Captain
John R

Member since April 2025 Murrells Inlet, United States
Background
Capt. John runs trips out of Murrells Inlet aboard 23' Sea Pro 230 Center console. Explore these waters teeming with Spadefish,Black Drum and Black Seabass under John’s expert guidance. The only way to learn is to join them on the water.

Hey, I'm Captain John R

Murrells Inlet, United States
Background
Capt. John runs trips out of Murrells Inlet aboard 23' Sea Pro 230 Center console. Explore these waters teeming with Spadefish,Black Drum and Black Seabass under John’s expert guidance. The only way to learn is to join them on the water.
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Lilโ€™ Hooker Fishing Charters LLC

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(32 reviews)
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Murrells Inlet
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Fishing Reports

Trout Action!
Trout Action!
Nov 14, 2025 Murrells Inlet
Trout have moved in and are super fun to catch! Caught 11 keepers in 3 hours and two keeper red drum.
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Black Drum Action!!
Black Drum Action!!
Oct 14, 2025 Murrells Inlet
Rob and Dustin from NC enjoyed catching some black drum this morning on a quick 2hr trip. The black drum are starting to kick off and the fall fishing is well underway! Weather is absolutely beautiful! Letโ€™s go fishing!
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Crew from PA with some nice mackerel
Crew from PA with some nice mackerel
Sep 24, 2025 Murrells Inlet
Great day. A little foggy early but the fish were chewing! Ran the beach and picked up some nice Spanish mackerel. Then headed a little further out and the crew hooked a nice 4.6lb Spanish and a 4.2lb Spanish! Also a bonus 28โ€ King mackerel was brought over the rail. Great day with a great group from PA!! Thanks for fishing with me!
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Hook, Line & Sinkerโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆMackerel!!
Hook, Line & Sinkerโ€ฆโ€ฆโ€ฆMackerel!!
Aug 30, 2025 Murrells Inlet
Quick trip todayโ€ฆ..was suppose to be a 2hr trip but got chased off the water by some heavy rain. Not bad for a 1 hour fishing trip! The fish are biting! Come catch yours!!!
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Fishing is on Fire!!!
Fishing is on Fire!!!
Aug 29, 2025 Murrells Inlet
Ray and his brother from Tennessee landed many Spanish mackerel today along with their limit of blue fish! Great day and lots of catching with some awesome people!!!
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2hr Mackerel Fishing
2hr Mackerel Fishing
Aug 28, 2025 Murrells Inlet
Great group from NY went on a quick 2hr trip this morning and landed some nice Spanish mackerel!!
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Excellent
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Awesome charter!!
Awesome charter!!
Awesome charter!!
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William G.
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Early morning fishing

VERIFIED   2 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore on October 14, 2025
We had a quick morning trip on the water with Captain John. Caught a wide variety of fish topped off with a couple of really...
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Melissa T.
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Fantastic trip!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore on August 14, 2025
We had an amazing trip with Captain John! He was great with our 5 year old son, patient and super helpful. Our son wound up...
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Robert D.
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Great experience!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore on June 27, 2025
Captain John was very knowledgeable about the fish and the inlet. He was friendly and took care of everything. All we had to...
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Trayson K.
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Captain was phenomenal

VERIFIED   6 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore/Nearshore on June 22, 2025
Iโ€™ve been on a lot of charter fishing trips before and Captain John was the best captain weโ€™ve ever had by far! Personable,...
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Charles M.
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Birthday Trip

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore/Nearshore on June 18, 2025
Went out with Captain John and had an awesome time. It was a slow day for catching but a great day to be on the water. Captain...
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