Gabriel and Daniel Revai enlisted the Wanderer on June 9. Master Captain William reports excellent action offshore.
A MONSTER Dorado score was backed up with several large Rainbow Runners:
Tag: Rainbow Runner
June 4, 2023
On June 4, Larry and Linda Griffin were back on the mega panga for another great of variety from Captain Wilson and Mate Geraldo.
After a pair of wonderful Sailfish releases, they visited the meat market for a beefy Yellowfin Tuna and large Rainbow Runner:
The finished up the day inshore and caught the biggest Needlefish we have seen in a long, long time.
Just for comparison, here is the current world record for this species:
Giant Mexican Needlefish, Tylosurus fodiator. Fish caught from coastal waters off Puerto Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, May 2004. Length: 1.49 m (4 feet 11 inches).
March 17, 2023
Ryan Pugh performed brilliantly with the Discoverer on March 17. This BIG Dorado was backed-up by one of the biggest Rainbow Runners you’ll ever see.
The youngsters stepped up with some nice Dorados:
Team Pugh also bested a pair of excellent Yellowfin Tunas. What a great haul by Captain Carlos and the big battleship!
August 28, 2022
Nigel Phillips’ group continued to bend rods on August 28. The Wanderer reports several nice Dorado and a tasty Rainbow Runner on ice.
June 10, 2021
The Adventurer bested a wonderful Sailfish with angler Jeff Farrar on June 10.
After the safe release, Team Farrar nagged several fun fish for the dinner table.
February 20, 2018
Brendan Chenowith brought his sons along for a great day of action the 20th.
They bested some blue water billfish and also deployed the flyrod for tasty treats.
Here’s what Mr. Chenowith had to say in an email:
Craig,
We had two great days with Alex on the Harvester. Alex put in a lot of effort to get us fish on the fly rods. He also did a fabulous job making our kids feel like they were the center of his attention.
His willingness to share his knowledge of the fishery taught us a lot about blue water and inshore fishing. We all came away from our experience wishing we far more time to spend in the Nosara area.
All my kids want to come back and fish again. I can’t ask for more than that. We intend to make it back soon.
Thanks,
Brendan
August 12, 2017
Josh Elder and his son enjoyed a wonderful day of action with Captain David on the Adventurer. The highlight was this rockin’ Rooster Fish release:
They also brought home some filets thanks to this Yellowfin Tuna and big Rainbow Runners.
July 13, 2017
After two solid days of offshore billfishing, the Captain Sergio group stayed inshore with clients John Martinez, Judy Martinez, Jerold Long, and Christine Long.
The strikes were constant over the eight hour trip with 13 Snappers caught along with other fun fish.
This nice-sized Rainbow Runner is certainly a tasty treat.
After loading up on Red Snappers (big and small), the crew hit paydirt with this 80lbs. Amberjack:
Everyone lined up to take a picture with this beastie.
October 16, 2014
Another great trip on the Explorer on October 16 for clients Leann Lewis and Greg Shaddix.
They scored some sweet Dorados:
They rounded out their haul with this giant Rainbow Runner…seriously, these things never get this big!
June 20, 2014
Steve Mullen is a tough-as-nails angler from Atlantic Beach, FL and a lifelong friend of Craig, even once serving as First Mate on the legendary Fishtastic.
One year Craig and Steve fished 15 major tournaments, so it’s no surprise that Steve signed up for 5 straight days of fishing in Costa Rica.
At long last he and his family have made it down to Nosara and they blistered a wide variety of inshore species with Captain Carlos on the barroom brawlin’ Explorer.
Yellowfin Tunas were abundant as well as an array of Rock Snappers, but the highlight was this monster Rainbow Runner:
The IGFA World Record for this species is 37 lbs. 9 oz., caught back in 1991 by angler Tom Pfleger…all I can say is good for Tom that we don’t have and IGFA approved scale down here!
Captain Carlos also coaxed in the first Congrio of the season (left):
This oddball combination of eel and fish yields a Lobster-like filet that is arguably the best tasting thing to come out of the ocean.
This crew had a blast and we can’t wait to see them again!
