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 February 2008
Leanne,
We hope you and your family are doing well. We are busy with the hustle and bustle of American life but dreaming of returning to Pure Vida.
We don't believe that any words could adequately describe our experience in Costa Rica in November
The "Three Brothers" was a perfect selection for our fishing adventures. The crew was highly qualified and incredibly attentive. Riding on that magnificent boat with the breathtaking view was amazing enough. The fact that we actually caught fish was a huge bonus. We were totally excited with our catches and anxiously await our next fishing trip.
We hated to leave Quepos, but soon found we were completely delighted with our next destination, the Lost Iguana. You selected the accommodations so perfectly for our expectations!! It was fabulous.
However, our visit to the Peace Lodge was the most remarkable lodging we have ever pampered ourselves with. It certainly was incomparable to anything we could have imagined. Our birthdays were the unforgettable celebrations we had hoped for. We felt impelled to write you and thank you wholeheartedly for all your work in making our dream a reality (sorry it took so long).
Also, we want to enlist your help again. We have fallen in love with Costa Rica and want to return in 2009. I failed to thank you for introducing us to our driver, Daxx. He was such a delightful person; we regretted that we only used his services on the last part of our trip. Anyway, Daxx mentioned some possible destinations in southern Costa Rica. We are interested in visiting in the prime sportfishing season. Perhaps you could make some suggestions and we can begin to plan our return trip.
A few pictures are attached. The smiles on our faces are evidence of our satisfaction with your services.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth and Derr McElwee
 February 2008
Leanne,
What a fishing trip, it couldn’t have been better. It exceeded all our expectations...Captain Hainer and Coco were phenomenal. Best team I have ever fished with. The action was so good we let Coco catch a couple of fish one being a 130lb. sailfish that was the first he had ever caught. To see the smile on his face made our whole trip.
Thanks, again
The crew from Florida
Tom Burns
Area Manager
southeast region
Strategic Materials.Inc.
 January 2008
Leanne,
Thank you for your quick emergency assistance in putting our fishing charters back together after our U.S. flight was cancelled due to mechanical problems and the airline lost our luggage for more than a day.My son, wife and I had a great tarpon fishing adventure at the Rio Colorado Lodge with Dan Wise and our fishing guide, "Speedy."I have never seen so many large tarpon congregated in one fishery. We hooked ten tarpon between 100 and 150 pounds and boated two. Furthermore, Dan Wise is a great host and story teller. The food was excellent, accommodations were clean and the staff was courteous and supportive.The Pacific sailfish charter in Quepos was first rate. As you know, we fished on the Brothers Three. The Captain and crew worked very hard to find fish for us. We hooked and landed five sailfish each weighing more than 100-110 lbs and a 40-lb Bull Dolphin. The Mariposa Hotel where we stayed prepared the dolphin for us and we had a fabulous eating experience. The hotel was tremendous and had the best scenic view of water, rocks, cliffs and flowers that I have ever witnessed. We also enjoyed the Canopy Safari before we came home.
Thanks again for your help and quick action.
Best wishes,
Wayne Lynn
 December 2007
Leanne,
Had a great time. Jesus a good friend is always great, Fishing was good everything went great thanks for all your help.
Sincerely
Kelly Hoover
 December 2007
Leanne,
Thanks for setting us up with a great professional outfit like the Frenzy. We had a blast! Thank you for a great adventure and my wife enjoyed herself as well. Here is a picture of her Mahi Mahi.... PS She likes bragging cause it was bigger than mine.
Adrian Gram
 June 2007
Sam and Leanne,
Three of us went inshore fishing on the boat "On the Fly" for a half day of awesome fishing. We couldn't have asked for a better boat. We caught more than 30 fish that included 30lb.and 40 lb. rooster fish, jacks, and mackerel. Almost every cast was a fish. We even saw flying fish and dolphins. The boat was very clean, it had top of the line fishing gear and was very well organized. Rudy, the captain, and the deckhand worked very hard to make our trip perfect - and they succeeded! Quepos Sailfishing Charters did a great job setting us up with this great boat and all of our other accommodations. Thanks again for a great day of fishing!!
