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Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 102 (Spectra)

June 4th, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Tackle Tip Thursday is all about Spectra. (Hollow vs. Solid) Rick from Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop and Let’s Talk Hook Up talks about spectra! The difference between Hollow and Solid spectra.

Huge thank you to Rick and Fisherman’s landing tackle shop for the tackle tips.

Do you want to win an 8 day trip on the Searcher? Team Searcher and Let’s Talk Hook up  have teamed up and you could be a winner of an 8 day trip 🎣 spot. All you have to do is go and you could be a BIG WINNER. Hook all the details Here or tune in to Let’s Talk Hook up and hear all the details as well. 
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Tackle Talk Live Recap (Surface Irons 6/2/20)

June 3rd, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog, Did You Know?, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Our 6th Tackle Talk Live was a hit. We talked all things surface irons! We talked all about the must-have for your tackle box for surface irons. We had a lot of fun and even better questions. We have tons more tackle tips. For even more tackle tips and fishing videos hook them here. Here is the full video and you can hook all the fun in case you missed it. Thank you to Accurate,  Seeker, Tady, Salas, JRI Custom Lures and Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop for letting us use your products. Want more tackle tips, hook them here!

Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 101 (Hooking Bait)

May 28th, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Tackle Tip Thursday is here!  We have Captain Art who gives us a great Tackle Tip. He shows us all the ways to hook a live bait for fly-lining for yellowtail, tuna, dorado and wahoo. Fly-lining a live bait is a great technique when fish are at the surface. Bait from  Everingham Bros Bait Co.  Did you miss our Tackle Talk Live? We have the full video posted on our YouTube channel or click here to hook all the Tackle tips. (Our Instagram has close ups of the ways too hook if you need a better view.)

Thank you so much Captain Art for the great Tackle Tip and all the information.

 

 

Catching up with Anglers!

May 27th, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog|

Catching up with Anglers!

Welcome to a new segment we are calling “Catching up with Anglers!”

We love stay in touch with our Searcher family aka anglers, to share 🎣fish stories, recreate the excitement, swap tackle tips, reunite with old friends and maybe make new ones. We thought it would be fun to see how our anglers are holding up and share some of their stories. Hopefully they can give you ideas of things we can be doing with your time or help you feel better. Let’s catch an angler.⁠

Today we have a special angler Mike Townes  a long time Searcher family member. We had to check in with him and see how he is doing.

Name:  MICHAEL “BIG MIKE” TOWNES

From:  Lodi, California “Zinfandel Capital of the World.”

Job Titles: Retired, work part-time as a Background Investigator for the City of Stockton

  • Day in the life during quarantine: Currently, I am working from home on my investigations. I go into the office two times a week to check mailbox and do interviews over the phone…At home, I have plenty of “honey do’s” to complete. My focus now is to clean out the garage, building shelving and prepping for painting inside the house. I am a multitasker.

  • Challenges during quarantine:  My mother who is 90 yrs old. Making sure she is doing fine daily. She is a very independent lady for her age.

  • Tackle Tip:  Well, I have cleaned out my tackle box and bags several times. I took inventory on what I have regarding fishing stuff (Please don’t tell my wife, I have a tackles store).  Everyone should check those hooks in your tackle box/bags on your lures for rust. Replace them if they are rusty.  Also, check your guides on your fishing rods and make sure they are not damaged and seated properly on the rod. Overtime, the epoxy around guides tends to deteriorate due to stress and time. Repair them. You do not want the guides to unhinge while fighting a fish. 

  • Benefits: Losing weight!  I walk 4 times a week 5 plus miles bad knees and all since being shelter in place…It gets me out of the house 

  • What’s on TV: Not much. All re-runs of everything. I am a big Pig Man fan.

  • New stuff you dig:  Fishing rod building. I am refurbishing some old rods I have before I start building my new ones. Practice makes perfect or less mistakes.

  • Weird thing you’ve done:  Statute of limitations are not up yet. I can’t tell you.

  • Positives:  I would say keeping a positive attitude during this entire situation.

  • What’s in/must have in your tackle box: Wahoo Lure Nomad DTX Minnow Trolling Lure. I prefer the Gold color.

  • Anything your stocked up on:  Hooks in all sizes. I prefer Mustad, Owners and Eagle Claw Trokar hooks. Leader materials such as fluorocarbon, mono and wire. I prefer Kinky 2 Kinky leader wire.It will not twist or get knotted up. I stock up while at the Fred Hall Show every year.

  • Favorite fish dish: Fresh water, fried Crappie and Catfish.  Saltwater, fried Ling Cod, grilled Wahoo, Yellowtail, Halibut and Tuna with plenty of garlic and plenty of cold beer(s).

  • Motivation:  My family and my faith!!!!

  • Fish you are looking forward to catching: In April 2019, I caught my personal best YFT 215lbs. Well, I would like to catch a 300lbs Tuna.

Happy 50th Anniversary, Searcher!

May 24th, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog|

Happy 50th Anniversary, Searcher!
It has been 50 years on the water. Filled with smiles and fish. How many fish have hit the deck in 5 decades? We don’t know, but there’s so much more to celebrate.
  • All the smiles on faces.
  • Excitement, challenges, and sporting fun.
  • Skills put to the test.
  • Family and friends moments shared.
  • Respect gained for ocean’s creatures.
  • Careers made and teamwork in action.  

