FishingBooker takes a cut of every trip.
DeckHand doesn’t.
Marketplaces charge 10–30% commission and keep your customer relationships. DeckHand is your own booking page at one flat price — your guests, your email list, your money.
FishingBooker, at 150 trips/year
$5,000–$30,000
per year in commissions, depending on your rate
DeckHand
$948
per year — $79/month flat, same price at any volume
How DeckHand compares
| Feature | DeckHand | FishingBooker | Digital Sportsman | Bookeo | GoFish.Rocks | FareHarbor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $79 flat | 10–30% commission | Undisclosed | $39.95+ | $1.50/booking | 6% commission |
| You keep 100% of every booking | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Digital waivers | Built in | No | Yes | No | No | Add-on |
| Automated guest emails | Yes | Limited | Yes | Basic | No | Yes |
| Weather cancellation flow | Yes | No | Unknown | No | No | No |
| Charter-specific | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Captain owns customer data | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Partial |
| Setup time | ~15 min | ~1 hour | Unknown | ~30 min | ~5 min | ~1 hour |
Competitor pricing and features as publicly listed, June 2026.
Fair questions, straight answers
“But FishingBooker sends me customers.”
Keep your listing for leads. Use DeckHand for direct bookings — your website, your referrals, your repeat customers. Every booking that comes through your own page instead saves you 10–30%. Over a season, that's thousands.
“I get most of my bookings from FishingBooker.”
That's the trap. Every guest who books through a marketplace is a guest you can't email next year. Start moving repeat clients to direct booking, and your dependency drops while your margins go up.
“What about my FishingBooker reviews?”
They stay right where they are. DeckHand doesn't replace your listing — it gives your direct guests a professional way to book, pay, and sign without a middleman.