we spoke over the emails already,and thought this argument was over.you want to keep going on ,and be right??if you are an avid fisherman,I AM AN AVID CAPTAIN,and guess who takes the last call on going out in this waters?the captain.did you ever fly out of the country and tell the captain you checked the weather?what are the websites you look at?.you were jut trying to make a point,and change your trip in an 1/2 day.which In windy season I cannot do,i do not run 1,20 hrs both ways for an half day.and the inshore fishing was horrible back then,in the end I said I do not know what else to tell you cause you kept pointing at me your point of view,that was very distance from mine.windy season I can only do full days(as we agreed from before)and go run passed the wind line.you went out with a total different boat from mine(which has a deep V,way smoother on passing the line).i never put anybody in danger,and all the people that trusted me left here happy.so YES `decision on length of tour and on going out or not stays still on the captain,never forget,learn how to trust the professionals.and let other people do their jobs.and since we only have one boat,can you imagine canceling tour in high season,when I have alredy canceled for other people and left you the spot,justcause a random customer checked the weather on his own?i wouod have probably have to cancel 30% of times.but luckly I have some awsemo customers around.enjoy your ride

Mr and Mrs Rivers contacted us via phone and internet, they seemed to be pleasant people and we spoke or exchanged emails on several occasions. I spoke with Mrs. Rivers mainly, and she asked me about Live Bait and Our Rates! First, we assured her that we DID use live bait when possible, and that the LIVE BAIT that we did use, we caught on site, i.e. out on the ocean. Generally, we drop live bait to the bottom or over structure for Sails, Marlin, Snapper, Roosters, and Grouper. I explained this to Merri very clearly or so I thought. What many people DON’T understand about Live Bait is that you generally use it where you know there is a good bite or a good chance of one in a specific area, meaning you do not have the ability to cover a lot of ground, and will be confined to fishing in a very small area. This would be fine if the fishing had been good in the area, but the days before showed the bite to be quite scattered. That is why we continued with our trolling tactics. Second, OUR RATES based on our location, style, quality of boat / gear, and crew are quite middle of the road, by US standards, we are extremely discounted. The Rivers were offered a large “panga style, outboard boat” at a discounted price. These boats generally claim to have towers but have no controls only a seat for the clients, non licensed personnel, they are generally outboard powered and are not up to US Coast Guard safety standards, they carry no or little insurance, most do not have up-to-date paper work or permits, and most of their equipment is bottom rung. I explained this to Mrs. Rivers via telephone and she seemed to understand my point. I believe that this was simply due to a lack of research. I invite anyone to compare our prices to any boat comparable to ours in Costa Rica and see what they come up with. In response to the River’s other points or concerns. First, the mate did miss a fish he should have hooked, our apologies; he is human and missed one, also, the fish were not super aggressive and Rudy was doing his best. No one is more frustrated by this than me, the captain. Second, Rudy was not running or picking up the wrong pole, the fish was moving from one bait to the other. Third, I did pee off the back of the boat, as do MOST of our Male passengers. Many operations encourage this due to the fact that boats rock and men have terrible aim. The sea was rough and it seemed to be the quickest and most efficient option. I do apologizes if this was in any way offensive. Third, I did not come out of the tower because I was trying my hardest to put us on a fish, not because I am rude… like you said, you came to fish! Me too! Finally, the other boats that did catch fish that day were located in a different area and found a group of Spotted Dolphins with Yellow Fin on them. Speaking with the other skippers they informed me that they caught a few on the first or second pass and then The Bite quit. That is quite common here and was the reason that I did not run the 15 miles to their location. In the end, it was a tuff day of fishing! We tried our hardest and came up short. I offered The Rivers a discount, (you won’t find anyone else who does that) offered to send them T-shirts, and I extended to them our deepest apologies. I don’t feel that their review is accurate but certainly understand their frustration; I invite them to return and give us another shot. Kind Regards, Capt. Lee C. Keidel

Yep! We got skunked…. So did every other boat that fished that day…. just the nature of Big Game Fishing at times. We certainly understand and appreciate the couple’s disappointment. In fifteen years of charter fishing in several locations that range from Central and South America, South Eastern United States and the Gulf, to the Bahamas, Galapagos Islands, and further on… some days the fish simply don’t bite. In regards to the waypoint issue, I was contacting the skipper on the Rhino Charger, a boat that I also captain. I had found a “newer” rock pile a few days earlier while running the other boat and had saved it on the GPS. After hearing that the action in-shore at the “regular” spots had been slow as well I asked the other captain to transfer the information to me so that I could try something a bit more outside of the box in hopes to yield better results than the other boats were having. Experience has taught me that when all else fails it is time to try something new! Inexperience would be to try the same thing as the other boats and expect a different result.

Hi,I am really sorry you had a bad experience.we work everyday hard in order to catch fishes,we do not like to go give expensive rides. According to the drinks,on the open fisherman boat the cooler is smaller,so under the cushions in front we have plenty of storage with extra drinks,we absolutely carry not only sodas,we have beers and waters.on the website we specify ,we do not carry food for half days.it is a 4hrs and 30 min tour,and as soon as I saw your booking my concern was what did you ant to catch....so I sent an email and ask,and your answer was bill fishes and tunas...and I replied it was gonna be close to a miracle in an half day,cause I am very honest and I like to speak the true,better to advise the fishing is slow,if it is slow.i drive kingpin and put a report everyday out with what happen.sometimes we troll 7 hrs and nothing,and all of the sudden the fish comes,and we are heroes....it is fishing ,we never know when is gonna happen,and some slow days,in an half day for that kind of fishing you wanted to try it is a very short time.

That was a great day. .i go home happy when i see people happy..and i love to fish..glad you keep coming back and. Fish with us

They really do.yoy are right..I have good guys..hard workers.and they love what they do...we all have this in common. And I m glad people see this.