Papi Chulo met us at the dock promptly at 7 am and introduced us to the crew for a whole day fishing.  We were excited and in the 3 and one half hrs of fishing caught a 250 lb black marlin, and 4 or 5 large mahi-mahi.  Then one of my friends with me started having chest pain.  The very professional crew quickly pulled in the lines and an hauled ass back to the marina.  Their caring demeanor and concern and actions reflect on their character.  The captain had an ambulance with a doctor meet us at the dock, Papi himself met us at the dock with several people assisting in a very careful responsible and knowledable way.  Papi even followed us to the small clinic to help interpretation . Gave us guidance after it was confirmed he was having a massive heart attack. And followed up for the past three days of scary concerns as My friend had only about a 12 percent chance of surviving.  He was transferred to 3 different hospitals with different capabilities.  He got TPA the clot buster and in San Jose he got a cardiac cath and stent and not only survived but is doing great. I know this is supposed to be about fishing but papi and the crew help save his life with their actions and i will always remember that and of course next year , we will return and fish again

The crew worked very hard. The boat and gear was in very good shape and clean. The food was excellent. The cooler was full.  One thing that we noticed fishing in Costa Rica is there is not many boats that have a dock slip. This may or may not be a problem for people, but getting in and out of a water taxi when the surf is crashing can be tough.  Papi’s boat has a dock slip.  We highly recommend fishing with them if around flamingo.

Let me start by saying George the owner of the boat is a great guy. He was in contact with us 100% of the time. Captain Jose knows how to find the fish. We went 25 miles out and started to see dolphins. A sure sign that feeder fish were around. A little ways further and we saw more dolphins than I’ve ever seen in my life. 100s maybe thousands of them. As soon as we dropped lures in the water we were double hooked. There was just my wife and I fishing so it was busy for both of us. Large Yellow Fin Tuna were caught one after the other. Then the captain and I saw a Black Marlin following the boat. The mate threw a small live bait in but couldn’t hook it. He then used the smallest tuna, maybe 15-20 lbs and hooked it! The Black Marlin was a beauty. It danced all around the boat as it fought. Billfish are catch and release here so he went back in. More Yellow fin and we hooked the Blue Marlin! He also skipped across the water beautifully for us. An incredible day fishing. We have fished all over the world and never caught as many fish so quickly as we did with the Papi Chulo!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND