We initially scheduled our 2 hour inshore charter for Thursday, but our daughter got stuck in the airport, so I contacted Captain Shane to see if we could reschedule and he responded immediately and allowed us to book it on Friday. Captain Shane was very communicative throughout the process and was at the boat launch waiting for us even though we arrived 10 minutes early. He drove us into a creek and within less than 5 minutes, our daughter had a 4lb red drum in the boat. 2 minutes later, another 4lb red drum. Within the first thirty minutes we caught red drum, black drum, speckled trout and sheepshead. For a 2 hour charter, I would have been very pleased with that. When the fishing in the creek slowed down, Capt. Shane took us to another spot near where the container ships were unloading. For the next next 45 minutes, it was "fish on"! Multiple times, our daughter and I had fish on at the same time. Here, we caught a ton of red drum, some sheepshead and black drum. The highlight of the day was when our daughter hooked into a 10lb black drum. She struggled to get the fish in, so Capt. Shane jumped in and landed the fish for her. WOW! I know it was only a 2 hour charter, but we were catching so many fish, so fast at the end, Capt. Shane let us run over on time a bit. We finally ran out of bait and headed back in. I would like to thank Capt. Shane for his service in our US Air Force and for giving our daughter a fishing experience she will not soon forget. Capt. Shane was pleasant, knowledgeable and obviously knows where to catch fish. As a family, we could not have been more satisfied. read more

Was a very enjoyable time out with Captain Shane , he put us on the Fish , probably caught 25 in a 4 hr period. Anything from Red Drum , Black Drum & some Sea Trout ....I'd definitely look Captain Shane Again ....Thanks Capt for an enjoyable day , my wife caught the biggest of the day 28" Red Drum read more

We had a great day with Captain Charlie today.  He knew exactly where to go and we started catching red drum within 5 minutes of arriving at the first fishing spot.  We caught red drum, black drum and a trout.  He was very helpful and accommodating.  Exactly what we were looking for and my son had a great time. read more

We had such an amazing day fishing with captain Shane! Unfortunately the trip was planned for my husbands birthday but a storm blew through Charleston. Shane was so accommodating to change the date. He made sure we were well prepared for our charter the night before. Shane took us to all of his secret spots and knew exactly when it was time to move onto the next. He was thoughtful, attentive, knowledgeable and so much fun to be with! Would 100% recommend using him! read more

Great company and Cpt Shane was great. Easy to book, nice clean boat, Captain calls the night prior to discuss what's biting just couldn't ask for better. read more

WOW!!! Reel Deal Charters is the REAL DEAL!!!! I called around for days trying to find a charter service in Charleston. After leaving messages with a handful of people, the Reel Deal was the first to even pick up the phone!! Not one of the other places that I had left messages with even bothered to call me back. So the wonderful young lady that took down my information turned out to be Captain Rich Harris' wife. She asked all the right questions to make sure they knew what our expectations were from the time we booked our date, to the time we dropped the last fish "in the box!" We had three guys on their 35' center console watercraft, with three totally different perspectives on what we wanted to catch, and how we wanted to catch them. I'm the big fish guy, my father is the most fish guy, and my best friend is the I don't care as long as I smell like fish when this is over...guy! So Capt Rich took us out for a 12 hour "combo" trip to spend part of the day trolling for big predators, and then the remainder of the day roaming the bottom for different types of snapper, triggers, and bass! The first rod and reel started screaming and bent under the weight of a 15 lbs Mahi Mahi within 30 minutes of putting the first hook in the water! An hour later all three of us had a "fish in the box," and the boat never moved! Three fisherman, three Mahi, and deck hand Lee Craig was cover in fish blood, breathing hard from coaching us through the battle, and dragging our catches onboard the IronMan!! AWESOME!!!! So we checked with a couple other boats and when we heard the feedback was that no other fisherman had caught anything, we set the compass for a new location and went after some bottom fish. We caught our limit of vermillion snapper about as fast as we could bait our hooks! And a handful of other species in the mix as we hauled our limit of snapper from the ocean floor. All in all we brought 37 fish back to shore, and Capt Rich, and his Co-Captain Lee, spent hours filleting our catch so we went home with coolers full of fish. To top off our day, at the last stop, we dropped a big piece of bait hoping to find something big to tangle with(did I mention I was the big fish guy?) the IronMan and crew delivered again!!! Capt Rich put me on a honey hole, and after only about ten minutes of bouncing the live bait off the bottom, I felt some serious pressure on the rod! A fifteen minute struggle, and some seriously painful biceps, and a 15lbs American Red Snapper found its way over the rail!!! Unfortunately, we weren't able to keep the beautiful Red due to federal regulations, but it was quite literally the cherry on top of our Saturday fishing Sundae!!! What an outstanding fishing company! These guys take customer satisfaction to a whole new level! They know how to accommodate, how to catch, clean, and consider every type of fisherman's expectations! Best trip I've ever taken! read more

