2023 Show Schedule

FREE Rod & Reel Combo for Participants
Saturday: Noon & 2pm
Sunday: Noon & 2pm
Located in the Parking Garage

Captain Don Dingman, host of the TV Show “Hook the Future” and long-time Captain, leads educational and entertaining fishing clinics at major boat shows and events across the Southeast. Don has a passion for teaching thousands of families annually how to succeed in fishing, while spending quality time in the outdoors with people you love.

At the end of each clinic kids will have an opportunity for questions and answers followed by a kids-only free raffle with dozens of great prizes. Kids (clinic participants only) will go home with a free Hook the Future/ Carolina Skiff custom rod & reel combo.

Sponsored by “FishingNosara”
Located in Exhibit Hall by FishingNosara Booth

Captain Dave Marciano is professional commercial fisherman and a cast member of the reality TV Show “Wicked Tuna” on the National Geographic Channel (streaming on Disney+).  The show is based on the commercial tuna fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts and began airing on the National Geographic Channel on April 1, 2012. Captain Marciano is an original cast member.

Wicked Tuna depicts the lives of commercial fishermen at sea, how they work, and their personal histories. The different boats and crews compete on the show to bring home the biggest haul of Bluefin Tuna. While the crews compete against each other, they ultimately are in conflict with high seas, extreme weather, and the economics of commercial fishing.”Wicked Tuna” has higher demand than 97.5% of all Reality titles in the US, and Captain Marciano is a fan favorite of the show’s more than one million viewers. Dave has been a part of the North Carolina- based spin-off series “Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks” since its debut on August 17, 2014.

Enjoy the high-quality graphics of a realistic experience navigating a boat. The simulator offers learning platforms where you can learn about docking, mooring, pivot turns, and more on a virtual waterway.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday
Located in Parking Lot

Saturday Noon – 4pm
“Brilliant Faces will offer bright, imaginative and fun face painting! Ms. Terin is a energetic master artist and her love for the arts is shown in her work. ” 

Sunday Noon – 4pm
“Susan Fedor, local artist and face painter & children’s entertainer since 2000”

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lowcountry create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the great power and promise of youth. By purchasing a Big Boat Raffle Ticket, you will play an important role in helping us to fulfill our mission to create and support one-to one mentoring relationships.