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Free Agent Sport Fishing 

4.8
(55 reviews)
 57896 North Carolina 12 Teachs Lair Marina Boat Slip #10, Hatteras, NC 27943, United States–
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Free Agent Sport Fishing 

Hatteras, NC, United States
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42 ft
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4.8
(55 reviews)
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If you're thinking about fishing the beautiful waters of Hatteras, you're in the right place. Free Agent Sport Fishing specializes in All Day Wreck Fishing Trips and Inshore fishing of all kinds– they offer trips for all ages, skill levels, and various types of fishing. They're full-time fishermen and have been in the business since 1985. These are professionals who will ensure you have a fun, safe, and memorable trip.

Captain Ricky Caton and his crew specialize in All Day Wreck Fishing Trips and Family Oriented Calm Water Inshore trips.The trips depend on your skill level and fish you want to catch. 'Inlet Adventure' and 'Happy Crabber' trips are family-oriented trips. You'll stay in the calm waters, so no one gets seasick and everyone has fun.

You'll be fishing from the 'Free Agent', a 42' boat built by the Gutheries. She's perfectly equipped for inshore and offshore fishing, having 3 bottom machines/fish finders, 4 GPS units, two VHF radios, a radar, and Sirus XM radio, so that you can listen to your favorite music. There's also enough shade to keep you out of the sun, the carpeted floor inside, and private bathroom downstairs. As the trips are child-friendly, the boat is also equipped with children-sized life vests.

The crew will cover your fishing license, rods, reels, lures, and live bait. You need to bring food, drinks, sun protection, a cooler for the catch, a camera, and rain gear. Your catch can be cleaned at the marina for an additional cost.

Free Agent Sport Fishing is inviting you for an unforgettable day on the water. Join them and share an experience you and your loved ones will cherish forever!

If you're thinking about fishing the beautiful waters of Hatteras, you're in the right place. Free Agent Sport Fishing specializes in All Day Wreck Fishing Trips and Inshore fishing of all kinds– they offer trips for all ages, skill levels, and various types of fishing. They're full-time fishermen and have been in the business since 1985. These are professionals who will ensure you have a fun, safe, and memorable trip.

Captain Ricky Caton and his crew specialize in All Day Wreck Fishing Trips and Family Oriented Calm Water Inshore trips.The trips depend on your skill level and fish you want to catch. 'Inlet Adventure' and 'Happy Crabber' trips are family-oriented trips. You'll stay in the calm waters, so no one gets seasick and everyone has fun.

You'll be fishing from the 'Free Agent', a 42' boat built by the Gutheries. She's perfectly equipped for inshore and offshore fishing, having 3 bottom machines/fish finders, 4 GPS units, two VHF radios, a radar, and Sirus XM radio, so that you can listen to your favorite music. There's also enough shade to keep you out of the sun, the carpeted floor inside, and private bathroom downstairs. As the trips are child-friendly, the boat is also equipped with children-sized life vests.

The crew will cover your fishing license, rods, reels, lures, and live bait. You need to bring food, drinks, sun protection, a cooler for the catch, a camera, and rain gear. Your catch can be cleaned at the marina for an additional cost.

Free Agent Sport Fishing is inviting you for an unforgettable day on the water. Join them and share an experience you and your loved ones will cherish forever!

Ricky Caton
Captain
Ricky Caton
48 years of experience
responds within an hour
What this charter offers
Fishing license
Live bait
You keep catch
Toilet
Child friendly
What this charter offers
Fishing license
Live bait
You keep catch
Toilet
Child friendly

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Trip date:
Group Size:
November 2026
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Group Size
2 adults • 0 children
Change
The Inlet Adventure 1/2 day Trip am
FREE Cancellation 1 day notice
4 hour trip starts at 7:00 AM
Seasonal trip
Apr 1 - Nov 30
King Mackerel (Kingfish)
Little Tunny (False Albacore)
Bluefish (Tailor)
Spanish Mackerel
US $750
Entire boat: up to 6 people
Half Day Trip– Inlet Adventure pm
FREE Cancellation 1 day notice
4 hour trip starts at 12:00 PM
Seasonal trip
Apr 1 - Nov 30
King Mackerel (Kingfish)
Little Tunny (False Albacore)
Bluefish (Tailor)
Spanish Mackerel
US $750
Entire boat: up to 6 people

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Rating

4.8
55 reviews
4.7
Boat & equipment
4.9
Captain & crew
4.9
Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (38)

What anglers say

100%
Great experience
94%
Family friendly
100%
Friendly captain
100%
Good boat
89%
Recommended
98%
Caught fish

Reviews (55)

  • Cj Angello
    Cj Angello
    us
    New York, US
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    Couldnt have been better

    The Inlet Adventure 1/2 day Trip am on July 30, 2026 • 6 adults

    Fantastic trip today with my family of 5 and Capt Ricky and First Mate Jeff. These guys are seasoned professionals and did one hell of a job putting us on a full (1/2) dsy of fish. Rods were moving all day with bites. Had several triples and quadruples. Boated 39 fish in total. Boat was comfortable and my family wore smiles all day long.

