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.
Anglers Choice
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(63 reviews)
Angler's choice
Hilton Head Island
trips from US $1,500

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 63 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (86)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
90%
Satisfied with the boat
96%
Caught fish
94%
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Fred T.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

12 hour tour to the Gulf Stream

VERIFIED   12 Hour Trip โ€“ Trolling on September 8, 2022
We had a GREAT time! Highly recommended. We hope to return next year.
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Danielle G.
Fayetteville, NC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Great first time deep sea fishing

VERIFIED   12 Hour Trip โ€“ Trolling on October 9, 2020
Had a blast catching fish. He puts you on spots with fish and soon as it hit the bottom and one crank off bottom it was fish...
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Jake C.
Moscow Mills, MO
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

10 Hour Trip w/ Captain Dave

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip โ€“ Bottom Fishing on August 1, 2022
Our group had a blast! Highly recommend!
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Samantha P.
Somerville, TX
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

10 hr trip

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip โ€“ Bottom Fishing on July 23, 2022
Fantastic day fishing!
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Bobby G.
Warner Robins, GA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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December fishing trip

VERIFIED   10 Hour Trip โ€“ Bottom Fishing on December 4, 2021
We had a blast 8 of us went out on a 10 hrs deep fish trip and catch alot . Capt David Peterson and Shipmate were awesome...
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