We went for a quick two hour trip, because we had two smaller kids and didn’t want to over do it on their first trip. 15-minutes after leaving the dock we were doubled up on two keeper redfish!!
Capt. Josh and First Mate Bentley know their stuff and were great with the boys. I wasn’t expecting much in the August heat, but we filled the boat with three keeper reds and caught and released a nice flounder. Capt. Josh cleaned up and fileted the reds and even gave us some of the best ways to cook them. We ate them today for lunch which just sealed the deal for us that Hook Ya Up was the right call! Thanks guys, and we will see you again next year!

Capt Josh and Mate Bentley were incredible for our 2 hour kids charter. It was my kids very first fishing boat charter and they were thrilled that they kept catching fish after fish. We were looking for at least one catch but couldn’t believe the experience. Josh and Bentley were so helpful getting them all set up and letting them reel in the fish themselves. The highlights were a 20 in flounder and red fish and too many croaker to count! We all had a great time out on the water making memories, laughing, chatting, and taking photos. My son was asking if he could please stay for the half day trip 😂 Hook Ya Up really did hook us up and I couldn’t ask for more! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Let me start by saying that one cannot blame the captain for the weather.  Storms passed just minutes before our departure time, and the ocean was too much for anything less than a 50’ boat. 

We headed out behind the clouds, and caught a blue fish and black drum right away.  Then nothing much the rest of the trip.  Didn’t see anyone else catching either, though.  We tried all of Captain Joshua’s hot spots and caught lots of pin fish instead of flounder.  Even tried trolling off the point of Oak Island.  Ended up with just the two big fish and some smaller croakers in the cooler.

Once again, can’t blame the Captain for the weather.  We had a nice boat ride, got to see new species like lizard fish at a toad fish, even a puffer and tiny shark, and got to talk to the coast guard during a spot inspection.  Captain Joshua passed with flying colors.

Captain Joshua and Bentley were great kept us entertained and lots of laughts. we had to cancel scheduled time
due to weather but they worked with us for a later time in the day and stayed out later than their normal time. only hooked two fish but it was still a great time. first time out for my 9 year old grandaughter. And she reeled in the big catch of the trip.

Captain Joshua took my family and I out for some morning fishing and we had an amazing time! He has been part of the fishing community here for many years and is extremely knowledgeable. I am a novice and he made it such a fun experience that I can’t wait to get back out there in the future. We caught plenty of fish, mostly spanish mackerel, but he even took us out to catch a shark, which we did. Great stories, good laughs, 10/10 would recommend to anyone. Looking forward to the next time!