John, Wayne, and Dave
Playtech Off Road Racing
Anaheim CA.
 March 2007
Dear Leanne:
We couldn't have been happier with the boats and the crews. World-Class tackle and work by both mate and captain on the Fishing Machine. I'm really glad we chose Quepos Sailfishing Charters - we had the best boats and the best service, in the U.S. from yourself & in Quepos from Zuyleko. It was a great experience, and my wife had a ball!: Fished 2 days offshore, 16 billfish bites, 8 sailfish released. Inshore 1 day for 4 roosters + jacks. I think we did pretty well, considering the slow year. Great boats, great crews, and Zuleyka is the bomb! She was just excellent.
Sending pictures of the wife (Beth), better to look at!
Garrell & Beth Nicholson
 February 2007
Leanne, Thank you for with our accommodations with Quepos Sailfishing Charters. everything went just as you promised. Daxc picked us up in a nice new van and took us to the villa. He was very good to us and made several stops along the way. He pointed out sights, etc. His speaking English is very good. When we arrived at the banks villa we were greeted by Rigo. He was equally nice and friendly. Each time we came or went, he was there for us arranging transportation, etc. The villa was clean and the view was not too bad either! Zuleyka met us at the dock and she along with Dennis were quite helpful. Both boats, captains, and first mates were excellent (the Caribsea was an A+). We averaged catching three sails a day and raised and hooked several others. People were saying the fishing was slower than usual due to El Nino, but we were thinking it was great. all went well and thanks for making the arrangements. If anyone wants references send them our way. I was going to get four shirts from Zuleyka but we missed her the final day. Let me know and I will get you the money for shirts. I heard you were in Texas while we were in Quepos so we never met but thanks again for all of your help.
Brian Stevens
Feb. 15,16,17,18
 November 2006
We had an awesome fishing trip with you and on the "REALDEAL" during the month of November 2006. The trip proved to be an exciting venture. The Crew Captain and Deck Hand were extremely helpful and knowledgeable. We booked a three day fishing trip with each day as successful as the day before!!! It couldn't have been more perfect... What a spectacular trip!!! The accommodations at Villa Banks were wonderful and the fishing... Sailfish, Mahi Mahi, Red Snapper... We certainly plan on returning to Quepos and booking another trip with you...Thank you "Quepos Sailfishing Charters" for a REAL FISHING EXPERIENCE...
Doug Wall (Texas)
Darrell Crochet (Louisiana)
 October 2006
Dear Leanne:
Our trip with Quepos Sailfishing Charters was wonderful. I highly recommend this trip for a father-son outing or as in our case - father, son and grandson. The crew was so attentive to my grandson. Taught him the how and why of everything. Your recommendation of Byblos Hotel and Resort and Casino was perfect for our needs. The ladies at Byblos hotel took my grandson under their wing and spoiled him even more. Thanks for the trip worth remembering.
Bill Boring
September 2006 Dear Sam & Leanne,  Our trip to Costa Rica was truly wonderful! A trip of a life time for me and the girls. The tours you suggested were great! And of course the deep see fishing was something we will never forget! Billy just sent some pictures of the fish that were caught that were awesome. The captain and the crew were so friendly and helpful. Seeing the pod of dolphins come up along side and the whale and the sea turtles made the whole experience even that much more special!!!! I also loved getting to know the two of you better as well...you make a great team!! Anyone using your services will have a special trip to Costa Rica....Good luck in all future plans...Maybe someday we will be able to return...I am spreading the word around and hope some friends will go as well...
Take care and thank you again,
Joy, Marina & Nika
August 2006 Hi Leanne,  Just wanted to express my thanks to the crew of Glen and Cheetah for the awesome trip we had on July 23.
I have recommended you all to all my friends and even posted your internet address on a fishing forum I frequent here in the US. Again, the trip was a most memorable event…Thanks to all!!! Here are a couple pics from the trip for you all to share… Cheers, Brian Ondrias
May 2006 Ola Chica!!
