landed 6 Yellow fin

What better way to top off my 25th wedding anniversary with my beautiful wife than to catch a 9 foot sailfish with Captain “Famous” Amos! We started off the day on time they picked us up exactly where they said they would be and took us out on a little dinghy to their boat, which was anchored just offshore. The boat was well equipped with ice, cold beer, water, and sodas. We headed out about 35 km. The ride was smooth and the weather was beautiful, and the view of Tamarindo from the boat cannot be beat! Captain Amos and the crew had six poles trolling in the water before I knew it. The first fish we hooked was a beautiful looking yellowfin tuna. First mate Henry filleted it for us right there on the boat and he also had some soy sauce ready. We ate a bit raw and it was excellent! We left with a big bag of tuna that Captain Amos told us where to go and have it cooked up on shore for us how we wanted, My wife and I actually got two meals Each out of it. But of course, the highlight of the day was catching a 106” sailfish! We weren’t having any luck for a couple of hours and so we started to head back in for shallower waters so we could do some bottom fishing and trolling further in. Just as we started back in-BAM!!! We hooked a Sailfish and saw it jump in the distance, high out of the water, fully expanded fin, just a beautiful site! Captain Amos handed me the rod and I began reeling it in, rod up, reel it down up, rod up, reel it down…. This went on for what felt like an hour, but it was probably about 15 minutes. Once I reeled it in close enough to the boat, the crew Guided the fish up to the side of the boat so we could measure it and get some great pictures. (Sailfish are protected in Costa Rica, So it is catch and release ). Once the hook was released, they freed the sailfish, and we watched it dive under. With the pictures and the measurement, I will have a great mount made of my trophy Sailfish! I highly recommend this crew and will say this was definitely my favorite experience of my Costa Rican vacation!