Tips & Ideas for Naming a Fishing Charter Business

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Looking for a good name for your fishing charter business? If you’ve done any searching for a name so far, you may feel like all the good ones are already taken. You want to find the perfect name, but how do you make the final decision and still be unique?

Let’s get started!

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Naming a business is hard, especially if you don’t have any ideas or a place to start. So, before you dive in, grab a piece of paper and a pen or open up a blank spreadsheet.

Then, use it as a place to brainstorm ideas and write down words or phrases that come to mind as you go through the tips below.

From there, we’ll talk about how to narrow things down and land on the perfect name.

1. Keep It as Short as Possible

Short business names are usually snappier, catchier, and easier to remember. Ideally, you want to stick to two to five syllables and hopefully no more than 25 characters total.

However, the shorter the name, the better.

With that said, there are exceptions to this, and it’s not a hard rule. But, when you think about huge, notable brands, which ones come to mind?

Nike. Apple. Ikea. Febreeze. Target. Honeywell.

They’re easy to remember because they’re short, simple, and brandable.

Obviously, there are exceptions to these rules. But typically, the shorter and simpler your name, the easier it is for everyone to remember.

2. Avoid Words That Are Hard to Hear and Pronounce

Voice to text and voice search is more popular now than ever before. So, it’s important to consider making your name easy to pronounce and hear.

To do this, avoid using:

Commonly misspelled words
Complex terms that are hard to spell
Words that have several pronunciations
Homophones like to, too, and two

Try to keep things as concise and simple as possible.

3. Consider Fishing-Related Terms

Since you’re opening a fishing charter business, it might make sense to try some fishing, water or boat names. It may help to just start brainstorming terms, phrases, and words to get all your ideas down on paper.

A few examples of this could include; Angler’s Dream Fishing, Barracuda Fishing Service, Casting Your Cares Fishing, or Get Reel Guide Service.

For a boost of creativity, expand use the thesaurus to find synonyms around the words of what your business does. You can either use the thesaurus function from your word processor or thesaurus.com to come up with additional synonyms.

From there, you can cross off bad ideas or any terms you don’t like.

4. Phrases Your Audience and Competition Uses

Your business exists for your target audience, so it’s important to consider phrases and terms they use when talking about hiring a fishing charter business.

There are quite a few places you can look to see what your customers (and competitors) are saying, including:

Facebook groups, posts, and stories
Forums related to the fishing charter business industry
Competitor websites, brochures, and flyers
Trade journals
Magazines or blogs

Alternatively, you can ask friends or relatives in your target audience. Hearing it directly from them may help you brainstorm and narrow down your choices.

Remember to avoid anything limiting your business’s future growth if you decide to go in another direction down the road.

5. What’s Your Specialty?

Do you specialize in a particular genre or niche? Maybe you sell focus on a particular type of fish, style of fishing, or type of watercraft.

Regardless of your specialty, consider alluding to it in the name of your business.

6. Neighborhoods, Cities, and Nicknames

Including the name of your city, street, or neighborhood is an excellent way to encourage local shopping and create a strong sense of community in your area.

You can also think about nicknames for your city or neighborhood, as well. Here are some examples to use as inspiration:

Destin Fishing Fleet Charter
Florida Fish Guy
Island Time Fishing
Park City Fly Fishing Guides

With that said, make sure the name you choose isn’t limiting if you decide to move or expand your fishing charter business down the road.

7. Incorporate Your Name

If you’re still struggling to find the perfect name, consider using your name, a nickname, or something personal and unique to you.

This is a fantastic way to build a personal brand if that’s something you want to do. Some great examples of this in action include:

Big T Fly Fishing
Bradleys Guide Service
Fisherman Nate
Lady Angler
Potter’s Charter Fishing

If you go this route, keep in mind it may make it harder to sell your fishing business later on.

8. Examples of Names for Inspiration

Here is a list of existing fishing charter business names that may help give you some creative ideas. While many of these names may be available for you to use, be sure to check first to be sure it can be used.

