| Want to get hooked up on a BIG Costa Rica
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| | 300lb test fluorocarbon leader with a
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| Marlin?I am Captain Mark Corn of Southern
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| | 16-o or 20-o circle hook depending on the
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| Costa Rica Sport Fishing, located in
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| | size of the bait used. The rods we use
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| Puerto Jiminez Costa Rica and Blue and
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| | for Costa Rica marlin fishing are 80lb
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| Black Marlin fishing is our specialty and
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| | class, with 50 wide reels spooled with
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| is also the species we target most of the
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| | 80lb test clear line. This gives you
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| time. There are a variety of reasons why
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| | plenty of back bone in hauling in your
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| most of our Costa Rica fishing trips are
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| | prize catch. We fish 2 to 3 rods at a
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| for marlin. Yes they can grow to
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| | time for multiple hook ups on marlin.
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| tremendous sizes which is a major
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| | There is nothing better than a double
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| attraction by itself but sharks are big
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| | hook up on marlin....This makes my job a
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| too and we usually won't target them. Our
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| | challenge which one do we go after
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| customers that fly down for exotic
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| | first??? The answer the closest one
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| fishing vacations in Costa Rica seem to
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| | first.When we are Costa Rica marlin
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| prefer marlin fishing too so that is one
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| | fishing using live tuna we adjust the
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| of the reasons so many of our trips
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| | boat speed so the tuna swims along
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| target marlin. But for the crew and
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| | effortlessly and looks good. When we get
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| myself marlin fishing is our specialty
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| | over the structure we put the boat into
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| because the marlin species, either Black
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| | neutral and this allows the baits to swim
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| or Blue is Costa Rica's ultimate fish and
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| | down deeper.This method seems to produce
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| it's the world's ultimate sportfish too
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| | more bites from marlin. If we have no
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| for that matter.Marlin are at the top of
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| | luck the boat is put into gear to move on
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| the food chain and it is us that venture
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| | down the structure. Next time you go
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| into their world, on their "turf".
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| | fishing in Costa Rica and have a chance
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| Because they are the oceans top billfish
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| | to go after a marlin you should give this
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| they provide anglers that are good enough
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| | method when fishing in Costa Rica for
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| to get hooked up to a large specimen a
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| | marlin it produces....Marlin Fishing in
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| chance to test his own fishing skills and
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| | Costa Rica, Tactic Number Two (open water
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| knowledge. They offer anglers a chance to
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| | trolling)When on the hunt for marlin in
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| go one on one with the oceans top fish,
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| | open water we always keep our eyes open
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| it's man against nature's best and you
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| | for birds working ( feeding, diving
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| better be ready to give it your all
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| | ,circling). Flocks of birds usually means
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| because this beautiful creature of the
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| | bait, where schools of skipjack tuna and
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| deep is going to do anything and
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| | yellowfin tuna are feeding. We use the
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| everything for his chance at freedom. Now
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| | same method as mentioned before for
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| you know why and what the attraction is,
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| | catching the tuna, trolling jigs. Don't
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| what drives some very enthusiastic
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| | be afraid of using a big tuna for bait. A
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| anglers to spend half their lives hunting
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| | marlin can eat a bait that is 10% of
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| these fish. With that in mind you now
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| | there body weight. Yes 10% a 1000lb
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| need to know the how we catch these giant
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| | marlin can eat a 100lb tuna. We use tunas
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| Costa Rica Marlin.The best time of the
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| | from 10lb to 20lb for bait. The method
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| year for fishing for marlin in Costa Rica
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| | used in open water fishing for marlin
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| is from Sept through march. We use two
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| | when using live tunas for bait is to
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| different tactics for catching marlin in
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| | troll the tunas on the outer edge of the
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| Costa Rica.Tactic Number One for Costa
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| | schooling tunas.The marlin usually stay
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| Rica Marlin Fishing (Fishing
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| | on the outer edge of the tuna and dart
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| Structures)We fish mainly over penicals,
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| | into the school for there prey.Marlin can
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| sea mounts and ridges for both species.
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| | also be taken in open water when blind
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| These structures are like an ocean
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| | trolling which is a tactic of trolling
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| cafeteria to marlin. Why do you ask?
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| | with lures at 9 knots in order to cover
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| Bait, Bait Bait. The favorite bait for
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| | as much ground as possible. Using this
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| marlin are skipjack tuna. These tuna
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| | method you have a cinch of catching other
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| usually hang around these structures,
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| | species of game fish (sailfish, dolphin,
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| because of the upsweep of the currents
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| | wahoo). Our favorite marlin lure is
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| below. The currents bring up food that
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| | usually located on what we call the short
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| the skipjack feed on. We spot the tuna
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| | corner. The lure is set on the 2nd wave
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| either on the depth sounder or see them
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| | behind the boat (only 15ft from the
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| feeding on top of the water.Our method
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| | transom). What a spectular bite and sight
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| for catching the tunas is to troll white
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| | it is to see a 650lb marlin come up just
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| jigs through the feeding tuna. Most of
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| | 15ft behind the boat and inhale your lure
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| the time we get multiple hook ups.The
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| | and take off into the sunset.On your next
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| bait is then reeled up and we have a wet
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| | Costa Rica marlin fishing trip I hope you
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| towel to put the tuna in while he is
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| | will give my methods a try because I
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| rigged up to troll live.We use rigging
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| | think you will hook the lady in the blue
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| floss and insert a bait needle through
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| | dress or the one in the black dress - AKA
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| the top of the eye socket. This is called
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| | Costa Rica Marlin.This great Costa Rica
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| brideling the bait. Then twist the hook a
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| | Fishing knowledge is courtesy of Captain
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| few times to take up the slack in the
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| | Mark Corn of Southern Costa Rica Sport
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| floss.When completed your hook should be
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| | Fishing
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| tight above the eyes of the bait.We use
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| | and Fintalk Sport Fishing.
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