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.

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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.
Anglers Choice
92
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
(92 reviews)
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Hilton Head Island
 Last booking: 3 days ago
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Trips from US $1,500

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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 92 reviews
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Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
96%
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Robert A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great time fishing.

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Wreck Fishing on November 14, 2025
We had a great day of fishing and caught a lot of fish,Trigger Fish , Grouper., Flounder and snapper.ย  Good day.
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Randy J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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12 hr cruise

VERIFIED   12 Hour Trip โ€“ Trolling on April 26, 2025
We, a party of 6, had a blast on our trip, captain Dave was well experienced and very knowledgeable. First mate CJ was steady...
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Brian P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent bottom fishing for snapper, amberjack and triggerfish

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Wreck Fishing on June 11, 2025
Captain with clearly great knowledge of where to quickly find the fish and send your party home with plenty of fish. Caught...
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Ashley J.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great trip

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip โ€“ Bottom Fishing on June 7, 2025
Fishing was great but water was very choppy.ย  We still caught our limit and had a good time.ย  Next year Iโ€™ll take the captains...
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David M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Captain knows his stuff

VERIFIED   8 Hour Trip โ€“ Wreck Fishing on July 9, 2025
Great experience. Captain Dave was very knowledgeable, we caught a lot of fish, and kept to the requested schedule. The boat...
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