Charter Operator
Captain Buddy’s

Member since March 2020 Hilton Head Island, United States
Background
Captain Buddy has been fishing for his entire life. He's no stranger to an adventure as he's fished across 5 continents. He comes from just down the road in Savannah so he's has a lifelong knowledge of the bodies of water around here. He loves the inshore and ocean environment and teaching people how to fish there.

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Hilton Head Island, United States
Background
Captain Buddy has been fishing for his entire life. He's no stranger to an adventure as he's fished across 5 continents. He comes from just down the road in Savannah so he's has a lifelong knowledge of the bodies of water around here. He loves the inshore and ocean environment and teaching people how to fish there.
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Our Team
Jay S.
Captain
Buddy B.
Captain
Casey B.
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My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(974 reviews)
Angler's choice
Hilton Head Island
 4 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $400
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(50 reviews)
Angler's choice
Hilton Head Island
 2 bookings in the past week.
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 1024 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (1435)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
98%
Friendly captain
100%
Recommend this charter
99%
Appropriate for children
98%
Satisfied with the boat
99%
Caught fish
91%
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Charlie B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great captain

VERIFIED   NEW  4 hour Inshore Fishing 7am on August 5, 2025
Fish weren’t biting but captain was working hard to get us on the fish, moving spots to not waste time.  Ended up getting...
Charlie B. recommends Captain Buddy’s NEW LISTINGS!
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Jake T.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great 5 Hour Trip!

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip – Nearshore & Offshore on July 26, 2025
Jay was great! Very easy to get along with and personable. He put us on fish all day. We caught Spanish Mackerel and shark!...
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Steve L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Highly recommended!!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Sharking Adventure 3pm on July 7, 2025
We had an unforgettable day out on the water with Captain Buddy! He was absolutely fantastic with my teenage boys and had them...
Steve L. recommends Captain Buddy’s NEW LISTINGS!
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Darwin S.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Family Fishing Trip

VERIFIED   NEW  2 Hour Trip – Shark Fishing 3PM on July 28, 2025
My family of five was visiting from Wisconsin. My son loves to fish! We went on a two-hour shark fishing trip. Captain Jay...
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Chris M.
Excellent
4.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall

Not the amount of fish we wanted, but fun non-the-less

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip – Nearshore & Offshore on July 17, 2025
We had a 5 hours nearshore charter last week with Capt. Jay.  The weather was great and my son and his friend had a great...
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