Oct 14 (Oct 8-15) Ultra-limited load
Hello anglers,
We moved northwest overnight in very choppy conditions including a lot of wind. We found a very large kelp finally but it didn’t have very much dorado associated with it. We landed a few dorado and these two lucky anglers got a nice fish off it. Dale caught his wahoo on 40# mono and a colt sniper with a small treble hook. Dennis let his shiny lure sink a little deeper and landed this 50# yellowfin. There were plenty of small tuna that we released.
We are headed home with hopes of better weather north of here.
Captain Art and Team Searcher
Oct 13 (Oct 8-15) Ultra limited load
Hello all,
We had a repeat of yesterday morning with a chance at tuna, yellowtail, dorado, and wahoo. Good action again!
We are headed north later today to try for yellowtail on the coast to finish the trip.
Captain Art and Team Searcher
Rico and his wahoo!
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 200 (Gaffing Goals)
Welcome to our 200th volume of Tackle Tip Thursday!
We couldn’t have done it without the support and dedication of you anglers and subscribers. Thank you! This week Captain Art details how to keep the process of gaffing your fish successful, to ensure that you get it on the deck and into your freezer. For safety purposes our crew makes that final step to capture your fish, but there are a few dos and don’ts, so be sure to tune in and get the guidance straight from the captain’s mouth.
Thank you to all the pro staffers, dedicated anglers, tackle shop experts and manufacturers and crew members that have made Tackle Tip Thursday that hit that it is. Here’s to another 200 volumes!
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Oct 11 (Oct 8-15) Ultra limited load
Yesterday afternoon was dissapointing with very little sign of fish where we stopped to try. We thought we had a chance with 77-degree, blue water on the ridge. In October it’s almost a guarantee, but not this day.
We moved down to the next spot on The Ridge and started with some action this morning on yellowfin tuna up to 40 pounds and some wahoo. We released several small tuna. Here is Shane with an assist on wahoo landed using 30 pound line, a wire leader, and a live sardine. Hoping for some more action later.
Captain Art and Team Searcher
Shane helping John with his wahoo score this morning!
Hello anglers,
A great day of fishing The Ridge with action most of the day. We had variety, with a chance at wahoo, yellowfin tuna, dorado and yellowtail. You didn’t know what you were going to catch when you put a lure or a bait out there.
We are staying the night and trying for a repeat tomorrow.
Captain Art and Team Searcher
George and a nice yellowfin caught on a live sardine
Oct 9 (Oct 8-15) Ultra limited load
Hello anglers,
Today is a travel day. We are headed to The Ridge and will arrive tomorrow around lunchtime. We had a seminar this morning after breakfast as just a review, since everyone aboard has been with us before.
We will have everyone rigged up and ready to go today. Our crew is checking all gear to make sure anglers are ready. Shane is adjusting the drag on an outfit which is one of the keys to success. Having the correct drag setting for the line class you have is very important.
Capt Art and Team Searcher
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Oct 7 (Oct 1-8) Seeker sponsored 7-day
Good afternoon,
We had one fish in the dark last night and didn’t see a whole lot of sign after that, so we opted to shut it down and get some rest. We see a little bit of sign this morning. We had one good shot at these 30-80# bluefin just before lunch and we’re hoping we get another before we call it a trip.
Captain Mike and the boys
Oct 6 (Oct 1-8) Seeker-sponsored 7-day
Good morning,
We arrived on scene late last night, but we still managed a few beauties: 50-180# bluefin tuna. They weren’t biting well, but we worked at it and had a few opportunities.
We’re getting a little daytime action now on 50# fish in a long, plunker-style drift. We also have beautiful weather–what more could you ask for? Fly line on 40lb test is what were catching them on. We’re loosing quite a few, and it’s possible there’s some bigger fish around that are coming through and messing us up.
Captain Mike and the boys
Congrats, Jim!
Good evening,
We’ve had some good action today plunking away on 30-90# bluefin. We definitely have been hooking some bigger fish this afternoon, but not really landing a whole lot of them. We’re getting some good opportunities and have managed to scrape up a good day here.
Very fun fishing and the weather is calm. We’re going to see what tonight brings.
Captain Mike and the boys
Fall Forecast Overview and Tackle Tips
Captain Art here to report on current conditions and field reports from Alijos Rocks and The Ridge, which could be destinations for our upcoming fall long-range trips.
Wahoo and yellowfin tuna have been biting at the Rocks. The wahoo are 25-50# and the yellowfin are 10-40#. The Ridge has warm water and we are seeing yellowtail (10-30#) and yellowfin tuna (10-40#). Dorado (5-20#) are biting offshore and boats are catching yellowtail on the coast. We could be targeting them on the way home.
Looks to be an exciting fall season with good variety of target species!
We are attaching a couple of recent Tackle Tip Thursday videos on wahoo. We’ll post a few more as we get closer!