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Some more great underwater footage of Sailfish here in Quepos, Costa Rica

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What an amazing treat for the lucky anglers fishing January 27 2015 just south of Quepos, they were fishing for Snook near one of the river mouths just south of Quepos / Manuel Antonio when they got the shock of a lifetime. After hooking up what they thought was a Snook the Tarpon went airborne and as it exploded out of the water the fishermen and crew were dumbfounded when they realized they had a Tarpon hooked up.

Not know to even be in the area, and never targeted for this reason the Tarpon was hooked and released and caused an amazing stir in the small fishing village of Quepos. Now after hearing of a story like this most would say “yeah right†however the photos that we received from and were taken by Captain Ricardo on the IDRA II it is clearly a Tarpon caught on the boat of Jeffery Zapata.

This is one of those times that you usually say to your self Man would I like to see that again, wish we had the Camera on... Well in this case we had 2 Gopros as well as still pictures from the bridge, what an amazing jump right at the boat, and all caught on video for you all to enjoy.

What a Dorado bite we have had here in Quepos / Manuel Antonio area for November and December 2014. Thought we would share some of the footage we got of this great sport fish

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Swimming with a Sailfish off the coast of Quepos, Costa Rica this was one of 6 that we released that day.

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This is one of those times that you usually say to yourself Man would I like to see that again, wish we had the Camera on... Well in this case we had 2 Go pros as well as still pictures from the bridge, what an amazing jump right at the boat, and all caught on video for you all to enjoy.

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Wow now we know what a bait feels like when a Roosterfish is on the warpath. These two Roosterfish were in the marina so we tried to get some underwater footage when it turns and almost pulls the Camera right out of my hand

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Some more great footage from Quepos, Costa Rica. This fishing video is part 2 of the day, to see more go to

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This is one of those times that you usually say to yourself Man would I like to see that again, wish we had the Camera on... Well in this case we had 2 Go pros as well as still pictures from the bridge, what an amazing jump right at the boat, and all caught on video for you all to enjoy.

Here is a short video I put together on a trip last year that always warms me up and thought I would share.

From March 21 2013 we got this amazing Sailfish release on Video for everyone to enjoy. For more go to our website Mar 1 Sport Fishing

What an amazing day on the water with some new friends. The day went grea with 6 Sailfish releases and this Video being shot. To say this video was the highlight of the day would be a huge understatement.

Look at the colours on this fish, what an amazing video

Some great footage of a Roosterfish trying to eat my GoPro as well as the aftermath

This is one of those times that you usually say to your self "Man would I like to see that again, I wish we had the Camera on"... Well in this case we had 2 Gopros as well as still pictures from the bridge, what an amazing jump right at the boat, and all caught on video for you all to enjoy

The fishing in Quepos, Costa Rica has been beyond what we would expect of it. Mar 1 Sport Fishing has had some great days of mostly double digit Sailfish releases on all full days of offshore fishing, and even some getting close to the double digits on Half days as well.

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Inshore fishing has produced some nice catches for anglers, this MONSTER Roosterfish was caught by a good friend and return client for Mar 1 Sport Fishing last week.

Some great underwater footage we took here in Quepos, Costa Rica

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Costa Rica Fishing Reports

for the last 2 weeks of March 2011 were as amazing as always here in Quepos, Costa Rica. But with so many to choose from we will give you the highlights of what we consider the best of the best for this time frame. However with multiple days with very nice catches they were hard to decide which day to share but this one had to take spot.

Offshore fishing reports

the best day had to have been the 15th of the month, these clients specifically book to fish with Oscar on the Mar 1 through an agent in San Jose, so to say the pressure was on Captain Oscar and Vinny on the Mar 1, and here is how the report went:

Quepos Fishing Charter March 15 2010 Report

Quepos Fishing Charter Report for March 15. Well Fans today brought us a soggy morning and man was it raining so we loaded wet clients and as they all left poof it stopped and I just had this feeling that it was going to be a great day of fishing out of Quepos.

Mar 1 Sportfishing had 3 boats on the books today all of them are memorable so the only way to add these great Quepos Fishing Reports are from top to bottom and here we go.

Quepos Fishing Charters top boat for us today was Captain Oscar and Vinny on the Mar 1 31' Bertram, they spanked it today folks. Going 12 for 20 on Sails 1 for 1 on Turtle releases it was an action packed day for the Newlyweds we had on the Mar 1. They definitely got the Quepos Fishing Adventure they were looking for with Mar 1 Sportfishing and the crew on the Mar 1 great job boys

Inshore Costa Rica Fishing Reports was amazing as well, the numbers weren't really high for catch rates the Quality of fish were amazing, I would say after looking through the reports that we would have to share March 28 2011 with you. One man on a mission and did he ever get the mission accomplished, here is the report:

Quepos Fishing Charter March 28 2010 report

Quepos Fishing Charters March 28 Report is full of some GREAT Catches, some big fish here boys and girls. A Report full of Big Roosters and a nice Barracuda.

