OFFERED AT $3.3 Million
This is a CASH ONLY OFFERING
There is NO financing available.
Net ROI: 10%
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide superior fishing experiences and services to our customers, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and professionalism.
We are committed to building lasting relationships with our clients, and working together to achieve success.
Our History
Our Mission
Our Mission
Since our establishment in 2007, with just one boat and now we have been the leader in the Costa Rican industry. All of the boats have slips in the marina at this time.
We have consistently provided high-quality experiences and services to our customers, and have earned a reputation for excellence in the sportfishing market.
Our Team
Our Mission
Our Team
Our team is made up of experienced captains from over the last 17 year. They are all very passionate about what they do.
We work together to provide exceptional service to our customers, and strive to exceed expectations every day.
WHY?
THE FUTURE OF THE AREA
THE FUTURE OF THE AREA
I have been diagnosed with a rapidly advancing hereditary eye disease. As I believe Costa Rica is paradise and do not plan to leave the country.
I would be around to help the transition and any future advice needed by the new owners.
I do not have to sell it, but would like to see some specific areas of the world while I still have some vision.
THE FUTURE OF THE AREA
THE FUTURE OF THE AREA
THE FUTURE OF THE AREA
There are several large hotel projects under construction, as well as the Marina, with 55 new villas, all of which should be finished by Summer of 2025.
As the area is expanding rapidly, sportfishing/the company will continue to grow within the area. So the business is great now, but will have to grow to keep up with demand.
FISHING GROUNDS
FISHING GROUNDS
FISHING GROUNDS
Fishing is better now than it has ever been in Costa Rica.
They outlawed all big commercial seiners, 5 years back. The government then started inspecting commercial long liners so they can't sell billfish when they get in, and then last year they even added a new law making them carry GPS tracking systems so they only fish outside the sportfishing zone.
It took a few years for the tuna to come back, but now there is at least one school of Yellowfin Tuna somewhere in the fishing grounds at all times. Because of that, the fishing seasons are now gone. There are billfish year round, the Marlin numbers are the best ever, and there are big Yellowfin Tuna out there.
The best fishing in the world is here in Costa Rica!
MAIN CREW
FISHING GROUNDS
FISHING GROUNDS
I do NOT recommend you change anybody on the crew for at least a year. It took 11 years of hard work to find these guys, and we have the best crews.
Of the guys currently on staff, we have not had anyone ever "no-show" in the past six years. That is unheard of in any business, and impossible in the fishing world.
It is so much easier knowing that your crews will be on board, and not hung over every day when you have trips. Very few members of our crew even drink, and the ones that do drink, do not do it often or to excess.
This is a huge problem in other companies that we have completely eliminated. We have the lead captains of all the major charter companies from the last 15 years working for us now.
We have a completely cherry picked crew, making the job fun and easy. I believe the crews are worth more than the boats.
OTHER THINGS INLCUDED
INSTAGRAM 36.3K
INSTAGRAM 36.3K
INSTAGRAM 36.3K
I believe we have the second biggest charter fishing account on Instagram in the world (Only two Conch in Florida is bigger that I know of, and he's a good fishing customer of our captain Alex).
We often see 2000-3000 views on our daily story videos (Free Advertising). We have a bigger IG account than the Marina Pez Vela, than Los Suenos, Maverick, Crocodile Bay, Zancudo Lodge, or any fishing related account in Costa Rica or Panama.
We have a media guy that posts a recent fishing picture and video each day, and have seven years of posting something daily. The pictures and videos come from WhatsApp messages that the crews send daily.
It was ALOT of work getting this account to this size and has taken a team effort. We have 3500 regular posts from about 5 years and have uploaded more videos than that to the stories. It is growing at about 100 followers every 2-3 weeks. We also have most of the famous Instagram fishing people as customers, which accounts for at least 100 trips a year.
FACEBOOK 32K
INSTAGRAM 36.3K
INSTAGRAM 36.3K
Again a very tough account to grow to this size, been working on this daily for about 5-7 years. Facebook isn't as hot as it used to be, they changed up their algorithms on the main feed. But since the stories are still pretty new, we still get a lot of views on our Facebook Stories. This is an area where 200-300 dollars a month can go a long way for new trips and leads. Then I try to check and respond to the comments as well. Lots of times people will tag their friends on pictures we post and write something like, "When are we going?". I always respond to that and post a link to our website and we have seen so many of those trips materialize.
WEBSITE
INSTAGRAM 36.3K
RENTED STORAGE
Very high ranked website in google with 15 years of fishing reports.
Lots of other tricks here that I can explain to qualified buyers. Including various programs to keep the website well ranked.
55 other fishing related domains
We have some good ones like CostaRicaFishingFAD.com and CostaRicaFAD.com Or CostaRicaFishing.org.
This is mainly to make it harder for others to compete with us in google organic searches, but an ambitious person could use these sites to book other people's boats.
RENTED STORAGE
THREE COSTA RICAN CORPORATIONS
RENTED STORAGE
All fishing related parts and accessories, 2000 sq ft rented bodega with spare parts, other vehicles, fishing gear, emails, and boat molds.
Any tips and tricks learned will be provided and full support of the current owners.
THREE COSTA RICAN CORPORATIONS
THREE COSTA RICAN CORPORATIONS
THREE COSTA RICAN CORPORATIONS
THREE COSTA RICAN CORPORATIONS
THREE COSTA RICAN CORPORATIONS
We have the boats spread out in 3 different corporations (to stay in the bottom income tax bracket), all of which are up to date.
These are included with the sale and you can use them, or you can move the boats to your own corporations.
Things that can be improved for more income
MARKETING
LODGING OPTIONS
LODGING OPTIONS
There are a lot of marketing opportunities that I am sitting on. I can't list them here and give ideas to other companies that might be reading this.
I feel I'm marketing the company at about half of what I could if I needed more trips. If boats were added, it would be very easy to keep them for all over 200 trips.
I could fill another 30 footer with 200 trips without doing anything extra marketing wise.
Instagram/Facebook-
This would be an area you could spend advertising money on if you were running low on trips, but we haven't had the need to so far.
We did not buy ANY followers (lots of accounts have fake followers), these are all real and it shows in the direct messages where we sell a ton of trips and get daily messages.
LODGING OPTIONS
LODGING OPTIONS
LODGING OPTIONS
I am currently acquaintances with property managers and housing owners, so I get much better price than the public for lodging options. We will move 1300+ trips a year without expanding, typically people will come down for four to seven nights.
COMMISSIONS
LODGING OPTIONS
COMMISSIONS
Booking other boats is also big business.
This is tricky though because the boats in my fleet raise a lot of fish, and the captains that we have are the best.
I found most of my complaints were from the times I booked boats outside my company.
We have found a small number of boats that we trust and will book when we are full. Since then, the complaints have completely stopped.
The motivated, hard working individuals, couples, or family units that are willing to immerse themselves in the business and this beautiful country.
Someone looking for passive income or simple retirement investment.
This business is big enough that the buyer automatically qualifies for Costa Rican Residency, when they buy it (inversionista).
If it is an individual or a family unit, we can help during the sale to make sure that all of you qualify for the exemption. I have a great lawyer that you will want after the sale, as well, and she can easily get you through the process.
Once you apply, you can live and stay in the country indefinitely. I have been through the process and can help a ton as well. Costa Rica residents have a huge tax exemption in the US (Foreign Earned Income Exclusion).
More detailed information will be provided in Person in Costa Rica by appointment only
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