1 out of 5 sailfish on our 3/4 day offsh

Our friends Lucas and Tatum joined us for a half-day offshore fishing trip. The day before, we had caught several mahi-mahi and raised a couple of sailfish, so we were excited knowing there was plenty of life in the area. But fishing has a way of keeping you humble. We arrived at the grounds and found no mahi. We switched our focus to sailfish, which was Lucas’s dream catch. For the next four hours, we trolled, searched, and worked hard to raise a fish—but nothing happened. Our half-day trip was officially over, but we decided to stay out for just 30 more minutes. Thirty-two minutes later, we still hadn’t seen a sailfish. At that point, I looked up to God and started talking to Him about perseverance. We had worked hard for this fish all day. My mate had already picked up most of our baits, and we only had one lure left in the water. I turned to Zachary and said, “Give me two more minutes.” As I was saying those words, a dark shadow appeared behind our Yo-Zuri Twitchbait. “Zachary!!!” I screamed. “Ballyhoo in the water, now! Hurry!” The sailfish followed that Yo-Zuri for nearly a minute before deciding to switch over to the ballyhoo. Then it spent another 30 seconds tracking the bait before finally committing. The reel screamed, the fish lit up, and Lucas’s dream became reality. Sometimes the reward comes when you’re ready to quit, when the gear is already being put away, and when nobody expects it anymore. Keep going. One more cast, one more minute, one more try—you never know when your sailfish is already swimming right behind the lure.

Amazing two half days on Feb 22nd. Caught and released 8 rooster fish plus 6 jacks. Inshore fishing is on fire.

Day one was a half-day inshore targeting roosterfish, and it did not disappoint. With tons of bait around, we loaded up and headed north of Quepos. As Jeff was simply letting his line out to set the bait, he got his first bite. Within the first hour we landed 6 out of 10 bites. We later worked the rocks looking for a bigger rooster, but the Spanish mackerel were everywhere and kept cutting our lines. Day two we switched it up and headed offshore for mahi mahi. Just 9 miles out of Quepos we found a strong current with a clean trash line, and once again it was nonstop action. We had triple hookups, double mahi on the line, and although we couldn’t land them all, it was an incredible scene and an unforgettable couple of days on the water.