My fiance and I went out for a half day adventure on the water. This is our second trip fishing Hilton Head and once again, we had a great time. Captain Jay and his mate Tony were great! Not only were they good people, but captain Jay knew where to go to put us on the fish. We caught a handful of smaller sharks, a lizard fish, a few smaller white fish, and at the end of the trip, managed to pull in a 40lb Cobia! Mate Tony fileted up the Cobia at the docks, we kept a couple large pieces for ourselves and donated the rest of the captain and his mate for their families. Heaven knows we’re went going to eat it all!

At the end of the day, we met a few of the marina “pets” including a couple herring and “Gary” the dolphin.

There’s a ton of other charters on the island, but honestly we won’t even bother shopping around. Top Shot lives up to the expectation of a great experience. Just remember, fishing is fishing, and no one can guarantee you’ll catch anything. Im certain the unfavorable reviews on Top Shot (along with many other charters) are from people with unrealistic expectations. Take them with a grain of salt, and you won’t be disappointed.

We we’re very pleased with our trip. Captain Jay took us to 3 different places and we caught fish and sharks at all places. They both were very friendly and fun to be with… They were able to join in our family disfunctional ways poking fun at each other. Captain Jay was also very knowledgeable about the species…..my son caught a bonnet shark and he showed us the parts of it and the sensors it had under it’s head etc. If we are ever on Hilton Head island again we would definitely book another trip with them!

It was our first visit to Hilton Head and our first fishing adventure. We had little expectations of catching many as this time of year has warm waters. Captain Jay and first mate Dan were great. Catching the bait fish was a real treat to watch. Dan had done this more than once. As a group we caught 15 to 20 sharks. All these shark were 24 to 36 inches and made for fighting. The real catch of the day was a 48 inch 35 lbs King Macrell. We had a blast. The boat is roomy and shaded.

We had a wonderful trip.  Both the Captain and first mate were great conversationalist and very passionate about both fishing and conservation.  They were very concerned about our comfort and did a lot of teaching as well as keeping lines in the water.  We caught several sharks. The bottle nose dolphins that came right up to the boat were just a wonderful bonus.  Will definitely do this trip again with Captain Jay and first mate Tony

It’s our second foray with capt jay and first mate dan. We enjoy them so much because they are laid back and courteous and GReat with kids. 
Those memories are pure for the children.
In our family those memories are very valuable.