Captain
Renato Franko

Member since May 2023 Bakarac, Croatia
Background
As a sea lover, fishing, and my hometown Bakarac I have been fascinated by its Tuna observation posts and the stories they tell since I was a child. The love grew with me so I started researching and developing the idea of recreating Tuna fishing in the way it was done years ago and in 2015 I organized the first simulation of Tuna fishing the old-fashioned way. This event called "Tira, Tira!" expanded in the following years and became recognized as one of the most significant summer events in the area. In 2018 it was recognized by the Association of Croatian Travel Agencies and the magazine "Way to Croatia" and we received the award Simply the Best for the creativity of the event, which with its content enriches the tourist offer of the local community and nurtures customs. With the development of "Tira" my desire for real fishing for big fish only grew stronger so for the last few years I have been competing with my team in Big Game competitions as a member of the BigOm club from Omišalj, Krk, and for the last couple of seasons I have been the holder of the national fishing quota for big fish. I live by the sea and with the sea so I set sail all year round, fishing according to season.
Techniques
Free line fishing, tuna drifting, spinning, bottom fishing.

Hey, I'm Captain Renato Franko

Bakarac, Croatia
Background
As a sea lover, fishing, and my hometown Bakarac I have been fascinated by its Tuna observation posts and the stories they tell since I was a child. The love grew with me so I started researching and developing the idea of recreating Tuna fishing in the way it was done years ago and in 2015 I organized the first simulation of Tuna fishing the old-fashioned way. This event called "Tira, Tira!" expanded in the following years and became recognized as one of the most significant summer events in the area. In 2018 it was recognized by the Association of Croatian Travel Agencies and the magazine "Way to Croatia" and we received the award Simply the Best for the creativity of the event, which with its content enriches the tourist offer of the local community and nurtures customs. With the development of "Tira" my desire for real fishing for big fish only grew stronger so for the last few years I have been competing with my team in Big Game competitions as a member of the BigOm club from Omišalj, Krk, and for the last couple of seasons I have been the holder of the national fishing quota for big fish. I live by the sea and with the sea so I set sail all year round, fishing according to season.
Techniques
Free line fishing, tuna drifting, spinning, bottom fishing.
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Excellent
4.9 / 5
(32 reviews)
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Bakarac
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Rating summary
Excellent
4.9 / 5
out of 5 stars from 32 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.9 / 5
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Super kind captain Renato
Esperienza strepitosa! Consigliata! Da non perdere.
Esperienza strepitosa! Consigliata! Da non perdere.
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Caught fish
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Jure L.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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June fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half day fishing (bottom&freeline) on June 25, 2025
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Robin D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Half day tuna fishing on August 21, 2024
It was a very nice Trip with a very good guid. We get breakfirst on the boat. It cant be better. It was Perfect...
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Yauheni K.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
5.0 / 5
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It's nice when it turns out what you planned.

VERIFIED   Half day fishing (bottom&freeline) on July 7, 2024
We arrived, and it was immediately clear where to go, as the captain noticed us and immediately offered help with our things....
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Patrik J.
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Very good
4.0 / 5
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4 guys from Sweden

VERIFIED   Half day tuna fishing on July 11, 2025
Thanks for a nice fishingday with you and your boat. Good food and nice company on the boat, and best of all a catch of a โ€œbigโ€...
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Shawn M.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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Excellent
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Excellent
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The "Big Tuna"

VERIFIED   Half day tuna fishing on October 16, 2023
Wanted to get my dad out on the sea to catch a fish since he is used to lake/river fishing in Minnesota. Capt. Renato didnโ€™t...
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