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Our family had a fantastic deep sea fishing experience with The Reel Deal Charters. They were so easy to work with. We set up this trip for our son's 18th birthday. This was our first experience deep sea fishing. They answered all of our questions and made sure we got to do the kind of fishing we wanted to do. We had an exceptional captain. Thank you! We will definitely use this company again when we set up our next trip. read more

Awsome time with captain Shane . caught a lot of fish . Some big ones got away but it was very good time

An Amazing Trip! What an amazing fish trip we had with Captain Lee Craig! I do not think there could have been a better planned day! Everything worked out perfectly! Captain Craig met us at the dock on time and we headed out to catch bait. Something we had not experienced before, but he knew where to go and caught more than enough for the day. First fishing stop was requested and that was the Jetties. It didn't seem like 15 minutes before we had our first strike, a 30+ pound red drum. My son was ecstatic! After 3 more large catches we headed to our second stop. A couple of small bites, but it was a nice break in the shade. Third spot was a school of fish. Our arms got tired! With time running out and low on bait we headed out to the harbor. As we were about to reel in for the day, we pulled in a shark. A birthday trip my 11 year old son will never forget! Thank you Lee and I highly recommend and I will do it again! read more

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Called the night before I arrived in Charleston from my connection in Atlanta airport about 9pm. Explained girlfriend it was meeting me for the first time in Charleston I was coming in from California and would love to go fishing at least for half a day, Thursday through Saturday. We're not sure what the conditions would allow. The girl on the phone was extremely pleasant and reassured me that one of their 12 captains would be in touch with me in the evening hours after his trips the following day to confirm either a trip on Thursday or Friday (48 hrs). Captain Rick called and set up the trip for the next morning basing the meeting times on the conditions and the tides. he was incredibly knowledgeable prepared and wonderfully friendly I ended up taking us to an area not too far away after catching some be set up and had an experience of a lifetime he made sure that we are going to get our moneys worth and catch Fish and a matter what. It was clear that his knowledge was free and we were able to catch for different species and six large fish in three hours. We went back to the marina and shared stories and beers and had a great day. I would certainly recommend this company as well as Captain Riggs specifically for your next fishing excursion he will make sure to have a great experience and a wonderful time and more importantly catch some fish. read more

Such an awesome chartering company! Everyone I spoke to, including the owner, was so sweet and helpful. Our Captain was Shane and he is the man to fish with! Other friends have chartered with The Reel Deal and said the other Captains were just as awesome but we really enjoyed our time with Shane. He knows his stuff about fishing and is truly a professional. We instantly caught redfish as soon as we casted our lines, so he knows all the good spots. We can't wait to go out on the water with The Reel Deal again! Thanks guys! read more

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Booked 2 weeks ago, drove all the way from Charlotte with a 7yo and an 8yo who have been so hyped to go shark fishing. Left 3 voicemails in 2 weeks, no call back. Morning of, drove to location I received in ALL auto confirmation emails. No one there. Call office when charter is supposed to start, someone answered and said let me try and contact the captain and call you back. 15 minutes passed no call back. I called back and they still had not been able to get in contact with the captain. Other charters at the dock also tried contacting the owner of the company for us. He said he would call as soon as he had an update. No phone call from the owner of the company. 20 minutes after our charter was supposed to begin, we get a call from the young lady in the office saying there was a scheduling issue and the captain is already on the water with another charter. No offer for a discount for a later time but instead expected us to sit around another 3 hours to go later in the day in the middle of the day in the hot sun when I booked early morning for a reason. So now I have two young boys absolutely crushed and a completely wasted day on our vacation. Still no call from the owner to apologize!!!!!! read more

Supposed to be a special day for the wife and myself. Turned into the most expensive and boring tour of the WANDO river we could ever imagine. It was so bad that we cut the charter short by 2 hours..... we couldn't wait to get out of the boat. The boat driver took us to 7 or 8 different locations and we didn't bring home a single fish. The last hour, we feel that he was stoping in the water so we could just drown the bait. What a waste of our time and money. read more