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
Trip 5 – 3-day (July 11-14) Seeker Rods Open
Good afternoon anglers:
We started off our morning fishing for bluefin. We have had a little luck getting them to bite on 40lb fly-lined baits and flat falls.
Want to review how to use flat fall lures? Click here: TACKLE TIP on FLAT FALLS
Here is Chantel D. with a 75lb. bluefin caught on her spinning rod. Chantel is trying her hand at tuna fishing and came to San Diego long-range from British Columbia, Canada. We are gonna stay here for the day and see what happens. Wish us luck!
Captain Shawn and Team Searcher
Trip 5 – 3-day (July 11-14) Seeker Rods Open
Good Evening anglers:
We finished up on our yellowtail fishing today. We had beautiful weather and biting fish! Here is a picture of Jeff S. with a nice yellowtail.
Tonight we are going to head out and try our hand for some bluefin tuna. Thank you to Sophia H and Seeker Rods for their great sponsorship of this trip. Wish us luck tomorrow!
If you are prepping for an upcoming trip, try reviewing our Tackle Tip Thursday videos here for information on lures, knots, rod/reel outfits, flying, and more! TACKLE TIPS
Captain Shawn and Team Searcher
