Captain’s Blog

Good afternoon,

On Saturday morning, the Searcher set out on its trip #45, a 7-Day Ultra Limited Load. By Monday, after two days of travel, we reached the southern waters and picked up right where we left off. The tuna fishing was fantastic once again, with catches ranging from 30 to 80 pounds. Yesterday’s action was as good as it gets!

This morning (Tuesday), we had some great action, landing skinnies along with some nice tunas mixed in. The weather is flat and calm, and the signs are good!

#46, 7-Day Ultra Limited Load, October 12th – 19th
#48, 8-Day Ultra Limited Load, October 27th – November 4th
#50, 2-Day Offshore, November 12th – 14th
#51, 3-Day Offshore, November 14th – 17th

Be sure to check out our 2025 schedule! Stay tuned—more trips will be added soon!

Captain Mike and The Boys

Good morning,

It’s day six of our Seeker Rods sponsored trip and we’ve spent the last couple days working up the beach with plenty of coverage. Yesterday, we got into a good volume of yellowtail. While the bite wasn’t as hot as we hoped, we managed to scratch out a good day.

There’s still time to book a last-minute trip this year!!

#46 Ultra Limited Load – 7 Day – 10-12-2024 to 10-19-2024
#48 Ultra Limited Load – 8 Day – 10-27-2024 to 11-04-2024
#50 2-Day Offshore – 2 Day – 11-12-2024 to 11-14-2024
#51 3-Day Offshore – 3 Day 11-14-2024 to 11-17-2024

Be sure to check out our 2025 schedule! Stay tuned—more trips will be added soon!

Captain Mike and The Boys

Good evening,

Searcher drove out Sunday morning on Matt Boone’s 4-day charter, September 22nd – 26th. Yesterday we headed down the Baja coast to target yellowtail. We had solid action on mixed-grade yellowtail until mid-afternoon when we left to return to the bluefin grounds.

Captain Mike and The Boys

Good afternoon,

Good signs again today. Most of the fish we saw were 60-90 lbs, but they were tough to hook. We managed to pick off a few throughout the day and had a sundowner bite on 30-40 lb fish. There’s plenty of fish around, but they haven’t cooperated much over the past couple of days.

Captain Mike and The Boys

Good afternoon,

Searcher drove out Thursday morning on a 3-day limited load. Friday, there were some good schools around, but it was really tough to get a bite. However, today we’re starting to see signs of bigger fish, and hopefully, we’ll get a shot soon.”

Captain Mike and The Boys

Good morning,

We set out Monday on the Rich Denio 3-day charter with Knee Deep Brewing Company. The last couple of days were spent on the bank, battling choppy weather on both Monday and Tuesday. We had several chances in the mornings, but afternoons were slow with a few picks. After camping out on Tuesday night, we had similar opportunities the next morning. Fortunately, Wednesday brought better weather, allowing us to explore more. Later that afternoon, we encountered some larger fish, with a promising sign of 60-100 pounders. Although we had a few bites, none made it to the boat. By late Wednesday evening, time ran out, and we had to head back.

Captain Mike and The Boys

Good evening,

Searcher set out early Friday morning on the Penn Reel-sponsored trip. We arrived on the scene around 8:30 PM last night and managed to catch a few fish throughout the night, with weights ranging from 40 to 60 pounds, before moving to the daytime fishing area. Today, we’ve had a steady pick of 18 to 30-pound fish using fly-lined baits in nice weather. We’re preparing to pull anchor and head back to the night zone for this evening’s fishing.

Captain Mike and The Boys

Good afternoon,

Searcher drove out Labor Day morning on trip #35, 2-day offshore, September 2-4, 2024.  Last night we had a couple good opportunities on 80-200+ pound fish. Today, we’re on the anchor in beautiful weather, scratching away at 20-80lbers with a few big yellowtails mixed in.

Captain Mike and The Boys