Captain

Frank Fines

Samara, Costa Rica

10+ reviews

Captain Frank Fines is a friendly, bilingual, and very knowledgeable local fishing guide in Samara, Costa Rica. Having fished since childhood, he first started working on local commercial fishing boats when he was a young teenager. Over the last four years, Captain Frank has dedicated his time to guiding charter fishing trips, and he has worked for several sport fishing boats as captain and guide. This experience has proven to him how much he loves sharing his experiences with anglers from all over the world, and he now he is proud to operate his own charter business aboard a fully rigged Mako 25 ft.

Charter

Samara Local Fishing

Samara

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Trips from

US $255

Rating

4.9

24 reviews

4.9

Boat & Equipment

5.0

Captain & Crew

4.9

Fishing Experience

Anglers' gallery (28)

All reviews (24)

Showing 1 – 5 of 24 reviews

Ben Carling
Idaho, US
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Member since 2021
5.0
Verified
Blue Marlin Baby!
Half Day Trip – Offshore on March 13, 2021 • 4 adults
Perfect conditions, smooth water, sunny day, whales, spinner dolphins and a turtle to see and then...hooked a blue marlin. Deck hand Fernando perfectly set, strapped, and hydrated the fighter until he had the leader in hand. Captain Frank was a cheerful, positive, diligent, and committed captain. A bucket list trip of a lifetime.
Response from Captain
March 14, 2021
Thank you Ben for this feedback. We had a great day. See you next time. Frank
Benjamin Thomas
Repeat angler
California, US
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Member since 2020
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2 trips
5.0
Verified
Half-day Trip with Captain Frank
Half Day Trip – Inshore (MAX 2) on December 6, 2020 • 2 adults
Amazing day fishing on the water in Samara. My girlfriend and I went in with not many expectations, we were just excited to fish and enjoy the water. Captain Frank and his mate were incredibly hospitable, friendly, and showed us a great time. On top of this we had amazing luck with the fish! Ended up with four nice yellowfin and a large wahoo. Incredibly experience overall and will definitely partake again next time i’m in the area.
Response from Captain
December 8, 2020
Great day Benjamin! We enjoyed it as well and are even more happy to read your feedback. Thank you. See you nex time.
Lawrence R Brinker
Repeat angler
Missouri, US
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Member since 2016
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3 trips
5.0
Verified
Half day fish trip with Captain Frank Fines
Half Day Trip – Inshore (MAX 2) on December 26, 2019 • 6 adults • 2 children
Special Christmas present for my six year old grandson which greatly exceeded our wildest expectations. Captain Frank and his mate did everything they could to make this a memorable experience for all six of us which included his four year old sister, who particularly enjoyed our sighting of a whale who waved with his fluke at the close of the sighting, and parents and grandparents. Needless to say, we enjoyed fresh mackerel and yellowfin tuna later that night!!!! THANKS Capt. Frank and FishingBooker for another wonderful fishing experience!!!!
Response from Captain
December 29, 2019
Thank you Lawrence and family for your nice feedback. It was a pleasure and we are happy when the clients are. It was a great day! Capt. Frank
Hania Grabowski
Member since 2018
5.0
Half day heaven
on January 31, 2018
What a day of fishing. Trolled for Wahoo. Saw 5 schools of dolphins, some cruised under the boat with us. See the videos attached. Saw manta rays hurtling themselves out of the water. Saw turtles. And had lots of fun. Ended up with a pot full of grouper. Some for our dinner and fridge. Mmmmm. And some for our friends. Captain Frank and his first mate Olman are passionate at fishing and making sure our fishing experience was fun. Always fun!! Comfortable boat, two large outboard engines and great shade cover too! Lots of drinks and munchies on board for us. Highly recommend Samara Local Fishing and Captain Frank. This was the second time my husband and I went fishing in January and each time is different. Always a pleasure.
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Response from Captain
February 14, 2018
Thank you very much Hania and Rick for sharing your fishing experience. It was a great day on the water. Tight lines, Your Capt. Frank
Steve T.
Member since 2018
5.0
A Day And A Half With Frank And Olman
Full Day Trip – Offshore on January 24, 2018
We spent a half day inshore and a full day offshore with Frank and Olman, I cant recommend them enough. They were great! Fishing was really tough both days but being on a boat with crew that's interested in talking to you makes all of the difference. The half day inshore we didn't see much for fish at all, just a few red snapper at the end of the trip. The full day offshore we spent a fair bit of time chasing the schools of spinner dolphin trying to find the tuna. No luck with the tuna so we trolled some dead baits for billfish. We had one sailfish come into the spread and slash at one of the baits but no hook up. Shortly after that we had a blue marlin come into the spread and Olman dropped a bonito back to it for a good hook up. Great day on the water with them, I would love to have them on my own boat as guests anytime!.
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Response from Captain
February 14, 2018
Thank you Steve for sharing this! It was lots of fun and action, and I hope that one day we can fish on your boat. Until next time! Tight lines, Frank