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.

Hey, we're Captain Buddy’s

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.
Our Team
Jay S.
Captain
Buddy B.
Captain
Casey B.
Business associate

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.9 / 5
(1006 reviews)
Hilton Head Island
 Last booking: 1 day ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $400
Excellent
5.0 / 5
(66 reviews)
Hilton Head Island
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $450

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 1072 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (1485)
Had fun in December
Great Time!!
Awesomeness
+1482
Angler rating
1013
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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
92%
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Alexander A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great Day Out

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip – Shark Fishing (AM) on August 19, 2025
Captain worked hard to put us on fish. He and his staff were very professional and fully knew what they were doing. Captain...
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Daniel A.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Amazing.

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip – Inshore Fish on August 14, 2025
Jay was absolutely fantastic. He was very accommodating with my two sons and they said that they had the time of their lives....
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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   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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Kyle H.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Captain Buddy for the win!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Crabbing and Sharking on July 14, 2025
We ended up doing a family trip. I took my 12 year old son and 9 year old daughter. They ended up both catching sharks and...
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Stan G.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

We will be back

VERIFIED   5 hour HARDCORE OFFSHORE! on March 23, 2025
Great experience!!! Fished in Michigan my whole life.  Never on the ocean. Wife and two mid 20s sons.  We wanted good fighting...
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