Every quarter, FishingBooker, a platform connecting anglers and fishing guides, announces its Angler’s Choice Award. This recognition acknowledges charter operators for their exceptional customer service, reliability, and quality of fishing trips. This is the first time that special recognition was given to guides who have won the award three times in a row. Out of 7,242 captains who partner with FishingBooker, only 576, or 8%, were recognized for their excellence 3 times – and 7 of them run their trips from Charleston County.
Back in January FishingBooker named Charleston one of the Best Fishing Cities in the US.
Here is a list of fishing captains in Charleston County that received the Angler's Choice Award 3 times in a row (ranked in alphabetical order):
- Brian Finnegan
- Brian Garris
- Chris Keen
- Cody Dakin
- Dan Denton
- Kaleb Sherlin
- Nicholas Winch
“We’ve been awarding the Angler’s Choice Award since 2015,” said Vukan Simic, CEO of FishingBooker. “In October 2022, we started releasing the award quarterly with tougher criteria than ever before. We wanted to recognize and honor our most committed captains, and to make it easier for anglers to identify the very best guides on our platform. Now, we have the pleasure of recognizing a very special group of guides who have earned the award every single time since the new version was introduced. We couldn’t be more excited to honor them for their hard work and dedication.”
To be eligible for the award, the charter operators had to meet the following criteria over the past 12 months:
- 4.8+ out of 5-star review rating from 10+ verified reviews
- 98% reliability score and response rate
- Full business verification
You can read more about the Angler's Choice Award here.
