Booking software built specifically for fishing charters.
FareHarbor works for every kind of tour and activity. Hookset is made specifically for fishing charters, party boats, and guides. There's no monthly fee, we set everything up for you, and after each trip your guests get their photos and a link to book again.
Side by side
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| WHAT A CHARTER NEEDS | HooksetFREE FOR OPERATORS | FareHarborTOURS AND ACTIVITIES SOFTWARE |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Built specifically for fishing charters, party boats, and guides | Tours, activities, rentals, and attractions |
| Who pays the fees | Your customer pays a small booking fee, shown before they pay | Your guests pay a booking fee at checkout, usually 6% to 8% of the total |
| Commission on your bookings | 0% | None. Guests cover the fee at checkout |
| Monthly cost | $0 | $0 |
| Setup done for you | Yes, at no cost. We build your trips, prices, open dates, and booking page in 24 to 48 hours | Yes. Their onboarding team builds your dashboard |
| Moving your bookings over | We move your trips and upcoming bookings over for you | Future bookings moved during onboarding |
| Booking on your own website | Booking widgets on your site, or a booking page to share. No website? We can build one | Booking on your website |
| Deposits or full payment | Your choice for each trip. Collect the balance at the dock by link, QR code, cash, or gift card | Not confirmed |
| Trip recaps for guests | Photos, video, and the catch sent to every guest, with a review link and a book-again link | Not confirmed |
| Fishing reports | Reports for your website and social pages | Not confirmed |
| Captain app | Hookset Captain for iOS and Android, with today's trips, check-in, balances, and trip recaps | Not confirmed |
| Check-in and waivers | Tickets on the guest's phone, check-in by name, optional scanning, and waivers if you use them | Live manifest, waivers, and mobile check-in |
| Weather calls | Move or cancel a trip and every guest is notified | Weather holds, guest updates, and rebooking |
| Gift cards and crew logins | Gift cards included. Captains and office staff get their own logins, and you choose what each person can see and do | Gift cards included |
WHY CHARTERS CHOOSE HOOKSET
Built for the way a charter day runs.
All of it is included for every operator, with no monthly cost.
Free for you
No monthly fee and 0% commission. Your customer pays a small booking fee, shown before they pay.
Set up for you
We build your trips, prices, open dates, and booking page at no cost, and move your upcoming bookings over from FareHarbor.
Made for the trip day
Reminders go out on their own. Guests carry tickets on their phone, and you check them in by name. Weather call? Move the trip and every guest is told.
Guests come back
After the trip, every guest gets the photos, video, and catch from their day, plus a review link and a book-again link.
We'll move you over from FareHarbor.
Send us an export from FareHarbor. We set up your trips and prices and move your upcoming bookings over, so nobody's reservation gets lost.
- Your trips, prices, and boats, set up for you
- Upcoming bookings moved over
- Your customer list brought along
New to running charters?
You don't need years of bookings or a big fleet. Hookset works for one boat in its first season, and we set it up for you.
Every customer who comes back or sends a friend books with you directly, and your customer list grows from day one.
No website yet?
We build custom charter websites with booking on every trip page, so the customers you meet on the water can book you directly next time.
SEE CHARTER WEBSITESSwitching questions.
Can you move my bookings over from FareHarbor?
Yes. Send us an export from FareHarbor, and we'll set up your trips, prices, and upcoming bookings for you.
What does my customer pay?
The trip price, or a deposit if you take one, plus a small booking fee at checkout. They see the full total before they pay.
Can I keep using FareHarbor while you set things up?
Yes. Keep taking bookings on FareHarbor until your new booking page is ready. Then we help you point your website's booking link to it.
Will my website still work?
Yes. Your site stays the same, and we add booking to it so customers can pick a trip and pay right there.
Bring your trips and bookings over.
Send us an export, and your new booking page is ready in 24 to 48 hours. Your upcoming bookings come with it.