Tips on how to check business name availability are after the list of names!

365 Fishing
4 Reel Fishing Charters
5th Day Adventures
A C Fly Fishing
Abundant Fish
All Anglers
Alpha Bass Fishing
Amplifly’d Fishing
Anglers Dream Fishing
Aqua Time Pro Kayak Fishing
Arkansas County Fishing Guide Service
Bad To The Bone Fishing Charters
Badger Sportsman Outdoors
Baja Fishing Convoys
Banjo Fishing
Banks Board Spearfishing
Barely Fitz Fishing Charter
Barracuda Fishing Service
Beach To Bay Guide Service
Beast Coast Fishing
Big Fish Charters
Big Fish Pros
Big T Fly Fishing
Black & Blue Fishing Charters
Blue Moon Striper Fishing
Bluewater Safaris
Bottom Fisher
Bowman Fly Fishing
Brackish Fishing
Bradley’s Guide Service
Brookdog Fishing Co
Cannonball Fishing
Captain Daddy’s Fishing Charters
Carolina Backcountry Guide Service
Cast & Catch Charters
Casting Your Cares Fishing
Chasing Walleye
Cohutta Fishing Co
Crush It Fishing
Destin Fishing Fleet Charter
Dockside Fish
Dodson Fishing Co
Down Time Charters
Dragg Fishing Co
Drop Hook Fishing Charters
Dustys’ Fishing Well
E Z Does It Fishing
Expedition Fishing Tours
Fat Cow Fishing
First Landing Charters
Fish Hunter
Fish N Charter
Fish On Fish On 365
Fish On For Kids!
Fisherman Nate
Fishin’ With Frisch
Fishing Escape
Fishing For Big Ones
Fishing King Outdoor
Fishing Nantucket
Flip N Fly
Florida Fish Guy
Florida Fishing Adventures
Foster’s Lake Fork Guide Service
Freedom Fishing
Fresh & Salt Charters
Frisky Reds Fishing Charters
Frontline Bowfishing
Get Reel Guide Service
Gettin’ Bent Fishing Charters
Goin’ Fishin’ Pensacola
Good Times Fishing Charters
Hammer Down River Excursions
Hangtime Fishing Charters
Haole Boy Fishing
Harvey’s Salt Water Fishing
High Octane Fishing
Honey Badger Fishing Charters
Hook, Line & Sinker Fishing
Hooked Up Guide Service
Hook’Em East Charters
Hot Pursuit Fishing Charters
Inland Angler Co
Island Time Fishing
Jacksonville Trout Fishing
Knot Fishing
Lady Angler
Let’s Go Fishing
Mantis Spearfishing
Memory Guides
Mercier Fishing Charters
Midwest Catfish Guides
Minnesota Fishing Connections
Moonlight Fishing & Rental Service
Musky Mob Guide Service
Naples Marina & Excursions
No Limits Fishing Charters
Northwest River Guides
On Point Sport Fishing
On Target Spearfishing Adventures
On The Water
Paradise Fishing Charters
Park City Fly Fishing Guides
Peak Fishing Service
Pit Boss Fishing Charters
Play N Hooky Fishing Charters
Potter’s Charter Fishing
Predator Fishing Charters
Prime Hook Sportfishing
Rajun Kajun Fishing Charters
Reel Easy Fishing
Reel Em In Guide Service
Reel ‘Em Up Fishing Adventures
Reel In Fun Charters
Reel Legit Fishing
Rip Some Lips Guide Service
River’s Bend Guide Service
Rod Out Fishing Charters
Rusty Hook Fishing
Salmon Run Excursion
Salt Run Fishing Charters
Sandbar Guide Service
Screamin’ Reels Guide Service
Sea Clusion Deep Sea Fishing Charters
Sea Spirit Offshore Fishing
Shaw Fishing Adventures
Silver Beach Fishing Co
Sir Reel Charters
Sloppy Mike’s Fishing
Southern Comfort Fishing
Southern Shores Charters
Stacked Deck Charter Fishing
The Hook Fishing Co.
Tighten Up Fishing
Two Brother’s Fish Corp
Venice Island Fishing Charters
Voyager Deep Sea Fishing
Warpath Fishing
Waterman Charters

9. Checking if your Name is Available to Use

At this point, you should have several top considerations to choose from. And the best way to narrow it down further is to check each one for availability.

