Searcher Trip Reports
July 20-23, 2012 with Accurate Products
This 3-day trip had 29 anglers and they caught 102 bluefin tuna, 3 dorado, and 5 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:
- Dave Coons, Manhattan Beach, CA–46.8# bluefin
- Don McKinney, Buckeye, AZ — 36# bluefin
- Dave Coons, Manhattan Beach, CA — 35.6# bluefin
- Honorable mention goes to Pete Groshong for his 66.6# bluefin
July 5-8 Iwamura Father Son Charter
This 3-day trip had 19 anglers and they caught 57 bluefin tuna, 5 yellowfin tuna, and 16 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:
- James Higgs, Castle Rock, CO–32.4# bluefin
- Mike Martin, San Francisco, CA — 31.6# bluefin
- Mike Martin, San Francisco, CA — 30.6# bluefin
June 30-July 4, 2012 Izorline Open
This 5-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 172 bluefin and 3 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:
- Eric Kawata, Anaheim, CA–38.8# bluefin (left)
- Ernie Seko, La Palma, CA–31.6# bluefin (cener)
- Ken Roberts, Fullerton, CA–31.2# bluefin (right)
June 22-27, 2012 Qualia Reels Open Charter
This 5-day trip had 21 anglers and they caught 161 yellowtail, 40 rockcod, and 10 lingcod. The jackpot winners are:
- Tom Manning, San Juan Bautista, CA–37.6# yellowtail (second left)
- Rob Geiger, Simi Valley, CA–37# yellowtail(left)
- Allen Lemburg and Dave Bell, San Diego, CA–35# yellowtails (middle) and an honorable mention to Casey Lee (first-timer) of Camarillo, CA for his nice 38.2# yellowtail (right)
FB TEST Jun 22 (2.5 day) Offshore
Good morning,
We got into an area of fish last night around 12:30. There were some opportunities to catch some 25-50# fish on the lures. We scratched up a few handfulls until the sun came up. Now that the sun’s up, it is very hard to get a bite. There is still an incredible sign of bluefin around. Hopefully this afternoon we’ll catch a few more.
Captain Mike and the boys
Good evening,
We have been seeing this fish all day and we have managed to scrape up a decent sample. The ones we have landed are 25-100#, mostly in the 40-50# range. Pretty tough fishing still but it seems like it may be on the upswing.
We’re hanging out and hoping for a hit this evening.
Captain Mike and the boys
October 21-26, 2011
This 5-day trip had 21 anglers and they caught 14 yellowtail, 215 yellowfin, and 1 dorado. The jackpot winners are:
- Fred Rasp, Fallbrook, CA– 69.2# yellowfin tuna (left)
- Joe Saldana, La Mirada, CA — 65.4# yellowfin tuna
- Bill Zemba, Castaic, CA — 64# yellowfin tuna (right) and an honorable mention to Adam Goldring, Chandler, AZ for his nice 38.75# yellowtail
October 14-21, 2011
This 7-day trip had 14 anglers and they caught 146 yellowtail, 66 yellowfin, 67 dorado, 3 bluefin, and 4 grouper. The jackpot winners are:
- Bruce Gothar, Menifee, CA– 27# yellowtail (left)
- Dennis McDougall, Idyllwild, CA — 26.8# bluefin tuna
- Bruce Gothar, Menifee, CA — 24.2# yellowtail
October 8-13, 2011
This 5-day trip had 14 anglers and they caught 78 yellowfin tuna, 73 yellowtail, 11 bluefin tuna, and 3 dorado. The jackpot winner swept the jackpot:
- John Lindsey, Costa Mesa, CA– 75# yellowfin tuna, 48.3# yellowfin tuna, and 34.8# yellowfin tuna