Folly Beach SC
Not far from Charleston South Carolina is a beach that is less well know, not nearly as crowded, and has one of the largest and nicest public piers in the entire USA. Folly Beach until just a couple of decades ago was a fishing town that could not attract tourism because people considered it a stepchild to the nearby Charleston and beaches north and south of there like Savannah and Litchfield. But that is beginning to change, and although there is some unwanted and rather short sighted (some would call it reckless) building and development (like the multi million dollar private condos recently erected near the light house point, obscuring much of the local scenery - Folly still has lots to offer.
Only on especially high traffic days like the USA holidays of July 4th and Labor Day does the beach become too crowded to really enjoy. Otherwise, especially on weekdays, it is a clean, uncluttered beach that stretches for miles and is only used by a scant few tourists. There is inexpensive lodging nearby - one house that holds about 12 people can be rented for less than $400 for a three-day weekend and is just two blocks from the ocean.
Deep sea fishing can be done from boats or just by going to the end of the fishing pier, where people regularly haul in large fish like Marlin and carp. And there are plenty of restaurants and clubs for every taste, and meals can be had in a wide range of prices.