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5 days exceptional Fishing & other activities organised
5 days exceptional Fishing & other activities organised
I cannot praise Ben and his team highly enough. From the very outset, firstly exploring the potential of a visit to Costa Rica, then booking and arranging an itinerary Ben could not have been more helpful, all communications were answered immediately and a schedule arranged before hand. In effect Ben made the whole experience incredibly easy and hassle free, not only was he concerned about making our fishing experience something to remember, but also happily arranged all our wildlife watching tours and transport on non-fishing days.
The accommodation he arranged was excellent, it way exceeded our expectations. It was located in semi-rain forest and the Garden attracted as many, if not more, birds and wild-life than we actually saw on guided tours, including daily visits by troops of White Faced Capuchins and Squirrel Monkeys, an array of exotic birds including Toucans, Macaws, Parrots and Humming Birds, plus a variety of beautiful Butterflies.
The Fishing can only be described as excellent โ our initial & principle target species was Rooster Fish, we all caught one after a couple of hours fishing on the first day (including a 50lb monster). If we had wanted to fish for Roosters all week I am sure we could have caught dozens of them. We had excellent sport with Jacks, Rainbow Runners, Snappers, Tuna and numerous other hard fighting Tropical Species. Although we had not planned to try for Bill Fish and (they were out of season) whilst off-shore fishing one day we slow trolled a couple of small live Bonitoโs and had a Sailfish strike within half an hour.
The kit Ben provides is excellent and fit for purpose. Iโve Game Fished all over the world and usually find Rods and Reels provided on Charter boats are invariably way too heavy for the size of fish likely to be encountered. Ben has got it dead right, decent lighter tackle for the Roosters and Jacks and 30 โ 50lb class gear for Sailfish etc, not broom handles and monster Penn winches that totally negate the sport and enjoyment of the fight.
The Crew โ Manuel & Jackson (Yoxson), Father & Son are native Costa Ricans. They were both very helpful and cheerful. I always think it a good sign when after being on the boat an hour or two you realise the crew are keen fishermen themselves and show signs of excitement when a larger or rarer fish is brought to the boat. This was certainly the case with Ben and Jackson who were both keen to enter into and contribute to our Species hunting competition.
To summarise I would not hesitate to thoroughly recommend Ben and his crew โ look no further than Jackpot Charters if it is Costa Rica you want to fish, (and experience) โ the service offered and provided was way beyond expectations, and Ben really does go the โextra mileโ to ensure it is an experience of a lifetime !
Jon M (Somerset, UK)
I cannot praise Ben and his team highly enough. From the very outset, firstly exploring the potential of a visit to Costa Rica, then booking and arranging an itinerary Ben could not have been more helpful, all communications were answered immediately and a schedule arranged before hand. In effect Ben made the whole experience incredibly easy and hassle free, not only was he concerned about making our fishing experience something to remember, but also happily arranged all our wildlife watching... More