoted offshore fisherman and a big fan of bottom fishing and trolling.
Techniques
Bottom fishing and trolling!

Hey, I'm Captain Dan Ballard

New Smyrna Beach, Estados Unidos
Background
A Floridian born and raised, Captain Dan comes from a family of fishermen and has been involved in fishing for as long as he can remember. A member of the Florida Fishing Guides Association and US Coast Guard licensed charter fishing captain, he has more than 25 years of experience with fishing on Florida's east coast. He is a devoted offshore fisherman and a big fan of bottom fishing and trolling.
Techniques
Bottom fishing and trolling!
37
Reviews
8
Fishing Reports

My Charter Listing

Holy Smokes Fishing Charters

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(37 reviews)
New Smyrna Beach
viajes desde US $450

Fishing Reports

Offshore Bite
Offshore Bite
Dic 27, 2016 New Smyrna Beach
All offshore trips have been nice. If the wind is low we go! We are limiting out on Vermilions. Nice size black sea bass, Trigger fish, also a couple of Lane snapper and Mutton snapper. Some really nice Cobia showed up as well last week. The inshore bite is good as well. Black drum and Sheepshead are the main stay. Some Reds and Snook can still be found in key spots. Capt. Dan
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Snook and Reds at Ponce
Snook and Reds at Ponce
Nov 21, 2015 New Smyrna Beach
Ponce inlet is loaded with snook and reds right now! Live bait will do the trick!
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Nice Mahi
Nice Mahi
Abr 4, 2015 New Smyrna Beach
Headed out early Sat morning, Port Canaveral, hit 150ft dropped in our spread. Hit 300ft, shotgun goes off, naked ballyhoo way out! Big Bull gaffer in the boat. Short time later couple peanuts in the boat! Over all nice day!!
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Got one!
Got one!
Mar 21, 2015 New Smyrna Beach
Went out of Port Canaveral early had good reports of Mahi bite is on. Long story short we had 3 knock downs and one OK bull Mahi. Everyone had same out come. One here one there. No size. So we switched over to bottom fishing and got some more meat on the table! Black Sea Bass, Vermilion's, and Porgy's! All in all very good trip!
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Red Hot Bottom Fishing!!!!!!
Red Hot Bottom Fishing!!!!!!
Mar 12, 2015 New Smyrna Beach
The bite is hot on the bottom out of Ponce Inlet! We are limiting out on Black Sea Bass and Vermillion. With a mix of Porgy's. We do fight through the Sharks too! Which keeps you catchin and adds a little fun to the trip!
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Fish Fry Anyone?
Fish Fry Anyone?
Mar 11, 2015 New Smyrna Beach
Customer- We want some fish to eat, can you do that? Capt. Dan- Sure can, I have just the spot! Customer- Holy Smokes!!! You put us on the fish and fish in the cooler! Capt. Dan- That is what we do here! Customer- great charter!
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Opiniones de los clientes

Calificación general
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Barco
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Fotos de clientes (86)
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Buena experiencia
96%
Capitán amigable
100%
Recomienda este charter
100%
Apto para niños
100%
Satisfecho con el barco
100%
Atrapé lo que quería
93%
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Robert P.
Dunbar, Pennsylvania
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Full day offshore trip

VERIFICADO   Full Day Trip – Offshore on Junio 5, 2019
Very pleased with our trip and will book next time in Florida. Was a little slow on getting bites early in the trip but got...
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JIMMY J.
United States
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experiencia:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Fishing with Dan

VERIFICADO   3/4 Day Trip – Offshore on Mayo 1, 2021
CAPTAIN DAN WAS GREAT!!!
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Philip J.
Edgewater, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Holy Smokes - Accurate.

VERIFICADO   Half Day Trip – Inshore (PM) on Abril 2, 2018
Legit. We stayed on fish the entire time we were with Captain Dan and couldn’t have asked for a better trip. He was easily...
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Terry H.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day trip with Captain Dan

VERIFICADO   3/4 Day Trip – Offshore on Agosto 15, 2019
Captain Dan knew right where to go to catch King Mackerel. Caught three fish within an hour. One person in our party caught...
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Aaron M.
Longwood, Florida
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experiencia:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Barco
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Tripulación
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Half day with captain Danny

VERIFICADO   Half Day Trip – Inshore (PM) on Febrero 21, 2018
I took my 10 year old out for our first fishing charter with Captain Dan.  It was a fantastic experience and would highly...
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