Capt. Pepi was wonderful. We started the morning catching live bait then headed offshore. Bite was slow but put a few in the cooler. Decided to head inshore to find a little more action and on our way in found a weed line holding some mahi and we hooked up quick! Got a few in the boat and headed home. they recommended a few restaurants to bring our fish to as well as some other good spots to check out. Very knowledgeable about where to fish and how to target. definitely will be hitting them up next time we’re in town.

Makaira Charters delivered a fantastic adventure for our entire family. Our family decided to chip in for a fishing experience over the holidays. We are so glad we chose Captain Pepi and Jose for our outing. His Contender fishing platform was in top
shape and was totally comfortable for our party of 6. Captain Pepi customized our trip to include trolling for Wahoo and Mahi, as well as free lining for Tuna. We learn valuable lessons about fishing off of Rincon and we caught Wahoo and hooked a nice Sailfish that ultimately threw the hook- but great fun nonetheless.

Our family is already planning our next trip with Makaira Charters. It was easily one of our best trips out into blue water we have experienced.

Thanks again- The Prichards

Rincon is interesting in that there isn’t a true marina to meet and board the boat. We met the Captain at the public boat launch and climbed the bot ladder into the boat and the Captain launched the boat into the water. The Captain was punctual and professional and first mate was engaging and efficient.
It’s a bit of a longer trip than many as you leave first to catch your bait. It’s fun watching the first mate toss the cast net and drag in nets of bait. First time I’ve seen that.
We went out fishing and were a bit ghosted by the fish. We were cold so tried a second location and were dry there too. Tried a third spot and hit on some fish. We landed a small tuna, the first mate landed a bigger tuna on a hand line. We had a few lines snap. We could see the fish, just couldn’t get them in the boat.
At the end of the tour we did some tarpon fishing while the first mate cleaned the fish. They put up a great fight and everyone was able to catch a fish (but you don’t keep tarpon).
We had a good time and wouldn’t hesitate to fish with this boat and crew again. I’d love to have tried a couple different methods of fishing to try to land some more fish but we ate well with the tuna we caught. Thanks for the memories!

went with 2 teen boys, husband. everyone caught fish, had a great time. It was a wavy adventure but well worth the time spent. Captain and crew were very friendly and both worked hatd to keep is fishing! We did really want to catch bigger fish but overall experience was whst we were looking for!

Wear sunscreen!

Captain Pepe and Jose were incredible! It was windy so they suggested we fish closer to shore instead of offshore. Caught yellowtail and cero mackerel that they cleaned and made a suggestion to take to Harbor restaurant to cook for us. Fish was delicious and we had an excellent time in the boat. Well equipped and knowledgeable crew, highly recommend!