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Nov 92022

Nov 9 (November 7-15) Ridge Special

November 9th, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good morning,

We put the brakes on last night due to high traffic today down on The Ridge.  It seems to have paid off. We’re picking away at the yellowtail here this morning.  Good yoyo and dropper loop fishing. The fish are 10-18#. Long drift, plunker-style with flurries.

Captain Mike and the boys

New Yorker Romas enjoyed catching this Baja yellowtail!

Good evening,

The action on the yellowtail continued throughout the day all the way up until dark. Everyone is pretty stoked on how the day went with lots of rail time and lots of bites. Dropper loop and yoyo was best today.

We’ll be on The Ridge in the morning.

Captain Mike and the boys

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Nov 5 (Oct 30-Nov 7) Ultra-limited load

November 6th, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Hello anglers:

We tried for yellowtail on the coast yesterday and only had a sample. We looked at multiple spots through the day and saw some fish but they didn’t bite.
We are traveling north in good weather today. Breaking tackle down and cleaning the boat.

Captain Art and Team Searcher

Good fishing on The Ridge now, with a chance at landing a tuna this size. Congrats Janette!

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Nov 4 (Oct 30-Nov 7) Ultra-limited load

November 5th, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Hello anglers:

We had some tough conditions today with lots of wind. We had a little action on smaller yellowtail and we released some and tagged a few. The wind backed off at noon so we were able to troll around a little. We had a couple people without a wahoo for this trip, so we let them troll and watch all the trolling rods.
 
One of our long time Searcher family members,  Pat Graham, was lucky enough to land a wahoo. We started travelling north this afternoon to try for yellowtail tomorrow on the coast.

Captain Art and Team Searcher

Happy about his wahoo!

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Nov 3 (Oct 30-Nov 7) Ultra-limited load

November 3rd, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Hello anglers:

The tuna fishing continues to be good and everyone now has plenty. The weather has changed significantly with more wind, so we’ll be watching where we go from here.

We were able to troll around this morning and had some wahoo action. We are hoping to try again after lunch.

Captain Art and Team Searcher

70# wahoo caught on the troll! 

Nov 32022

Nov 2 (Oct 30-Nov 7) Ultra-limited load

November 3rd, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Hello anglers:

Great action on 12-35# tuna this morning. The tuna started to bite before daylight and continued until 10 am. Everyone had a great chance  at landing a yellowfin. Live sardine was the best method.

We trolled for wahoo and found a few in the afternoon. There was some opportunities and half the group landed a wahoo.

Captain Art and Team Searcher

Matt caught this nice one on a wahoo bomb

Nov 32022

Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 203 (Fishing With Colt Snipers)

November 3rd, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Welcome back to Tackle Tip Thursday, anglers!

Fred Brandt, one of Seeker Fishing Rod‘s pro staffers, talks about the different ways you can use Colt Snipers while fishing tuna. He also introduces and explains how to use the “Snipper” from Lead Masters.

We still have a few spots open on our annual 7 day, Seeker-sponsored trip with Fred, himself! Not only is Fred incredibly knowledgeable and helpful at the rail — he’s a lot of fun, too! Book your long- range adventure and come fish with Fred and Team Searcher in October 2023.

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Nov 1 (Oct 30-Nov 7) Ultra-limited load

November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Hello anglers:

We arrived at the 13 fathom spot ths afternoon. We trolled around for an hour with no wahoo strikes, so we dropped the anchor.

We had some action on 12- 40 pound yellowfin tuna. We stayed busy until sunset and everyone had a chance at a tuna.

We are spending the night and trying again tomorrow.

Captain Art and Team Searcher

John and his 40# yellowfin tuna caught on live sardine

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Oct 31 (Oct 30-Nov 7) Ultra-limited load

November 1st, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Hello anglers:

It’s rigging day.

We had a seminar this morning to cover all the methods possible for the next few days on The Ridge. The great thing about The Ridge is the variety. When you cast out, you never know what you’re going to catch. We hope to have some action on yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, dorado and wahoo.

Everyone is in the process, with crew help, of getting set up for tomorrow afternoon.

Captain Art and Team Searcher

Shane adds new line to loaner gear in preparation for fishing at The Ridge

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