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Jun 52022

Jun 4 (2.5 day) Offshore

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

Good evening,

We saw some incredible sign of bluefin today, but it was very difficult to get a bite.  We managed to catch a few on lures when we got on scene here last night.  But today has been very tough catching.

We’re hoping for some action tonight.  The fish we’re seeing are 20-200lbs.

Captain Mike and the boys

Jun 22022

Jun 2 (2.5-day) Offshore

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

Good morning,

We got into an area of fish at about 4am and got a few bluefin on the flat falls.  We started seeing less and less sign of fish later in the morning, however but we see them now. They’re floating and we’re able to board a few up.  These are  50-100lb fish and we’re hooking them mostly on sinker rigs  and a few on artificial lures.

Captain Mike and the boys

Good evening,

We scratched up a couple handfuls of 90lb bluefin on the sinker rigs and the lures this afternoon just like this morning. We saw an incredible sign of fish all day today they just were not in the right mode for daytime catching.  We’re hoping they want to bite tonight.

Captain Mike and the boys

Jun 22022

Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 184 (Top-notch Top Shot)

June 2nd, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Happy Tackle Tip Thursday!

Welcome back to another helpful tip from Vince at the world- famous Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop. He explains how your top shot should look and feel to optimize your chance of landing fish.

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May 292022

May 29 (3-day) Memorial Day

May 29th, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good morning anglers,

Wer’e drifting today isntead of driving around all day and night, so it’s a better day!

We couldn’t find the spots up we saw in the afternoon yesterday when the sun went down.  So we relocated to a different zone and caught a couple 50lbers last night.  This morning all we see is big ones and they’re are biting.

The fish are 80-180lbs and we haven’t caught one under 100. They’re all coming on the sinker rigs.  They’re very hard to catch and we’re losing a lot of them at the moment.

If you are coming on an upcoming trip, make sure you bring a rail rod and large 2-speed reel with 80-100lb.

Captain Mike and the boys

Congrats John!

Good evening anglers,

We plunked on these big fish all afternoon.  They bit all day today, and though it was better in the morning, we were still seeing them and getting bites in the afternoon.

Lots of heartbreaks today, lots of opportunity. A sinker rig on 80lb was the go-to outfit for best success.  Any fish we hooked on 60lb, ended up getting away. These fish are no joke.  We tried a few schools in the dark before heading home, but our anglers are exhausted, so we’re going to call it and end on a high note here.

Captain Mike and the boys

May 282022

May 28 (3 day) Memorial Day Weekend

May 28th, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good morning anglers,

Last night we had some phenomenal fishing on 20-30lb bluefin tuna on the flat falls.  They bit all night long, and the anglers who stayed up and wanted to catch ’em did a nice job.

We’re trying to find some larger models for today and tonight.

Captain Mike and the boys

Brothers Josh and Keegan caught the first fish of the night

Good evening anglers,

We had a long day today. We didn’t see much until late afternoon.  But we started seeing some incredible sign of 100-200lb fish late in the day. We managed to capture one and it was a good one, right around 160lbs.  We are seeing this larger fish again after sunset.

Hoping for a big night tonight.

Captain Mike and the boys

Our angler from Texas caught the big one tonight

May 262022

May 26 (2.5 day) Offshore fishing

May 26th, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good morning,

We had one opportunity last night on these bluefin on the flat falls. At around midnight they pulled a dissapearing act, so we relocated down the coast and are starting to see large schools of mixed grade (25-150lbs). They aren’t cooperating at the moment, maybe this afternoon.

Captain Mike and the boys

Good evening,

We have been scratching away at these bluefin all afternoon. We’ve had stops for 1-5 fish on fly lined baits, sinker rigs, and colt snipers. Pretty incredible amount of fish around at the moment.  We’re not seeing it as the sun sets but we’re going to fish a little tonight and until we have to go home.

Captain Mike and the boys

May 262022

Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 183 (Double Jam Knot Demo)

May 26th, 2022|Categories: Captain Mike's Blog, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Happy Tackle Tip Thursday!

This week we are wrapping up our month of Captain Art tackle tip videos in honor of his 40 years as owner and operator of Searcher. When you are looking for a strong knot to use with an artificial lure, don’t forget about the double San Diego jam knot!

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