  • Travis Wills
    Travis Wills
    us
    Kentucky, US
    Member since 2026
    5.0
    Verified

    Spanish Mackeral in the cooler!

    1/2 day– Happy Crabber pm on July 1, 2026 • 2 adults

    we had a great time. blessed with beautiful weather and a knowledgeable captain willing to go to where the fish were biting. would definitely recommend! great for first timers and seasons fishers as well.

  • Bryan Cook
    Bryan Cook
    us
    Maryland, US
    Member since 2025
    5.0
    Verified

    Great Trip

    All Day Wreck/Live Bait/Trolling on June 28, 2025 • 6 adults

    We had a great time! The Captain was very patient, and took us several different spots to fish.. The first mate work for us all around. From bating, to casting, to coaching.. This was a great trip!

  • Nicholas Clary
    Nicholas Clary
    Repeat angler
    us
    New York, US
    Member since 2022
    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    May fishing trip

    1/2 day– Inlet Adventure trip am on May 22, 2023 • 5 adults

    What an amazing time. I would have to say me and my family had such an amazing time on this charter one of the best days of our life thanks so much to captain Ricky and first mate Chris they are so knowledgeable and friendly make you feel right at home and welcome I highly recommend this charter for anyone we will definitely be booking them again. Caught a good amount of fish as soon as we got on them they kept us on them. Can't thank these 2 pros enough. Can say we made a couple great friends today.

  • Kelly Murray
    Kelly Murray
    us
    Pennsylvania, US
    Member since 2025
    5.0
    Verified

    Fishing with Ricky

    1/2 day– Happy Crabber pm on September 2, 2025 • 5 adults
  • Cynthia Jack
    Cynthia Jack
    us
    Pennsylvania, US
    Member since 2020
    5.0
    Verified

    Half day trip with Captain Rick

    1/2 day– Happy Crabber pm on June 10, 2020 • 6 adults • 1 child

    We had a great time with Captain Rick and First Mate, Josh!! Both were very welcoming to our family of novice(literally, first time on a chartered boat) fishing group which ranged in ages from 8 to 70. We did a half day trip on the Sound side. Captain Rick told us we would be trolling for Spanish Mackerel. Captain Rick did a great job finding the fish and Josh was very patient with us as he educated us on what we needed to do. Wasn’t long and we were pulling in fish on the regular. Josh showed us how to unhook the caught fish and reset the lines in the water. We were allowed to go up in the Captain’s perch and check out the view as well. It was a very relaxed trip, but successful from the fishing standpoint too!! Josh was a lot of fun to talk to and we heard a few good fish stories to boot!! We hope to return and book a deep water trip with them next time we are in OBX. We would recommend Free Agent to anyone!!

  • Eric Sizemore
    Eric Sizemore
    us
    Ohio, US
    Member since 2021
    4.3
    Verified

    Good afternoon

    Half Day Trip – Happy Crabber (PM) on August 12, 2021 • 4 adults

    Being a first time experience fishing in salt water we wished we had asked for or received a little more instructions on what to do with the equipment before we were on fish. Other than that it was a great experience and they put us on the fish.

  • Michele Mckee
    Michele Mckee
    us
    Tennessee, US
    Member since 2020
    5.0
    Verified

    We had a wonderful time p!

    Happy Crabber Extended Trip (AM) on June 9, 2020 • 2 adults

    clean boat Well rigged Knowledgeable Respectful guys Had an amazing time with my fiance!! we will be booking again

  • Frank Workman
    Frank Workman
    us
    West Virginia, US
    Member since 2020
    5.0
    Verified

    October fishing trip

    1/2 day– Inlet Adventure trip am on October 1, 2020 • 6 adults

    Great time captain Mike and Josh great job and great experience we will do it again

  • Shawn Chappel
    Shawn Chappel
    us
    Pennsylvania, US
    Member since 2019
    4.7
    Verified

    Birthday Fishin Trip for my son

    1/2 day– Inlet Adventure trip am on August 21, 2019 • 2 adults • 1 child

    The Free Agent crew took my son and myself out for his 8th birthday. It was my son's first time boat fishing and the crew went out of there way to accommodate us. Although we did not catch a shark as my son had wanted, we still had a amazing time and will be setting up a future trip with the Free Agent crew.

