Absolutely awesome trip with Captain Joe! He was super knowledgeable, friendly, and made the experience great for everyone, especially beginners. Even when the fish weren’t constantly biting, he worked hard to keep us on fish and made sure we had a great time the entire trip. I caught the biggest fish I’ve ever caught, and we brought in both stripers and catfish throughout the day. Captain Joe also had a great sense of humor and kept the whole trip fun from start to finish. You can tell he genuinely loves what he does and wants everyone to have an amazing experience on the water. Highly recommend this charter, we’ll definitely be booking again next year when we visit!

Captain Joe provided us an excellence experience on the striped bass and catfish charter today! We got out there early and were reeling the stripers up in no time. After hitting the stripers hard we got on the catfish good! During the trip we spoke to other captains who were having a tough go at finding the fish which showed us Captain Joe really knew what he was doing. He was very helpful in guiding us on the proper techniques to use when setting and reeling the fish in. We filled the cooler and got back to the landing by 10am! We will be seeing Captain Joe again in the future! 100% recommend!

Man, I couldn’ t have asked for a better way to spend my birthday out on the water with my two boys, making memories and doing what we love most. We booked a trip with Captain J Hook down at Santee and let me tell you he put us right on the Fish from the jump. It was action Rod bit real squealing and smiles all around. We ended up catching a bunch of rockfish and brought seven solid keepers home. The boys were fired up every time one hit nothing better than seeing them light up like that that’s a kind of day a dad doesn’t forget Captain J Hook was the real deal. He knew the lake kept us on fish, made the whole trip, easy and fun. No stress, just good vibes good laughs,and plenty of fish stories being made in real time. All in all, just a straight up Bubba perfect birthday! Family ,Fish and a cooler with dinner in it . We will definitely be back. If you think about fishing Santee Cooper don’t think twice go on and book Captain J Hook.     

Bubba

As a female angler, my wife gets a range of interactions from the guides or charters we take on our date weekends away from the kids. And let’s just say, her skill matches the intensity of her peronality. To question if she can cast is taking your life in your own hands. WIthin 5 minutes, Captain Joe had given her a nickname, and proceeded to make this fishing trip (that could have been cold and miserable) one that made her feel like a rockstar. HUGE fish, QUALITY set-ups, KNOWLEDGEABLE guide that made the entire experience worthy of all 5 stars. Already looking for dates to return with my son!

Captain J was excellent, had great knowledge, and put us on fish all day when other captains in the area were having a difficult time.  We ended up with 19 fish.  We had multiple times two fish were on at the same time, and even had a time three fish were all being reeled in at the same time.  Captain J was early and prepared to go at our scheduled time.  I’ll be back with him in October for Striper season for sure.