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Pete Damiano
Pete Damiano
Repeat angler
us
Iowa, US
Member since 2024
2 trips
5.0
Verified

Great fishing trip

Half Day Trip (AM)4 adults

We had a fun and productive fishing trip. Four of us went out about 20 miles and caught 2 wahoo, 2 snapper, 2 tuna and 5 rainbow runners. Captain Chino and mate were very nice. We met them in the Bay Area next to the marina, where we took a small “taxi” boat out to their boat. The boat was 31’, nothing fancy but worked well for our trip. They filleted the fish as we went. We took some of the fillets to the restaurant SeaSalt where they did a great serving them family style grilled, blackened and fried. We had enough for two more meals we cooked. Great half day of fishing

Response from Charter operator

Thank you so much I Am happy you enjoyed the trip Hope to See you soon. Again

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Chino's Sportfishing
Chino's Sportfishing
4.7
(160)
31 ft
Group size 1 - 5
1 - 5
Fish 1
Fish 2
+10
5 hour trip • 5 persons
US $940

Rating

4.7
160 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

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

    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

  • John Patterson
    John Patterson
    Repeat angler
    us
    Washington D.C., US
    Member since 2025
    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

  • Edgar Whaley
    Edgar Whaley
    Repeat angler
    us
    New York, US
    Member since 2025
    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

  • Tom Treiber
    Tom Treiber
    Repeat angler
    us
    Ohio, US
    Member since 2016
    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

  • Joshua Lally
    Joshua Lally
    Repeat angler
    us
    New Jersey, US
    Member since 2025
    4 trips
    5.0
    Verified

    Great trip chasing the fish

    Full Day Trip • 2 adults

    We went out looking for all different types of species. Ended up hooking into some trigger fish mahi-mahi and I had some really good bites on the bottom overall it was a great day at sea captain and crew were accommodating to all the different types of fishing I wanted to do. We had a great time.

    Reported Catch
    Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
    Response from Charter operator

    thank you sir we are happy you enjoyed your fishing trip hope to see you soon again