Hello anglers; We had a great day of fishing with everyone landing a yellowfin tuna and plenty of opportunity to land more. The sizes of the fish are awesome, with all the fish being over 25 pounds and a few fish over 40 pounds. Lots of fun had by all. The photo is one of those 40 pound fish caught on a Shimano flat fall lure by Bob Rhatigan. 
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Hello anglers: Good fishing this morning for yellowfin tuna! All the fish are in the 25-35 pound range. We have been drifting for over 2 hours with the same school of fish. The weather is calm and sunny. Today’s photo is of Capt Art and Richard Blumenberg from Pacific Palasides with a nice yellowfin. 
Richard used one of our loaner outfits to land this fish: a small 2-speed reel, a Calstar rod with 40 pound line, a 2/0 J hook and a live mackerel.
More later,
Team Searcher
Kim Burkhart and friends!
Each individual who submits a question to our Searcher captains will be entered into a monthly drawing for a FREE tackle swag bag, courtesy of our generous sponsors. The next prize drawing will be held on AUGUST 31!
Submit your question via email to jen@searchersportfishing.com with “Ask A Captain!” in the subject line. I’ll hunt down answers from our captains and post for all to see. Selected questions and answers will be posted every week on www.searchersportfishing.com and Facebook.
What are you waiting for? Send in your question! Good luck!
-Jen
Saturday, August 29 from 7-9 a.m. on AM 1090 radio–the Mighty 1090! Set your alarm, make the coffee, and tune in. Even better, call in and ask your question–858-457-1090. Stay tuned for prizes and incentives!
Hello anglers: We were lucky to find a kelp paddy that was seen yesterday by another boat and we had some action on dorado and small yellowfin tuna. All the novices on this charter are doing well and everyone is catching fish. The weather is calm and overcast. Today’s photo is of Capt Ryan and Ulysses Ramos-Ochoa from La Puente, CA and a nice size dorado.
More later, Team Searcher
Bootz and the Searcher crew have been super busy fishing, but we make time to watch ourselves on TV! Set your DVR for Tuesday, August 25 at 2:30 p.m. PST on Fox Sports West. (channels 29 or 1029 for Cox in San Diego) It’s our turn to be featured on Inside Sportfishing with Michael Fowlkes.
Hello anglers: We had a great day of fishing for yellowtail today! The morning was the best, and then after lunch we just managed to keep one fish hooked. We had a few exotics with a nice bluefin tuna. Today’s photo is of Robert Aguirre of Fullerton is pictured with a nice 40-pound bluefin tuna.
One of the highlights today was a fresh yellowtail poke prepared by Ed Greta who filleted and cut up the fish, and Derek Taguchi of Fishbonz Restaurant added his recipe for the poke. It was great! Thanks to Ed and Derek.
Team Searcher
Hello anglers: We had a great morning, with most of what we caught today before noon. We struggled to find something that wanted to bite this afternoon. It was a great day with good weather and some quality fish. John Aguirre from LA landed a 42-pound yellowfin tuna and Dean Benavidas from Burbank is pictured with a good-size yellowfin.
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