Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 57 (2-Speed Reels)
Today we have Captain Art talking 2-Speed outfits for bluefin fishing in the 50lb to 80lb range. Some outfits Captain Art suggests TLD20, 6.5″ rod, and 60# test. Talica 12, 7″ rod, and 40# test. More Tackle Tips click here.
Trip 6- 2.5day (July 14-17)
Good evening anglers: Today we enjoyed some “reel” nice bluefin fishing with calm seas. This afternoon things changed a little..we are catching fish on the fly-line with 30# and 40# and 2/0 hooks. Quite a few also came on surface jigs and small Colt Snipers. It was a lot of fun!
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Here is a good shot of Greg B with a 78 lb bluefin.Congrats!
Captain Shawn and Team Searcher
Trip 6- 2.5day (July 14-17)

Trip 6- 2.5day (July 14-17), day’s end
Good evening anglers:
This afternoon we finished up our yellowtail fishing with a bang with limits of fun in the sun and calm seas. The yellows were biting the fly-lined baits very well, most using 30 lb test and 2/0 hooks. Tomorrow we will try our hand at some bluefin fishing. Wish us good luck. Here is a shot of John Etheridge with a nice yellowtail.
Captain Shawn and Team Searcher
Trip 6- 2.5day (July 14-17)
Good afternoon anglers:
We are enjoying good yellowtail fishing today!. Our best results have been on yo-yo iron, 6x jrs blue and white, and brown and white. Here is a nice shot of Beth L. and crewman Justin with a yellowtail.
Captain Shawn and Team Searcher
Trip 5 – 3-day (July 11-14) Seeker Rods Open
Good evening anglers:
For day 3 of our Seeker trip, we fished bluefin tuna with some fair results on beautiful grade fish. The best methods to get a bite was flylining with 40 or 50lb test and a 3/0 hook.
Craig G, his daughter Lisa, and son Ryan worked as a family to catch this 75# bluefin. The fish was landed on the SONAR rod and reel gift that Craig received as the grand prize for 2018. And this trip was his free 3-day trip that he won in addition to the rod/reel combo. Bring a friend fishing and win, like Craig did in 2018! Get all the details here: SONAR
We would like to give a big thank you to Seeker Fishing Rods and pro-staffer Sophia H. for all their giveaways on this trip.
Captain Shawn and Team Searcher