Charter Operator
Chino's Sportfishing

Member since January 2018 Herradura, Costa Rica
Background
My name is Jose Agüero and I was born in Jaco Beach. My father had a panga and I started to work with him when I was 8 years old in artisanal fishing, then I worked as a bartender at Best Western Jaco Beach Hotel for a while and took some courses in fishing. I got married and we bought our first boat to work in sportfishing trips with tourism. Now I have more than 20 years of experience fishing on our coasts and also our son learned and he fishes with us. I work alongside a fellow captain, Jorge Luis Perez Villegas to provide you with amazing fishing adventures.
Techniques
I have learned different kinds of techniques of fishing and I always ask different friends and captains in the Marina about these and I always changing the ways depending of the season and depending of the kind of fish you have. I usually use deep sea fishing, bottom fishing, handline, heavy tackle, jigging, popping, spinning and trolling

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Herradura, Costa Rica
Background
My name is Jose Agüero and I was born in Jaco Beach. My father had a panga and I started to work with him when I was 8 years old in artisanal fishing, then I worked as a bartender at Best Western Jaco Beach Hotel for a while and took some courses in fishing. I got married and we bought our first boat to work in sportfishing trips with tourism. Now I have more than 20 years of experience fishing on our coasts and also our son learned and he fishes with us. I work alongside a fellow captain, Jorge Luis Perez Villegas to provide you with amazing fishing adventures.
Techniques
I have learned different kinds of techniques of fishing and I always ask different friends and captains in the Marina about these and I always changing the ways depending of the season and depending of the kind of fish you have. I usually use deep sea fishing, bottom fishing, handline, heavy tackle, jigging, popping, spinning and trolling
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(149 reviews)
Angler's choice
Herradura
 Last booking: 4 days ago
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Trips from US $875

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 149 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (181)
Total pro
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
85%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
88%
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Tom T.
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
Overall
In the 1st 1 1/2 hours we caught 6 bottom fish, half of which were grouper so I was satisfied with some fresh fish for dinner.ย ...
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James L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
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5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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ยกPura Vida!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on October 12, 2025
Chinos Great trip with Don Chino and Jorge! The communication before the trip was excellent, and he worked with us to...
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Keith O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fantastic!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on January 8, 2026
Chino and Jorge were just incredible. Started off slow with 1 sailfish then Chino told Jorge to pick up and we moved. We arrived...
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MATTHEW L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Total pro

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (PM) on February 4, 2026
The captain worked quickly to put us on fish and areas with more fish. Local knowledge and experience made all the difference...
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Sheridy O.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Great fishing trip!

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on February 17, 2025
Chino and his first mate were excellent making us comfortable & very knowledgeable.ย  We caught red snapper, Jack and rainbow...
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