Rincon, Puerto Rico
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THE CAPTAIN
Capt. Pepi Alfonso (USCG Licensed) was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He grew up fishing the waters of Miami as well as the Islamorada backcountry down in the Florida Keys.
In 1996 he received a Bachelor's Degree in Communications and a minor in Environmental Studies from Loyola University in New Orleans, LA. Later that year he relocated to Puerto Rico where he began fishing the North Coast of the island. In 1999 Capt. Pepi moved to Rincon and founded Makaira Fishing Charters.
In 2004 he caught the first Tournament Grand Slam on the island (featured in Saltwater Sportsman, Feb. 2005). Recent catches include a 64 pound mahi-mahi. This past Marlin season, Capt. Pepi released 4 Blue Marlin on a half day charter, followed by 3 more releases the next day on another half day charter.
THE MATE
Jesus "Chu" Gonzalez was born in Quebradillas, P.R. on the North Coast of the Island. He worked as a commercial fisherman for over 20 years fishing for queen snapper, red snapper on the North Coast and Mahi-Mahi on the South Coast.
Chu holds the current Puerto Rico Tournament record for the largest Mahi-Mahi, weighing in at 78 pounds. He recently landed a 455 pound swordfish on a handline (picture above).