The Captain can’t control the weather and Mother Nature was not at her best.
However,  Captain Sarah did everything she could to out smart the elements.
She was a blaze of motion , keeping lines baited , untangled and in the water.
She knew the tides and where the honey holes were.
She’s a charming , out going young women. Great with kids and adults.
She’s a true outdoors lady who’s skills aren’t just to fishing as we discovered she was leaving at 2:30 the following morning for duck hunting.
If hard work , skill and knowledge was the only barrier to catching fish , we would have needed a bigger boat to bring in our haul.

We had a great experience on this charter with Austin.  We were visiting from Michigan and I requested an offshore/ocean fishing experience that we couldn’t get back home.  Our crew included my two sons, ages 6 and 4.  Austin was able to safely navigate us through some early rain and choppy weather to a great spot about 16 miles offshore.  We caught a huge Spanish Mackerel and then moved a little closer to shore as my oldest son was getting seasick.  We landed at another great spot catching two large trigger fish and numerous sea bass (most too small to keep but the kids had a great time reeling them in).  Austin was attentive to the kids, helped us bait the lines and reel in when necessary. But most importantly he offered us a safe, memorable experience at sea.  I would highly recommend this trip!

We chartered a 3 hour shark fishing trip.  Capt. Austin was fantastic!  He kept track of the predicted weather conditions and suggested a good time to go.  The boat was simple, but nicely equipped and well taken care of. The captain set us up with 4 or so heavy lines with rods hooked on the boat.  He handed and baited lighter lines for us to use.  We caught a good number of bait fish, which he cut up and used to chum the waters.  He graciously had cold water aboard for us and even baited our hooks.  That was a bit of a feat since there were 5 of us fishing in different locations on the boat.  We caught lots of small fish and two small (1.5 foot) sharks.  The nurse shark shown in the attached picture was caught just as we were about to head back to shore.  It was hooked on one of the heavier lines . Captain saw the bobber go down on the line and grabbed it and passed it to my husband.  The shark was difficult to reel in; it kept pulling the line around the perimeter of the boat as it fought the line.  Captain Austin kept the line from tangling.  I have never seen one person scramble all over the boat as he did.  Even though he made sure the line was untangled, my husband had command of the line the whole time.  We were all excited when the shark surfaced and we took the shark on board.  Capt Austin helped remove the hook and helped us to get a few pictures before we released it back to the sea.  We all had a blast!  I highly recommend!

We went on a 4 hour shark fishing trip with Austin, and we had a great time. My kids were so excited to catch the small sharks, and when we were able to get into the bigger sharks they had a blast. Austin was a great captain and really worked to make sure we got some good fishing in, my kids have not stopped talking about the fun they had out on the boat. The best part of working with them was we were initially scheduled to go a few days prior, but do to some potential storms, they called to reschedule to ensure we got our full fishing trip in. As it was getting to the end of our vacation they made sure we could get it in before we left. If you are looking for a fishing charter when in Myrtle beach I would highly recommend going with Salty Hooker.

I found Salty Hooker on a search for charters in Pawley’s Island. My family and I vacation there each year and we always wanted to do some deep sea fishing. Captain Austin did a great job communicating ahead of time. He had a morning cancellation so we were about to move up our trip to the morning. Although a few of us got sea sick, the group overall had a positive experience. The captain was quick to help when we hit fast very fast. The mackerel didn’t hit like we wanted but had good luck with Grunt and Seabass. It was a great trip for our novice and experienced fishers.