Captain
Wayne Hardee

Member since March 2022 Georgetown, United States
Background
Captain Wayne Hardee found his passion for salt water in 2000 when he moved to Murrells Inlet. Since then, he has spent countless hours on the waters. Capt. Wayne’s experience is equally split in shallow water, chasing Redfish, to the blue waters of Gulfstream trolling for pelagics. With two young sons of his own, the captain has a passion for putting kids on fish of a lifetime. He has many years of competing in fishing tournaments, including Redfish, King Mackerel, Wahoo, and many others. His number one goal for his customers is to have a safe trip while making memories of a lifetime. Capt. Wayne takes pride in making your trip enjoyable as possible. Also, he believes that a client should sit back and just reel in the fish, and he will take care of everything else. No matter your experience, you will have a pleasant and fun time with Captain Wayne. He works hard to make your trip a success!
Techniques
The captain offers everything from sight fishing for Redfish to trolling for Wahoo. This is one of the rare charters that offer Flounder gigging at night.

Hey, I'm Captain Wayne Hardee

Georgetown, United States
Background
Captain Wayne Hardee found his passion for salt water in 2000 when he moved to Murrells Inlet. Since then, he has spent countless hours on the waters. Capt. Wayne’s experience is equally split in shallow water, chasing Redfish, to the blue waters of Gulfstream trolling for pelagics. With two young sons of his own, the captain has a passion for putting kids on fish of a lifetime. He has many years of competing in fishing tournaments, including Redfish, King Mackerel, Wahoo, and many others. His number one goal for his customers is to have a safe trip while making memories of a lifetime. Capt. Wayne takes pride in making your trip enjoyable as possible. Also, he believes that a client should sit back and just reel in the fish, and he will take care of everything else. No matter your experience, you will have a pleasant and fun time with Captain Wayne. He works hard to make your trip a success!
Techniques
The captain offers everything from sight fishing for Redfish to trolling for Wahoo. This is one of the rare charters that offer Flounder gigging at night.

My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(32 reviews)
Georgetown
 Last booking: 4 days ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $150
Excellent
4.8 / 5
(6 reviews)
Murrells Inlet
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $550

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 38 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (32)
July fishing trip
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Angler rating
32
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
94%
Friendly captain
97%
Recommend this charter
92%
Appropriate for children
94%
Satisfied with the boat
100%
Caught fish
85%
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Franklin B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Highly Recommend

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“Nearshore (AM) on July 16, 2024
I highly recommend booking a fishing trip with Captain Wayne. We caught fish, learned about local history in the area we fished...
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Emiro M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

July fishing trip

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John C.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Family Friendly Fun!!!

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on September 8, 2023
Captain Wayne knocked it out of the park getting us on the right fish at the right time. Nicely personalized service for our...
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STAN P.
Cerro Gordo, NC
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

MORNING TRIP WITH CAPT WAYNE

VERIFIED   5 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on June 1, 2023
CAPT WAS EARLY AND READY TO GO. NO WASTING TIME TO CATCH BAIT. HAD LIVE BAIT ABOARD. FISHING WAS SLOW TODAY
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Travis A.
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Great captain, but no fish

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Trip โ€“ Inshore (AM) on June 20, 2025
The captain was great but we didnโ€™t catch any fish.
Travis A. does not recommend Sweet Gig Charters & Tours
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