Captain
Rodney Summers

Member since October 2021 Hilton Head Island, United States
Background
With over nine years of dedicated experience in the surrounding waters of the Low Country, the world of inshore fishing has become his expertise! Captain Rodney Summers’ experiences with teaching and coaching throughout his life have translated into a passion for instructing out at sea. Originally from South Carolina, he began building his love for nature with routine fishing, hunting, and being in the great outdoors. He attended Coastal Carolina University, and was a teacher, and coach for 32 years. In 2016 he moved to Bluffton for the opening of a High School as both a teacher and a Head Football Coach making his new home in the Lowcountry. In 2021 he started integrating his experience into a classroom without walls! Join Captain Rodney today where his goal is to give you a new favorite memory out on the water.
Techniques
Here at Southern Summers Charters, our variety of fishing waters and fishing styles are as vast as our aquatic species. With us, your corks and jigs can be thrown amongst oysters, bays, grass lines and creeks! No matter the time of year, we have possibilities to explore. To make matters even more interesting, we like to fish amongst different locations depending on the season and climate to ensure the best catch will find its way to you!

Hey, I'm Captain Rodney Summers

Hilton Head Island, United States
Background
With over nine years of dedicated experience in the surrounding waters of the Low Country, the world of inshore fishing has become his expertise! Captain Rodney Summers’ experiences with teaching and coaching throughout his life have translated into a passion for instructing out at sea. Originally from South Carolina, he began building his love for nature with routine fishing, hunting, and being in the great outdoors. He attended Coastal Carolina University, and was a teacher, and coach for 32 years. In 2016 he moved to Bluffton for the opening of a High School as both a teacher and a Head Football Coach making his new home in the Lowcountry. In 2021 he started integrating his experience into a classroom without walls! Join Captain Rodney today where his goal is to give you a new favorite memory out on the water.
Techniques
Here at Southern Summers Charters, our variety of fishing waters and fishing styles are as vast as our aquatic species. With us, your corks and jigs can be thrown amongst oysters, bays, grass lines and creeks! No matter the time of year, we have possibilities to explore. To make matters even more interesting, we like to fish amongst different locations depending on the season and climate to ensure the best catch will find its way to you!
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Hilton Head Island
 9 bookings in the past week.
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Trips from US $375

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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Jesse F.
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Great day

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Tripโ€“Inshore/Nearshore (AM) on August 13, 2025
Capt Rodney was awesome.ย  Had a great day fishing with my son.ย  Could not have been a better experience.
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Jason R.
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Great guide!

VERIFIED   NEW  4 Hour Tripโ€“Inshore/Nearshore (AM) on August 1, 2025
Rodney was amazing! Great guy, and we had a blast landing a ton of fish. Highly recommend!
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Howard A.
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Fishing trip

VERIFIED   NEW  5 Hour Tripโ€“Inshore/Nearshore (PM) on July 23, 2025
Had a good time, captain worked to find us fish even with the weather not being the best
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Alex A.
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Captain Rodney was AMAZING!

VERIFIED   3 Hour Trip โ€“ Shark (PM) on June 24, 2025
Captain Rodney was awesome. Our family of 4 went out for 3 hours and caught several fish. He made the kids a priority and was...
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Jason A.
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Great fishing!

VERIFIED   4 Hour Tripโ€“Inshore/Nearshore (PM) on May 15, 2025
We had a great day of fishing with Rodney. He put us on fish with the first cast and we stayed busy catching for the entire...
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