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JDTuna
06-26-2018, 09:50 AM
Epic, amazing, awesome. No word seems to accurately describe this trip. The offshore marlin fishing was absolutely on fire. In just two and a half days we released 22 blue marlin from 200 to 400lbs, a striped marlin, a sailfish and a few big mahi mahi. In addition, we raised countless numbers of marlin into the spread.

My last two days in Costa Rica were spent fishing inshore along the coast. The fishing was nothing short of spectacular, and I caught a bunch of large roosterfish to 40 pounds, big bluefin trevally, horse eye jack, Pacific jack crevelle, Sierra mackerel, yellowfin tuna, mahi, snapper and houndfish (think 4ft needlefish). The scenery was beautiful as well, with mountains covered in dense tropical rainforest flowing down to the very edge of the sandy beaches.

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JDTuna
06-26-2018, 09:50 AM
Inshore pics:

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bunker dunker
06-26-2018, 10:32 AM
wow wow wow!!!!! well done JD,what a trip.congrats 10x
Ry609
06-26-2018, 10:54 AM
That looks f***in awesome!! Was this Zancudo lodge or somewhere else?
JDTuna
06-26-2018, 10:59 AM
That looks f***in awesome!! Was this Zancudo lodge or somewhere else?

It was Golfito.
Gerry Zagorski
06-26-2018, 11:31 AM
Wow great report and photos!! Sounds like you had a great trip.

Was in Quepos a few years back with the wife... She gets sea sick so I booked a half day charter and told the guy we had to stay inshore in case she got sick... Wasn't expecting much but to my surprise we jumped 5 White Marlin in a few hours not more then a few miles off the beach.
Blackfish Bobby
06-26-2018, 02:23 PM
That's great stuff right there...... great pics. Looks like inshore in a Panga.... did the Roosters crash plugs or bait ? Been there once and dying to go back for more...
JDTuna
06-26-2018, 04:01 PM
Wow great report and photos!! Sounds like you had a great trip.

Was in Quepos a few years back with the wife... She gets sea sick so I booked a half day charter and told the guy we had to stay inshore in case she got sick... Wasn't expecting much but to my surprise we jumped 5 White Marlin in a few hours not more then a few miles off the beach.

Awesome, Gerry! Amazing the amount of species inshore yo target.
JDTuna
06-26-2018, 04:01 PM
That's great stuff right there...... great pics. Looks like inshore in a Panga.... did the Roosters crash plugs or bait ? Been there once and dying to go back for more...

Had a few come up at poppers but mostly live bait.
Irish Jigger
06-26-2018, 08:00 PM
Congrats on the fish man and awesome photos! On my bucket list of places to go.
AndyS
06-27-2018, 07:16 AM
Epic !
Ice Cream Bill
06-27-2018, 08:23 AM
JD,

Thanks for sharing the pics. Wow! Costa Rica has to be a fishing paradise. It’s certainly on my bucket list. Love those rooster fish 🐓!