For South Florida charter captains: the Keys, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers
Keep 100% of every booking. Pay $0 until we send you one.
Your own booking page, a Book button on your Google listing, and a spot in South Florida's no-commission charter site. Flat $39 a month for life if you are one of the first 50. Draft price
For captains
Every client is free. Even the new ones we send you.
One flat subscription. You keep 100% of every trip. No commission per booking, ever, whether the guest is a regular or someone who found you on TideBook.
Booking marketplaces often take a cut of every trip. FishingBooker charges captains 10% to 30% per booking.source On an $850 half day, a 15% cut is $127.50. On TideBook you keep the full $850. Example
What you want, in plain words
Dream outcome
More trips on the calendar, every dollar in your account, and customers who book you again direct.
Likelihood
We put every local boat on Google with its own page, publish a weekly fishing report, and get hotel concierges and rental hosts sending guests. You see where each booking came from.
Time to first win
We build your page from your website. Your Book button works for your regulars on day one. Draft price Target: live within 48 hours of your OK.
Effort
You review your page and connect Stripe. That is it. Draft price Target: under 20 minutes of your time.
The math today
FishingBooker charges captains 10% to 30% of each trip, and its most-booked captains pick about 15% to 20%.sourcesource Commission is one of its ranking factors.source On an $800 half day, a 15% cut is $120. Example $800 is an example trip price.
Commission vs flat fee calculator
Defaults are examples. Card processing (Stripe starts at 2.9% + 30 cents) applies either way and is left out.source Prices are drafts.
The Founding Captain offer
- Core: your booking page plus a local marketplace listing. Trips, prices, photos, species, dock, credentials badge. Deposits paid straight to your Stripe account. Solves: paying a cut on every trip.
- Bonus 1: Done for you setup. We build your page from your existing website and photos. Solves: no time to set up another tool.
- Bonus 2: Google Book button. We help you claim and fill your Google Business profile with a Book button pointing to your page. Solves: Google searchers who call around and never book.
- Bonus 3: Your personal savings sheet. One page of math at your own posted prices. Solves: guessing what the cut really costs you.
- Bonus 4: No more double bookings. Two-way Google and Apple calendar sync. Solves: two parties on one slot.
- Bonus 5: Reviews on autopilot. A review request after every finished trip, plus a Google review prompt. Solves: great trips with no reviews to show for it.
- Bonus 6: Weekly fishing report feature. Your catches and photos in our South Florida fishing report, linked to your page. Solves: no time to post content.
- Bonus 7: Captain referrals. Invite another captain with your link, and when they get their first TideBook booking, you both get a month free. Bring 3 and earn 3 extra months and the Ambassador badge. How it works
- Founding perks. Price locked for life, a vote on what we build next, and a spot in the launch announcement.
Zero risk to you
Pay $0 until we send you a booking. Your plan starts only after the first booking that comes from our site, not from your own regulars. You see the source of every booking in your dashboard.
Cancel any time. No contract. Draft price
No exclusivity. Keep every other listing and channel you use today.
Only 50 founding spots. Once they are gone, the price is $59 a month. Draft price
Free until we send your first booking. Keep 100% of every trip.
Claim a founding spot: 2 minute signupSignups are saved on the founding page, with spots shown by region.
What we promise captains
Rank is never for sale
Every captain pays the same flat fee. Search order uses reviews, reliability and fit, never money paid to us.
Deposits land in your Stripe account
Anglers pay you through Stripe Connect. We never hold your trip money. Payout timing follows your own Stripe schedule.
No double bookings
Two-way sync with Google and Apple calendars. A slot locks the moment a request comes in.
Your customer, your contact
You get the angler's name, phone and email with every booking. Repeat customers book you direct on your own page.
Weather never hurts your rank
Cancel for weather and the angler reschedules or gets the deposit back. Your listing does not drop.
Talk to a person
A real human answers captain questions. Draft promise: hours to be set before launch.
What we check before you go live
- USCG credential, checked on the USCG lookup.sourcesource An OUPV license covers up to six passengers on uninspected boats.
- FWC saltwater charter license. It costs $201.50 for 4 or fewer customers and $401.50 for up to 10.source
- Certificate of insurance, with the expiry date tracked.
Full side by side: FishingBooker vs TideBook Fishing
Captain questions
How much does TideBook Fishing cost captains?
Founding Captains pay $39 a month, locked for life, and pay nothing until we send a first booking. The standard plan is $59 a month. Both are draft prices.
Do you take a commission?
No. You keep 100% of every booking. You pay your own card processing through Stripe.
Who holds the deposit?
You do. Deposits go straight to your own Stripe Connect account. We never touch trip money.
Can I keep my FishingBooker listing?
Yes. Keep it. Just never send FishingBooker inquiries to us. Their rules can cost you visibility or your account if you redirect their leads.
Can I list lower prices here than on FishingBooker?
Check your FishingBooker terms first. Their Best Price Guarantee asks captains to keep FishingBooker prices equal to or lower than their other online prices. We never ask you to undercut.
Can I pay to rank higher?
No. Nobody can. Every captain pays the same flat fee, and rank comes from reviews, reliability and fit.
What do I need to join?
Your USCG license, your FWC charter license number, proof of insurance and a Stripe account. We check credentials before you go live.