Hey, your boat ROCKED, girl!!! Glenn and Cheetah were fabulous, and we had the absolute TOP fishing experience of our lives, BAR NONE! Anyway, I'll be forwarding some pix to put on your site if you need any more smiling customer photos at all! Day 1: hooked up with this phenomenal school of dolphins, which had a bunch of tuna trailing them, and some mahi-mahi. Yum-yum did we eat good that day!  Day 2: went to the reef and just kept reeling up sailfish of about 100-150 lbs. Glenn kept score and he maintains we topped out at 14 - although that might have been optimistic. Either way - fantastic!
We made it a hobby of taking Jorge's job of pulling the beasts out of the water, which became a sport in itself. Like wrestling a doberman! Pretty cool!
Anyway, the Mariposa was great as well, what a poolside bar! Great folks and lots of good drinks - great chef as well!
I'm recommending the experience to ALL, and hopefully you'll get more folks calling you. We had a BLAST!
Ciao,
guido
Guido Rietdyk
EVS Sports / LIFT Safety
May 2006 Hey Sam and Leanne! Thanks for showing me what "real" fishing is all about! Who would believe that we would catch two big sailfish during the first two hours out on the REEL DEAL?  (My kids were very impressed with the picture of Cheetah and I holding that big 8 foot sailfish I caught.
Before the trip, the biggest fish I ever caught would have just been bait to you guys.) I had an amazing time with you and the Costa Rica crew over the last few days. You make a great team and certainly have a talent for taking care of all the little details that make a trip to Costa Rica a memorable adventure. Even more importantly - you can make a relative stranger feel just like family. You ARE the real deal! Say "hi" to Cheetah and Captain Glen for me - they were just amazing . Looking forward to seeing you in July - and trying out that fabulous new hotel someday! Until then... Pura Vida! (or maybe even Tickity top?)
From: Prenda J.
Date: Thursday, April 13, 2006  Att. Leanne just returned from 5 day charter on reel deal in Quepos and had to let you know we had a fantastic 5 days of fishing!
The weather was perfect and the fishing was red hot! We boated 45 sailfish and 2 huge mahi-mahi around 45-50 lbs. I cant say enough about the reel deal.. it was very comfortable, very well stocked with food and beverages, and the tackle is top of the line!!! Capt. Glen and first mate cheater are the best. Glen did a great job getting us on fish and cheater is the best mate I have fished with! (He also makes a great sandwich.) Can’t wait till next year’s charter. I will be counting down the days to see you next Feb. give my best to the entire crew. Thanks
Joe Prenda,
Tony Tavares & Joe England
March 2006
Hello Leanne,  Thank you for helping make our trip to Costa Rica so much fun. The Reel Deal and the Precedent were both wonderful to fish on. Both crews were super .
Mike and I hooked 26 sailfish and landed 16. We also hooked 3 roosterfish and 6 dorrado. The trip was all we could have hoped for and more. Again It was a real pleasure to get to know Capt. Glen, and Senior Cheetah and fish on your fine boat. We look forward to making the trip again and will be contacting you later. Warmest Regards,
Bob Edmonds
Mike Butterfield
March 2006 Leanne,  We had tremendous fishing on the 'Reel Deal'. Glen and Chita were a superb crew who knew how to find the fish and land them !! Recommend them highly and will be back. Two of us caught 24 sails in 2.5 days - tried for marling for half a day.
Most of the sails were large as shown. Thanks for the arrangements. Veet
February 2006 Leanne,  What a Fishing Trip! The first day we caught 9 Sailfish, NOT to include the ones that were hooked and got off. The second day we caught 14 Sail's .
The crew was incredible with Glen and Cheetah anticipating every need. The food, fresh fruit and the ice cold Imperial on the boat was awesome. The first day home I have rebooked for next year and can't wait . We feel like we have made lifelong friends with the boat and crew. Thanks again for everything! The REEL DEAL is truly the only real deal in Quepos for big game fishing. James C. McCormick, Jr.
