Kevin Ward docked Searcher at Fisherman’s Landing August 9 after a three-day trip with 28 passengers.

“They need to stock more fish out there,” he joked, as he weighed the best of the catch.

Tom Meck of Buckeye, AZ won the jackpot for a 26-pound albacore. He bagged the longfin with a sardine on a 3/0 Mustad hook on 25-pound P-line. He fished with a Torium 20 reel and a Shimano seven-foot rod.

Dan Carrier of Irvine won second place for a 21.4-pound yellowtail and retired fisheries biologist Steve Crooke of Irvine won third place, for a 21.2-pound yellowtail.

Young Stick Is Hot

Tanner Huffer of San Clemente is 15 and already a waterman, on the surf team at San Clemente High. He took a ride on the Searcher with skipper Art Taylor, and came back to Fisherman’s Landing with a first-place fish.

The trip was an Izorline Open, and chartermistress Shauna Barton was aboard as a rep. She presented Tanner with the Izorline Trophy, after Searcher regular Mark Seals of Cambria made a generous offer.

The pair were tied for first place, with identical 35.2-pound albacore. “Let Tanner have it,” said Seals. “He earned it.”

Tanner said he fished a sardine on 20-pound Izorline, an Avet SX-2 reel and a Kencor seven-foot rod.

Tanner and Seals posed with Steve Kivo of Camarillo, who had the third-place fish, a 33.6-pound albacore. The albacore bit better for Searcher anglers than they have for anyone else just recently, so there may be hope yet that they’ll stick around through the fall months.

Kelp-paddy hopping anyone?

Searcher Finds Some Mossbacks

Art Taylor docked his Searcher at Fisherman’s Landing July 27 following a five-day trip that visited Cedros Island. Some big yellowtail were taken there, including the first one caught, by Joe Dunn, 88 and a San Diego icon, the former owner of the Champ.

Matt Rohrs of Placentia got first place for his personal best yellowtail, a 49.8-pounder. He said he fooled it with a Salas 7X jig in green sardine swirl color. He used Izorline XXX line on a Torium 20 reel and a Calstar 800H rod to do the job in ten minutes.

Jack Simplicio of Redondo Beach won second place for a 33.2-pound yellowtail, and Matt Gilchrist of Long Beach took third place for a 36.6-pound yellowtail. They were joined by Tyler Kimbrough with a nice dorado.

By Bill Roecker

Art Taylor docked his Searcher July 22 after a five-day trip with 20 anglers, many from Idaho.

“We got limits of yellowtail at the south end of Cedros Island,” he said, “and some bigger ones in the bull kelp nearby. And we fished offshore for a mix of bluefin, albacore and yellows.”

Richard Yoshioka of La Palma won first place for a 37.2-pound yellowtail. He said he caught it with a sardine on a 3/0 Eagle Claw hook, 30-pound Big Game line, a Torium 30 reel and a Shimano eight-foot rod.

Brad Green of Middleton Idaho won second place for a 34.5-pounder, and Justin Buchanan of Nampa, ID was third, for a 33.2-pound yellowtail.

There are still spots available for the 4-day trip Jun 27-Jul 1 and the timing looks perfect for albacore! It’s a Penn University Open with the fantastic Penn rep, Steve Carson. Check out the giveaways he is bringing: * A goodie bag with Owner hooks, a Sumo jig and more for each person on board * A nice raffle prize * A prize for the first yellowtail, albacore and tuna * A special prize for the “Master Jig Caster” [iron fish] and the “True Sportsman” [as voted by crew]. * The jackpot winner will get a Penn Torque reel/Penn BlueWater rod combo [$500 value] along with a nice trophy.

Hey anglers!

It’s a new year and we’ve got a new program to encourage you to bring a new friend fishing.

Talk up the fun of fishing with your friends and family!
If you bring a new angler* aboard Searcher in 2008, we’ll thank you with a free gift on the day of departure. Gifts include certificates for Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop, Five Star Fish Processing, Guy Harvey fishing gear, Izorline products, Fish Trap Lures, Let’s Talk Hook-Up memberships, Zuker Lures, Braid Products and lunch at Point Loma Seafoods with Captain Art!

You’ll also be eligible to win a free Shimano rod and reel–AND a 3-day trip in 2009!
Each time you bring a new angler fishing with you, we’ll enter your name in a season-long raffle. Captain Art will draw the winner’s name for the grand prize on the last fishing trip for 2008.

Supporters:

• Fishermans Landing Tackle Shop–www.saltwatertackle.com –(619) 221-8506
• Five Star Processing–www.fivestarfishprocessing.com–(619) 299-9996
• Guy Harvey Shirts–www.guyharveyshirts.com –(888) 871-0110
• Izorline–www.izorline.com–(562) 531-6000
• Braid Products–www.braidproducts.com–(800) 716-4558
• Shimano–www.shimano.com–(949) 951-5003
• Let’s Talk Hook-up–www.hookup1090.com
• Point Loma Seafoods — www.pointlomaseafoods.com
• Zuker Lures–619-433-9979

  Rules:

1. One free gift per trip. Bring a new angler on more than one trip and receive a gift for each.
2. One entry in the raffle per gift received.
3. Offer good for 3-day trips or longer in 2008 only.
4. You must mention the new angler at the time of reservation.
5. *New angler must not already be on our existing mailing list.
6. We reserve the right to end the giveaways at any time.
7. Promotion for 2008 new anglers only.