Off The Hook Charters runs one of the more capable offshore boats in Gulf Shores, the 34 foot Miss Jaqlin, out of Fort Morgan Marina, with the clearest posted price ladder in the port and a separate inshore fleet that lets it take almost any group. Captain Perry Davis owns the operation, and the offshore boat fishes the Alabama reef zone for red snapper and the rest of the bottom species. For a group that wants a bigger federally permitted offshore boat, or a party that needs several boats at once, it is a strong, transparent option in Gulf Shores.
The verdict and where it ranks
At 7.6 Off The Hook is a strong choice and ranks fourth in Gulf Shores, just behind Due South Fishing and a step ahead of Bama Bandit Sportfishing. Its strengths are the boat and the transparency: a 34 foot federally permitted offshore boat, a wide menu from a 4 hour snapper trip to a 12 hour offshore day, and the clearest price ladder in the port. What holds it just behind the owner operator boats is variability. This is a multi boat, multi captain operation, with the Miss Jaqlin offshore and a fleet of inshore bay boats, so the day depends more on the captain and boat you draw than it does on a single owner who runs every trip, the way Due South Fishing and the bigger Nauti-Nurse Sportfishing do. The full field is on the Gulf Shores ranking.
The boat
The offshore boat is the Miss Jaqlin, a 34 foot custom built sportfisher set up for the reef and offshore trips, with a dry, roomy ride that handles a longer day better than the 24 to 28 foot center consoles around it. It is federally permitted for reef fish, the paperwork that lets it run the federal snapper season offshore. Behind it the operation keeps a fleet of 24 foot Kenner bay boats for inshore trips and split charters, which is what lets Off The Hook take a large group and put it across several boats at once. The trade that comes with a fleet is consistency: the offshore boat is one of several, run by more than one captain, so it is less of a known quantity trip to trip than a single owner operated boat.
The fishing and what you target
The Miss Jaqlin fishes the Alabama artificial reef zone for red snapper, vermilion snapper, amberjack, and grouper, with king mackerel and ling on the nearshore troll. The trip length sets how far it ranges: the 4 hour trips work the closer reefs, while the 8 to 12 hour trips reach the better, less pressured ground. The inshore bay boats fish the back bays and the passes for redfish, trout, and the inshore species, a different fishery from the offshore reefs. Red snapper is the headline offshore. Alabama opened its 2026 season to private and state licensed anglers on May 22 with a 2 fish daily limit, and the federal for-hire season runs June 1 to October 26, 2026. Confirm the current dates with Outdoor Alabama and NOAA Fisheries before you book.
Trips and prices
Off The Hook posts the clearest offshore price ladder in the port, all whole boat on the Miss Jaqlin for up to 6 anglers: a 4 hour nearshore trolling trip at $650 to $850, a 4 hour red snapper trip at $1,200 once the season opens, a 6 hour at $1,500, an 8 hour at $1,800, a 10 hour at $2,300, and a 12 hour at $2,800. The separate inshore bay boats run shorter trips at lower rates, down to a 2 hour introduction. A clearly posted ladder across this many trip lengths is exactly the transparency the method rewards, and the rates are fair for a 34 foot offshore boat. For how the whole boat math compares across boat sizes and a per person seat, our cost guide and the party boat versus private charter guide work it through.
The crew
Captain Perry Davis owns Off The Hook, with Captain Dylan running many of the offshore trips on the Miss Jaqlin and other captains and a deckhand across the inshore fleet. The sentiment is strong, a 4.9 average across 139 offshore reviews, with reviewers naming good catches, fair value, and a well organized operation. The honest note is the one any multi boat operation carries: because the trips run on rotating captains and boats rather than a single owner at the helm, the experience is a little less uniform than on the owner operator six packs, and that is what holds the captain and crew and service factors a step below them.
Booking and what to know
Book direct or through FishingBooker, and say up front whether you want the offshore boat or the inshore fleet, since they are different trips at different prices. The boats depart Fort Morgan Marina at 1577 AL-180, at the west end of the Gulf Shores peninsula. For a large group, ask about running several boats together, which is something this operation can do that a single boat operator cannot. Bring food, drinks, sunscreen, a hat, and a soft cooler with ice for your fillets, and motion sickness medication for the longer offshore trips.
How we scored it
Off The Hook scores 7.6: a capable 34 foot federally permitted offshore boat, the widest range of trip lengths with the clearest posted prices in the port, and an inshore fleet for any group, held below the owner operator boats by the variability of a multi boat, multi captain operation. Boat and equipment and trips and access are its strongest factors. See how we scored this boat for the full rubric, and the Gulf Shores ranking for the field.