Second Vice President - Wealth Management
Citigroup/SmithBarney
Tel 540 442 6005
Tel 877 942 6005
Fax 540 442 6586
james.c.mccormick@smithbarney.com
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
February 2006 Dear Leanne & Sam,  These are pictures of me. The first day we caught 8 sails and 1 blue marlin (300 pounds).
The second day we caught 2 snook, 1 corvina, 1 sail, and 1 dorado. We had an excellent time, the boat was perfect, food was good, and staff were pleasant and excellent at their job. We will definitely try to come back. Thanks, Craig Glauser
February 2006 Leanne,  I have been on a lot of fishing trips and I have never been on a trip that the team of Glen, Cheetah and Melissa ,The Reel Deal had set up for us in Quepos.
We were late arriving and did not get to fish until midday and still landed 6-Sails, We will tell everyone we see that this is the team to booked and rest assure when we return ,The Reel Deal will be my only choice. When we left Quepos to return home, I knew we would see our new friends another day in Costa Rica. Thanks for the GREAT FISHING! Donnie Hinson
August 2005 Quepos Sailfishing Charters  Great boat and great crew! These guys really know how to support a fly guy! I managed to catch my first sailfish on the fly...135 lbs. @ 1hr-10min on a 12wt with 20lb class tippet!
A bit out-gunned on my 12wt. The next time I'll bring my 14wt. Many thanks to Dennis for those crucial tips I needed during the split seconds of the fish's strike. Hopefully I'll see you all again in February. See the attached pic...the fish looks a bit nicer. Thanks again. Les F. Vlieger
Construction Management Services
August 2005 Hello Leanne,  My father Bob caught an 8ft. sailfish and I caught a 6ft'er, and my brother Scott caught a 35 lb tuna on that following date.
LOADS of fun. Just wanted to share the pics. I plan on coming down again hopefully within the next year! Thanks for the adventure, looking forward to another one.
Rebecca Sellers
July 2005
Leanne,  Enclosed are a few pics from our trip . We had a great time fishing . The crew and boat were all Top Notch.
I have recommended your Boat to many friends and associates . Being a USCG Licensed Captain I appreciated the professionalism and Hard work the crew, Capt Cheppie and 1st mate Jorge , provided.
The boat was one of the fastest in the fleet. The gear was top notch and the overall experience was the "REAL DEAL". I have attached a few photos I took on our trip. A BIG SMILE comes over my face when I look at them Tight Lines,
Capt. Mark Howard
July 2005 Hi Leanne,  Just wanted to drop you a line and tell you that we had the most fun and the crew on the Reel Deal were wonderful. Cheetah was absolutely incredible and he was really attentive to my daughter, Simone. Sheppy, our captain, was gracious and knew where the fish were. We caught 3 sailfish, 1 that was over 150LBS and 2 other that way over 100LBS.
We also had 3 other fish that got away. We caught Mahi Mahi and tuna and ate that for supper that night. It was FANTASTIC! My goodness, even though it was not the high part of the season, it could not get any better that that. Please feel free to use my email. We look forward to book our next trip with your group next year. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Steven Goldfarb , Project Engineer
Los Angeles Unified School District, Region 5
1500 East Naomi St., Los Angeles CA 90021
June 2005 Hi Leanne,  Thanks for the note you left in the Reel Deal log book for me. We had a great time. The crew was extremely proficient at their work. If the "Green Season" is supposed to be lots of rain and less than excellent fishing, you can't prove it by me. It only rained one morning of the week we were there. We raised somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 sails and brought four onboard for photos. We also got in the middle of a tuna run so big there were tuna and spotted dolphins as far as the eye could see in all directions from the boat. The dolphins put on a great show with jumps of up to thirty feet in the air. We ate fresh Sashimi during a short break from catching tuna thanks to Cheeta's having wasabi and soy sauce onboard. I can't say enough about the crew. They were just fantastic. I took along my wife Donna, her twin brother David and his wife Lisa. You and the Reel Deal made me a vacation hero. Please let me know what future dates the Reel Deal is available. We're already planning a trip back! Thanks again for all the help in making this a fantastic fishing vacation. Jerry Justice
March 2005  Thank you for everything. We had an absolutely wonderful time in Costa Rica, which culminated in catching a very large sailfish aboard the Reel Deal.
