Captain Hook - 1988 50 foot Topaz Flybridge, captained by Haron Valdez. This incredible sport fish yacht was totally renewed in 2008, including a brand new first class interior, the latest in Furuno electronics and new twin 765 hp Detroit Turbo Diesels. Three CruisAir A/C units provide you with a comfortable refuge in the spacious salon and three staterooms. The cockpit is huge and is outfitted with a first class fighting chair and will provide an incredibly comfortable fishing day for your group. The Captain Hook is the largest boat in the Guatemala Charter Fleet and is also among the fastest, boasting top speeds of 30 mph. Topaz has been building top quality sport fish yachts for 30 years and their experience has produced a boat that is well respected around the world. This boat was previously named the Producer and was a consistent top tournament boat in the Gulf Coast area of the U.S.

Captain Haron Valdez

Captain Haron Valdez started working for Ron Hamlin in 1994 when we brought the Gypsy here from Costa Rica. Haron later worked as a mate on the Captain Hook and helped deliver the boat to Guatemala in 1996. He moved on to become the Captain of the Magic where he set the one day record on Fly of 22 in one day. He later ran the Captain Hook when Ron Hamlin was out of the country or needed days off. On the Captain Hook he set the new 1 day record on bait of 83 sailfish in one day. For the 2007 - 2008 season, Haron ran our 35 Cabo, Hooked Up, and consistently achieved the highest marks in our fleet for customer satisfaction. Haron is a great fisherman and has extensive billfish experience. With his jovial, outgoing personality, you will surely have a memorable day on the water.

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Hooked Up - 2008 35 foot Cabo Express, captained by Nestor Vanegas. Created by the boat building team of Henry Mohrschladt and Michael Howarth, the same craftsman selected by Fortune Magazine for building one of the top 100 products in the world, the Cabo 35 Express is a benchmark in design, construction and performance. And if you think that's just another fish story, listen to what the experts - those seasoned professionals who earn their living on boats - have to say about the CABO 35 Express. You'll find them using words like seaworthy, fast, agile and luxurious. This boat of capable if 35 MPH cruise speeds.

Some boats raise fish and some boats just can't, but the success of the CABO 35 Express speaks for itself. The ability to provide clean, strait alleys for trolling baits and lures can greatly improve the number of strikes you get. And the CABO hull design, with two small propeller pockets and clean underwater lines, gives two perfect blue trolling alley directly behind the boat. Your baits and lures will run strait and clean in a tantalizing spot, even when turning. Every carefully planned feature of the CABO 35 Express, from built in casting to hold on the bow to the perfect blue trolling alleys, will help you raise that record fish.

Captain Nestor Vanegas

Captain Nestor Vanegas, is an up and coming super star in Guatemala. Nestor has been both a first mate and Captain for several years in Guatemala and he knows these waters like the back of his hand. Nestor has excelled at every job he has taken on and his boat handling skills and fishing knowledge make him a real winner. For the 2007 - 2008 season, Nestor worked as both first mate and relief captain on our 36 Jersey Cape, Fishy Business. As some of you know, this boat has the reputation as being the best run boat in the fleet and it is a consistent top producer in Guatemala. Nestor's fishing expertise, easy going style and professional demeanor, make him a great choice as Captain of the beautiful 2008 35 Cabo Express, Hooked Up.

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Allure -The Allure is a 2001 39ft Bertram Convertible, powered by twin 480HP Volvos and coupled with ZF gears, she has a cruise speed of 25 knots. The boat is in immaculate condition and will provide any angler with a great fishing platform. With the added luxury of a air conditioning, a large salon, 2 state rooms, a new sound system and VCR/TV, it will make those long runs (when needed), that much more enjoyable. The boat is fully equipped with top of the line tackle, a marlin tower and a modern electronics package and is truly one of the top boats in Guatemala.

Captain "Kiwi" Chris van Leeuwen

Better known as "Kiwi Chris", and formerly at the helm of "Coyote II" out of Fins'n Feathers in Guatemala, Chris is now the captain of the Allure. Kiwi, as you can imagine, hails from New Zealand where he started his career in the charter industry. Fishing out of the North Islands East coast lead to successive MMSFC National Titles in ´98 and ´99 and success in the 2000 Blue Water Classic.

Traveling for the last several years, he saw a personal goal achieved in fishing the prolific Eastern Pacific waters which included a year in the Galapagos Islands chasing the large numbers of big striped marlin and blues. For the last 5 years he has been based out of Guatemala's West Coast which has been an extremely rewarding experience that only Guatemala can give. Chris has an impressive tournament record in Guatemala and is one of the nicest and most professional captains you will ever fish with.

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Fishy Business - The Fishy Business is a 2003, 36 foot, Jersey Cape custom sportfisherman, equipped with 2006 Cat C-7, 460 hp engines. The Fishy Business is a proven fish raising machine and one of the fastest boats in the marina! This boat has caught all species of billfish in the Atlantic including, Blue Marlin, White Marlin, Sailfish, Spearfish and Swordfish and is now coming to Guatemala where it will surely be a major contender. The Fishy Business is maintained in mint condition and like all Pacific Fins boats, is equipped with top of the line big game tackle.

Captain Tito

The Fishy Business is captained by Cristobal de Jesus Mora Falla. Captain Cristobal or as he's better known, Captain Tito, has been in Guatemala since 1994. He came here from Costa Rico as the mate on the Magic for Capt John LaGrone. He was the solo mate when the Magic set the one year record for the most Billfish in a single season. He continued mating until 2005 when he took over as Captain of the Maverick. Now in 2007, he's taken over the helm of the Fishy Business which is operating under the Pacific Fin's Resort management. Tito is an excellent marlin and sailfishing captain. His pleasant and professional personality will make your day on the water an exceptional experience.

FIRST YEAR RESULTS: The Fishy Business landed in Guatemala in April 2007. In the first tweleve months, they put up some incredible numbers:

1,600 Sailfish bites and 1,283 released
42 Blue Marlin bites and 38 released
8 Black Marlin bites and 6 released

CONGRATULATIONS Captain Tito!

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