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
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Top Predator Adventures

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

Fishing Reports

Overslot redfish schooling up
Overslot redfish schooling up
Jan 14, 2026 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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Excellent
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Cap Cody was great!
Cap Cody was great!
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Ashley V.
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Great day on the water!

VERIFIED   Half Day-Trophy Redfish/Shark (PM) on July 27, 2025
Took a few clients out with Cody and it was a fantastic experience from start to finish. We caught a mix of fish and...
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# hammerhead hattrick

VERIFIED   Half Day โ€“Trophy Redfish/Shark (AM) on July 10, 2025
Cody - my son and I had a great time yesterday getting action with sharks ( including the hammerhead trio!), sea bass, and...
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Dustin B.
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Fantastic time

VERIFIED   Half Day (PM) on March 20, 2025
Cody was amazing from the second we booked.ย  He contacted me and made sure to answer any questions I had and accommodate any...
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William P.
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10/10 Experience

VERIFIED   Half Day (AM) on March 11, 2025
If youโ€™re looking for good company AND the best fishing, look no further. Captain Cody is the best in the business. He will...
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Nick L.
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Cap Cody was great!

VERIFIED   Christmas Fishmas Special! on January 5, 2026
only negative is that all my reds were above slot! father in law got the eaters thou! great day would book again...
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