We were just looking to catch some fish during our 5hr morning trip, not hunting anything specific. Captain Carson and first mate Ty suggested we troll for Spanish mackerel, then bottom fish, and finish up looking to hook a shark. And that’s exactly what happened.

We caught a few trolling, missed more than we got in the boat as we headed to a spot to bottom fish. We ended up catching a variety of fish including some we kept as bait. We reeled in a couple dogfish too, before relocating one last time to look for something bigger. That’s exactly what happened as we ended the day with my son landing a 5’ hammerhead. What a day!

When we make it back this way, we’ll definitely book with Fish Hook Charters again, and highly recommend to anyone else thinking about fishing in the North Myrtle Beach area!

We had a fun day with our family. My son just got into fishing at lakes in Arizona. We surprised him with this deep sea trip and it didn’t disappoint. We all caught fish and some medium sized sharks. We took the meat to a local restaurant and they grilled it for us. Delicious! Would definitely recommend going on this trip.

We had a great day with Ty and Tom. Ty did an excellent job navigating wakes and waves for our comfort.  Greatly appreciated.  Tom was very helpful and helped us with all the practical aspects of the fishing part. He has a wealth of experience fishing. Caught plenty Spanish Mackerel, a Hammer head and a Dog fish. Great fun!

The crew captained by Carson was a great bunch of guys. Was a little disappointed that we didn’t catch very much and would have had nothing to take back and cook had it not been for a neighboring boat at the dock. The prior couple of days rain kind of messed up the fishing as the water was cloudy. But the crew was very attentive and tried their best to put us on the fish. I guess that’s why they call it fishing and not catching!!

Conditions were much worse than originally forecasted, but the Captain handled the boat like an expert, and the first mate looked like a gold-medal Olympian getting all the equipment ready.  Their work and our patience paid off - big time.  I caught my personal best King Mackerel and Amberjack, despite the conditions.  As an added bonus, I found camaraderie with the crew, and enjoyed their sense of humor.  The mate took extra time to teach my son (an aspiring Captain) some good shortcuts for rigging.  All in all, a 5-star day in unexpected 2-star conditions.  Will definitely book this boat and crew again.  They absolutely worked their tails off to manage our safety, comfort, and fishing success.