How-To — Costa Rica

Pro Talk: Jigging for Snapper Costa Rica Style

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Dean Langton to discuss jigging for snapper with the Hogy 10-inch Original Series in Costa Rica. Here's what we learned...  Capt. Dean LangtonFacebook: Osa Outfitters Location: Gulfo Dulce, Costa Rica Tides: Due to potentially swift currents on heavy tides. The best time to vertically jig is on the top third of the outgoing tide or the last third of an incoming. These currents will create eddies that spin off of volcanic pinnacles underwater, bait fish will used these eddies as protection from the tide. Approach: The dominant underwater structures are volcanic pinnacles that rise...

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Pro Talk: Ballyhoo Alternative for Sailfish

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We spent 15 minutes on the phone with Capt. Dean Langton of Gulfo Dulce, Costa Rica to discuss Ballyhoo alternatives for Sailfish. Here's what we learned... Capt. Dean LangtonFacebook: Osa Outfitters Location: Gulfo Dulce, Costa Rica Approach: For the most productive trolling, it’s important to focus your efforts in blue water. If you can find areas where temperature breaks, even by 1-2 degrees, it can be a great starting location. Trolling around floatsam or sargasso can be productive as well. Here in Costa Rica, it can be somewhat common to encounters massive schools of spinner dolphins pushing shoals of herring up to...

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