How To Start A Charter Fishing Business (Part 1)
My name is Capt. Rick Bennett, Ret. After 25 years as a banker, where I ended up my career in Wilmington, NC, I decided to pursue my lifelong passion: FISHING! I had a 17’ skiff and I thought I had the fishing knowledge to make it work. I quickly found that catching fish was just part of the “business”. As my new career progressed, the first thing I learned was that I was in the entertainment business and that fishing/catching was a sideline; important yes but a sideline none the less. More about that later. Over the next twenty-two years I have gone through six boats; thousands of charters; different advertising methods; and a close relationship with a highly qualified CPA firm. The net result was [...]





