Captain Mike’s Blog

Trip 31 passengers were already excited about the awesome Accurate and Seeker gear coming aboard on this annual fall trip with Gary Gillingham and Fred Brandt – imagine how much their excitement multiplied when they found out that their trip destination would be Guadalupe Island! Team Searcher has been fishing the island for the past several trips, and recently decided that this trip should travel there too! Gary arrived early with his arsenal of loaner Seeker rods and Accurate reels, and Fred promptly got the shiny new Diablo-wrapped Seeker rods onboard for his raffle!

It’s not just about giveaways on this trip – Gary and Fred both bring their valuable and extensive knowledge of SoCal saltwater fishing to share and coach the 25 anglers through any situation! We will be following this trip closely through the Captain’s Blog – so check back daily for updates from their journey!

13 excited anglers departed today for a 7-day ultra limited load trip to Guadalupe! We wish them a fun journey and lots of action, like they have seen on our last 2 trips! Keep tuned in to the BLOG for our daily reports from the wheelhouse!

There were 13 Searcher passengers watching today as the crew offloaded the catch from our prior ultra limited load trip – and they were eager to board and begin their own luxury fishing vacation to Guadalupe Island!  Captain Aaron recommended heavy tackle (including 80# fluorocarbon, an 80# rod with a 2-speed reel with 100# spectra, and 4/0 circle hooks were the recommendations today) and the anglers were quick to review their gear to prep for the action he is anticipating! We will post his regular reports from the field HERE – check back daily!

The 13 passengers on the Ultra Limited Load 6-day had to show up early for check-in this morning – based on recent determination by our captains to include Guadalupe Island as a fishing destination on this trip! The excitement level was high, with many scrambling to purchase heavy test fluorocarbon for their tackle box arsenal! Keep up to speed with our return to “the Lupe“: we will be posting all reports from the field HERE, for you!

“Professor” Steve Carson showed up early to start the “Penn Fishing University” trip! His cart full of goodies was first in line, filled with Penn demo product, prizes, and test gear for the anglers/students on this popular annual trip!

Instead of a class syllabus, he shared a menu of prizes we will be tracking as this trip progresses! Capt Art is headed for The Ridge, they departed at 10:10 AM today, so stay tuned to the blog for updates!

Trip 24, the last Turner’s Outdoorsman-sponsored 1.5-day trip of this season, departed today under warm, sunny skies with a boat full of happy anglers ready for this exciting trip to get underway!  Turner’s reps Jason R. and Beto S. returned with another crate full of giveaways and raffle prizes for the lucky anglers!

We’ll let you know how their dawn-to-dark fishing day goes tomorrow! Capt Aaron will be sending us regular reports and we will post them here!

The team from Clearfly Communications will clearly be making some new friends with a limited load of only 17 anglers on this 3-day trip! They took off today and will be sending us regular reports from the field! Check back here to check them out!

Great news! Turner’s swag kings Jason R. and Beto S. are returning to Searcher for one last 1.5-day trip of the season! Turner’s Outdoorsman has been a fantastic sponsor this year, whether supporting the L.A.S.S.Lady Angler Trip or the recent Trip 21 1.5-day.  We can’t wait to see what Jason and Beto will be bringing aboard for the lucky anglers on this trip! Stay tuned – we will share the news with you right here on Capt Art’s Blog!