Trip #15: August 19-21 (1.5 day)
Good morning anglers,
We’ve had a great morning on the bluefin today. We caught our limit of 25-40lb bluefin before lunch! The key today was 25lb fluorocarbon and a small circle hook: 1 or 1/0. We’re off to go look for some yellowtail this afternoon.
Captain Mike and the boys
Father and daughter Jeff and Jolene with a stock size bluefin tuna from this morning!
Good evening anglers,
We were able to scratch up some yellowtail this afternoon. Conditions were not quite right, but the ones we caught were all quality. The go-to set up was a fly-lined sardine on 40lb. We also caught some on the yoyo jigs.
Captain Mike and the boys
A sample of our afternoon’s catch of yellowtail
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 113 (Surgeon’s Knot)
Today is Tackle Tip Thursday! Today we have Wendy from Izorline! Wendy gives us a great Tackle Tip for you. Wendy walks us through how to tie a Surgeon’s Knot. (Monofilament “mono” to fluorocarbon connection knot.) Great for getting your hook back in the water. Looking for an offshore retreat with all women and you can fish with Wendy? You are in luck our lady angler trip leaves tomorrow and there are still spots available. Click the link to hook your spot.
Thank you Wendy from Izorline for the great Tackle Tip and all the information.
Extended 1.5 day: Aug 17-19
Hello all,
Beautiful weather today with light winds, calm seas, and sunny skies! We have had steady action with plenty of opportunities to land a bluefin tuna and an occasional yellowtail. There appears to be lots of fish here so hopefully it will stick around for awhile and all of us can take advantage of this good fishing. The method of choice is live sardine with 25-30 pound line and fluorocarbon with a 2/0 J hook or a 2/0 circle hook. Changing your bait regularly is the key.
Captain Art and Team Searcher
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Here is a happy customer with a nice bluefin. The method of choice is live sardine with 25-30 pound line and fluorocarbon with a 2/0 J hook or a 2/0 circle hook. Changing your bait regularly is the key.
Trip #13: August 14-17 (3 day) Captain Potatohead Memorial Fundraiser
Hello anglers,
We stayed in the same area and had our chances at landing yellowfin tuna and dorado today. We saw the same sign of fish for most of the morning, but there was a better percentage of nice size tuna. Here is Rich and Dave with a couple of 30 pound fish one landed on live bait and the other on a surface lure.
The weather is tremendous with no wind and calm seas. We had good fishing, great people and tons of fun. Thanks to Bob Bower and Mike Wicen for gathering and raffling off all the goodies. it was all for a great cause in honor of our great friend Dick Uranga. We’ll share all the totals donated to PanCan after the trip. We can’t say enough thank you’s to our sponsors: Fishermans Processing, Melton Tackle, Seeker Rods, and more, plus all the hard work of Dick Uranga’s friends for keeping his spirit alive on Searcher!
Captain Art and Team Searcher
Rich and Dave with 30 pound fish: one landed on live bait and the other on a surface lure.
Trip #13: August 14-17 (3 day) Captain Potatohead Memorial Fundraiser
Hello anglers,
We are having a decent morning with some action on yellowtail, dorado and yellowfin tuna. They are coming in as mixed sizes from small (released) to 30 pound tuna. Everyone is having a great time with great weather, lots of giveaways and raffle prizes donated by generous sponsors in honor of Dick Uranga.
Thank you to Melton International Tackle and Robert Aguirre for donations!
More later,
Captain Art and Team Searcher
Maria reeled in a nice tuna after hooked by Capt Mike on a surface lure
Hello anglers,
We had a great day of fishing with action throughout the day. Yellowtail and dorado in the morning, and yellowfin tuna in the afternoon. Plenty of opportunities to catch a fish and have some fun.
The annual grand prize for our Captain Potatohead raffle is is a rod and reel combo donated by Seeker Rods and Searcher. It comes complete with line on it so whoever wins it can use during the trip. Our good friend Terry Onishi custom wraps the rod in the same colors as our friend Dick Uranga’s rods were wrapped! This year, the winner is longtime Potatohead angler, Matt Aguirre, and then he proceeded to land a yellowtail with that rod and reel combo.
Raffle proceeds will be added to other money donated to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Dickie’s preferred charity. We are hoping for a record donation for 2020, and we’ll announce the Sportsperson of the trip who will receive $1000 credit on the trip next year. (This money was raised by a second jackpot and will be matched by us and added to the donation.)
And secret photos will prove that the schenanigans started by Dickie are underway on the trip too!
Captain Art and Team Searcher
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Potatohead angler Matt with a special rod/reel combo, and its first fish
Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 112 (Bait Selection)
Tackle Tip Thursday is here! We have Captain Art and team Searcher who gives us a great Tackle Tip. Team Searcher shows us all about how to find the perfect bait and what to look for. We show you all the steps for bait selection at the bait receivers at Everingham Bros Bait Co.
A special thank you to Everingham Bros Bait Co. for all you do and having the best bait and service. Thank you so much Captain Art and Team Searcher for the great Tackle Tip and all the information.
Private Charter August 10-14 (3.5 day) trip
Good morning anglers,
After catching limits of bluefin tuna yesterday, the catching is much tougher this morning. We are still seeing signs in the bluefin tuna zone, it’s just harder to get a bite. We’re hoping it’s a time of day thing, and we’ll be ready for the afternoon.
Captain Mike and the boys
Steve got this 30# bluefin sliding into a sonar school on 30lb test
Private Charter August 10-14 (3.5 day) trip
Good morning anglers,
We’re off to a great start here on the bluefin grounds this morning. We had a nice long drift on some biting bluefin tuna and have been scratching late morning early afternoon. Very good sign of 20-40lb fish. We’re catching them on the flyline and the sinker rig. We suffered quite a few casualties this morning but I think we’ve worked the bugs out.
Captain Mike and the boys
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Chartermaster Kevin and crewman Justin with a 30lb bluefin tuna
Good evening anglers,
We had a great day on the bluefin tuna! We ended up catching our limit for the day. They bit pretty much all day. The most successful ways of hooking them were on the sinker rig and fly lined baits on 30lb test. Here is Bryan with a 20lb bluefin tuna he caught on the sinker.
Captain Mike and the boys
Bryan caught this 20lb bluefin tuna on the sinker