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Road Trip Report: Day 2

May 11th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

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The second day of our 2017 Gold Coast Road Trip was fantastic! We started the day with a visit to Eric’s Tackle in Ventura. Eric caught us up to speed with local conditions and fishing reports. We are returning to the area to do a seminar for Eric’s new fishing club: Channel Islands Fishing Club hyuns tackle in oxnardon Tuesday Jun 13, check out our Facebook page for more details. We also stopped by to see our friends at Hyun’s Tackle in Oxnard. The owners are busy with gear repairs and building new outfits for anglers.

20170510_191532In the evening we spent time with anglers gathered at Turners Outdoorsman in Oxnard. The store manager, Mike Armenta, offers seminars in a new and comfortable space at the store. Capt Art and crewman Ben suggested outfits for multi-day trips, and demonstrated knots and connections so everyone is prepared for their tuna trips this season! There were lots of questions for our team and we appreciated the time spent with our Oxnard friends. As usual, we offered up some raffle prizes (and so did Mike A.!), with the grand prize of a $250 gift certificate for a Searcher Sportfishing trip in 2017 going to Mike R.

 

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Gold Coast Road Trip 2017: Day 1

May 10th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Team Searcher’s 2017 road trip up to the Gold Coast is underway!

Our first stop was at The Longfin tackle shop in Orange, CA. We met Eric and his crew, and talked about current fishing conditions and what customers were purchasing for their tackle boxes this season.20170509_121303

Visiting with the Gold Coast Lady Anglers

IMG_4039 Capt. Art and Crewman Ben offered tackle tips and gear advice for multi-day trips at GCLA’s May meeting. They also demonstrated several knots and connections to use for fishing success. We had a blast playing games and raffling off some amazing prizes! Our top raffle prize, a $250 gift certificate for a Searcher Sportfishing trip in 2017, went to Susan D.! She is going to join the Lady Angler Searcher Special 3-day tuna trip.

A special thank you to our hosts, Sophia and Kevin, and all the club members for including Team Searcher!

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Thank You Oceanside Senior Anglers!

May 2nd, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|

IMG_4009A big thank you to Larry Cusack and the Oceanside Senior Anglers members and guests for their kind welcome at today’s club meeting! Capt. IMG_4010Art and Crewman Ben Hart spoke to a captivated crowd about tuna fishing outfits and gave a forecast for the season.   

 

 

 

 

We gave away a number of raffle prizes, including a Searcher Sportfishing $250.00 gift certificate that went to Mr. Jim Robinson! 

Many thanks to our sponsors for adding to the raffle fun! Accurate Fishing Products, Owner Hooks, Seeker Rods, Izorline, and more!IMG_4012

 

Catch Capt. Art Taylor on “Let’s Talk Hookup” This Saturday, May 6

May 1st, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

DID YOU MISS THE SHOW?

You can still listen to Capt Art , all the fishing updates and news from Searcher Sportfishing by clicking these archive recordings:

https://www.hookup1090.com/show-archive/lets-talk-hookup-7-8am-captain-art-taylor-from-the-searcher-4/

Let’s Talk Hookup 8-9 a.m. Captain Art Taylor from the Searcher

Get your fishing report and tackle questions ready, and tune in this Saturday, May 6 from 7-9 a.m. on AM 1090 to listen to “Southern California’s Fishing Voice!”

Captain Art will be the guest to help field your questions and offer up the latest fishing reports.

Live stream the show or listen to the podcast later! All the details are here: Let’s Talk Hook-up radio show

Getting Ready to Fish!

April 25th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|

Hello Anglers!

Are you getting ready to fish?? We certainly are, Team Searcher is working hard to get the boat ready for our anglers. Watch the guys as they start to install the bait tank. 

 

We are so excited for our upcoming 2017 fishing season, and hope to see you on board the Searcher! Haven’t made your reservation? Check out our schedule to see what trips still have spots.

