Today’s Tackle Tip Thursday has all your must-haves” for kelp paddy fishing. We have two videos this week, because we have so much good stuff. Thank you to Fishermans Landing Tackle Shop for letting us use your space and Owner Hooks!
Pro-staffer Gary Gillingham brought an Accurate reel and two rods for jackpot prize giveways, along with t-shirts and other giveaways for for the crew and passengers this trip. The Accurate crew always brings the great giveaways and fun. This is a 6 day trip. Limits of fun and fish for everyone. Stay hooked for all the trip updates.
Good evening anglers:
We’ve had an absolutely beautiful day–both weather and fishing! We had a good bite on 30 to 50lb yellowfin tuna and one stand-out yellowtail. Here’s Captain Aaron and Frederick Handley with a 48lb yellowtail. Congrats!
Tackle tip: Use 40 or 50lb Izorline test with a 1/0 or 2/0 Owner hook. Fluorocarbon is a must!
Captain Shawn and Team Searcher
Thank you to Fishermans Landing Tackle Shop, John and his amazing rental room, and Owner Hooks!
On July 27, Searcher anglers returned to the dock with a good catch of yellowfin tuna. 
What they didn’t realize is that some of their tuna were measured and sent in to the data collection project for the US and state fisheries experts, as organized by SAC (Sportfishing Association of CA).
Read all about what YOUR tuna do to help us keep fishing and having fish to catch! Click below
Our 27 anglers were early for check-in and excited to get their gear on board and leave the dock to the fishing grounds!
Good fishing to all! 
Click here for the latest in our series “Tackle Tip Thursday” featuring Ryan C from Fishermans Landing Tackle Shop!
We caught up with Lori Sachau, saltwater tackle manager at Turners Outdoorsman in San Marcos for a few tackle tips for her upcoming 6-day trip aboard Searcher:
“Must haves for upcoming trips: glow flat falls for early morning jigging–the tuna are big and so are the yellowtail. Make sure you have an 80 lb dropper loop set-up. You will need 50 and 60 lb fluorocarbon for live bait on the bigger tuna. Your 30-40 lb setups will work for for the rest.
See you on the water!”
Thank you, Lori and have fun out there!
p.s. Mark your calendars for Captain Art’s next seminar at Turners in Kearny Mesa (San Diego) on August 14 at 5:30 p.m.
