Trip 29 Oct 7-14 (7-day) Oct 8 Reports
Oct 8, 2017 Morning Report:
Howdy anglers,
no kelps this morning for us… the conditions are perfect, just need a kelp with some fish. The weather is nice, though – and we’re stoked about that.
More later,
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Evening Report:
Howdy anglers,
slow day for us all day: we saw a fair amount of very large kelps but they were all blank, unfortunately. Headed to the island – be there tomorrow in the morning.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Trip 28 Oct 1-7 (6-day) Jackpot Results!
Congratulations to the winners of the jackpot for Trip 28:
- Tim Farmer, Bakersfield, CA – 142.3# yellowfin tuna
- Kim Day, Elk Grove, CA – 127.6# yellowfin tuna
- John Lindsay, Newport Beach, CA – 60.3# yellowfin tuna
Trip 28 Oct 1-7 (6-day) Oct 5 Reports
Oct 5, 2017
Morning Report:
Howdy anglers,
Slow morning here again for yellowtail but the ones we caught were really nice grade. We’re on the move for some tuna this afternoon.
Wish us luck,
Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew
Evening Report:
Howdy anglers,Steady action this afternoon on nice grade tuna from 60lbs to 159lbs. We had many bites and many losses due to normal tackle failure and also to the sharks – but they did let some by for our anglers. We’re headed towards home tomorrow and we will be looking for kelps for a couple of hours before we call it a trip. Here is our 159pounder landed by Tom Byer.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew
Trip 28 Oct 1-7 (6-day) Oct 4 PM Report
Howdy anglers,
Slow afternoon for us: we had really good signs of the tuna but they didn’t bite as well as yesterday, but we’re not giving up hope yet! We’re gonna try it again tomorrow. The only thing I want to recommend for these fish out here is to make sure you have a good 80 to 120 lb rod and a good working two speed that is designed for these grade of fish: they’re tough on the gear and having that gear with a TIGHT drag is the only way you’re gonna land these fish with the sharks around.
(Review drag setting guidelines in Capt Aaron’s video here: Drag Settings)
More tomorrow,
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Trip 28 Oct 1-7 (6-day) Oct 4 Midday Report
Howdy anglers,
Little slower morning today on the yellows, but the ones we caught were really nice fish! Here is another nice yellow caught this morning by Ray Woodson of New Jersey, with Ben Hart as his assist. The method has been 80lb with a 2 oz slider or flyline on a 7/0 j hook or a dropper loop on the bottom with a 16oz sinker minimum.
Trip 28 Oct 1-7 (6-day) Oct 3 PM Report
Howdy anglers,
We had a chance at some nice yellowfin tuna this afternoon. Lots of fish jumping out of the water. We had some losses due to tackle failure but we also lost some to sharks as well. We’re gonna try to duplicate what we did today tomorrow. Here is a sample of the tuna caught this afternoon: Dan Carrier with his 163lb yellowfin tuna. This is his first trip to the island.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew
Trip 28 Oct 1-7 (6-day) Oct 3 Midday Report
Howdy anglers,
Great fishing for yellowtail this morning at Guadalupe Island, and really nice grade of fish. Here’s an example with the yellowtail caught by Frank Fink with the assist from Capt Kenny. Hoping for some tuna this afternoon.
More later,
Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew
Trip 28 Oct 1-7 (6-day) Oct 2 PM Report
Monday, Oct 2, 2017
Howdy anglers,
More action on kelps this afternoon. We found a kelp with a nice school of yellowfin tuna on it and they were hungry. The fish were 10lb avg, it was a great start of the trip paired with the great dorado fishing this morning – the weather is still nice and we’re hoping for more action tomorrow. Here is Tim Farmer with another dorado from today.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew