Daymaker Charters is the most boat and the most billfish pedigree in Charleston, a 58 foot custom Carolina sportfisher run by Captain Bobby Krivohlavek, a Coast Guard certified captain with 30 years on the water and a tournament record on the South Carolina billfish circuit. Where the rest of the port runs center consoles, Daymaker is a true bluewater sportfisher built for the long troll to the Gulf Stream, with the cockpit, the electronics, and the range to fish it in comfort. For a serious marlin, tuna, or wahoo day, it is the most capable boat in the Charleston fleet.
The verdict and where it ranks
At 7.9 Daymaker is a strong choice and ranks third in Charleston, just behind Short Skirts Sportfishing and 4 Sons Charters. It has the best boat and the most experienced billfish captain in the port, which is why boat and equipment is its standout factor, but the rubric weights more than hardware. The honest limits are three: a narrow menu, since Daymaker runs the top end bluewater day and little else, where 4 Sons and Marsh View offer a full ladder; the highest price in the port; and a thin pool of public customer reviews, with none shown on the operator site, where Short Skirts and Chasing Tail Charters carry deep verified records. For the deepest reviews, Short Skirts is the pick; for the most awarded all round operation, RedFin Charters leads. The full field is on the Charleston ranking.
The boat
The Daymaker is a 58 foot custom Carolina sportfisher, built in Wanchese, North Carolina, and running twin C-15 Caterpillar engines at 800 horsepower. It is the most capable offshore boat in the Charleston fleet: a large cockpit with a full fighting chair and mezzanine seating for the troll, Omni sonar and the latest Garmin electronics to find fish, and an air conditioned salon with a galley and a full head for the long day. On the Atlantic side, where the Gulf Stream is a 50 to 75 mile run, a boat this size is a real advantage in comfort and range over a center console when the seas build offshore. The boat is the reason to book Daymaker, and it carries the score.
The fishing and what you target
Daymaker is a bluewater specialist. The full day trolls the Gulf Stream for mahi mahi, wahoo, yellowfin and blackfin tuna, sailfish, and blue and white marlin from late spring through fall, the billfish run the captain fishes in tournaments. The boat also runs bottom trips for grouper, snapper, and amberjack on the live bottom closer in. This is not a half day or a first timer boat by design; it is built for the long offshore troll. Atlantic red snapper are abundant on the Charleston ledges but the federal South Atlantic season is very short and was closed by a court order for 2026, so confirm the current status with NOAA Fisheries. Shallow water grouper, including gag, are closed January 1 to April 30 and reopen May 1.
Trips and prices
Daymaker prices by the whole boat for up to six anglers, and it is the top of the port: the offshore full day is $4,000 and the three quarter day is $3,600, with licenses, bait, tackle, and ice included. The price buys the largest boat and the most experienced billfish captain in Charleston, which for a serious bluewater day is a fair trade, but it is a real step up from the $2,300 to $3,500 the smaller boats charge, and there is no shorter, cheaper option to ease into. The booking is direct by phone with the captain rather than through a marketplace listing, so there is no posted online rate sheet to compare; confirm the current price when you call. Our cost guide sets the tiers side by side.
The crew
Captain Bobby Krivohlavek owns and runs Daymaker, a Coast Guard certified captain with 30 years on the water, and fishes it on the South Carolina billfish tournament circuit, with a win at the Edisto Invitational Billfish Tournament on the record; Captain Michael Krivohlavek runs as mate with seven years of experience. That longevity, the certification, and the tournament standing are real and verifiable, and they carry the track record score. The honest gap is customer sentiment: public review volume is thin across the booking platforms and Google, with none shown on the operator site, so unlike the boats with 40 to 85 reviews behind them, the day to day customer record here is hard to read in volume. We score the captain on the verifiable record and flag the thin review pool rather than inflate it.
Booking and what to know
Book direct by phone with Captain Bobby; there is no marketplace listing to book through, so this is a call rather than a click. Be clear that this is a top end bluewater boat: the trips are the three quarter day and the full day offshore, not a short nearshore run. The boat leaves from Shem Creek in Mount Pleasant. Book well ahead in the summer billfish months. Bring food, drinks, sunscreen, and a cooler with ice; the boat covers the license, bait, tackle, and ice, and has an air conditioned salon for the run out.
How we scored it
Daymaker scores 7.9: the largest, most capable bluewater boat in Charleston under a 30 year tournament captain, held just behind the leaders by the highest price in the port, a narrow top end only menu, and a thin pool of public customer reviews rather than any weakness in the boat or the captain. Boat and equipment is its standout factor. See how we scored this boat and the Charleston ranking for the field.