Captain David and the super panga Explorer have proven themselves to be heavy hitters this season for FishingNosara. The unstoppable Captain David has mastered the maneuverable 26-foot Explorer and has her dialed in. He got her back in the water just in time to score some nice 'off-season' trips.
With calm seas and sunny skies proving to much to resist, Duane Stanley and his wife decided in the morning to go first for a billfish and come back to shore to catch something to eat on September 19.
Captain David was up for the challenge and brought along First Mate Alex from the Wanderer to do battle with the big boys! About 8 o'clock they had their first hit and it was a nice Sailfish. The fight was short and fierce with Mrs. Stanley on the reel. 
They released this acrobatic species a few minutes later, then came inshore had a field day on multiple species.
First, two nice Yellowfins came up the water column to David's cloud of irresistible Bonita chunks. Duane made quick work of them and put them on ice. Then a line popped off a little stronger, and everyone thought that a big fish had hit the popper.
When most people think of a 'double strike' it is when two lines go off at once...not two fish on the same lure! It's almost as if the fish missed seeing the Explorer. This Big-Eye Jack and his little Yellowfin companion could not help but throw themselves in the boat.
All of that surface commotion woke up the slumbering reef beasts, and Duane followed up this oddball double catch with a true Hall of Fame monster.
This Cubera Snapper fought like a panther and Duane Stanley earned his Hall of Fame enshrinement by digging his heels into the deck and holding on for dear life. A sweat-drenched, knock-down, drag-out, bareknuckle fish fight ensued with Duane and the Explorer emergingvictorious.
Duane wrote us the following email:
"The day was amazing, we had such a good time and those guys down there are great! What are the chances that Snapper makes it on the Hall of Fame?"
This fish made the cut It was a great day of 'off-season' fishing for the Explorer and clearly the clients, crew and Captain were all pumped to be on the water. Hall of Fame fishing for sure!
On September 26 client Kurt Stecken took half of his party out on the Explorer and had some great catches.
No disrespect intended, but doesn't this guy here looks a lot like Brett Favre?
Anyways, the action was consistent and fruitful to the tune of nine Yella fellas and a pair of 15lbs. Amberjacks. They also had a curious Sailfish knocking around behind the teasers but he wasn't hungry. Check out the water behind this client and his Amberjack...the Wanderer had some big action going on as well!
More on that action further on in the report.
After a great day of fishing with Kurt Stecken, Captain David noticed the clear weather was sticking around and decided to squeeze in a quick family trip on the morning of September 27. Joined by Nosara Paradise Rentals GM Javier Hernandez, Captain David and Betsy had a very fruitful 3 hour morning trip.
Nice roosterfish! Estimated to weigh 25lbs, this pez gallo was released. Later in the morning these locals put some dinner on the table in the form of three nice Yellowfin Tunas and a Yellowtail snapper.
It's always great with our staff gets some time on the water. When one considers the effort to launch and recover both boats in a two day span it is clear that Javier and Captain David deserved some fun fishing. Awesome work!
This is Craig Sutton with the 
We start our year on November 1 with some first class clients that know what is going on. I am sure will light this place up with some big catches and I can't wait to see the results! 
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