Out with the Cats, In with the Deere’s!
Today was a BIG day for Searcher! New engines and generators were installed today, one more step in our 2022 repower project!
- New generator in place
- New engine getting into place
- New view of engine room
Today was a BIG day for Searcher! New engines and generators were installed today, one more step in our 2022 repower project!
Welcome back to Tackle Tip Thursday, anglers!
Welcome to another week of Tackle Tip Thursday, anglers! This week we will getting some more tips from one of our beloved pro staffers from Seeker Fishing Rods, Fred Brandt! The proper way to handle your rod is demonstrated and Fred suggests how to correct some “bad habits” he notices anglers practicing. Big thanks to Fred Brandt and Seeker Fishing Rods for their amazing support of Tackle Tip Thursday!
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Welcome back to Tackle Tip Thursday, anglers!
Thank you for joining us for the second half of our instruction for drag settings on your reel. Captain Art explains in detail the importance of having the right drag setting so you have the best opportunity to win the battle at the rail.
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Searcher’s new John Deere engines are waiting to be installed, but first we remove the 22-year old Caterpillar engines on November 30, 2022.
Team Searcher is proud to support returning military heroes as they enjoy a fishing trip, provided for free thanks to the San Diego Angler Foundation “Warriors on the Water” program. We sold 2022 limited-edition camo hoodies and donated 10% of each one to WOW!
Thank you to our anglers for donations and supporting a great cause.
You can donate directly to this fantastic program on this Giving Tuesday (or any day) here: DONATE TO WARRIORS ON THE WATER

Hello Searcher family,
We just ran the old Caterpillar main engines for the last time! We are starting our repower project now and replacing them with Tier 3 John Deere engines.
The old engines will come out next Wednesday.
We are so grateful for these engines that provided us with great service for the past 22 years.
Captain Art and Team Searcher

On this Small Business Saturday, Art and I are grateful to all our anglers for their business. You, and the rest of our Team Searcher, make this family operation a reality!
Thank you from the bottoms of our hearts, Captain Clicker and celia

Welcome to another episode of Tackle Tip Thursday! Logan, a longtime Searcher angler, is here this week stressing the importance of being prepared for the important task of bait making on your long range adventures. Thank you, Logan!
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Good evening,
We started on The Ridge this morning where we caught tuna our first day down here. We saw almost not sign at all, but we stuck it out until 11 a.m. But it became obvious that it was a bust–the water had rolled over.
We took off looking for a kelp and after about 4 hours, Captain Ryan spotted a 30-ft kelp from a few miles away with dorado jumping on it. We scored on this one. All you want yellowfin tuna, all you want dorado and a few lucky guys got a wahoo.
We’re headed up for yellowtail on the beach tomorrow.
Captain Mike and the boys

Good evening,
We got up to the area around Isla Natividad around 9am and started seeing fish right away. We’ve been picking and scratching all day. We have been seeing fish all day. They are not that eager but we’re putting a nice day together. Yo-yo was the best, but we are catching some on the dropper loops as well. Beautiful grade at 17-20#and a few 25-30# fish mixed in.
We’re rolling up. Going to do a few cod drifts for our last day of the season tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing everyone out next year
Happy holidays,
Captain Mike and the boys
