Captain
David Peterson

Member since August 2016 Hilton Head Island, United States
Background
USCG 200 Ton Master Captain, Master certified Gas/Diesel Mechanic. Fishing the great lakes and Atlantic Ocean my entire life. Thousands of hours spent at the Gulf Stream up and down the east coast, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Captain David specializes in deep water fishing and trolling for Marlin and Sailfish. He runs fishing charters and has a dock building business.
Techniques
Offshore trolling trips followed by bottom fishing if trolling isn't productive. Generally troll for 6 hours then bottom fish for 6 hours.

Hey, I'm Captain David Peterson

Hilton Head Island, United States
Background
USCG 200 Ton Master Captain, Master certified Gas/Diesel Mechanic. Fishing the great lakes and Atlantic Ocean my entire life. Thousands of hours spent at the Gulf Stream up and down the east coast, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. Captain David specializes in deep water fishing and trolling for Marlin and Sailfish. He runs fishing charters and has a dock building business.
Techniques
Offshore trolling trips followed by bottom fishing if trolling isn't productive. Generally troll for 6 hours then bottom fish for 6 hours.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(108 reviews)
Hilton Head Island
 Last booking: 2 hours ago
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Trips from US $750
Stock Island
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Trips from US $900

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 108 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (127)
Awesome experience
Awesome experience
Nice captain and crew. We had a beautiful day.
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Angler rating
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Good experience
95%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
93%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
97%
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Tom L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good Fishing at Hilton Head

VERIFIED   4hr Shark/Spanish Morning on May 18, 2026
Went out fishing with Capt Dave and his 1st mate Moe today in Hilton Head. The weather and fishing were both good. We caught...
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Joseph J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome experience

VERIFIED   NEW  10 Hour Trip โ€“ Bottom Fishing on July 17, 2026
Second time booked with Captain Dave on 10hr trip, put us on the fish as soon as we got out. Caught Barracuda, Trigger fish,...
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William O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Time

VERIFIED   NEW  4hr Sharks/Spanish Afternoon on July 16, 2026
Great communication from Captain to us.ย  Crew was family friendly as I had my 12 and 15 yr old children with us.ย  Everyone...
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Chad M.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Made the best

VERIFIED   NEW  8 Hour Trip โ€“ Wreck Fishing on July 14, 2026
The captain and crew made the best of a day that had the fish on a vacation day.ย  But with that being said the captain and...
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Cody F.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great 10hr bottom fishing

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip โ€“ Bottom Fishing on June 9, 2026
Would highly recommend the longer trips. Capt Dave got us on fish and kept us reeling them in all day. Moe was very accommodating...
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