We arrived when the captain said.  He got us out to the fishing hole and we had fish in the boat before dawn! We caught 5 nice striped bass and 14 cats. The cooler was full and our freezer is packed.  He knows his business.  We’re booking another trip this year.  I highly recommend him.

Had a great trip with Captain Joe! Sometimes when we show up for a trip (3 “senior” ladies) We can see the captain cringe having to spend the day with us.
  Captain Joe was professional during contact we had prior to our trip, during and afterwards. Gave us info on where to get breakfast @ 5:30am, advised us of the chilly am Temps expected (dress appropriately), Boat was in the water, and ready for our 6am trip.
  He promptly put us on the fish, had fish in the cooler within 5 minutes, and for 3/12 hours after. When he recommended an 80 quart cooler, we should have listened . Our 64 quart cooler was topped off, and we had to start “tossing” them back.
  As I said, Captain Joe was professional the entire time, and like family when we said goodbye back at the marina. Highly recommend,  we’ll definitely book again.

Joe was a great guide for a fishing charter captain. Between my dad, brother and myself we caught 30 fish, kept 11 for cut bait and eating. We caught trout, pin fish, red drum, and bluefish. If you’re new or you are a fisherman, this was a good charter to go on as he is willing to help you catch fish for the first time or as for myself to catch and cook. My dad came along and never caught a fish in his life and walked away with the biggest catch of the day. If Joe tells you to be there at 6 am go, it’s definitely worth waking up early…you catch more this way.

Capt. Joe was not only the GOAT of Santee
(Greatest of all time) he had us catching our limit of striped bass in one hour.  Then we spent the day catching catfish and releasing even bigger striped bass than the earlier ones.
Joe took such good care of us and made sure we had the time of our lives!  We will surely be hiring him again soon! Bravo and standing ovation!

Captain Joe was great. Great communication before our trip. He called the morning off to check on wind conditions to make sure we were still comfortable going. When we got to the boat? Captain Joe had bait already caught. When we got to his spot, we had fish on hooks within minutes while we saw other chatter boats still looking for bait. Caught about 30-40 fish in total and were able to keep nine for cooking. Would definitely recommend Captain Joe and will book with him again.