-Team Searcher

OSA Hosts Searcher for Offshore Live-Bait Tuna Fishing Seminar May 2nd 9am

April 19th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|

Join us on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at 9am, at the Oceanside Senior Center, 455 Country Club Lane Oceanside, CA 92054. for an offshore live-bait tuna fishing seminar hosted by the Oceanside Senior Anglers. Captain Art Taylor, with over 30 years’ experience fishing offshore San Diego and at Baja California’s islands and coastline, will give you the scoop on live-bait techniques and tuna fishing!

Art started his fishing career in junior high working aboard half-day boats in exchange for fishing time. He got serious about fishing as a career, and after a short stint in commercial fishing, earned his skipper’s license at the age
Captain Art Taylor, owner/operatorof 19. He was captain of his first fishing trips at the age of 20. Art Taylor started operating Searcher in 1982. Since then, it has run overnight, short-range and long-range fishing trips out of Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego. The thrill of sportfishing, the reward of teaching anglers to fish better, and the pride in keeping a boat operating smoothly from the engine room to the galley has turned Art into a well-rounded boat operator and business owner.

Searcher is a 95-foot long, 24-foot wide sportfisher operating out of Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego, California.

Wishing you could fish at Guadalupe Island this summer/fall?

March 16th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|

Just a book a trip aboard Searcher! It was a long process, but we have been informed that our permit to fish Guadalupe Island this summer and fall will be issued soon. Please read the information below if you are interested in fishing there again.

For 2017, all 5-, 6-, and 7-day trips MAY include the opportunity to fish at Guadalupe. The actual fishing locations will be decided each trip by the captain, and his decisions will be based on best available fishing — determined by conditions and fishing reports. Guadalupe Island could be one of those locations or not. In addition we have added TWO new trips in November that will be “Guadalupe Island Specials,” and those trips will target fishing the island.

GUADALUPE SPECIALS for 2017:
Trip 33: Sat, Nov 4 – Fri, Nov 10, 6-day trip, 14 anglers, Ultra-limited load, $3600*
Trip 34: Sat Nov 11 – Fri, Nov 17, 6-day trip, 25 anglers, Accurate Fishing/Seeker Rods, $2340*

Searcher Aerial Propwash*FEES: Any trips fishing Guadalupe Island will require additional fees to access the island and fulfill necessary immigration requirements. We are estimating that to be about $250 per person, due on the day of departure.

As for ALL trips in 2017, a valid passport is required. Don’t miss out because you didn’t renew in time!

Thank you to our Searcher Sponsors!

March 11th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|


“We met up with our best sponsors at the show to say “THANK YOU” and “BRING ON 2017!””

From Searcher Sponsors. Posted by SearcherSportfishing on 3/11/2017 (9 items)

Team Searcher loves their BOOTZ by XTRATUF
Gary Gillingham gives great advice at the show and while on board Searcher.
Owner Hooks help us set the hook.
Our lady anglers sport a free pair of Costa Sunglasses!


Team Searcher’s #1 line is Izorline Fishing Products
Our "Hook and Hand" outfits are equipped with Accurate Fishing reels.
Steven Carson with PENN Fishing is an angler favorite.
Sophia Huynh and Seeker Fishing Rods are a great duo. Come aboard and ask her about t…


Lori Byron-Sachau and Turner’s Outdoorsman are a great resource for our anglers!


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Izorline Pro-staffers at the Long Beach show all weekend!

March 4th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|

ssnormbow2Get over to the Long Beach convention center to meet pro-staffers like Norm Fujimoto and Wendy Tochihara with Izorline. They are showcasing their line, teaching knots, talking fishing and making guesses on what species will be hitting the decks this summer. It’s the best way to have access to these experts, so get over to the show! (Del Mar show will be March 23-26 at the fairgrounds.)RYAN IZOR

You can join Wendy or Norm aboard Searcher on Trip #2 or Trip #10 and put that line to the real test, catching tuna and yellowtail! Click here: IZORLINE TRIPS or stop by the Searcher Sportfishing booth #611 and sign up with Captain Ryan.

izorline Pro-staff

Izorline pro-staffers Norm Fujimoto and Wendy Tochihara are ready to talk line at the Long Beach show!

 

 

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