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Richie Riddle

Certified Damn Good Guide

Independent Guide 14 years of exp.

Talkative

Laid-back

Instructional

Beginner Oriented

Adventurous

Quality

Capt. Richie and First Mate welcome you aboard to make memories and have a lot of fun. They will discuss some options of ways to fish before your trip starts so that you are in control of what species you try to target and how you fish whether you decide to try your hand and Bottom fishing, or trolling. They will try to accommodate all of your requests and let your family and friends enjoy the company of them as you try to catch the fish of a lifetime. We take pride in customer service and reliability. So give us a try to be your next and favorite boat to charter fish on in Destin Flordia.

Thanks and hope to see you aboard soon.

About Your Guide

Richie Riddle

Certified Damn Good Guide

Independent Guide 14 years of exp.

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Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

500 lb shark

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Nothing beats some great meat on the grill brats,burgers, and hot dogs

Whats your favorite band?

I like all music but country and rock would have to be my favorite.

Whats your favorite movie?

Bull Durham

Rapid Fire Guide Q & A

What’s the biggest fish you’ve caught?

500 lb shark

If you were cooking for all your friends what would you cook?

Nothing beats some great meat on the grill brats,burgers, and hot dogs

Whats your favorite band?

I like all music but country and rock would have to be my favorite.

Whats your favorite movie?

Bull Durham

Whats your favorite sports team?

Colts

Whats your drink of choice?

Coke

What was your last halloween costume?

Micheal Myers

What do you want for Christmas this year?

To be with family and friends

How did you get started guiding?

Have always loved fishing started walleye on lake erie and now in flordia deep sea fishing

What makes you different from other guides?

We pride ourselves on customer service and let you have a say in what type of fishing we are going to do for the day

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Deep Sea Fishing in Destin

Half Day Bottom Fishing

90% (10) Guided by Richie

48 ft 1 - 13 People From $1,850

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Deep Sea Fishing in Destin

8 Hour Bottom Fishing Some Troll

90% (10) Guided by Richie

48 ft 1 - 13 People From $2,300

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Deep Sea Fishing in Destin

Big Catch Quest: Deep Sea Voyage

90% (10) Guided by Richie

48 ft 1 - 13 People From $3,300

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Deep Sea Fishing in Destin

Troll & Triumph: Destin Fishing

90% (10) Guided by Richie

48 ft 1 - 13 People From $3,800

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Deep Sea Fishing in Destin

Trolling Trip - Mahi Wahoo Billfish

90% (10) Guided by Richie

48 ft 1 - 8 People From $4,800

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Deep Sea Fishing in Destin

Destin 4 Hour Family Fun

90% (10) Guided by Richie

48 ft 1 - 13 People From $1,400

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Recent Reviews of Reel Legend

4.5

based on 4 reviews

Dwayne

Verified Review

We had a GREAT fishing TRIP! Richie and his mate were AMAZING. I’ll definitely use them again.

Dwayne

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We had a GREAT fishing TRIP! Richie and his mate were AMAZING. I’ll definitely use them again.

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Response from Richie:

Thanks Dwayne for fishing with us. Glad you guys had fun and caught some dinner

Response from Richie:

Thanks Dwayne for fishing with us. Glad you guys had fun and caught some dinner

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Molly

Verified Review

We had an awesome fishing trip with Captain Richie and Mikey! It was our first deep sea fishing experience and one to remember!

Molly

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We had an awesome fishing trip with Captain Richie and Mikey! It was our first deep sea fishing experience and one to remember!

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Mike

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This was our first time deep sea fishing. It was an excellent experience. Richie and Zach did a great job and are very knowledgeable. Couldn’t have asked for a better trip

Mike

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This was our first time deep sea fishing. It was an excellent experience. Richie and Zach did a great job and are very knowledgeable. Couldn’t have asked for a better trip

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Danny

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Captain and Mate were very good. boat was very old and showed it. AC broke down an hour into trip was not good. no venting in cabin at all. Latrine exceptionally small for any good size man to fit in. Front cabin area just nasty no comfort at all. always smelled diesel.

Danny

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Response from Richie:

We are truly sorry we have 2 ac's now to make it much more comfortable. The bathrooms on most boats are small it's not all the luxuries of your house and we do truly apologize for this. As far as the smell goes we have just recondition the entire inside in 2025. Thanks

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Response from Captain Experiences:

Hi Danny, thank you for this feedback. I know that this was not the vessel you had original planned on fishing from, and we thank you and your party for being adaptable to the changes we had to make. Please give us a shout so that we can give you a discount on your next trip and make it a memorable one!