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GUATEMALAN BILLFISHING ADVENTURES

Adventure With Purpose.

More than 20 years of GBA in Guatemala. Now, a new chapter in St. Helena.

Two distinct fisheries. Two Decisives. One approach built around preparation, experienced people and making the most of every opportunity on the water.

Guatemala
The Established Experience
The GBA Standard
Prepared Properly
St. Helena
The New Marlin Chapter
Decisive fishing offshore in Guatemala

THE ESTABLISHED GBA EXPERIENCE

Guatemala

SERIOUS BILLFISHING · PRIVATE HOSPITALITY

Three Days on the Water. The Classic GBA Trip.

Sailfish are the headline, with marlin also part of the fishery. Fish aboard Decisive, stay privately at Billfish Inn, and let GBA coordinate the experience from arrival to the coast.

3 Fishing Days Classic Package
Sailfish + Marlin Pacific Guatemala
GBA Crew Throughout the Season

THE CAPT. BRAD PHILIPPS EXPERIENCE

Personally Captained. Selected October–January Dates.

For selected departures during his scheduled Guatemala season, fish personally with Capt. Brad Philipps, now celebrating his 25th season in Guatemala. Outside these dates, our experienced GBA crew continues the program, maintaining the same commitment to preparation and personal service.

EXPLORE GUATEMALA →
The dramatic South Atlantic landscape of St. Helena

A NEW CHAPTER BY GBA

St. Helena

MARLIN · SOUTH ATLANTIC · EXPLORATION

Go Further. Discover What's Possible.

After 25 seasons fishing Guatemala, Capt. Brad Philipps is preparing for a new challenge in the South Atlantic. St. Helena marks the beginning of an exploratory marlin chapter aboard a second vessel carrying the Decisive name.

Planned for 2027, this first chapter is about discovery: spending meaningful time on the water, learning from experienced local fishermen and exploring the potential of one of the world's most remote island fisheries.

2027 Planned Exploration
Marlin The Central Focus
Another Decisive A New GBA Chapter
DISCOVER THE ST. HELENA STORY →
GBA crew working an offshore billfish
THE GBA STANDARD

Prepared Properly.

Boats, tackle, crew and preparation all matter before the first fish appears. It is the approach that has shaped GBA in Guatemala and now carries forward into St. Helena.

Two destinations. Two Decisives. One standard.

GUATEMALA · PACIFIC COAST

Billfish Inn

Your private base on the Pacific.

Billfish Inn Guatemala
PRIVATE FROM DOOR TO DOCK

Private Means Private.

After fishing, the day stays simple. Your group returns to Billfish Inn for comfortable rooms, the pool, meals and time together — without sharing the experience with another party.

Private Group
Private Rooms
Pool & Gazebo
Meals Handled
Casa Philipps in Antigua Guatemala
ANTIGUA GUATEMALA

The Fishing Is Only One Chapter.

AFTER THE PACIFIC

A Different Side of Guatemala.

Extend the journey in Antigua — a historic city surrounded by volcanoes, architecture, restaurants and the slower rhythm that comes after several days offshore.

CASA PHILIPPS

Your Private Home in Antigua Guatemala.

Casa Philipps gives your group a private place to stay while exploring Antigua, with breakfast, transfers and local arrangements coordinated around your itinerary.

Private Rooms
Breakfast
Private Guide
Transfers
Antigua Guatemala
From Pacific billfishing to Antigua Guatemala. One GBA journey.
ONE GBA

Different parts.
One experience.

The boat, the people, the Pacific base and Antigua Guatemala each have a role. The guest should experience them as one seamless trip.

Decisive as a working fishing platform in Guatemala
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Decisive

The fishing platform.

The 40-foot Gamefisherman at the centre of the GBA offshore experience.

GBA crew releasing a blue marlin alongside Decisive
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Brad + Crew

Experience in action.

Preparation, coaching, boat handling and the systems behind the fishing.

Billfish Inn on Guatemala's Pacific coast
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Billfish Inn

The private Pacific base.

A place to arrive, eat well, recover from the day and begin again the following morning.

Casa Philipps in Antigua Guatemala at night
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Casa Philipps

The Antigua chapter.

The natural second chapter for guests who want Guatemala to continue beyond the fishing.

THE NUMBERS

Built over time.

