Destin, Florida

Big Daddy's

Sport Fishing

30°23′N · 86°30′W

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The Vessel

Built For
Blue Water.

A 62-foot custom Viking convertible, built to chase blue marlin past the continental shelf and run home for cocktails. Twin Caterpillars push her to thirty-eight knots — half a day to the tuna grounds, half a day back.

Length0 FT

EnginesTwin Cats

Top Speed0 KTS

The Big Daddy's branded cooler on the deck, the boat behind — 001 — Cooler · Big Daddy's at Destin Harbor

002 — Vessel · From the Water

62FT

Length overall

Built to chase blue marlin past the continental shelf.

The boat dog on the quilted leather seat — 003 — Cockpit · Off Watch

Angler in pink hat with a trophy red snapper, deep Gulf blue — 004 — At the Rail · Trophy Red Snapper

38KTS

Top speed at cruise

Half a day to the tuna grounds. Half a day back.

Angler at the rail with a huge red snapper — 005 — At the Rail · The Day's Best

Big Daddy's · Viking 62 · Hull No. 001 · Destin, FL

On The Water

Drag · Swipe · 10 frames

Frames from the logbook.

Ten moments selected from a season on the water — drag to wander.

Big Daddy's seen from the water, tower above and crew on deck — 001 · From the Water

Angler with a red snapper, sunset light across the Gulf — 002 · Sunset Cast

Red snapper haul laid out on the dock — 003 · Dock Haul

Two anglers with an amberjack offshore — 004 · Amberjack Day

Fish on the line beside Big Daddy's hull — 005 · Fish On

Marina at dusk with the day's haul on the pier — 006 · Marina Twilight

Crew on deck with the day's needlefish catch — 007 · Needlefish

Crew in the Big Daddy's shirt watching the line, dog beside them — 008 · Off Watch

Stern view of Big Daddy's with the name on the transom — 009 · The Transom

Big Daddy's at the dock at twilight, golden interior lit — 010 · Golden Hour

Trophy Catches

Every Cast,
A Story.

Six seasons. Hundreds of nautical miles. The ones we kept, the ones we let go — each fish a sunrise we left the dock for.

The day's haul — snappers, grouper, and mixed Gulf trophies on the dock — 000 · The Day's HaulSnappers, grouper, and mixed Gulf trophies.

Red snappers laid out on the dock at night — 001 · Red Snapper Limit

Angler in pink bucket hat holding a trophy red snapper — 002 · At the Rail · Pink Gloves

Older angler with a prime red snapper, glassy water — 003 · The Captain's Catch

Angler with a huge trophy red snapper — 004 · Trophy at the Gunwale

Logbook · 2018 – present · Destin, FL

Big Daddy's at the marina in Destin at twilight

Home Port

Destin,
Florida.

Known as the world's luckiest fishing village, Destin sits on one of the most prolific sport-fishing grounds in the Gulf of Mexico. Big Daddy's calls this port home.

30°23′N86°30′W