Keep 100% of every booking.
FishingBooker takes 10% to 30% of each trip its marketplace sends you. Hookset charges you nothing, sets everything up for you, and runs your trip day from the booking to the photos every guest gets afterward.
Side by side
A dash means we couldn't confirm it on FishingBooker's public pages.
| WHAT A CHARTER NEEDS | HooksetFREE FOR OPERATORS | FishingBookerFISHING CHARTER MARKETPLACE |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Booking and trip-day software for your own charter business | A marketplace where anglers search and book many charters |
| Who pays the fees | Your customer pays a small booking fee, shown before they pay | You do, through a commission on each marketplace booking |
| Commission on your bookings | 0% | 10% to 30% on marketplace bookings. Bookings through FishingBooker Direct are commission-free |
| Monthly cost | $0 | $0 to list |
| Setup done for you | Yes, at no cost. We build your trips, prices, open dates, and booking page in 24 to 48 hours | You build your listing, with an onboarding call |
| Moving your bookings over | We move your trips and upcoming bookings over for you | Not confirmed |
| Deposits or full payment | Your choice for each trip. Collect the balance at the dock by link, QR code, cash, or gift card | Guests pay a deposit online, and you collect the rest on trip day |
| 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 | Fishing reports on your listing |
| Captain app | Hookset Captain for iOS and Android, with today's trips, check-in, balances, and trip recaps | FishingBooker for Captains app |
| Check-in and waivers | Tickets on the guest's phone, check-in by name, optional scanning, and waivers if you use them | Not confirmed |
| Weather calls | Move or cancel a trip and every guest is notified | You cancel, then reschedule or refund the customer |
| 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 | Not confirmed |
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. Coming from another system? We move your upcoming bookings over too.
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.
Keep your listing and take repeat bookings on your own site.
You don't have to leave FishingBooker to use Hookset. Keep your listing for new anglers, and put Hookset booking on your website and social pages. Guests who already know you book direct, and the whole trip price is yours.
- Add FishingBooker bookings to your schedule so every trip is in one place
- Repeat customers book you directly next time
- Every guest you check in gets the photos and catch from their trip, plus a book-again link
When FishingBooker is a good addition
If you're new and still building a customer base, a marketplace listing can bring in your first trips. Run it alongside Hookset.
Set up Hookset from day one, and every customer who comes back or sends a friend books with you directly. You keep the whole trip price on those, and your customer list grows.
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 WEBSITESUsing FishingBooker and Hookset together.
Do I have to cancel my FishingBooker listing?
No. Keep it for as long as it brings you new customers. Use Hookset for bookings on your own website, and add your FishingBooker bookings to the same schedule so every trip is in one place.
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.
FishingBooker Direct is commission-free. Why use Hookset?
Hookset has no monthly fee and no commission, and we set up your trips and booking page for you. The Captain app runs the trip day, from check-in and waivers to the balance at the dock and trip photos for every guest.
How do customers find me if I'm not on a marketplace?
The same ways they find you today. Google, your website, social media, word of mouth, and repeat guests can all lead to your booking page, and every guest's trip photos include a link to book again.
Keep the whole price on direct bookings.
We'll set up your trips, prices, and booking page, and you can keep your FishingBooker listing running.