2005
GBA Established
25
Capt. Brad's Guatemala Seasons
40,000+
Billfish Released
Sailfish swimming underwater during release in Guatemala
GUATEMALAN BILLFISHING ADVENTURES

The bite may be unpredictable. The preparation should not be.

Serious fishing. Private hospitality.
Guatemala, properly done.
EXPLORE THE FISHING → VIEW AVAILABLE DATES → STORIES & MASTERCLASSES →

PROOF, NOT PROMISES

Built Over Time. Proven on the Water.

GBA 40,000 billfish release milestone
A GBA MILESTONE
40,000+
Billfish Released

Twenty years of GBA in Guatemala, thousands of days on the water, returning anglers and a release-first approach that has remained central to the program.

THE FISHING

Two Fisheries. Different Game.

Guatemala and St. Helena offer very different billfishing experiences. The destination changes. The preparation does not.

Jumping sailfish off Guatemala's Pacific coast
GUATEMALA

Sailfish Lead the Way.

Fast-paced Pacific billfishing built around repeated opportunities, with blue marlin also part of the fishery.

The classic trip: 3 fishing days
ST. HELENA

Marlin Take the Focus.

A remote South Atlantic fishery approached with more time, more exploration and marlin at the centre of the trip.

The format: 1 week or more

Decisive & The GBA Standard

The Boat Matters.
So Does What Happens Before the Bite.

Decisive — Guatemala sits at the center of the GBA fishing experience. Around it is a system built on preparation, crew development and years spent learning this fishery.

GBA crew and angler working together during a billfish release in Guatemala

The Fishing Platform

Decisive — Guatemala.

The 40' Gamefisherman is the working platform behind the GBA program. Boat, crew, tackle and technique come together around one objective: be prepared when the fish appears.

40' Gamefisherman
Private Your Fishing Group
Bait-and-Switch Core Technique
Fly Capable Prepared for the Opportunity

The Knowledge Behind the Program

Experience Stays in the System.

Capt. Brad Philipps is fishing his 25th season in Guatemala. His experience has helped shape the preparation, techniques and operating standards behind the GBA program.

Brad personally captains selected dates each season. Across the wider program, the crew carries forward the same approach to tackle, teaser work, boat readiness and guest experience.

Preparation Before the Bite
Technique Repeated Systems
Coaching Calm and Clear
Consistency Across the Program
Capt. Brad Philipps coaching an angler aboard Decisive in Guatemala
Preparation creates the opportunity.
People make it memorable.

The relationships built on the boat, with the crew and across returning groups are part of what GBA has become.

Meet the People of GBA ↓
GBA anglers and crew in Guatemala
THE PEOPLE OF GBA

The Fishing Brings People Here. The People Bring Them Back.

TWENTY YEARS OF GBA IN GUATEMALA

Returning anglers, familiar crews and personal hosting have shaped GBA for twenty years. The relationships are part of the experience.

Returning Anglers
Crew Continuity
Families & Friends
Personal Hosting
People return to places where they feel known.












 

Client Testimonials
 
  • Testimonial

    Eyes closed, one of the best bill-fishing experiences in this world we live in. Numbers don’t lie. And to top that of, the service from the staff at their lodge Billfish Inn -Guatemalan Billfishing Adventures!, exquisite food (those ribs, those tacos ohhh boy!!!) and great facilities 7 minutes from the marina, really second to none. An Outstanding operation...

  • Testimonial

    I don't even know where to start with my praise and thanks for an amazing four days fishing aboard Decisive.  I consider it an honor to fish with Brad Philipps.  He and his crew of Kennedy and Johnny are quite simply the best in the world at what they do.  The Decisive is the perfect boat for Guatemala. Our trip was filled with double....

  • Testimonial

    I have been visiting Guatemala since 2004 and have , except for my first time, always fished with Brad and been hosted by Cindy. My first time fishing in Guatemala before I met Brad , was not a roaring success as in those days the options to stay in and around the port were not so numerous. All that changed when I started fishing with Guatemalan Billfishing Adventures....

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Fishing reports, new stories and selected GBA dates, sent occasionally.

Guatemala · St. Helena · Guatemalan Billfishing Adventures

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124
Sailfish Releases
on Conventional Tackle in a Day
57
Sailfish Releases on Fly Gear in a Day
51
IGFA Sailfish Releases on Fly Gear for a Single Angler
in a Day
 

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