Puerto Rico Tarpon Connection

I was very impressed by Captain Rafa. He has incredible knowledge of the local species and where to find him. He’s very safety conscious and has great center console boat with plenty of room to win the battle. I highly recommend Puerto Rico Tarpon Connection and can’t wait for my next outing with Rafa!

Great day of fishing with our new friend Rafael. We took my two sons who had a blast. Captain Rafael is friendly, helpful and a great fisherman. We will definitely book him again when we come back to Puerto Rico. Thanks CR. NJ

We had a weekend getaway to PR. I decided to book a trip for Tarpon fishing since the kids and I have never been. We do a good deal of salt water fishing all over the world, Costa, Rica, Hawaii, British Colombia, Florida and Gulf of Mexico. Captain Rafa showed us how to catch Tarpon in Bahia de San Juan. He was able to hook us up when none of the other boats around us were getting bites. We enjoyed our trip immensely and would recommend him without hesitation. We even enjoyed a nice lunch with him afterwards and drove us back to our hotel!

We had an amazing time fishing with Captain Rafa! We landed a large Kingfish, a few Jack Crevaille, and quite a few Tarpon. We will definitely be calling Captain Rafa on our next trip to PR and would recommend him to anyone wanting to fish in San Juan Bay. Also, he was very willing to share with us many facts about Puerto Rico such as what the best restaurants were and the best places to go on our trip.

To start, I am a guy who does a good deal of fishing, mostly off shore, so I have fairly high expectations. I mostly fish off shore in Virginia & North Carolina as that is close to home. Myself & a buddy of mine visited Puerto Rico a month or so back and we went to do some off shore fishing on our first full day on the island & didn’t have much luck. We decided to give the half day trip of Tarpon Fishing a shot with Captain Rafa & I have to say that this surpassed my expectations! In a half day with him, we fished San Juan Bay & we were reeling in the fish consistently the whole time we were out! These were some of the smartest fish & fought harder than some tuna & other fish I have caught in the past! If you want a great fishing trip that is not going to break your wallet, this is a must do!!! I look forward to making a trip back to fish with captain Rafa again!!! Lines were Tight!!!

My wife booked a trip for us to visit Puerto Rico and I have always wanted to experience tarpon fishing. I found a few charters in the area and honestly it was chance that led me to select Puerto Rico Tarpon Connection. Captain Rafa responded to my emails swiftly and made me feel comfortable leading up to our trip. The night prior to our trip, I couldn’t sleep a wink. I was as excited as a kid on Christmas Eve.
Our trip began on a rainy morning as a Puerto Rico «Cool Front» (80 degrees) had just come through. My wife who is not as experienced in fishing accompanied us. Captain Rafa offered her his only rain jacket which meant a lot to me. We began by catching bait and Rafa immediately put us on the fish. I believe we hooked up with approximately 10 – 15 tarpon during the course of our 4 our trip. We landed 5 fish (approximately 20 lbs or so). When Rafa and I weren’t discussing our love for fishing, he and my wife were discussing their love for good food. Our day concluded with the Captain taking us to an area where we could feed wild Tarpon in the shallows with the remaining unused bait. What an experience!!!
At the conclusion of the charter, the captain sat down and had lunch with us and advised us of some amazing local must-​haves. The memories of this trip will be something that will last a lifetime. I appreciated Captain Rafa’s professionalism and more importantly his concern for my wife’s comfort and enjoyment during the trip. I feel like we definitely made a friend in Puerto Rico and are already discussing our next trip here. My next trip may include two tarpon charters and I won’t use the services of anyone else but Captain Rafa!!!
Captain Rafa, your new friends Derek and Channing are looking forward to visiting with you in the near future. Until then, tight lines!