We didn’t get the catch that we wanted to, but who does? Gerald fresh off his vacation with family, was ready to go from the jump at 7am! We started off catching a few skipjack tunas (they don’t taste good, but very beautiful to look at)right off the go! I am personally from upstate New York, and was more than excited just for the wildlife. I cannot even count the hundreds of dolphins we saw, as I was so giddy each time they ran with the boat, or we encountered a pod. Then the turtles….. needless to say it’s always mating season down here and we had to have seen at least a dozen! The Mahi that we had on the line we lost but still an amazing day! Gerald went above and beyond trying to get the bite, but it was a day those fish weren’t hungry. We didn’t go out expecting to catch everything, we went for the experience and it was AMAZING!!

We left right on time, the owners met us on the beach and talked us through our planned day. The captain took a skiff yo shore and picked us up. We trolled the first part of the day. Then dropped bait for grouper. We picked up 2 nice grouper early on. The water got pretty choppy with a good swell underneath. My wife wasn’t feeling the best for a while due to motion sickness. I asked if we could drop her on shore and go back out. Without problem we got my wife back to shore to get feeling better and we were back fishing in no time. We tried various different methods and never stopped fishing the entire time. We caught a delicous Mahi mahi, a handful of skip Jack tuna, and a monster bull shark(that was released unharmed). The captain was very knowledgeable and found me fish even in unusual water weather for the time of year.

We went on a 3/4 day trip with Gerald.  It is a very comfortable boat for 2 clients, probably cramped with more than that.

The day started great, and once we hit deep water, we saw multiple sailfish and had a short strike from one on a swimming ballyhoo.  Right when things were picking up, a surprise wind came from the east and forced us closer to shore.

No problem, Gerald put us right in tuna territory.  We caught a nice 15 lb tuna, a few more, and saw multiple tuna jump, probably running from preditors.  We had one tuna on the line that ran out about 60 feet of line, but she threw the hook before the boat.  She ran right for the boat full speed, and threw the hook.  Probably the fault of the guy holding the rod on that one (me).... :)

Overall, great day.  Capitan was knowledgeable and friendly.  He navigated very choppy water on the way in when the surprise wind showed up with enough skill not to chatter our teeth. Capullo was very easy to book with, punctual, and friendly.  Lots of pics with dolphins and one with a sea turtle at the front of the boat.

I would recommend a trip with Gerald for 2. For more than 2 adults, I would recommend a larger boat.

It was a “Catching” day… Not just fishing!
Everyone was punctual meeting at the beach and we were on the water just after seven and fishing by 730. The equipment, boat, captain and mate working diligently to achieve my goal. We had been out a couple of days earlier with no reward, but Captain Gerald guaranteed he would have me catch a fish, even if it took staying out till night. He certainly make good on that promise! The entire time the captain was watching the water and prepping the bait. Best of all, he had a terrific attitude and sincerely wanted me to make a catch.
The owners, Roy and Louise were very cordial and easy to deal with. I highly recommend Capullo Sportfishing, if you are visiting in Tamarino or nearby.
Pura Vida y’all !

My brother in law went out with Gerald on the Rainbow Runner for a full day. Boat was smaller than those we usually have rented on a full day, but size doesn’t matter here…Gerald, the Captain, was a magician on the boat. 4-5 rods going at all times, while driving, while rigging, while checking the finder, while catching fish! You can definitely tell this man has been with the boat for more than 25 years. Extremely knowledgeable of the local waters and although we didn’t get on any big fish, you can tell he knows what’s going on. It was just a slow day, that’s all. No one was catching much that day…We did land 4 smaller Grouper and a small Mahi Mahi. Toward the end of the day, we caught a decent sized Red Snapper. All and all, when we are back in November, I definitely will be giving Capullo a call.

Thanks to the Team!

MB