Avid outdoorsman Juan Levesque returned for a bout of blue water fishing on August 17.






The Explorer found that MONSTER Dorado were all over the place and took advantage of these late-season beauties.
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Avid outdoorsman Juan Levesque returned for a bout of blue water fishing on August 17.






The Explorer found that MONSTER Dorado were all over the place and took advantage of these late-season beauties.
The next day, Team Wasp repeated their success with even more BIG Yellowfin Tunas.



Great work by the barroom brawler Explorer.




On August 13, Avarie Wasp and her family enjoyed a great first day of action on the Explorer.




Big Yellowfin Tunas were the order of the day, and Captain Antonio reports multiple great catches.






The Explorer nabbed a sweet Sailfish release on the 11th with David Sohm’s group.


David Sohm had a monster day on August 9 with the Explorer reporting bunch of tasty Yellowfin Tunas and a big Dorado. Perfect for fresh sushi!






They also released a nice Sailfish later in the trip.

Stephan Badsteiber continued his run of excellent trips on August 8. Top of the scorecard is the very challenging Double Sailfish release.



They also scored a few solo Sailfish releases, plus a decent Dorado for the dinner table.



We recieved this email from Stephan after the trip: “Dear Matty, Thanks a lot, that we could fish with Antonio an Raffa on the Explorer. They are working very hard, we enjoyed every minute on the boat. I also think, that we caught the whole of Costa Rica the last week!
On August the 8th,we got a double strike of sailfish, released another one and caught a Mahi Mahi. Great fishing and big memories for us!”










Bird released safely.

Shark released safely.

Fresh Tuna Burrito
Stephan Badstieber and his team added Yellowfin Tuna to their haul on August 6.



German angler Stephan Badstieber added a Sailfish release to his hefty scorecard on the 5th.



They also filled the filet bag with several big Dorados.


European angler Stephan Badstieber scored the fish of a lifetime with the Explorer on August 4. Check out this MONSTER Rooster Fish release:


“Thanks a lot for the great fishing day with Antonio and Raffa on the Explorer,” wrote Stephan in an email. “We are excited for what will happens the next few days. Today I caught the fish I was dreaming of for the last three years!”


In addition to the Rooster fish release, they added a nice Amberjack for the dinner table. Yummy!


On August 3, Texas anglers Elaine Fulmer and Yvonne Fulmer Wall had a big time on the Explorer. A nice Sailfish release provided a great photo and memory.





They filled up the filet bag with multiple Yellowfin Tuna catches.

Mate Raphael got in on the photo to show off all three of these monster fish.

