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
276
Reviews
7
Fishing Reports
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Top Predator Adventures

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(276 reviews)
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Mount Pleasant
 Last booking: 6 hours ago
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Trips from US $250

Fishing Reports

Overslot redfish schooling up
Overslot redfish schooling up
Nov 5, 2025 Mount Pleasant
The redfish have been feeding hard as the water has dropped out of the flats. Large schools of fish are chasing shrimp through shallow creeks making them easy targets for a live shrimp on popping corks.
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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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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 276 reviews
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Excellent
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Beautiful afternoon on the water.
Beautiful afternoon on the water.
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Good experience
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Friendly captain
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Appropriate for children
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Satisfied with the boat
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Caught fish
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Christopher F.
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Fish on!

VERIFIED   2 hr Shark Trip 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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Jack F.
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Beautiful afternoon on the water.

VERIFIED   Half Day (PM) on October 7, 2025
The fish were playing hard to get, but with Captain Codyโ€˜s expertise we were able to catch some trout, some reds, and some...
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Andrew D.
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Sharks and Redfish. Loved it!

VERIFIED   Half Day-Trophy Redfish/Shark (PM) on July 9, 2025
The headline says it all. We all caught sharks and spent the rest of the time learning new techniques how to catch redfish....
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Benjamin M.
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Local Fishing Expert

VERIFIED   Half Day-Trophy Redfish/Shark (PM) on September 20, 2025
Captain Cody delivered a perfect fishing trip today. He knew the waters well and helped us land a nice shark and a good haul...
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Kyle B.
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Core memories achieved!

VERIFIED   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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