Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 122 (Haywire twist)
It’s Tackle Tip Thursday! Today we have Searcher Team member Justin talking Wahoo. Justin gives us the the run down on a must use knot for the wahoo season. It’s time to stock up before the season begins. He teaches us how to do the haywire twist knot. You will need a lure such as the Raider lure, wire 60# (is what justin suggests) and line. Huge thank you to Justin for the great tackle tip.
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Trip #29: Oct 18-25 (7 day) Ultra-limited Load
Good evening anglers,
We looked at a lot of unproductive kelps this morning in beautiful 74.5 degree water. We decided to slide into the beach this afternoon to try for some yellowtail. We found some, but they just did not want to bite. We managed a handful of 18-22lb yellowtail and this 40lb sea bass! We will be on the beach again tomorrow looking for yellowtail.
Captain Mike and the boys
Pat caught this 40# sea bass on a dropper loop
Trip #29: Oct 18-25 (7 day) Ultra-limited Load
Good evening anglers,
We’ve been scratching on these big bluefin all day here most of them are 120-150lbs everyone got one today. Very good sign in this zone today. The 30-50lb bluefin we’ve been seeing did not want to bite until after the sun went down. We had a bit of a ripper on the flat falls this evening during dinner for the guys who wanted to try on the 30-50lbers with some 90lbers mixed in. That’s your hot Tackle Tip from the tuna grounds. It was a great way to end the day here. We’re going to start traveling south tonight and see what the next few days brings.
Captain Mike and the boys
Here’s Bob with a 150lber.
Trip #28: Oct 10-17 (7 day) Ultra-limited Load
Good afternoon anglers,
We made a pit stop on our way home and scraped up a couple handfuls of yellowtail this morning. We didn’t catch many but they were all big ones (18-25lbs). They all came on the yo-yo lure. We were fishing deeper today so the full size salas 6x and the tady 4/0 were the way to go. Here’s Justin and Dale again with a nice one to finish off the trip with.
Captain Mike and the boys
A beautiful yellowtail to finish off the trip!
Trip #28: Oct 10-17 (7 day) Ultra-limited Load
Good morning anglers,
We’ve had a great morning here steadily picking on mixed grade yellowtail. They’re all coming on the yoyos and the fly lined sardine. The fish are 10-30lbs, with most of them are in the 15 lb range. A handful are 28-30lbs. Good steady action here. We’ll check back later.
Captain Mike and the boys
p.s. Check out the new Tackle Tip Thursday on yo-yo irons!
Paul and our first fish of the day
Good evening anglers,
Our bite in the morning tapered off just before lunch so we took off in search of more. We were not disappointed. We had a sonar school this afternoon of 12-15lb biting yellowtail. Fly-lined baits and yo yo jigs were the best method again. We’re going to be traveling up the line and fishing the beach somewhere again tomorrow.
Captain Mike and the boys
Chuck’s nice one!
Trip #28: Oct 10-17 (7 day) Ultra-limited Load
Good afternoon anglers,
We’re traveling down the line today to be in position for yellowtail tomorrow morning. We’ve been looking for a dorado kelp all morning. We found the golden ticket just before lunch. It’s “aquarium style fishing” on 8-14lb dorado. Good action on some biting fish!
We’re going to be traveling the rest of the day.
Captain Mike and the boys
Here’s Dale with one of our larger models
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 121 (Yo-yo fishing)
Tackle Tip Thursday is here! Today we have a special guest, Fred from Seeker Fishing Rods! Fred gives us the rundown of all the things you need for yo-yo fishing. You will need a 40#-50#rod, with little piece of mono. Lures: Salas 6x junior, Salas 6x, or a Salas 7x heavy.
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Trip #28: Oct 10-17 (7 day) Ultra-limited Load
Good evening anglers,
We had a very long morning driving around looking for these big bluefin. They pulled a “no show” until late afternoon. We got on them about 4pm and they wanted to bite pretty good, especially right before the sun went down. Here’s a few from today’s catch. We’re going to be looking for a kelp in the morning and fishing for yellowtail in the afternoon somewhere on the beach.
Captain Mike and the boys
Late afternoon bluefin bite