Jul 22-25
This 3-day trip had 21 anglers and they caught 20 albacore. The jackpot winners are:
- Nanette Smith, Huntington Beach, CA — 28# albacore
- Nanette Smith, Huntington Beach, CA — 25# albacore
- Hack Bair, Huntington Beach, CA — 24# albacore
Jul 20-22
This 1.5-day trip had 28 anglers and they caught 4 albacore and 2 yellowtail (lots of fish seen, but no biters). The jackpot winner is:
- Bo Bui, Alhambra, CA — 25# albacore
Jul 13-18
This 5-day trip had 16 anglers and they caught 200 albacore, 129 yellowtail, and 7 bluefin tuna. The jackpot winners are:
- Dave Bell, San Diego, CA — 34# albacore (left)
- Doug Hogue, San Diego, CA — 33.6# albacore (middle)
- Ed Furu, Huntington Beach, CA — 33.6# albacore (right)
Jul 10-13
This 3-day trip had 25 anglers and they caught 58 albacore. The jackpot winners are:
- Leo Murayama–30 # albacore
- Ed Weber, Coto de Caza, CA–25# albacore
- Dennis Yoshioka, Bishop, CA–24# albacore
Jul 8-10
This 1.5-day trip had 29 anglers and they caught 36 albacore. The jackpot winner is:
- Paul Burger, Rancho Cucamonga, CA — 25# albacore
Shimano/Let’s Talk Hook-up On the Water Seminar finds Albacore by Pete Gray
Our second Shimano/Let’s Talk Hook-up on the water seminar returned to the Fishermans Landing docked 
Thursday morning with a nice load of albacore and some very happy anglers. Captain Art Taylor was behind the wheel of the Searcher and took our group of 29- 115 miles from Point Loma to the fishing grounds. The seas were flat and the fishing was steady. Captain Art pulled the throttles of the Searcher back about 5:30am and within minutes we saw our first school of "puddling" albacore and proceeded to start the day with a few "bait fish". The morning progressed much the same way, stopping on puddling fish and jig strikes. Though the fishing was better in the morning hours, we had steady jig strikes and bait fish throuthout the day and early evening. The bite seemed to shut off about 7pm. The total count for the day was 64 albacore from 15 to 31 pounds. Most of the fish were over 20 pounds and several anglers on the trip caught their first tuna, including young Joey Johnston pictured with his grandpa Gary Dittmar and Searcher deckhand Dustin Madruga.
Many thanks to our chief Shimano/Let’s Talk Hook-up on the water seminar instructor Patrick Gee pictured giving instruction to some of the group. Thanks to Dana Landing in Mission Bay for coordinating the trips, Celia and Art Taylor from the Searcher for hosting the trips and Shimano for providing the finest tackle on 
earth for everyone to use free on the trips.
If you would like to join us for our last Shimano/Let’s Talk Hook-up on the water seminar, it is a great one- 3 day trip on the Searcher in prime time- August 7-10. There are a few spots left, so contact Searcher Sportfishing at 619-2262403 or check www.searchersportfishing.com
Jul 6-8
This 1.5-day trip had 29 anglers and they caught 64 albacore. The jackpot winner is:
- Harold Bucchanieri, San Ramon, CA — 31# albacore
Izorline Trip Finds Forkies by Bill Roecker
Izorline Trip Finds Forkies
Art Taylor’s Searcher returned to Fisherman’s Landing July 5 after a good visit to Cedros Island. Art drove the boat, and his second skipper Aaron Remy showed the boys how with a 42-pound mossback he got with a mint green/blue Candy Bar. He said he used a Newell reel with a cracked handle and an Ulua rod, “typical boat gear.”
A pair of Izorline reps also highlined the catch. Norm Fujimoto of Izorline and Fullerton was chartermaster, and took a 36.6-pound yellowtail.
The trip produced near-limits, he told Bill Roecker, “…most on the yoyo jig, but the big one came on the flyline. They were on the lee side.”
Izor rep Ernie Seko of La Palma was on a busman’s holiday, and won first place for a 38.6-pound yellow. He said it bit a sardine on a 2/0 Mustad hook tied to 30-pound Izor fluorocarbon leader, 30-pound Izorline mainline and 65-pound Izor Spectra on an Avet JX reel and a Calstar 800 ML rod. He said the fish scrapped with him for 20 minutes.
Alvin Flores of San Diego won second place for a 34.6-pounder, and Jerry Walton of Las Vegas won third place for his 33.8-pound yellowtail.
