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
281
Reviews
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Top Predator Adventures

Excellent
5.0 / 5
(281 reviews)
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Mount Pleasant
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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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Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
5.0 / 5
out of 5 stars from 281 reviews
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Excellent
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Excellent
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Cap Cody was great!
Cap Cody was great!
Cap Cody was great!
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Appropriate for children
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Caught fish
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Chad T.
San Antonio, TX
Excellent
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Very good
4.0 / 5
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Half Day with Captain Cody

VERIFIED   Half Day Tripโ€“Special Holiday Offer on January 21, 2023
We had a great time, thanks Cody!
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Carroll J.
Ladson, SC
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4hr Bull Red and Shark

VERIFIED   4 Hr trip- Bull Red/Sharks (AM) on September 10, 2022
Outstanding trip! Cody was very knowledgeable and fun! Would definitely recommend, and book again
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Donald H.
Irving, Texas
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Great trip!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Trip โ€“ Bull Red / Shark (PM) on August 6, 2022
Worked around the weather and got us out on the water. Very knowledgeable. Highly recommend.
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Brandon B.
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
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Morning Trip

VERIFIED   Half Day (AM) on August 6, 2022
Cody was great, will definitely be booking another trip with Top Predator Adventures!
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Noah S.
Greensboro, NC
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Half Day Trip

VERIFIED   4 Hr trip- Bull Red/Sharks (AM) on August 5, 2022
Caught a bunch a bull reds and a shark.ย  Great fight with the fish.ย  Fun time all around.
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