Captain
Cody Dakin

Member since August 2020 Mount Pleasant, United States
Background
Captain Cody Dakin has been fishing the creeks around Charleston since he was a little boy. The thrill of a big fish on the line brings pure joy to his face and the ultimate goal is for you to experience it too! Any day on the water is a good day.
Techniques
The preferred style for inshore is using a popping cork and bottom fishing for big Red Drum, Black Drum, and sharks.

Hey, I'm Captain Cody Dakin

Mount Pleasant, United States
Background
Captain Cody Dakin has been fishing the creeks around Charleston since he was a little boy. The thrill of a big fish on the line brings pure joy to his face and the ultimate goal is for you to experience it too! Any day on the water is a good day.
Techniques
The preferred style for inshore is using a popping cork and bottom fishing for big Red Drum, Black Drum, and sharks.
Anglers Choice
265
Reviews
6
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Top Predator Adventures

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(265 reviews)
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Mount Pleasant
 2 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $250

Fishing Reports

Bull redfish and Hammerheads
Bull redfish and Hammerheads
Jul 11, 2025 Mount Pleasant
The bulls have been biting in the mornings well and the sharks have been lots of fun throughout the day.
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Beat the heat with early morning action!
Beat the heat with early morning action!
Jun 20, 2025 Mount Pleasant
We left the dock at 7:30 with a livewell full of mullet and shrimp in search of speckled trout and redfish. We were able to pull 6 keepers from our first spot as the tide dropped out. As the tide started coming back in, we added some nice size black drum and some big inshore reds.
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Fall fishing is coming early!
Fall fishing is coming early!
Sep 5, 2024 Mount Pleasant
The cool weather this past week has got the speckled trout and redfish in a feeding frenzy! We have had good success targeting redfish or trout in many places! Jump at any October dates available!
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Summer fishing is as good as it has ever
Summer fishing is as good as it has ever
Jul 25, 2024 Mount Pleasant
From fishing in the creeks looking for excellence table fare in speckled trout to chasing bull redfish and sharks in the harbor, fishing has been off the hook!
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Sharks and inshore fishing
Sharks and inshore fishing
Jun 12, 2024 Mount Pleasant
The inshore fishing has been awesome targeting speckled trout, redfish, and flounder. The harbor is stacked with with sharks and we are catching some bull redfish as they move into the harbor for the summer.
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Cool Weather has the fishing on fire!
Cool Weather has the fishing on fire!
Nov 12, 2023 Mount Pleasant
As the weather starts turning cooler, the fishing has only been getting better by the day! We have been staying in the saltmarsh chasing redfish and speckled with a few blackdrum and sheepshead mixed in! It has not been uncommon to hit the 50 fish mark on recent trips!
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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August fishing trip
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Luke N.
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Top Predator Adventures: A Fishing Trip to Remember!

VERIFIED   3/4 Day on December 15, 2024
I recently had the pleasure of going on a fishing trip with Top Predator Adventures, and it was an absolute blast! Capt. Cody...
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Christopher F.
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Fish on!

VERIFIED   NEW  2 hr Shark Trip 12pm on August 1, 2025
It was a fast trip, and worth every minute. Beautiful area. Beautiful boat. Captain Cody got us on top of some fish pretty...
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Peter R.
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Capt Cody is a Proโ€ฆ

VERIFIED   Half Day โ€“Trophy Redfish/Shark (AM) on June 28, 2025
Had a fantastic trip with Capt Cody. Had some rollers on the harbor which got the younger ones chumming the water ๐Ÿ˜Ž - so...
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Kyle B.
Excellent
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Core memories achieved!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day โ€“Trophy Redfish/Shark (AM) on August 1, 2025
There is mo comparison to watching your 11 year old pull in a 6.5โ€™ shark on his first trip.ย  Capt Cody was knowledgeable,...
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Mike G.
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Book him immediately!

VERIFIED   NEW  2 hr Shark Trip 12pm on July 24, 2025
Great guide. Knows the water, knows the fish. Put us on fish immediately and worked very hard. Would use him anytime in Charleston....
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