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John Nixon
John Nixon
us
Georgia, US
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Member since 2023
5.0
Verified

Sailfish Bonanza

Half Day Trip (PM)5 adults

I treated my stepchildren to a charter for their Christmas present. Boy , did Santa deliver. Everything went as perfect as it gets. Captain Chino and his mate were polite, willing to teach and instruct. Everyone got in on the action as we boated 3 nice Sails , unfortunately lost what was to be a Black Tuna to the mono finding the prop !😳 I would highly recommend Chino , very Professional 👍

Response from Charter operator

Thank you so much sir Great to hear those words of satisfaction Hope to see you soon again

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Chino's Sportfishing
Chino's Sportfishing
4.7
(157)
31 ft
Group size 1 - 5
1 - 5
Fish 1
Fish 2
+10
5 hour trip • 5 persons
US $875

Rating

4.7
157 reviews
4.7
Boat & Equipment
4.8
Captain & Crew
4.7
Fishing Experience

What anglers say

  • 93%
    Great experience
  • 86%
    Family friendly
  • 96%
    Friendly captain
  • 97%
    Good boat
  • 95%
    Recommended
  • 88%
    Caught fish

All reviews (157)

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  • Jason Chandler
    Jason Chandler
    Repeat angler
    us
    Georgia, US
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    Member since 2025
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    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified
    NEW

    Nuestro Placer!

    Full Day Trip • 4 adults

    Jose and Jorge at Chino's were amazing guides. They put us on great fish. Boats in our area came and went but we kept catching fish. God blessed us with great guides. Boat was well kept and safe and Jorge may be the hardest working man I have ever seen. Captain Jose was very friendly and knew that ocean like the back of his hand. 3 generations of fishermen! Even the lunches were prepared with love. My three sons and I had a wonderful experience and we would recommend these guys to everyone. If we ever have the privilege to retun to Costa Rica , we won't go fishing witout Chino's Sportfishing. A++ 🏆 🏆

    Reported Catch
    Red Snapper
    Yellowfin Tuna
    Response from Charter operator

    hello sir thank you for your words we always try to the best fir our clients now good friends hope to see you soon we are happy you enjoyed a lot your trip

  • Edgar Whaley
    Edgar Whaley
    Repeat angler
    us
    New York, US
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    Member since 2025
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    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Alex and Jorge were fantastic!

    Half Day Trip (AM) • 3 adults

    At the start, we learned that our original boat and crew would not be taking us out. After a very short time we recognized that Alex and Jorge were excellent replacements. They were friendly, professional and knowledgeable. We got to our spot and were on the fish in minutes. We hooked a sailfish and the crew talked us through landing it and we were successful. The crew was patient, found another spot and we eventually caught a bigger sailfish. On the way back we saw a pod of Humpback whales and Alex took the time to let us watch them for a few minutes. Alex and Jorge clearly love what they do, they were both excited with fish on and the experience was better for it.

    Reported Catch
    Sailfish
    Response from Charter operator

    hello sir thank you so much dor understand the problem great you enjoyed your trip hope to see you soon again

  • John Patterson
    John Patterson
    Repeat angler
    us
    Washington D.C., US
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    Member since 2025
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    2 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Fabulous fun fishing

    Full Day Trip • 5 adults • 1 child

    Hey all We knew this is the edge of seasons and our group was interested in both tuna mahi and bottom fishing. basically any fish we could eat. cap put us on fish immediately. we hit sailfish and got 3 decent size mahi(dorado). we then moved to bottom fishing thats when things got reel busy. we caught a huge amount id beautiful red snapper, grouper, rockfish, and tile fish. it was a great day on the water and both captain and mate far exceeded expectations. Chino and alex are a great team! dont pass them up. english also was great!

    Response from Charter operator

    thank you so much I am happy you enjoyed your trip hope to see you soon

  • Michael Dillon
    Michael Dillon
    us
    Wyoming, US
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    Member since 2026
    4.3
    Verified

    Great fishing!

    Half Day Trip (AM) • 5 adults

    When we met Chino on the beach, he told us the electronics on his boat had broken the day before and instead had us go with his "cousins". Not sure why we didn't get notification of the change earlier. The boat we ended up on was nice -- plenty of seating for the 5 of us. We tried at a couple of spots for bottom fish with no luck and then went to a commercial fishing buoy where we hooked into about a dozen dorado and 5 blackfin tuna, nothing huge, but really fun! We took home 8 dorado and they cleaned them up nicely for us (made great sushi and ceviche!). The only negative was when we paid the balance at the end of the trip and also gave the guys what we thought was a generous tip. They got very aggressive about what was expected for tip, demanding more, leaving a very sour taste in our mouths. If Chino is going to put his clients on other boats, he should make sure they treat his customers well.

  • Tom Treiber
    Tom Treiber
    Repeat angler
    us
    Ohio, US
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    Member since 2016
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    18 trips
    4.7
    Verified

    Just remember you’re fishing not always catching as much as u want!

    Half Day Trip (AM) • 1 adult

    In the 1st 1 1/2 hours we caught 6 bottom fish, half of which were grouper so I was satisfied with some fresh fish for dinner. I suggested we start trolling for the duration of the 5 hours trip. Unfortunately it was a long boat ride with no other fish on the troll. I went with him 3-4 days earlier and we landed a big sail, a big Jack Crevelle and 2 small bonitas. So that was this year’s 2 trips; everyone tried by changing bait, speed and direction. I chose 2 -1/2 day trips this year, my choice might be 1 full day instead so we could have the time to go out further into deep water to improve my odds. I still had two nice days on the pacific.

    Response from Charter operator

    Thank you sir Hope to see you soon again Fishing is fishing not all time is close or easy to catch but you enjoy the trips