For boat & fishing charter captains
You’re on the water. Your phone still works.
FirstMate is an AI receptionist for fishing charter captains. It picks up when you can’t, gets the trip details, and texts them to you.
Example: a caller to Gulf Coast Charters asks how long the half-day trip is and where it leaves from, the assistant says about four hours from Mahogany Mill Boat Ramp, then takes the group size and name, and the captain gets a text with the caller's name, number and trip details.
Never miss a call
It can answer every call right away, or hang back and pick up only the ones you don’t get to in time.
Instant lead texts
The moment the call ends you get a text: who rang, what they want, and a link straight to the lead.
Play it back, or read it
Every call is recorded and written down on your dashboard, so you can hear exactly what was said, or just skim it, before you ring back.
A missed call is a booked trip you never hear about
You can’t answer the phone with a line in the water. So the call goes to voicemail, and most people who reach a voicemail hang up and ring the next charter on the list. You never find out it happened.
How it works
- 1
They call, you can’t pick up
The boat is out, or your hands are full. The call is answered straight away.
- 2
They talk to it, not to a beep
It listens and answers out loud. No menus, no keypad, and no voicemail to wade through.
- 3
It takes the trip details
The dates they want, how many are coming, and the kind of fishing they’re after.
- 4
You get a text
Who called, what they want, and a link to the lead. You ring them back from the dock.
The longer version, with what it says word for word and what it will never do.
Hear it answer a call
Real calls to the real assistant, placed by us rather than lifted from a customer’s line. Judge it for yourself before you put it in front of anybody.
Someone asking about a half-day trip
1:11It says up front what it is, tells the caller it cannot confirm the date itself, and takes the party size and the name before reading the whole booking back.
Someone asking what it costs
1:24This captain has kept pricing to themselves, which is how it arrives by default, so the assistant says it cannot give a figure. Then it answers what it can about how long the trip runs and what is included, takes the details, and leaves the number to the captain. A captain who switches pricing on has it read the listed price back instead.
Rather try it yourself? Call (850) 786-4996 and talk to it. It answers the way it would for a captain, and it will ask you about a trip.
It won’t embarrass you
Your callers are told it’s an assistant.
In the first few seconds, along with the fact that the call may be recorded. That comes before anyone has said anything they might not want recorded. It never claims to be you. What it says.
Nothing is priced or booked without you.
It quotes only prices you’ve published, word for word, never a figure of its own. It never tells a caller a date is free, and never takes a booking. It gathers the details and says you’ll call back. The trip is still yours to sell. What we keep.
Pricing
We’re still setting the numbers. The plans are the shape of it. Nothing is charged today, and you’ll see the price before anything ever is.
Starter
One boat, running a normal season.
a month
calls a month
- Answers day and night, every day of the season
- Your own dedicated phone number
- A text for every lead, with who called and what they want
- The full transcript of every call on your dashboard
- Keep the number you already advertise, forwarded across
Charter
A boat that rings all summer.
a month
calls a month
- Answers day and night, every day of the season
- Your own dedicated phone number
- A text for every lead, with who called and what they want
- The full transcript of every call on your dashboard
- Keep the number you already advertise, forwarded across
Fleet
More than one boat to keep booked.
a month
calls a month
- Answers day and night, every day of the season
- Your own dedicated phone number
- A text for every lead, with who called and what they want
- The full transcript of every call on your dashboard
- Keep the number you already advertise, forwarded across
Questions
What does it cost?
We’re still setting prices, and the plans above are where they’ll land. Nothing is charged today, and you’ll see the number before anything ever is.
Do I keep the number I already give out?
Yes. You get a dedicated number for your assistant, and on most carriers you can forward the number you already advertise to it, so your customers carry on ringing the number on your truck. We give you the exact code to dial.
How long does setup take?
One sitting. You create an account and tell your assistant about the business: where you leave from, your trips, what’s included. It starts answering as soon as you save.
Will my customers know they’re talking to an AI?
Yes, in the first few seconds. We think that’s the only way to do this without embarrassing you in front of your own customer.
What if it doesn’t know the answer?
It says so and takes a message, rather than guessing. You decide what it is allowed to say about your business when you set it up.
Your next call is somebody trying to book a trip.
Set it up now and it answers your next booking call, whether you’re 30 miles out or at the table with your family.