Today's Clients were here in Quepos, Costa Rica fishing last year and had a great day with 4 Sailfish and 1 Blue Marlin, so he decided to shake it up and try an Inshore Trip.

Now with that being said, the day he had last year would make most Fisherman weak in the knees how do you follow that up???? Well Did Captain Oscar and Vinny on the Mar 1 Raise the bar for next year.

Quepos Fishing Report Totals for the day of fishing was 4 Roosters, 1 Big Barracuda and a triggerfish. The Roosterfish were nice one in the 40 pound and one in the 50 pound class, what a great day of Fishing in Quepos

Quepos Fishing Report February 15 2011

Another Fabulous day on the water, here in Quepos, and today we managed to be a part of a surprise Birthday present and were they rewarded with some amazing fish. Now this is a story worth telling, today's clients were a great young couple from Colorado and he loves doing word searches so this loving woman takes the time to make a word search for him to inform him that his present is a day of Quepos Fishing Excitement on the Mar 1. What mare could a guy ask for right? Welll…. The saying of the day today was definitely quality and not quantity, and when your crew goes out and performs at 100% again, what else is there to say. We started the day 1 for 1 on Bobby birds, ha ha ha and then proceeded to go 3 for 3 on Sailfish, the first one was a monster, and they were all beautiful fish to say the least.

Quepos Fishing Report February 16 2011

Ok so when your day starts by listening to the Captains all crying about how slow yesterday was, and knowing that the moon is getting bigger and that will probably make things worse.. You almost know what the report is going to be at the end of the day, but hey that’s why it’s called fishing and is why we all love the sport. The report for today was that the boys went 100% again and there were murmurs about “that’s the biggest Sail I’ve ever seen†you know that the fish was a monster. Fish count was 1 for 1 on Sail fish; again quality was the name of the game today folks this was a BIG female in the 130# class. That kind of fish you just don’t see every day, and to make this an even better Quepos Fishing Report….It was the guys first Sail fish EVER… Great Job boys.

Quepos, Costa Fishing Report Feb 3 2011

What a great day on the water, being 100% on hook ups always makes the day go quick that’s for sure. The fish count for the day was 3 for 3 on Sailfish and 2 for 2 on Mahi-Mahi. With the moon the cycle it is in we knew we could get the fish to the boat, Bertrams raise fish and when your crew follows up with a 100% hook up rate!!!..... It just makes for great day. The day didn’t start out very positive with the clients being skunked on a different boat on Monday and wanted to do inshore instead, but we talked them into going offshore, sometimes you just have to go when the moon is right. They were rewarded as 2 of the clients took home the leaders from the first ever Quepos Sailfish, and have the leader and hook to go with the pictures.

Quepos Deep Sea Fishing Charters Report for January 31 2011

Great day to be on the water, with the moon the way it is we were expecting a great bite today, if wasn't real great but there was some great catches in it. The totals were 1 for 3 on Sails and a perfect 1 for 1 on Mahi. Both fish released were first catches for both clients so everyone went home with a smile. Dan from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was lucky enough to land his firstcatch in Quepos, Costa Rica and it was a beautiful Sailfish. Matt from England also Checked his Catch a Fish in Quepos, Costa Rica card by landing a great Mahi. If you know or ever meet hm and he doesn't admidt that that Mahi gave him a good work out, we my friend have the video to prove it.

Quepos Deep Sea Fishing Charters Report January 21-27 2011

The Marlin bite still continues here in Quepos, Costa Rica with most of the boats collecting 3-5 Sails in a day and some are getting lucky enough to still get a chance to play with a Marlin. The Harry Grey Fly Fishing Tournament Starts on the 24th so we wish all the boats in that great tournament luck. The Bluewater 2 got 3 Sails on the 24th, Blue Pearl 2 got 3 Sails on the 27th, with the moon getting smaller we hope that the bite picks up here and we get a few double diget reports here in the next couple weeks.

Quepos Fishing Report January 20 2011

Clients today were excited to get out as 1 of them had never caught a billfish before, and as we circulated on the marina fuel dock and were hearing the bad reports yesterday, knowing that the full moon was last night saying that the other Captains spirits were low was an understatement. With the knowlege that th clients were getting on the Mar1 a 31' Bertram fish raising machine, with a Captain at the helm with 25+ years experience here in Quepos all we could do was wish them luck. When they returned with huge smiles we knew that everything worked out, 2 for 2 on Sailfish, 1 of the 2 was in the 160# range and was a beautifull fish. here are some pics of her