FAQs about Free Agent Sport Fishing

Free Agent Sport Fishing offers the following trips to customers:
  • US $750 per group - Half Day Trip– Inlet Adventure pm (4 hours)
  • US $750 per group - The Inlet Adventure 1/2 day Trip am (4 hours)
When you book a trip with Free Agent Sport Fishing, you can expect the following amenities onboard:
  • Toilet
  • Fighting chair
  • GPS 4 GPS's
  • Fishfinder 3 bottom machines
  • Live bait well
  • Outriggers
  • Ice box
  • Radar 1 65 mile radius radar
Trips booked with Free Agent Sport Fishing include:
  • Rods, reels & tackle (Penn)
  • Live bait
  • Lures
  • First mate (Works for tips; 15-20% of the trip price)
  • Fishing license
Free Agent Sport Fishing offers the following types of fishing:
  • Inshore fishing
  • Nearshore fishing
Free Agent Sport Fishing offers the following fishing techniques:
  • Light tackle
  • Heavy tackle
  • Bottom fishing
  • Trolling
  • Spinning
  • Jigging
  • Drift fishing
Top targeted fish species with Free Agent Sport Fishing include:
  • Amberjack
  • Barracuda (Great)
  • Bluefish (Tailor)
  • Cobia
  • Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
  • King Mackerel (Kingfish)
  • Little Tunny (False Albacore)
  • Redfish
  • Seabass (Black)
  • Spanish Mackerel
  • Wahoo

Your captain

Ricky Caton
Ricky Caton
Hatteras, North Carolina, United States
419 Fishing Reports
55 Customer reviews
Typical response within an hour
Member since June 2019
I started fishing because my grandfather was a commercial fisherman and I used to go with him. As soon as I graduated from high school, I moved to Hatteras Island, NC and started mating. I have fished from the Maryland, VA, line to South Carolina, as well as Florida, and in the Bahamas. I fished offshore as a mate for some of the icons of the Offshore Fishing Industry out of Oregon Inlet, NC. Tony Tillett, Buddy Cannady, and John Bayliss were 3 of the truly notable ones.
Ricky Caton
Ricky Caton
419
reports
55
reviews
2019
member since
~1h
response
I started fishing because my grandfather was a commercial fisherman and I used to go with him. As soon as I graduated from high school, I moved to Hatteras Island, NC and started mating. I have fished from the Maryland, VA, line to South Carolina, as well as Florida, and in the Bahamas. I fished offshore as a mate for some of the icons of the Offshore Fishing Industry out of Oregon Inlet, NC. Tony Tillett, Buddy Cannady, and John Bayliss were 3 of the truly notable ones.

The fish you can target

Amberjack
Amberjack
Great Barracuda
Great Barracuda
Bluefish (Tailor)
Bluefish (Tailor)
Cobia
Cobia
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
King Mackerel (Kingfish)
King Mackerel (Kingfish)
Little Tunny (False Albacore)
Little Tunny (False Albacore)
Redfish
Redfish
Black Seabass
Black Seabass
Spanish Mackerel
Spanish Mackerel
Wahoo
Wahoo
Amberjack
Amberjack
Great Barracuda
Great Barracuda
Bluefish (Tailor)
Bluefish (Tailor)
Cobia
Cobia
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)

