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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Excellent
4.7 / 5
(135 reviews)
Herradura
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Trips from US $875

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.7 / 5
out of 5 stars from 135 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (169)
Great fishing
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
93%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
94%
Appropriate for children
86%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
87%
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Mark B.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Awesome day!

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on January 19, 2024
Chino was very accommodating and easy to communicate with. George never stopped working. We caught six yellow, thin tuna and...
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Hobert P.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Bucket list fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on April 6, 2024
Best fishing trip of my life the captain and crew are amazing. I was able to catch my target fish the rooster fish what an...
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Timmy L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Had a great day on the water !

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on March 16, 2024
Super nice put us on some nice sailfish and Tuna . Support local! They grew up here live here work here . Both captain...
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Tom T.
Excellent
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Very scenic trip of hundreds of dolphins

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on January 16, 2024
A friend called the captain and we immediately changed locations by about 5-8 miles, mid morning and the bite and scenery were...
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Rich B.
Palm Coast, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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Amazing fishing day

VERIFIED   Full Day Trip on March 11, 2022
2 Dads and theirs sons fully enjoyed fishing with Chino and Jorge they were great guys to be around and they sure put us on...
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