Captain
Benjamin Araujo

Member since August 2019 Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Background
Captain Benjamin Araujo has been fishing off the Yucatan as a licensed captain since 2005. Before moving to Playa del Carmen, he used to fish Cabo San Lucas and Baja California, where he accumulated much of his knowledge of offshore sportfishing. He’s been fishing Playa del Carmen for over 25 years now and knows all the best spots to hook massive Billfish, Dorado, Amberjack, and more. When Capt. Benjamin isn’t competing in local tournaments, you’ll most likely find him on the water with customers or fishing with friends. He invites you to explore some of the nicest fishing grounds off the coast of southern Mexico and chase trophy pelagics with Sport Fishing Arantza!
Techniques
Trolling and bottom fishing

Hey, I'm Captain Benjamin Araujo

Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
Background
Captain Benjamin Araujo has been fishing off the Yucatan as a licensed captain since 2005. Before moving to Playa del Carmen, he used to fish Cabo San Lucas and Baja California, where he accumulated much of his knowledge of offshore sportfishing. He’s been fishing Playa del Carmen for over 25 years now and knows all the best spots to hook massive Billfish, Dorado, Amberjack, and more. When Capt. Benjamin isn’t competing in local tournaments, you’ll most likely find him on the water with customers or fishing with friends. He invites you to explore some of the nicest fishing grounds off the coast of southern Mexico and chase trophy pelagics with Sport Fishing Arantza!
Techniques
Trolling and bottom fishing

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.4 / 5
(139 reviews)
Playa Del Carmen
 Last booking: 10 hours ago
 Instant Confirmation
Trips from US $250

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.4 / 5
out of 5 stars from 139 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.2 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.5 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (348)
Fun trip!
Very happy!
They tried..
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Angler rating
91
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5
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
83%
Friendly captain
95%
Recommend this charter
88%
Appropriate for children
83%
Satisfied with the boat
86%
Caught fish
76%
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Jarrett B.
Ventura, CA
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

3/4 Day with Captain Benjamin

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on July 21, 2022
My family and I went out on a 3/4 day fishing and snorkeling trip. We hooked up and landed 3 fish in the morning. We had 4...
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Artur S.
Mexico
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
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We took an eight-hour trip with Captain Benjamin and his guys. We got great pleasure and unforgettable impressions. The guys...
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Craig K.
Cancรบn, Quintana Roo
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

3/4 Day with a Sailfish in first 45min

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on April 10, 2022
Absolutely brilliant trip on the Arantza with Captain Carlos and Aurelio! They were amazing in every way and really went out...
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Erin D.
Culiacรกn, Sinaloa
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing and Snorkeling - 6 hour trip:)

VERIFIED   3/4 Day Trip on February 14, 2022
We had a busy first few hours of fishing. We were bottom fishing for smaller species and caught a white snapper and 3 triggerfish...
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Jason D.
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Overall

Best fishing trip to date.

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on January 13, 2024
These guys are awesome. Fishing started slow but turned out to be our best fishing trip to date. Friendly, funny and know...
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