I wish I were writing about a swordfish, but Mother Nature did not allow.  The weather would not cooperate.  Charleston Charters remained very flexible and ultimately let us decide if we wanted to head out after days of weather-related reschedules.  We rolled the dice and lost - weather sucked. Captain Alex (Captain Gene’s nautical prodigy) rightly pulled to cord for safety and to minimize misery.  Still caught a couple while trolling though, so the kids were happy in the end.  I have the utmost confidence that had the weather cooperated, we would have been very successful fishing.  Bottom line, these guys were very flexible, knowledgeable, and easy to work with.  I further have 100% confidence these guys will not compromise safety, and there’s a lot to be said for trust.  We will hire them again.

Gene is PHENOMENAL!!! I’ve been in communication with him for an entire year attempting to schedule my Mother in law’s fishing trip in hopes to catch a blue Marlin as this is on her bucket list ☺️ Gene contacted me and alerted that the Marlins were out and about a litter earlier than usual this year so we booked the trip with zero promises! Gene is a gracious host and made us breakfast before we arrived for our 5:15am departure time!! We boarded and quickly headed almost 60 miles off shore to begin our hunt for the beautiful Blue Marlin 😁 It only took a little while of hopeful trolling before the blue Marlin hopped up out of the water several times and bait was thrown in his path in which he happily accepted and gave us a ride of a lifetime!!! Gene and his two Co-Captains worked tirelessly reeling this big ass Marlin in while allowing us to partake in the excitement with guidance!! It’s still completely mind blowing to me that we just caught a dream fish for my mother in law considering the fact that we were in the dead center of the endless Ocean and had better odds of hitting the lotto than landing a bucket list fish of this species!!! I wish there were more than 5 stars because this crew definitely deserves a sky full!! Gene and his crew truly enjoy every minute of what they do and were almost more excited than we were about catching the Marlin!! This experience was priceless to me and I will be forever thankful to Gene and his team!!!

We had an amazing trip with Charlestowne Charters. They made sure we were put on the fish right from the start. They were incredibly patient and helpful with our three kids and made sure they had a blast. If you’re looking for a professional and fun crew then this is the charter for you. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

I booked a last minute trip with Alex and Crew and had an amazing time. Everything was as described in the details with no surprises.  The Captain and crew worked hard all day and kept great communication regarding weather, my experience, and expectations.  We were able to put several great fish in the boat including my first ever billfish.  I could not recommend this outfit enough and I will definitely be back and fish with them again!

Fun and amazing trip. Capt. Alex and Riley were great. Caught fish, laughed and had a great time. I would highly recommend Charlestowne Charters to all. We will definitely be coming back to fish with these guys!!!