Captain
Rafael Vega

Member since January 2014 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background
I love fishing, I live to fish, and I fish for a living. Join me for an amazing adventure!
Techniques
Live bait, dead bait, lures and Fly Fishing Live bait is our #1 option, depending on the weather conditions and climate conditions.

Hey, I'm Captain Rafael Vega

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background
I love fishing, I live to fish, and I fish for a living. Join me for an amazing adventure!
Techniques
Live bait, dead bait, lures and Fly Fishing Live bait is our #1 option, depending on the weather conditions and climate conditions.
Anglers Choice
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My Charter Listings

Excellent
4.7 / 5
(10 reviews)
Angler's choice
San Juan
 Last booking: 5 days ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $400
Excellent
4.8 / 5
(248 reviews)
Angler's choice
San Juan
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $145

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.8 / 5
out of 5 stars from 258 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.9 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.8 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (305)
Great fishing
Great fishing
Captain Rafa finds the Tarpon
+302
Angler rating
225
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
92%
Friendly captain
96%
Recommend this charter
93%
Appropriate for children
92%
Satisfied with the boat
97%
Caught fish
89%
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Irene R.
Palmer, TX
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Could have been better.

VERIFIED   Half Day Sunset Fishing Trip on May 22, 2021
We we absolutely were thrilled that we had the boat to ourselves and was very clean. We had scheduled the sunset boat...
Irene R. does not recommend Go Tarpon Puerto Rico - 22โ€™
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Will R.
Chicago, IL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Rafael

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip (AM) on November 13, 2019
Will R. recommends Go Tarpon Puerto Rico โ€“ 20โ€™
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Miguel H.
The Bronx, New York
Very good
3.7 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Very good
4.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Torpon fishing

VERIFIED   Half Day Sunset Fishing Trip on August 5, 2021
Captain tried his hardest to make our trip enjoyable but overall there was no bite
Miguel H. recommends Go Tarpon Puerto Rico - 22โ€™
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Richard S.
Jacksonville, FL
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

August fishing trip

VERIFIED   Family beginnerโ€™s charter on August 9, 2018
Captain Rafa gets down to business immediately.ย  In the boat, catch bait, and catch tarpon within two minutes of casting
Richard S. recommends Go Tarpon Puerto Rico - 22โ€™
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Erick R.
Orlando, FL
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Bad
2.0 / 5
Overall

UnSafe Captain - Hit a Guest in the Balls

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on June 4, 2022
We get on the boat, not only does he: a) provide ZERO instructions, he places the lines in the water, and proceeds to...
Erick R. does not recommend Go Tarpon Puerto Rico - 22โ€™
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