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Jun 11 (Jul 9-12) 2.5 day Limited load

June 12th, 2023|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good evening,
We saw a lot of fish throughout the day today but it was very tough to get a bite. We got a quick shot on the school-grade right at sundown.
We drifted after dark and caught a couple more small ones, then the big ones got on us and we started hooking them. We didn’t fare too well, but we did manage to deck a couple more 100lb fish.  We’re headed in now in nice weather.
Captain Mike and the boys

Jun 10 (Jul 9-12) 2.5 day Limited load

June 11th, 2023|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good afternoon,
We arrived on scene last night at about 10pm we had a stop for three 100lb bluefin, and then that was it. We drove around for hours and didn’t like what we were seeing. So we took off around 3am and made a big move. We’re seeing more fish than we’ve seen all year  and we’re picking away at 50-150lb fish right now on the sinker rigs.
Hopefully they’re in the mood tonight.
Captain Mike and the boys

Good looking trio!

Cancellations and Waitlist

June 9th, 2023|Captain Mike's Blog, Did You Know?|

Hello anglers!
We are receiving a large number of cancellations on long-held spots for 2023 trips. If you haven’t yet, please add yourself to wait lists for trips and we’ll call when a spot is open. Many anglers are getting that happy call right now!

Please recheck the trip dates you have booked, consider getting trip insurance, and give us as much notice as possible if you have to cancel so we can replace your spot and can then issue your refund.

We know anglers had to book their spot months ago, and with insurance and advance planning, we can make this work if change is needed.

Thank you from the land crew!

Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 222 (All-around Tuna Outfit)

June 8th, 2023|Captain Mike's Blog, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Happy Tackle Tip Thursday!

What is a good “first tuna trip” outfit, or a really good all-around outfit for much of the bluefin tuna fishing out of San Diego? Steve Carson with Penn Fishing covers that topic with suggestions and tips for first-time tuna anglers and experienced anglers looking for a go-to outfit for current fishing conditions.

To review our tackle suggestions for your upcoming trip, click here:SEARCHER TACKLE SUGGESTIONS

🎣Reel in more Tackle Tips here! Subscribers get hooked up to new videos first!

 

Jun 8 (Jun 6-9) 2.5 day Steve Savage charter

June 7th, 2023|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good evening,
We were able to stay drifting for most of the morning on a couple different stops. It was slow plunking on 20-25lb fish, with light line, small hook finesse fishing.  Very fun morning.
After lunch we lost track of the school-grade fish, so we slid back down to where we were seeing all the fish last night and got on it pretty quickly.  Very impressive sign of this 50-100lb fish. We were not able to catch it though.  We had one opportunity where we got a few bites and we only landed one 90lb fish for our afternoon efforts.
We’ll see what happens tonight.
Captain Mike and the boys
Good morning,
We  saw very nice schools of 60-100lb fish last night. We had a few good shots it seemed like it was over by midnight.  We’ll see what happens today
Captain Mike and the boys

Jun 7 (Jun 6-9) 2.5 day Steve Savage charter

June 7th, 2023|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good morning,
We got on scene last night around 10:30 and saw very good sign of 50-90lb fish most of the night. But getting a bite was a different story. We stopped a dozen or so times on large schools, but only managed to catch one fish.
We’re seeing some good schools of these 25lbers now and we’re plunking away this morning.  We’ll check in later. Nice weather and a little bit of biting fish.
Captain Mike and the boys

Jun 4 (Jun 2-5) 2.5 day Limited Load

June 4th, 2023|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good evening,
We moved down the beach last night to look for different fish, biting fish to be specific.  We got on some new bluefin tuna. We had one shot at them but they were bigger than we anticipated and we didn’t fare well.  After that it was back to bluefin watching most of the day. We broke off in the afternoon to do some yellowtail fishing for a few hours.
We’re back on the hunt for tuna now, hoping to get a shot before we have to go home tonight.
Captain Mike and the boys

Jun 3 (Jun 2-5) 2.5 day Limited Load

June 3rd, 2023|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Good afternoon,
 
Mid-day check here: we’re seeing some very nice schools of these 100-180lb bluefin this morning its pretty tough to get a bite, but we’ve been drifting with fish on us and we’ve been picking away at them. It’s all been on 80 or 100lb sinker or dropshot rigs.  Beautiful weather.  We’ll check back later.
 
How to avoid tangles in your sinker rig: https://youtu.be/zkA1jqHXXD0
 
Captain Mike and the boys

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