Captain
Ben Morris

Member since January 2020 Wilmington, United States
Background
I've loved fishing ever since I was old enough to hold a rod. I started doing it as a career at the Ocean Isle Fishing Center at age 19, working my way up from mate to Captain quickly. I captained for 4 years out of Ocean Isle and worked on boats down in the Keys for a year. I then mated on Whipsaw Charters out of Wrightsville Beach for 2 years in the summer and would work again for the Ocean Isle Fishing Center in the winters, during Bluefin Tuna season. Fishing is my passion, I go to work every day looking forward to being able to do what I love and meet new people. To me, there is no better feeling than a day out on the water!
Techniques
My preferred method of fishing is light tackle whenever I can make it work. There's nothing like hearing the drag scream on a big smoker King Mackerel or a bull Mahi on 20-pound tackle. I also really enjoy Grouper fishing, we have a great fishery for them off the coast of Wrightsville Beach especially in the fall when they move into the nearshore waters. Live baiting is always a good way to fish and is definitely my preferred way, nothing like getting over a wreck and throwing a handful of live bait out and watching the amberjack put on a show for the customers.

Hey, I'm Captain Ben Morris

Wilmington, United States
Background
I've loved fishing ever since I was old enough to hold a rod. I started doing it as a career at the Ocean Isle Fishing Center at age 19, working my way up from mate to Captain quickly. I captained for 4 years out of Ocean Isle and worked on boats down in the Keys for a year. I then mated on Whipsaw Charters out of Wrightsville Beach for 2 years in the summer and would work again for the Ocean Isle Fishing Center in the winters, during Bluefin Tuna season. Fishing is my passion, I go to work every day looking forward to being able to do what I love and meet new people. To me, there is no better feeling than a day out on the water!
Techniques
My preferred method of fishing is light tackle whenever I can make it work. There's nothing like hearing the drag scream on a big smoker King Mackerel or a bull Mahi on 20-pound tackle. I also really enjoy Grouper fishing, we have a great fishery for them off the coast of Wrightsville Beach especially in the fall when they move into the nearshore waters. Live baiting is always a good way to fish and is definitely my preferred way, nothing like getting over a wreck and throwing a handful of live bait out and watching the amberjack put on a show for the customers.
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
(107 reviews)
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Wilmington
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Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 107 reviews
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Recommend this charter
98%
Appropriate for children
99%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
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Noah B.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great fishing trip

VERIFIED   8 hour Trip on July 21, 2024
My friends had a great time, each one of us had multiple chances to catch multiple different species of fish, we were able...
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Andrew M.
Excellent
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5.0 / 5
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Great trip

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip (PM) on June 4, 2025
Captain Ben was awesome!ย  I will definitely book again!
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Kevin P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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All around professional and friendly

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip (AM) on September 26, 2024
Ben was our captain and he was great from the beginning all the way to the end when he cleaned our 7 Spanish Mackerel for us!...
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Ryan T.
Excellent
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Awesome

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Trip (PM) on May 19, 2025
Great captain
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HARRY T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

One of the best charters ever

VERIFIED   8 hour Trip on June 28, 2024
Fishing was tough nobody was catching all of the captains on the radio were talking about how bad it was. Ben went out of his...
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