Capt. Barry grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Began fishing the Ms. Gulf Coast, Gulfport and Biloxi area when he was 10, catching redfish and shark.
Started working on a Gulfport charter boat when he was 16 as a deck hand on the charter boat Sand Dollar out of Gulfport, fishing Gulfport, Biloxi area with Capt. Jim Mowrey, until his retirement from chartering.
Began working out of the Broadwater Marina, in Biloxi on the charter boat Blue Runner with Capt. Tony David, a long time charter captain from Biloxi, until his retirement.
He then started on the charter boat Fishy Business Fishing Gulfport, Biloxi area with Capt. Lenny Desroche, until he moved on to work on the Charter Boat Mis-Conduct Fishing Biloxi and the Gulfport area.
Bought his own boat in 1995 and started Charter fishing the Mississippi Gulf Coast with his own charter boat. He has been Fishing Ms. All of his life. He has logged countless hours on Ms. Gulf Coast charter trips. His customers have caught hundreds of redfish and thousands of sharks