The Quepos Sail Fishing Charters captain and fishing guide were amazing. It was a first class operation from start to finish: Dennis met us on the dock as soon as the gates opened and we were heading out to open waters by 6:02am.
The captain of the Reel Deal and the guide worked tirelessly throughout the morning, and just as we were about to turn back toward the dock, my step-son spotted that beautiful fin running alongside. He hooked it and then proceeded to bring in his 7 foot, 145 lb sailfish within 15 minutes. We had a wonderful experience and will no doubt contact you again when we return to Quepos.
Pura Vida! Bart, Katy and Hall Clark
Houston, Texas
March 2005  Just got back for Quepos along with eight of my good friends. We are all alive and kicking. Had a great time averaged around 11 sails a day on the Real Deal and the Carbisea. Gilbert is the man he can take care of anything for you. We stayed in the Case Lydia which we had plenty of room and fantastic views. We also had a chief come cook dinner for us one night ( highly recommended). Look forward to next year. Plan a few days for recovery!!! Richard Edwards
January 2005 Dear Leanne
 We can't begin to thank you for all of your help in coordinating all of our vacation accommodations. We just got our pictures back, and God we wish we were still there! I don't know which was more fun, Catching a Sail Fish, Zipping through the Jungle on the Canopy Tours, or Gilbert taking us out at Night! Can't wait to come back next year! Hope to meet you on this trip! Lenny Cormier
Manchester, NH
February 2004 Dear Quepos Sailfishing Charters
 Just got back from the most fantastic trip to Costa Rica. You people did top notch in meeting all of our needs. Casa Samba was so beautiful and so much more elegant than we had anticipated. The website pics don't do it justice. Not only did we catch sail fish, but we had a double hook-up and landed both fish! Thanks again. Can't wait to come back. Bill Milani
Albequeque, New Mexico
January 2004 Hey Man
Thanks again for a great Trip. I sent those pictures to you today. Trying to recover from Partying like a "Rock Star" while in Quepos. Tell Gilbert I said ãHey Nowä I plan on making this an annual trip with my buddies from US Air. Captain Chuck Castor
Port A, Texas
May 2005 Leanne,  We had a great time on your boat, “The Real Deal”. I caught some nice sailfish. Just wanted to say thank you for all of your help, and I can’t wait to come back. I don’t know when yet, but it will be soon. I would like to know if there is a way to get a couple of pictures to Jorge’, your deck hand. Him and the Capitan did a great job. You are lucky to have them. Dealing with Jorge’ was almost as fun as catching fish, he’s a great guy. Thank you very much for the T-Shirts. I don’t want to leave out Dennis, he really took care of us. Hope to talk to you soon, thanks again! Ernie
April 2005 Leanne The trip was great, fishing was outstanding, but the villa Cantico made the outing !! The place is so comfortable for the group we had, and everything was taken care of perfectly.. thanks again for all your assistance in making our trip a great success w/ very valuable customers. Peter A. Tew
Moccia Enterprises, Inc.
February 2005 Well, it is back to reality. Just want to say thank you. We all had a great time. Fishing was great. The house was great and Gilbert could not have been more helpful, even though he was walking around in a Pittsburgh Steelers shirt.( We need to send him a Tom Brady shirt). Can't wait to do it again next year. Thanks again and I have include a picture of myself and my two brothers
with a beautiful sail. Dave (The Mullahy Group)
January 2005 Dear Leanne & Sam
 We all would like to thank you for an awsome great trip; the accommodations were great. The Fishing was just the way Sam described it would be; plenty of action; Gilbert was an added special person who made us feel welcome to his Costa Rica climate; You have got it together and we are requesting this trip next year. We recommend anyone going to Costa Rica to call or E-Mail your company. Thanks. The Capose (6) six Pac.
Steve A. Gary
Biloxi, Ms. | 
