At the very southern end of town in Mal Pais, Costa Rica sits a friendly fishing village that is home to many local panga boats.  I fish with these local panga fisherman frequently as they are very affordable (usually around $45 per hour) and very knowledgeable fishermen. Inshore trolling in the early morning can usually yield nice size cero mackerel, big eyed jacks, small roosterfish and small barracuda. This fishery has very low pressure from the local fishermen and you can almost be guaranteed to have a successful day.
The potential is there for using live bait around some of the exposed reefs. This live bait method can result in catching large roosterfish, snook, grouper, amberjack and dog toothed red snapper. Braided line in the 50 lb. to 80 lb. class is advised because of the razor sharp reef. You really never know what you will catch as a result of live bait fishing, which makes it a fun type of fishing.

photo credit: mschuelk