To celebrate 50 years of fishing we put together a video of some of our favorite memories and angler submissions. We are so grateful for each and every angler that comes aboard. You are all members or our Searcher family. All the years and all the memories are what keeps us going. We love fishing and we love sharing our passion with you. Here is many more years on the water. Happy Birthday Searcher! Searcher pride, respect for the platform, and dedication to the craft passed down from first owners, Bill and Ingrid Poole. We are so happy to be her caretakers now at the beautiful age of 50. Step on board and you are part of the Searcher family!

 

Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 100 (Test of time)

May 21st, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Tackle Tip Thursday is back! Today for our 100th episode, we have Captain Art who gives us a great Tackle Tip. Captain Art’s must-haves are those that have stood the test of time. He gives us two lures and hooks you must have in your tackle box for offshore fishing. The trolling feathers (Zuker zucchini and purple & black with copper head) Yo-yo lures (6x jr, 6x in blue & white or scrambled egg), and Mustad hooks. Captain Art suggests having all of these in your tackle box. Did you miss our Tackle Talk Live? We have the full video posted on our YouTube channel or click here to hook all the Tackle tips.

Thank you so much Captain Art for the great Tackle Tip and all the information.

Tackle Talk Live Recap (Yellowtail 5/19/20)

May 20th, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog, Did You Know?|

Our 5th Tackle Talk Live was a hit. We talked all things Yellowtail! We talked all about the must-have for your tackle box and all you will need for yellowtail.  We had a lot of fun and even better questions. We have tons more tackle tips. For even more tackle tips and fishing videos hook them here. Here is the full video and you can hook all the fun in case you missed it. Thank you to Accurate,  Everingham Bros Bait Co., Penn fishing,  Seeker,  Salas and Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop for letting us use your products. Want more tackle tips, hook them here!

Catching up with Anglers!

May 16th, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog|

Welcome to a new segment we are calling “Catching up with Anglers!”

We love stay in touch with our Searcher family aka anglers, to share 🎣fish stories, recreate the excitement, swap tackle tips, reunite with old friends and maybe make new ones. We thought it would be fun to see how our anglers are holding up and share some of their stories. Hopefully they can give you ideas of things we can be doing with your time or help you feel better. Let’s catch an angler.⁠

Today we have a special angler who is a board member of the Inland Empire CCA and comes to support the Searcher family whenever he can.
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Name: Darren @onehanded_angler⁠
From: Lake Elsinore⁠
Titles: Inland Empire CCA chapter board member⁠
Rep: Phantom outdoors and amphibia eye-gear⁠

  • Day in the life during quarantine: Remodeling the house.⁠
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  • Challenges during quarantine: staying positive and trying to keep my business going.⁠
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  • Tackle Tip: I’ve taken this time to do reel maintenance and restring them with new line (thanks for the tip Art.)⁠
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  • Benefits: getting work done on the house⁠
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  • Positives: trying new recipes on the smoker⁠
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  • What’s on tv: Last man standing ⁠
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  • New stuff you dig: started pouring my own plastic baits⁠
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  • Weird thing you’ve done: can’t say in public ⁠
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  • What’s in/must have in your tackle box: flat falls and surface irons ⁠
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  • Anything you are stocked up on: ⁠Hooks you can never have enough and beer.
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  • Favorite fish dish: yellow tail tacos with the beer batter from fisherman’s processing ⁠
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  • Motivation: my son⁠
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  • Fish you are looking forward to catching: rooster fish in Mexico this year. I’m really stoked to be heading to bay of LA in Mexico in September ⁠
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Thank you so much Darren! We hope to see you on the water🌊soon!⁠

Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 99 (Bluefin Lures)

May 14th, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog, Tackle Tip Thursday|

Today is Tackle Tip Thursday! Today we have Captain Art giving us a great Tackle Tip. Did you miss our Tackle Talk Live? We have the full video posted on our YouTube channel. Here is Captain Art’s must-have lure for bluefin fishing.  He gives us two lures you must have in your tackle box for bluefin fishing: the Colt Sniper and the flat fall or butterfly lure. Captain Art suggests having 3-4 in your tackle box.

Thank you so much Captain Art for the great Tackle Tip and all the information. Want more tackle tips or a chance to win prizes? We will be going Live and Talking Tackle on May 19th at 5pm pst. Click here to hook all of the details. Great tackle tips and chances to win! Join is live for our Tackle Talk Live. 

Tackle Tip Live Birthday Edition

May 13th, 2020|Captain Mike's Blog|

We will be going Live and Talking tackle. Tackle Talk Live! Tuesday, May  19th at 5pm PST!

Join us to talk tackle 🎣with the Team Searcher crew. We will be talking all tackle and celebrating the Searcher’s birthday! It’s our birthday but you will be getting the presents. There will be giveaways during the Tackle Talk live. Must be tuned in to win. Join us live and let’s talk tackle.  50 years to celebrate join with us live!

Tune in this Tuesday at 5pm pst on Facebook and Instagram for a live demo with Capt Art. Send questions now or you can also ask during the live feed and we’ll try to answer them live. 

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