Real catches by this captain

  • Side view of the Free Agent charter boat underway in coastal waters, featuring an elevated tuna tower, multiple fishing rods, and several anglers onboard.
    The summer winds down and the heat backs off as the crowds thin out. Come on down to GOD'S COUNNTRY and relax and go fishing .Give Fish Booker a call
  • Two anglers proudly posing beside a catch board displaying various fish, including Mackerel and Snapper, at a marina.
    Fish 1
    Fish 2
    Spanish Mackerel
    Caught some live bait in the morning and went wreck fishing ...caught 1 nice Almaco Jack and released several under sized Amberjacks. Tried bottom fishing and it was horrible ...caught 1 Triggerfish a a bunch of under sized Seabass. Switched over to trolling and caught a few King Mackerel and False Albacores
  • A group of anglers proudly displaying their catch of Spanish Mackerel on a catch board at the marina, showcasing a successful day of fishing.
    Fish 1
    Spanish Mackerel
    Once again due to a rough Ocean we spent the morning trolling in the deep water channels in the backwaters of Pamlico Sound and caught some Bluefish & Spanish Mackerel
  • A family proudly displays their catch of several Bluefish on a catch board after a successful fishing trip.
    Due to a rough Ocean we spent the morning trolling in the deep water channels in the backwaters of Pamlico Sound and caught some Bluefish & Spanish Mackerel
  • A group of anglers proudly displaying their catch of several fish on a board at the marina, showcasing a successful fishing trip.
    Spent the morning in the calm deep water back channels of Pamlico Sound picking at the Blue Fish & Spanish Mackerel
  • Group of anglers displaying a large Spanish mackerel catch on a dockside fish board beside a charter boat.
    Fish 1
    Bluefish (Tailor)
    August 5 pm "Inlet Adventure Trip" We started out in the deep water channels back in Pamlico Sound. Caught a couple small Bluefish and got a call from one of my Buds and we picked up and ran 6 miles to the "MEAT"....Hammered the Bluefish trolling August 6 am "Inlet Adventure Trip" Well to make a long story short fishing was very slow this morning. We caught a a few small Bluefish and Spanish Mackerel...but it was a pretty morning on the water
  • Sportfishing charter boat cruising offshore, shown from the side and stern with a tall tuna tower, outriggers, and an individual visible aboard.
    Have the whole week open for fun family calm water 1/2 day trips....Give Fish Booker a call
  • Close-up portrait of a young child indoors with no visible fishing activity, catch, or boat.
    Well to make a long story short....the fishing was very slow. We caught 1 Amberjack,1 King Mackerel,1 Triggerfish,1 False Albacore 1 small dolphin and some undersized throw back Vermillion Snappers and Seabass....pitiful
  • A family proudly displays their catch of Bluefish on a catch board at the dock after a successful fishing trip.
    Spent the entire trip back in Pamlico Sound trolling catching a few Spanish Mackerel and did well on the Bluefish
  • A young boy poses with a peace sign next to a display of multiple Blue Fish laid out on the dock, while a teenager relaxes nearby.
    Spent the morning running all over the Ocean & Pamlico Sound trying to find some fish. Finally found a few Bluefish in the final hour

What is the boat like?

Boat image
Boat category
Cabin cruisers
Capacity
6 persons
Boat length
42 ft
Year built
1954
Boat manufacturer
Guthrie
Boat type
Downeast
Engine model
Caterpillar 3208
Powered by
1 x 375HP
Max cruising speed
14 knots

What kind of fishing will you do?

Inshore Fishing
Nearshore Fishing

Which fishing techniques you can try

Light Tackle
Heavy Tackle
Bottom Fishing
Trolling
Spinning
Jigging
Drift Fishing

Which amenities are available onboard

Toilet
Fighting chair
GPS
4 GPS's
Fishfinder
3 bottom machines
Live bait well
Outriggers
Ice box
Radar
1 65 mile radius radar
What's included in the trip price
Rods, reels & tackle
Penn
Live bait
Lures
First mate
Works for tips; 15-20% of the trip price
Fishing license

How cancellations work

Free cancellation up to 1 day prior to trip
You can cancel or modify your booking up to 1 day before the trip date, free of charge. If you cancel or modify your booking later, or fail to show up, you'll forfeit 100% of what you've paid.
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What the listing policies are

Pickup not included
Transfer to/from departure site is not included in trip rates.
Child friendly
All ages welcome; life vests provided
You keep catch
Catch and release allowed

How you can pay

Book with 10% deposit, pay rest to captain
When the captain confirms your trip, FishingBooker charges your credit card a 10% deposit to guarantee your reservation.
The remaining balance is to be paid directly to the charter operator on or prior to your trip date in one of the following payment methods:
 Cash
 Visa
 Mastercard
 Checks
When paying the remaining balance with a credit card, an additional 5% charge will apply.

What’s biting in Hatteras right now

AmberjackAmberjack
Bluefish (Tailor)Bluefish (Tailor)
CobiaCobia
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
King Mackerel (Kingfish)King Mackerel (Kingfish)
Little Tunny (False Albacore)Little Tunny (False Albacore)
RedfishRedfish
Seabass (Black)Seabass (Black)
Spanish MackerelSpanish Mackerel
WahooWahoo

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