Wave Dancer Charters is a family-oriented Galveston, Texas fishing charter with more than 30 years of Gulf of Mexico and Galveston Bay experience, docked at Galveston Yacht Basin, 715 N Holiday Drive — the exact same address and phone number (409-988-8888) as “B & B Sportfishing,” researched earlier this session, whose flagship vessel “Wave Dancer 2” confirms a genuine connection between these two businesses. Federally and state licensed, insured, and fully permitted, the business is led by Captain Greg Ball, whose stepson Captain Taylor Borel co-runs the operation, together holding 100-Ton Master Captain’s licenses.
Founded in 2011 with one boat after Captain Greg lost much of his real estate business to Hurricanes Rita and Ike, the company now runs a fleet of 3 boats, 2 of which are federally permitted to run up to 80 miles offshore with up to 6 anglers. Trip options span Half Day Close Offshore (Redfish, trout, sheepshead, sharks, drum, flounder, mackerel), a Kingfish Trip (6 hours), Shark Fishing (6 hours), Deep Sea Fishing (8 hours, targeting Red Snapper, King, Ling, Mahi), a Red Snapper Deep Sea Trip (10 hours), and the Ultimate Deep Sea Fishing Adventure (12 hours, 50-80 miles offshore, targeting bigger Snapper, King, Ling, Mahi, Grouper, Sailfish, and Wahoo).
Everything is genuinely included — fuel, rods, reels, tackle, bait, ice, and water, with the catch cleaned and bagged back at the dock. The business is also the only Galveston fishing charter with its own private dock, complete with a Palapa and swing for guests to relax on while the crew cleans the day’s catch. A $200 deposit is required for all trips.
Genuinely one of the most decorated businesses researched this entire session, Wave Dancer Charters has won Best of Galveston Fishing Charter multiple years running (2013-2016, plus a 2022 “10 Consecutive Years Hall of Fame Award”), Luxlife Travel and Tourism Awards for Best Family Oriented Fishing Charters (2022) and Fishing Charter Company of the Year Texas (2023), and their two federally permitted boats landed more Red Snapper than any boats on the entire Texas coast one recent year.
With extraordinarily warm, extensive guest testimonials, reviewers repeatedly praise Captains Travis, Taylor, and Greg by name for hard-working, down-to-earth guidance that turns trips into genuine family memories, including graduation and birthday celebrations and multiple families planning annual return visits.
For anglers and families near Galveston, Texas looking for a deeply decorated, more than 30-year veteran offshore, deep sea, or shark fishing charter, Wave Dancer Charters offers an outstanding, award-winning operation with Captain Greg Ball.
