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