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
Anglers Choice
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My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(153 reviews)
Angler's choice
Herradura
 Last booking: 21 hours ago
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Trips from US $875

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 153 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (183)
Jose knows what he\u2019s doing
Alex and Jorge were fantastic!
Total pro
+180
Angler rating
135
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
95%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
88%
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EDGAR W.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Alex and Jorge were fantastic!

VERIFIED   NEW  Half Day Trip (AM) on February 10, 2026
At the start, we learned that our original boat and crew would not be taking us out. After a very short time we recognized...
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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
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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:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

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
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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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Pete P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Busy Day catching fish

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on October 4, 2025
The boat was well equipped and comfortable. We were busy catching fish throughout the morning up to our return. Enjoyed Tuna...
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