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Captain Matt Santiago

Fishing Charter
@badfishtampa
Team Badfish & Captain Matt Santiago specialize in inshore, offshore, and tarpon fishing around Tampa Bay & Costa Rica! 🎣
  • Pets
  • Following 1K
  • Followers 17.5K
  • Engagement 24.51%
  • Avg comments 42

About Captain Matt Santiago

Captain Matt Santiago (@badfishtampa) is a Fishing Charter creator on Instagram, also filed under Pets. The account has 17,468 followers and 1,001 published posts. Recent posts average 5,087 likes and 42 comments, an engagement rate of 24.51%.

With 17.5K followers, Captain Matt Santiago is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Captain Matt Santiago follows 1,038 accounts, so the audience is roughly 17 times the size of the list followed. Captain Matt Santiago is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Captain Matt Santiago under Fishing Charter, with Pets as a secondary category.

The Instagram bio for Captain Matt Santiago runs to 17 words. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Captain Matt Santiago dates from November 2025.

1,001 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Captain Matt Santiago, 9 are videos and 1 is a carousel. That mix leans toward videos. Captain Matt Santiago has built a substantial archive of 1,001 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 17 followers for each post published. All 10 carry captions, averaging 16 words each. Words that recur across them include costarica, puravida, tarpon, tampabay and badfish. The captions tag #costarica, #puravida, #tarpon, #tampabay and #badfish.

Inshore bite in TampaBay has been strong! #badfish #tampabay #tarpon #inshorefishing
Fighting Goliaths like champs! #tampabay #goliathgrouper #tennesseemoonshine
We curate complete Costa Rica vacation packages that include accommodations, fishing, airport transportation, golf cart, and more! Message us or visit to book your dream fishing vacation! #costarica #puravida #lossuenosresort #vacationpackage
Sometimes the sweetest part is watching them swim away! #bluemarlin #costarica #puravida
Jumpin some big ones! #tarpon #tampabay
Sailfish going crazy! Commentary by #costarica #puravida #sailfish
Easier to handle than my wife 🤣......love you babe! #marlin #costarica #puravida
Teamwork makes the Dreamwork! #mahi #dorado #costarica
Saltwater is in our veins, and our passion for sportfishing runs deep—Badfish is bringing the adventure from Tampa Bay to Costa Rica.
#captainmattsantiago #puravida #tarpon #billfish #cobia snook
If it ever gets old I will quit doing it. Our biggest tarpon so far this year caught by a client. I’m not sure if it made the 200lb. mark but it was right there at it. #blessed #tarpon #tarponfishing #silverking #salty

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Captain Matt Santiago's engagement

Captain Matt Santiago's engagement rate on Instagram is 24.51%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 4 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 121 to 1, with 5,087 likes and 42 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.

Engagement rate

24.51%

Avg likes
5.1K
Avg comments
42
Interactions : followers
1 : 4

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Who is Captain Matt Santiago?

Captain Matt Santiago (@badfishtampa) is a Fishing Charter creator on Instagram, also filed under Pets. Captain Matt Santiago is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Captain Matt Santiago runs to 17 words.

How many followers does Captain Matt Santiago have?

Captain Matt Santiago has 17,468 followers on Instagram (17.5K). Captain Matt Santiago follows 1,038 accounts, so the audience is roughly 17 times the size of the list followed. Captain Matt Santiago has built a substantial archive of 1,001 posts.

What is Captain Matt Santiago's engagement rate?

Captain Matt Santiago's engagement rate on Instagram is 24.51%, over 6%, more than 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 4 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 121 to 1, with 5,087 likes and 42 comments on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.

What does Captain Matt Santiago post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Captain Matt Santiago under Fishing Charter, with Pets as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Captain Matt Santiago, 9 are videos and 1 is a carousel. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Captain Matt Santiago repeatedly use the words costarica, puravida, tarpon, tampabay and badfish. Captain Matt Santiago's captions carry hashtags such as #costarica, #puravida and #tarpon.

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