I took my 6 year old grandson and my fiance fishing with Captain Chip. The early morning sunrise over Lake Murray was beautiful and a fantastic beginning to a fun day. Since the trip was really made for the benefit of my grandson, we did not target the larger fish but we sure had a blast catching a lot of 1-3 pound fish with a nice 6 pounder thrown in. When our day was over, we left with the fish still biting. I would definitely recommend Captain Chip to anyone looking for a family fun-filled fishing adventure.

TO START, CHIP WAS VERY HELPFUL IN GETTING ME SET UP NEAR WHERE WE WOULD BE FISHING.
HIS BOAT WAS IMMACULATE. IT WAS EQUIPTED WITH THE LATEST ELECTRONICS AND HE WAS AN EXPERT IN USING IT.
FISHING TACKLE WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AS WELL.
BOAT WAS LOADED WITH LIVE BAIT WHEN I ARRIVED.
WE FISHED SEVERAL WAYS DURING THE DAY. EARLY WE FREE-LINED LIVE BAIT, AS THE SUN GOT HIGHER HE SWITCHED TO SLOW TROLLING THE LIVE BAIT. TRIED PLANERS FOR A SHORT TIME BUT WASN’T VERY PRODUCTIVE
CHIP MOVED AROUND SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THINGS SLOWED DOWN.
HE WAS NOT CONCERNED ABOUT CATCHING MY 10 LIMIT AND BEING DONE. WE RELEASED A LOT OF FISH.
CAUGHT OVER 30 FISH DURING THE TRIP.
CHIP WAS VERY INFORMATIVE ABOUT THE AREA AND THE LAKE
I AM SOMEWHAT HANDICAPPED AND CHIP HELPED ME GREATLY ON OUR RETURN TO THE DOCK. HE PUT MY FISH IN MY COOLER AND PUT ICE ON TOP OF THEM. HE THEN BROUGHT THEM TO MY CAR AND LOADEDTHEM IN IT.
DON’T KNOW HOW THE DAY COULD HAVE BEEN ANY BETTER
WILL DEFINATELY BE USING CHIP AGAIN.
A VERY MEMORABLE TRIP!

Captain Chip made the whole weekend. Had 5 people on board for a bachelor trip and every one of us stayed busy and successful the whole day. Chip was very knowledgeable on when and where to move around the lake. He read the environment and adjusted accordingly. We caught stripers, hybrids and some spotted bass. He was efficient and put us on them which was all we could ask for. He even gave us some pointers on how to do it on our own. I have my own boat. But I can’t tote 5 people like he can. For him to share that knowledge with us was above ans beyond. Definitely recomme d and I will definitely use him again if we make another trip. Thanks for the memories Mr. Chip.

We had an awesome time on the water today. Captain Chip was patient, incredibly knowledgeable, and clearly very experienced. He had us hooking fish almost as soon as we got our lines in the water. We had a little lull in the middle of the day, but right at the end, when our time was supposed to be up, the fish started biting again. Instead of cutting the trip short, he let us keep fishing past our scheduled time. He was extremely helpful the entire trip, and we really appreciated how hard he worked to make sure we had a great experience. Highly recommend.

We had an excellent trip with Captain Chip.  Specifically:
- We arrived at the dock before sun-up, Captain Chip already had the boat in the water ready to go, live bait in the well, and the fishing poles set up to use.
- Captain Chip had phenominal electronics on-board to locate / track the fish in the water (5-6 pannels at various points on the boat).
- Captain Chip was VERY familiar with where the Stripper Bass were located.  overall, we caught around 30 bass (note: we started doing “catch and release” after having 8 “keepers”.
- Captain Chip’s boat was immaculate and well kept.  in addition, he customized his boat for the best fishing experience - like 10+ fishing rod holders for the lines in the water.
- Captain Chip did an surpurb job in staying connected, getting answers (like was the fish cleaning station open at the dock), and being quickly responsive.

Overall - excellent trip and something my grandsons will remember for the rest of their lives.

P.S. See video we took of a bald eagle grabbing a fish 20 yards off the front on the boat as we were fishing.