Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - Panga prices? Lab rat

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Mike from SF — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:11:05 +0000

Keith, if you see this what do you pay?

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Mike from SF — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:05:53 +0000

For the past few years the going rate for me has been $210-220 for a good captain/boat. I expect prices to go up like everything else. I think that I remember $160 back in 1999.

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Mike from SF — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 03:01:00 +0000

I have always paid in dollars. I use traveler's checks as I don't want to carry $1000 around or leave in the room safe. I have paid in traveler' before with no problem.s

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frostbite — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 02:00:21 +0000

Our guy has always quoted his prices in Dollars, but I convert at the current rate and pay in Pesos.

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midalake — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 01:34:17 +0000

Just wondering, are you going to pay in pesos or dollars?

Paying in dollars is getting too hard with the banking laws....I pay in Pesos.

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K&B — Sat, 02 Jan 2016 01:10:46 +0000

Just wondering, are you going to pay in pesos or dollars?

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Mike from SF — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:15:29 +0000

Our rate was $1000 for four days. Most good pangas run $250 per day but Santiago's rate is $300 as he has a twin engine panga.

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El león — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:13:44 +0000

Thanks Mike.........I guess everyone has a different price depending on who you are. If he discounted $200.00 for 4 days, he may either be over charging on the regular price or he may be in need of business.

There are some Captains with published fee's, I'll try one of those instead.

Tight lines to you.

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Mike from SF — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 16:32:00 +0000

Because we booked for four days we got a discount of $200 off his usual price. I don't know if the captain wants me to disclose what we are paying.

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El león — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 14:29:10 +0000

What does Olea charge? Thank you. We also heard he is a good fisherman.

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K&B — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 01:32:16 +0000

I have fished with Santiago before. First class operation, you made a good choice.

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Mike from SF — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:47:03 +0000

Booked 4 days with Santiago Valdovinos Olea. He has a nice twin panga. My friend fished with him before but I have not. We plan to fish offshore and perhaps inshore if the roosters are biting. I have fished with Santos Soto SR and and his son Santos Soto Jr for about 12 years since 1999 but I have not been able to contact him for the past 3-4 years or so. Back then the panga rates were $160 for a typical offshore day (for sailfish and dorado etc, not way offshore for tuna).

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K&B — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 21:11:23 +0000

Who did you book with and what was the prices? Inshore or offshore?

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Mike from SF — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 17:22:44 +0000

Thanks for your recommendation frostbite, however as of yesterday we are now booked for four days this month. Perhaps we will give him a try next year.
Mike

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frostbite — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:43:34 +0000

Contact Guillermo Arciniega home: 554-2113 or cell: 044-755-108-9380. We've fished with him and his son for quite some time. Off-shore and in-shore prices are quite different, so be sure to explain what you want to do. English is limited. One of our favorite trips is fishing for a few hours on the way to Isla Ixtapa and having one of the restaurants cook our catch, while we snorkel at Playa Coral.

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Tigre69 — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 02:28:53 +0000

That's their price

Depends on what you want, $210 will get you a boat ride, a dead billfish (maybe), short day

Want a top Capt & boat around $250

Go to the pier, that $210 will be $190, bay tours, snorkeling
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midalake — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 00:53:34 +0000

I just checked the Ixtapa Sport Fishing Charters (on the activities page) and the pangas are listed at $210 per day. Just checking to see if this is still the price or have they gone up?

That sounds like a price that is in range. Some boats are less and some are more.

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Mike from SF — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:38:18 +0000

I just checked the Ixtapa Sport Fishing Charters (on the activities page) and the pangas are listed at $210 per day. Just checking to see if this is still the price or have they gone up?