 Capt. Omar Orraca has been a indisputable innovator at the Sport Fishing in the Island. Developing the Finest Fishing Charter Service there is in the Caribbean. He started working as a mate for some of the most prestige deep sea fishing Charter Services in the local industry. Capt. Omar worked his way up, gaining the respect and experience from not only from the local community but from the International as well.
Capt. Omar has been featured in more than 20 publications including cover stories on some of the most important Fishing magazines, travel magazines as well TV shows for national broadcasting. He also has participated in over 40 TV shows including 32 that he hosted for local TV.
Capt. Omar has been the favorite for celebrities on various sports from boxing to football, like Oscar de la Hoya, Ray Sanchez,Erick Dickerson, Deion Sanders, Guy Harvey, just to mention a few.
On his career he has achieved some of the toughest and incomparable tasks like guiding the first world record on fly in the island, winning local Tarpon Tournaments by a wide gap, as well as blue marlin tournaments.
Capt. Omar is the only Puerto Rican who has achieved a world record on fly and the first one who specialized in this discipline. He prepared himself for this serious of challenges, expanding his knowledge at the Florida Keys Outfitters Fly Fishing School.
At the present Capt. Omar runs and manages 3 state of the art boats for light tackle as well as deep sea, outfitting his customers with the best tackle and most experiences staff. Capt. Omar along with Caribbean Outfitters has been the only company in Puerto Rico that has been ranked by two different magazines, Salt Water Sportsman in 2000 for the Top 20 most Exotic destinations. Ten years after Capt. Omar and Caribbean Outfitters keep the standards where Sport Fishing Magazine includes him as one of the Top 14 places for Tarpon in the World.
These are just a few reasons why Capt. Omar will ensure that your Fishing Charter will be a premier experience.
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 Captain David Payakovich was born in Trenton NJ and relocated to the Florida Keys at the age of 15. Already having a deep appreciation and passion for fishing (which started around the age of 4) he quickly immersed himself in the many different facets of the industry. " I was very fortunate to grow up in an environment so rich in resources...I was like a sponge, absorbing techniques from everyone and everything around me."
From flats fishing to deep dropping, kite fishing for sailfish to reef fishing for snapper and grouper, from the canyons offshore of NJ to the shallows of the San Jose lagoon in Puerto Rico, Captain David has developed a well rounded bank of knowledge for numerous types of fishing.Now at the completion of his second tarpon season here in Puerto Rico, David recorded 40 fish caught in the 50 to 75 lb range, 15 of which were over 75lbs.
Additionally, there were hundreds in the 20-30 lb range.
No matter what the skill level the client brings to the table, David's patient and methodical teaching style is sure to breed success from even the most novice of anglers. Over and above catching fish, Capt. David prides himself on creating the most enjoyable and memorable experience for each and every client. Marlin expert and fly fishing extraordinare, Capt Omar Orraca will tell you himself," David is probably the hardest working captain I've ever met".
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