Captain
Alex Oben

Member since June 2014 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background
Captain Alex Oben has over of a quarter of a century of fishing experience. He has been fishing in the area his whole life and that vast experience gives him the best possible knowledge about all the necessary fishing tricks and hack. Captain Alex specializes in trolling and loves having groups of friends who like to have fun on board.
Techniques
Depending on the time of year and what species we are going for, we choose what kind of tackle we want to use. We generally pull a mix of natural and artificial bait behind the boat doing around 7-8 knots, waiting for that fish to show up. From January to April we target Mahis, Tunas, Wahoos, Sailfish and White Marlin using light tackle (20-50 pound test line). From May to August we switch up to heavy tackle and chase Blue Marlin averaging 250 pounds. And from September to December we go back to light tackle and chase a mixed bag of Blue Marlin, White Marlin and Sailfish.

Hey, I'm Captain Alex Oben

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Background
Captain Alex Oben has over of a quarter of a century of fishing experience. He has been fishing in the area his whole life and that vast experience gives him the best possible knowledge about all the necessary fishing tricks and hack. Captain Alex specializes in trolling and loves having groups of friends who like to have fun on board.
Techniques
Depending on the time of year and what species we are going for, we choose what kind of tackle we want to use. We generally pull a mix of natural and artificial bait behind the boat doing around 7-8 knots, waiting for that fish to show up. From January to April we target Mahis, Tunas, Wahoos, Sailfish and White Marlin using light tackle (20-50 pound test line). From May to August we switch up to heavy tackle and chase Blue Marlin averaging 250 pounds. And from September to December we go back to light tackle and chase a mixed bag of Blue Marlin, White Marlin and Sailfish.

My Charter Listing

Excellent
4.5 / 5
(43 reviews)
San Juan
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Trips from US $600

Customer reviews

Rating summary
Excellent
4.5 / 5
out of 5 stars from 43 reviews
Boat
Excellent
4.7 / 5
Crew
Excellent
4.6 / 5
Experience
Excellent
4.1 / 5
Photos & videos by reviewers (31)
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Angler rating
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Anglers claimed
Good experience
76%
Friendly captain
94%
Recommend this charter
77%
Appropriate for children
82%
Satisfied with the boat
94%
Caught fish
53%
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Kirsten W.
Dallas, TX
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Very good
4.0 / 5
Boat
Bad
2.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

1/2 day disappointment

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on July 17, 2019
My family and I went out expecting to do more than ride around in circles on the waters off San Juan. Sadly, thatโ€™s all we...
Kirsten W. does not recommend Sea Born Fishing - Fishing Tales
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Markus C.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Half day

VERIFIED   4 hour trip (2 persons or less) on June 23, 2021
No catch or bites at all.
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John L.
United States
Good
3.0 / 5
Experience:
Good
3.0 / 5
Boat
Good
3.0 / 5
Crew
Good
3.0 / 5
Overall

Average trip

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on June 23, 2016
Booked a 45ft Hatteras w/ac. Got a call about changing to a different boat /out a/c. Which was not near what the Hatteras was...
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Steven T.
Gilbert, AZ
Good
2.3 / 5
Experience:
Excellent
5.0 / 5
Boat
Poor
1.0 / 5
Crew
Poor
1.0 / 5
Overall

Fishing with Alex

VERIFIED   Half Day Trip (AM) on May 1, 2021
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Avery J.

The captain canceled

VERIFIED   June 26, 2021
The charter operator canceled 12 days prior to the trip date. This is an automated posting.
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