William Sasser Guide Service Guided Fishing Trip Prices

Spend six early-morning hours working Lake Thurmond’s most productive points, humps, and submerged timber with veteran striper guides. Launching right around 6:00 AM, you'll join your guide in tracking schools on electronics, setting live bait rigs, and running downriggers to target fast-striking Striped Bass at peak feeding depth. With all rods, reels, specialized tackle, and fresh bait fully provided, your group gets dedicated hands-on instruction to set firm hooks, haul in hard-pulling fish, and work toward a full limit before returning to dock.

Gather your entire crew for a coordinated six-hour striper hunt across the expansive waters of Clarks Hill Lake. Designed to host larger family gatherings or corporate teams across dedicated boats, this outing puts everyone in on the action as captains maneuver over productive open-water humps and river channels. Guests will manage downrigger setups, handle live bait spreads, and take turns bringing heavy fish to the net. With complete gear and step-by-step coaching included, your group enjoys an energetic, shared fishing adventure on the water.

Launch at 6:00 AM on Clarks Hill Lake for six hours of focused crappie fishing around deep brush piles, timber, and bridge pilings. Alongside your guide, you'll use sonar to locate active panfish, drop light-tackle live bait rigs, and vertical-jig minnows directly over submerged cover. With all rods, ultra-light tackle, bait, and tailored instruction provided, anglers of any experience level can master subtle bite detection, fill the livewell with slab Crappie, and work toward a full limit before heading back.

Spend eight full hours on Clarks Hill Lake learning two distinct freshwater fishing techniques with hands-on, patient instruction. Starting at 6:00 AM, your guide walks you through setting up downriggers and reading sonar as you manage live herring spreads along open river channels for hard-striking Striped Bass. Later in the day, you'll switch to light spinning gear to practice vertical jigging and subtle bite detection over submerged brush piles for slab Crappie. Designed explicitly for newcomers, kids, and families, this full-day experience supplies all gear, bait, and step-by-step coaching to build real angling confidence and bring home a solid multi-species catch.

Spend eight full hours executing high-level multi-species strategies across Clarks Hill Lake alongside seasoned professional guides. Launching at 6:00 AM, you'll actively work live electronics to pinpoint deep schools, fine-tune downrigger depths, and manage live herring spreads for heavy Striped Bass along main river channels. Once the morning bite turns, you'll shift to technical panfish tactics—dialing in ultra-light tackle control, feeling subtle takes, and precision-jigging submerged timber and deep brush piles for slab Crappie. With all specialized gear, custom tackle, live bait, and expert tactical instruction provided, this full-day masterclass gives seasoned anglers the tools to maximize their catch and master lake structure.

Spend six hours pursuing true trophy Striped Bass exceeding 20 pounds on the deep, timber-lined waters of Lake Russell. Launching at 7:00 AM, you'll join your guide in reading forward-facing sonar to track massive, solitary predators along submerged creek channels and river bends. You'll actively handle heavy tackle—slow-trolling large live gizzard shad, running planner boards, and setting deep downrigger lines directly into monster striper holding zones. With all heavy-duty rods, custom terminal tackle, live bait, and expert tactical coaching provided, anglers get a focused, thrilling opportunity to hook, fight, and land a career-defining wall-hanger.

Spend six hours targeting a triple-threat of Blue, Channel, and Flathead Catfish across deep ledges, timber-lined channels, and fertile flats. Launching at 7:00 AM, you'll join your guide in rigging bottom rods, baiting heavy circle hooks with fresh cut and live bait, and positioning lines along prime underwater feeding zones. Designed for anglers of all skill levels, this trip gives your group step-by-step instruction to detect heavy takes, manage stout tackle, and wrestle hard-fighting catfish up to the boat for an action-packed day on the water.