Trip 6 -Jesse’s Bachelor Party Trip Charter (1.5 day) is off and running!
Some bachelor parties head for Vegas, and some board the Searcher for a day and a half charter 🙂 Jesse G. & Friends/Family will be sending daily reports from the field via Team Searcher’s Captain’s Blog! Stay tuned!
Bachelor party guest Jack relaxes with a cold craft beer before departure.
Happy hour broke out on the upper deck with the best view around!
Bachelor Jesse and friends enjoyed dinner of coq au vin, salad, veggies, boat-baked bread and carrot cake on a calm ocean. Next on the agenda: fishing at dawn!
Trip 5 Jul 9-11 Let’s Talk Hookup 1.5-day Trip Photos
From Trip 5 (1.5-day) Jul 9-11, 2017 Let’s Talk Hookup Sponsored Trip. Posted by SearcherSportfishing on 7/10/2017 (13 items)
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Trip 5 Let’s Talk Hookup (1.5-day) Jul 9-11 is off and running!
The passengers were all smiles this afternoon as the Let’s Talk Hookup 1.5 Day Searcher trip began with the boat departing the dock under beautiful weather conditions!
LTHU host Pete Gray was there to see the boat off with a bundle of swag and giveaways for LTHU rep Tommy P. to share with the eager anglers.
Trip 4 (3-day) Jul 6-9 Seeker Special is off and running!
Anglers and crew were in high spirits as Trip 4 departed Fisherman’s Landing today with accomplished Seeker pro staffer Sophie Huynh on board! This 3-day has all the ingredients for an amazing trip! Stay in the know with daily trip reports from the field!
Early Local Bluefin – Cracking the Code
It’s hard not to get caught up in the hype. For a few years now, signs of local BFT have influenced Searcher anglers to arrive for their early-season trips with heavy gear and dreams of bucket-list “cow” fishing dancing in their heads. As our Trip 2 departed last Friday, June 30, the tackle shop was abuzz with last-minute purchases of CA licences, flat falls and fluorocarbon, and excited talk of “yummees on the kite”.
Yummees waiting to be rigged at Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop
Recent BFT fishing success (including 100-pounders on 3/4 day trips) has been attributed to Yummee Flyer lures on the troll or on the kite. This popular soft plastic does a great job of replicating the skimming presentation of a flying fish, natural prey of tuna. Fishing and catching the elusive bluefin is a constant back-and-forth between science and intuition, trying to “crack the code” using the technology afforded by modern fishing tools and gear alongside the knowledge of experienced anglers and captains.
Each trip provides new data, bringing the dreams of anglers closer to fruition. Join us to see if your code-cracking skills land your own bluefin on the Searcher deck!
-Jen 🙂
jen@searchersportfishing.com
Seminar at Turner’s Outdoorsman San Marcos
“Free seminars at Turner’s Outdoorsman are the best way for anglers, tackle shops, and sportfishing pros to share info and experience. Thank you to Accurate Fishing and Seeker Fishing Rods and Izorline Fishing Products for the rods/reels to demonstrate all.”
From Seminar at Turners Outdoorsman San Marcos. Posted by SearcherSportfishing on 6/30/2017 (8 items)
- Thank you to Lori Byron-Sachau for the invitation to her great store! Go see the expe…
- Tackle Tips for Multi-day Trips
- Capt Art shows some knot-tying options.
- Accurate Fishing and Seeker Fishing Rods
- Lots of great questions for Capt Art.
- Loads of saltwater tackle at Turner’s Outdoorsman
- Grand prize raffle winner, Paul E–a $250 gift certificate to SearcherSportfishing tr…
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FREE SEMINAR at Turner’s Outdoorsman San Marcos — Thur, Jun 29 at 6 p.m.
We’ll share “Tackle Tips for Multi-day Trips,” current fishing news, and host a free raffle!
You’ll be in perfect position to purchase 
your tackle after the seminar at Turner’s Outdoorsman, before you head out on a Searcher Sportfishing trip this summer!
Trip 1 (3 day) Jun 22-25 Trip Photos
“Searcher Sportfishing Season Opener”
From Trip 1 Jun 22-25, 2017 (3-day). Posted by SearcherSportfishing on 6/22/2017 (21 items)
- A cartful of Accurate Fishing gear brought by pro staffer Gary Gillingham!
- Look who got a brand new water bottle!
- Lines away! Ready to fish!
- Capts Art and Aaron Remy are all smiles as they check out the Accurate Fishing gear!
- Rick Hult brought some Seeker Fishing Rods swag for our lucky anglers and crew!
- What’s for lunch?
- Trip departure with a boatful of happy anglers
- Team Searcher is ready to fish!
- Gary Gillingham got the single BFT on the first afternoon. Accurate Fishing
- Capt Art and Roger Brookman
- Happy Father’s Day, Aaron!
- Dave got in on the yellowtail action today!
- Jake B and Capt Aaron
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Searcher Joins Efforts to Recycle Used Fishing Line
Since 1990, the Berkley Conservation Institute, with the help of anglers everywhere, has recycled more than 9 million miles worth of fishing line. That’s enough line to fill two reels for every angler in America, or wrap around the Earth’s equator 361 times!! If left in the environment, 
discarded fishing line becomes a potential threat to wildlife. The Berkley Conservation Institute turns this hazard into a real benefit to fish and fishing, through the production and distribution of Fish-Habs.
Fish-Habs are artificial, underwater habitat structures made from recycled monofilament fishing line and line spools, along with other post-consumer materials like milk cartons and soft drink bottles. The Fish-Hab attracts fish and encourages plant growth almost immediately, providing the natural cover essential to the growth of a healthy fish population.
Searcher Joins the Efforts
Retailers and marinas have provided their support by displaying over 17,000 recycling 
collection bins. This year Searcher Sportfishing is proud to join these efforts! Throughout our 2017 season, you can find the bucket pictured on the right to deposit your used monofilament fishing line. 
Team Searcher will recycle the line stripped off our loaner outfits, as seen at left. At the end of the season, we will mail all of the line we’ve collected directly to the Berkley Conservation Institute.
If you have additional line you’d like to send, mail it to:
Berkley Recycling
1900 18th Street
Spirit Lake, Iowa 51360
Want a Fish-Hab?
Use a Berkley Fish-Hab to start your own local aquatic rejuvenation project today! Fish-Habs are available to everyone; pond owners, anglers, communities or anyone interested in improving an aquatic habitat. We designed the 4-foot cube Fish-Hab structure to be easily assembled in minutes. The completed assembly is lightweight and easy to anchor underwater.
To order a Fish-Hab, send 75 UPC codes from Berkley line spools or packages or $75 to:
Berkley Fish-Hab
1900 18th Street
Spirit Lake, IA 51360