Your Expert Guide On These Memorable Trips Is Capt. Brent Ballay

Venice, Louisiana is a true sportsman’s paradise – abundant in species, quantity and sheer size of the most sought-out game fish in the world. This mecca of sportfishing is the best in the nation and most of it is untouched.

A 21-year veteran charter captain and duck hunting guide, Brent has a lifetime of experience fishing all over the Gulf of Mexico. He’s fished the Southern Kingfish Association (SKA) tournaments for eight years, the Inshore Fishing Association (IFA) for six, and too many more to mention.

“I’ve grown up on the bayous of Venice, Louisiana, fishing and hunting this vast paradise my whole life. This has been my backyard for as long as I can remember. And I have the honey holes to prove it!” - Captain Brent Ballay, Owner of Cast N Blast Venice

Brent competes in the Redfish Tour, Professional Lure Division, as captain of the Blue Wave boat team. And, with his brother Brandon, has appeared on over 50 television shows, and has written, and been the subject of, hundreds of articles about hunting and fishing.

Brent uses the latest equipment and works hard to make sure that every customer leaves happy.
Customers keep coming back year after year to fish and hunt with him.