Trip 10, Pelagic Predators Charter, June 11-14
Good evening,
Trip 10 with Pelagic Predators Charter is off to a great start. Last night we experienced calm, flat weather and we were picking them all night long. Our anglers landed 30 bluefin tuna, ranging from 30 to 150 pounds. This morning we searched for yellowtail but didn’t catch any. Instead, we shifted to coding and had a successful day catching vermilion rock cod. Now, we’re waiting for it to get dark and looking to resume our tuna fishing.
Captain Jason and The Boys
Trip 9, June 7-10, 2024
Good afternoon,
Slow fishing for our first night. We saw some very good signs, but the fish didn’t bite all too well. However, with favorable effect we managed a handful of fish weighing 20-60 pounds. This morning, we had action, hooking and landing a handful of fish while fly lining 40 pounds. As this morning progressed, the fish had a change in attitude. We pointed west to the zone, where some guy’s experienced good fishing on the larger grade fish that we saw last night. Now we’re looking for action once the sun sets down.
Captain Jason and The Boys
Trip 8 – 2.5 Limited Load June 6, 2024
Good afternoon,
We had some good opportunities with big fish throughout the night. Although we didn’t see as many fish as the previous night, there were still plenty to stop on, and we got our shots. We’ve just started seeing them again this afternoon, and we’re hoping for another chance before heading home tonight.
Captain Mike and The Boys
Trip 8 – 2.5 Limited Load June 4-7, 2024
Good Afternoon,
Last night we spotted several 100+ lb. fish. Made it on scene around 2 a.m., after stopping the boat three times over some very large schools and had a few good opportunities. We’re seeing some activity this morning. We’ll see what the day brings.
Captain Mike and The Boys
Trip #7 May 31 – June 4, 2024
Good evening,
Today we went down to the beach and explored a new area. This morning, we saw a school of 25lb fish and had a brief opportunity with the sardines. Despite scouring the area, we didn’t see any other schools. We spent the day working our way up and found some nice schools on kelps, but they weren’t biting very well. This evening, we headed west and spotted some good schools of big fish, managing to get a few shots. Hopefully, we can keep scratching away tonight. The conditions are tough, though—it’s quite choppy.
Captain Mike and The Boys
Trip #6 2.5 Day Limited Load, May 28-31
Hello Anglers,
We had some good opportunities last night with 40-80 lb. fish throughout the night. We’re also seeing promising signs this afternoon, and it seems like things might be on the upswing.
Captain Mike and The Boys
Trip #5 Memorial Day Weekend – May 24-27
Good Morning Anglers!
We’ve had plenty of opportunities to catch bluefin this Memorial Day weekend. Reeled in a few ranging from 50 to 200 pounds.
Captain Mike and The Boys
Happy Anniversary, Searcher!
54 years ago, our beautiful vessel was launched in Newport Beach, CA by her builders, Bill and Ingrid Poole. What a proud moment that was, as the Cape Polaris entered the water after a year of construction, thus starting a new era of long-range sportfishing. How proud we were to continue that tradition!
I like to post on May 24 every year to share our Cape Polaris/Searcher Pride, and this year, I wanted to include a message of huge gratitude to all our followers and customers. The new team has taken over posting and so this will be my last.
I remember the first 100 Facebook followers in 2011 (now 9,000 followers) and the first dozen Instagram followers in 2015 (now 11,400 followers) like it was yesterday. We felt joy with every new connection we made, and the challenge to create content that would grow our audience.
We love the Poole family photos/memorabilia, like the Cape Polaris launch party photo featured in this post.
And in our first instagram posts (below), you can see we always liked posting photos of our beautiful Searcher, happy departure photos, fun marketing schemes, and anglers with a nice catch.
Thank you for making it a really great run! #capepolaris #1970proud #hooklineandsearcher
Captain Art (who never once posted, though we wanted you to think otherwise) and your OG land crew forever, celia
