Charter Partnerships

A Unique Add-On Experience for Fishing Charters

Give your customers something they can take home that is more memorable than another fishing photo.

Inked Fin Co. partners with fishing charter companies to provide dockside Gyotaku fish printing as an optional add-on experience for charter guests.

Gyotaku is the traditional art of creating an impression directly from an actual fish. The finished artwork captures the true size, shape, fins, scales, and unique characteristics of the customer’s catch.

The captain puts the customer on the fish.

Inked Fin Co. turns that fish into a lasting memory.

Gyotaku Partnerships for Charter Companies

Easy for the Captain. Memorable for the Customer.

Our program is designed to require very little additional work from the captain or crew.

Customers can arrange for Gyotaku as an optional addition to their fishing experience. Inked Fin Co. coordinates with the captain and meets the boat at the dock at the scheduled return time.

We handle the fish preparation, printing, artwork, and customer interaction.

How It Works

Let your customers know Gyotaku is available.
Inked Fin Co. can provide ready-to-use information for your reservation or confirmation emails.
The customer fishes normally and selects the fish they would like printed.
Inked Fin Co. meets the boat at the dock after the trip.
We prepare the fish and create the Gyotaku impression.
The fish can still be cleaned and filleted afterward.
The customer receives a one-of-a-kind keepsake from their fishing trip.

We use non-toxic, food-safe printing materials, allowing the customer's catch to still be cleaned and prepared after the printing process.

Easy to Add to Your Booking Process

Inked Fin Co. can work with your charter company to provide simple language that can be included in your:

Online reservation process
Booking confirmation emails
Pre-trip emails
Website
Charter add-on information
Social media

A simple message could be:

Turn your catch into art. Ask us about adding a dockside Gyotaku Fish Impression to your fishing experience and preserve one of your catches as an original hand-printed keepsake.

We can provide the information and materials needed to make introducing the service to your customers simple.

An Additional Opportunity for Charter Captains

Inked Fin Co. offers a partnership program for participating charter captains.

When your customers purchase a Gyotaku impression through the partnership, the charter captain can receive a portion of the sale.

There is:

No artwork for the captain to create
No printing equipment to purchase
No inventory to carry
No need for the crew to learn the Gyotaku process

Inked Fin Co. handles the printing service.

The Captain Keeps the Tips

Inked Fin Co. does not accept gratuity for the artwork or printing service.

Any gratuity associated with the fishing experience should go directly to the charter captain and crew.

Your Charter Business Can Be Part of the Artwork

One of the unique benefits of the program is that the customer's finished Gyotaku can include the name of the charter company where the fish was caught.

The finished artwork can include:

Fish Species
Date of the Catch
Charter Company Name
Inked Fin Co.

That means your charter business stays connected to the memory long after the fishing trip is over.

A customer may frame the artwork in their home, office, fishing room, or beach house. They may share it with friends or post it on social media.

When someone asks:

"Where did you catch that?"

Your charter company's name can be right there on the artwork.

It's a memorable keepsake for the customer and ongoing exposure for your charter business at no additional advertising cost.

Give Your Charter Customers Something Different

Fishing customers have many charter companies to choose from.

Gyotaku gives your business an opportunity to provide an experience that goes beyond the fishing trip itself.

Instead of leaving with only photos on their phone, customers can leave with artwork created from the actual fish they caught aboard your boat.

Offering Gyotaku can provide:

A unique charter experience
An additional revenue opportunity
A more memorable experience for your customers
Unique social media content
Word-of-mouth advertising
Long-term exposure for your charter business
Another reason for customers to remember and recommend your boat

Dockside Gyotaku is an uncommon charter experience, helping participating captains offer something different from a typical day of fishing.

What Can Customers Do With Their Fish Print?

The original Gyotaku can become a permanent reminder of their fishing trip.

Customers can:

Frame the original artwork as a lifelong keepsake
Display it in their home, office, fishing room, or beach house
Turn a memorable catch into a personalized gift
Work with Inked Fin Co. to reproduce their fish artwork on select apparel
Create products featuring their actual catch, including shirts, coffee mugs, and other Inked Fin Co. merchandise

One fish can become a memory that lasts for years.

Gyotaku Pricing

Every catch is different.

Our Gyotaku pricing is generally based on factors such as:

Size of the fish
Type and shape of the fish
Materials required for the impression
Location and dockside arrangements
Special artwork or customization requests

Rather than trying to fit every fish into the same package, we'll help determine the right option for your catch.

Contact Us for Pricing

Planning a fishing trip or already have a catch in mind?

Call, text, or email Inked Fin Co. and we'll walk you through the options.

Great Fish for Gyotaku

Many Gulf Coast species create incredible Gyotaku impressions, including:

Snapper • Sheepshead • Redfish • Snook • Trout • Hogfish • Grouper • Mahi • Cobia • Kingfish • Pompano • Permit and more

Every fish prints differently.

The natural scales, fins, body shape, markings, and imperfections are part of what makes every Gyotaku impression original.

Catch It. Ink It. Remember It.

Whether you're a charter captain looking for a unique way to differentiate your business or a private angler who wants to preserve an unforgettable catch, Inked Fin Co. can turn that fish into artwork that lasts long after the boat returns to the dock.

Interested in Becoming a Charter Partner?

Contact for more information:
Email: owner@inkedfin.com