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For OBX Charter Captains
Every dollar you book stays yours.
GuideDirect is flat-fee lead generation for Outer Banks charter captains — Oregon Inlet, Hatteras Inlet, and Manteo fleets included. No percentage, no middleman, no booking tax: anglers find you, call you, and book you direct.
0%
Commission on any trip you book
30
Days to try it before paying a cent
8
Species pages built out per profile
24
Hours from profile live to first lead
How It Works
Profile live in a day. Bookings on your phone.
Three moves between you and commission-free bookings.
01
Send us your charter
Fill in the submit form — we build the profile out for you: bio, USCG creds, the boat, the species you chase.
02
We put you in front of anglers
Your marina page, eight species landing pages, and directory placement catch anglers already searching for OBX trips.
03
The leads come straight to you
Inquiries hit your phone, not a call center. You set the rate, you keep all of it. Every trip, every time.
Pricing
One flat rate, month to month
A single booked trip covers months of the listing. And every lead is yours alone.
Free Listing
$0/forever
- Your name, business, and phone in the directory
- A spot on your marina page
- Zero cut of anything you book
- Basic listing, always free
Most Popular
Featured Listing
$499/month
- Complete profile — bio, USCG credentials, boat specs
- Eight species landing pages built for your targets
- Inquiry form wired straight to your phone
- Featured badge on your marina page
- Top-of-list placement in the directory
- Thirty days free to start
Premium Listing
$999/month
- All of Featured, plus:
- Weekly report template to keep clients hooked
- Ads pointed straight at your profile
- A dedicated landing page for the boat
- Google Business Profile hookup
- You call, we answer — front of the line
Paid tiers open with a 30-day trial · no card to start · drop to month-to-month anytime
Run the Numbers
What's the commission tax on your season?
Set the sliders to your real season — the total at the bottom is what a booking platform would have taken.
Commission Comparison Calculator
Drag the sliders to match your season. See what commission really costs you.
$200$2,000
1100
FishingBooker
15% commission
$0
lost per season
FishingBooker
20% commission
$0
lost per season
FLAT FEE
GuideDirect
$499/mo · 0% commission
$5,988
per year, that's it
Season revenue $0 · You keep $0 more with GuideDirect
That's 0% of your season revenue back in your pocket.
Side by Side
What each tier gets you
The whole matrix in one table.
| Feature | Free | Featured | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contact info in the directory | |||
| Placement on your marina page | |||
| No commission on any booking | |||
| Inquiry form on your listing | |||
| Full profile — bio, credentials, boat specs | |||
| Featured badge, marina-page placement | |||
| Species landing pages | 8 pages | 8 pages | |
| Priority spot in the directory | |||
| Weekly report template | |||
| Ad traffic to your profile | |||
| Dedicated landing page | |||
| Google Business Profile integration | |||
| Priority support line |
A Captain In The Fleet
Word from the water
“FishingBooker was pulling close to twelve grand a season out of my pocket. One booked trip covers GuideDirect — everything after that is mine.”
Jack Graham
Afishionado Charters · As seen on Wicked Tuna
Your subscriptions
| Captain | Operation | Tier | Sub Status | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Graham | Afishionado Charters | featured | inactive | Active |
FAQ
What Captains Ask
The run-down before anyone signs up.
FishingBooker skims 15–20% off each trip booked through them. GuideDirect is one flat monthly rate and the booking money lands in your account untouched. For a busy Hatteras season the difference is thousands.
No card up front. Build out the full profile, let real leads hit your phone, and only pull the trigger once you have seen it work.
Pick a tier to keep everything live, or do nothing and the listing drops back to free. Nothing gets deleted — come back whenever the bite picks up.
A dedicated Google-targeted page for each species you chase — think "Tuna Charters with Afishionado" — so an angler searching for a specific trip out of Oregon Inlet finds you instead of whoever pays FishingBooker most.
Yes — month-to-month, no contract. Plenty of captains run the subscription April through November and shut it down for winter; ask and we will set up seasonal billing.
Each boat gets its own profile so clients book the right trip. Multi-boat operations get discounted per-boat rates — email us and we will sort it out.
The next trip books itself
Join the OBX captains banking every dollar of their charters. Full profile, inquiry form, and species pages — live within a day.