Setup is free, and we do it for you.
WaveRez charges from $300 to set you up. Hookset builds your trips, prices, and booking page at no cost, then sends every angler a recap with the photos and the catch.
Side by side
A dash means we couldn't confirm it on WaveRez's public pages.
| WHAT A CHARTER NEEDS | HooksetFREE FOR OPERATORS | WaveRezRENTALS AND BOAT TOURS SOFTWARE |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Built specifically for fishing charters, party boats, and guides | Rentals, boat tours, parasailing, and charters in one system |
| Who pays the fees | Your customer pays a small booking fee, shown before they pay | Usually your customer. You can choose to absorb the fee |
| Commission on your bookings | 0% | 6% on each online booking. Phone and walk-up bookings are priced separately |
| Monthly cost | $0 | $0, with no contract |
| Setup done for you | Yes, at no cost. We build your trips, prices, open dates, and booking page in 24 to 48 hours | Setup and onboarding, starting at $300 |
| Moving your bookings over | We move your trips and upcoming bookings over for you | Not confirmed |
| Booking on your own website | Booking widgets on your site, or a booking page to share. No website? We can build one | Your website, or a WaveRez-built WordPress site (priced separately) |
| 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 | Works in the browser on phones and tablets |
| Check-in and waivers | Tickets on the guest's phone, check-in by name, optional scanning, and waivers if you use them | Built-in waivers and a daily manifest, though the manifest doesn't show who has signed |
| Weather calls | Move or cancel a trip and every guest is notified | Instant guest messages for weather delays |
| 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 | Crew assigned to each trip, including crew tips |
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 WaveRez.
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 WaveRez.
Send us an export from WaveRez. 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 WaveRez?
Yes. Send us an export from WaveRez, 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 WaveRez while you set things up?
Yes. Keep taking bookings on WaveRez 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.