This step is vital because using a name that someone else is using could be very costly, time-consuming to rebrand your business, and possibly embarrassing. There are several places to look to check whether a name is available to use, so let’s walk through each one.

Trademark Search

Trademarks are the most critical, so we’ll start here.

If a name or phrase is trademarked, you’re not allowed to use it in a similar capacity. So, run a trademark search for each business name you’re considering and cross off those that aren’t available.

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Local Search

Just because there isn’t a federal trademark on a name doesn’t mean the name you want is available. That’s because there is a trademark known as a common law trademark. A common law trademark isn’t filed anywhere but provides someone who uses that name in commerce some limited rights in their geographical area to use the name. It can be hard to define how far geographically these rights extend as each industry is different, but at a basic level, someone can’t open a business and name it the same or similar name as a competing business in town. If you think the name could potentially create confusion with customers, it is usually best to just find another one to use to avoid potential legal issues down the road.

To do a local search, open up the phone book (if you still have one), and do a Google search to see if there are any local competitors with a similar business name to the one you want to use.

Cross off any similar names from your list and take the rest and let’s keep checking.

State Entity Search (If Applicable)

If you plan to register your fishing charter business as a corporation or LLC, you have to register with a unique business name. Each state requires every corporation or LLC to register a unique name for their entity. This doesn’t necessarily protect your name from anyone else using it, but nobody can register a corporation or LLC under the same name in your state.

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If you find the name is in use, cross it off your list and move on.

Domain Name Availability

Website addresses aren’t as critical as the first three searches, but it’s still worth doing. Typically, you want your domain name to be “yourbusinessname.com” without any numbers, dashes, etc.

It’s easiest for customers to remember, but these are hard to come by.

However, you can explore other configurations and extensions if your preferred domain name isn’t available. Just remember your customers may have a more difficult time finding you online.

You can start with . Type in the domain name you want to use to see if it’s available. The tool also returns other possibilities you may want to consider.

Social Media Profiles

Next, especially if you are stuck between a couple of names, check and see if anyone is already using your potential fishing charter business names on social media. Consider which platforms you plan to use and start with those.

Keep in mind you may have to shorten your company name for some platforms. Twitter only allows 15 characters, for example.

Start with your preferred platforms and do a quick search for your name. If nothing pops up, that likely means no one is using it, and you’re good to go.

Example: Someone is using on Instagram, so I would have to choose a different handle, making it more difficult for customers to find me.

Finding the Perfect Name: Putting It All Together

By now, you should have a lengthy list of words, phrases, and terms you can use in your business name. At this point, I highly recommend going through and removing any that are hard to spell or pronounce.

Now, you can start combining pieces together until something stands out. It may help to create a list of potential names you can use. From there, you can narrow things down to your favorites.

But before you make your final decision, it’s important that your new name passes a few tests.

Say It Out Loud

Make sure you say your new name out loud. It may look great as a logo, domain name, and on a business card. But it also needs to sound good when you say it out loud.

You can also sit down with someone and talk about your business. Does saying the name in casual conversation sound natural? If not, you may want to consider something simpler or easier to say.

Logo Design

Lastly, think about how to incorporate your new name into a logo. Logos should be simple, memorable, and indicative of your brand.

Take Apple, for example. Their business name easily incorporates into a logo. And today, it’s a household symbol that everyone immediately recognizes.

A logo is an important part of your brand identity, so don’t forget to consider turning your name into a memorable logo as you make your final decision.

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Hopefully, you now have some ideas to name your fishing charter business. Once you have this list narrowed down to just a few and researched that they are all available, start asking friends, family, and potential customers their thoughts to get feedback, and then pick your perfect fishing company name!