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Trip #26 (7-day) Oct 20-27 (Day 6) sponsored by Accurate Part II

October 26th, 2018|Trip Reports|

Good evening fellow anglers,

Today, we fished along the baja peninsula for a scratch bite on yellowtail.  We had a beautiful day with the sun shining and calm seas.  We would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to Accurate Reels for all of the beautiful reels and swag they brought aboard for giveaways. We would also like to thank Gary Gillingham for his expertise and fishing equipment that he brought for the passengers too use. Here is one last shot of a yellowtail caught by Dylan B. (For all the must haves for yellowtail fishing.) ~Captain Shawn and Team Searcher

Trip #26 (7-day) Oct 20-27 (Day 6) sponsored by Accurate

October 25th, 2018|Trip Reports|

Good afternoon anglers: Today we are fishing the coastline for yellowtail and have found a few. Best catching results have been an both yoyo jigs and a fly-lined bait.

Patrick K and crewman Ryan are showing off a nice one caught on a 6x jr blue and white. Find out what lures are working: YELLOWTAIL LURES

And how about a Searcher-style recipe for this wonderful fish? It’s all about the marinade!

Captain Shawn and Team Searcher

Trip #26 (7-day) Oct 20-27 (Day 5) sponsored by Accurate

October 25th, 2018|Trip Reports|

Good evening anglers,

This afternoon we were able to scratch up some more beautiful wahoo on the troll they seemed to be biting the nomad lures best. Our evening bite on yellowfin tuna was nothing short of spectacular! It was a great way to end the day.

Captain Mike and Dylan B show off one of those quality yellowfin tuna that came aboard today.

We will be leaving tonight and heading to our next destination.

Wish us luck,

Captain Shawn and Team Searcher

Looks like our anglers will be bringing home loads of delicious wahoo! Here’s a recipe from Chef Geri Sue: Coconut-crusted Wahoo

Trip #26 (7-day) Oct 20-27 (Day 3) sponsored by Accurate

October 24th, 2018|Trip Reports|

Good afternoon anglers, This morning we awoke to very pleasant seas and calm winds which was delightful for all who were on board. We had a exceptional bite on premium yellowfin tuna ranging from 25 to 45 lbs. We are going to have a quick bite for lunch and start looking for wahoo. Wish us luck, here is Rod C. and Crewman Hector with a nice yellowfin tuna.

~Captain Shawn and Team Searcher.

Trip #26 (7-day) Oct 20-27 (Day 2) sponsored by Accurate Part II

October 24th, 2018|Trip Reports|

Good evening Anglers,
This afternoon consisted of a fantastic sunset bite on quality yellowfin tuna, with fish ranging from 18 to 45 lbs. The best way to get a bite was on a fly lined sardine. We also caught a few fish on flat falls right at dark. All and all it was a fabulous day on the water. We will be staying in the same place for tomorrow, wish us luck. Here is a shot of Dominick V. with his quality yellowfin. ~Captain Shawn and Team Searcher.

Trip #26 (7-day) Oct 20-27 (Day 2) sponsored by Accurate

October 23rd, 2018|Trip Reports|

Good afternoon anglers:

Today we’ve had a good day of fishing on wahoo, yellowfin tuna and a few dorado, all while on the anchor. The best method of catching fish
today has been with 40 lb mono and fluorocarbon and a 3/0 Owner hook. We have also been getting fish with skip lures, poppers, and wahoo bombs. 
We haven’t been able to do much trolling for wahoo since the wind is up, but we’re looking forward to it tomorrow as the wind is supposed to die down. Wish us luck!
Here is Harlan M. and Captain Mike with a beautiful 60lb wahoo caught on a fly-lined sardine. 
~Captain Shawn and Team Searcher

Trip #26 (7-day) Oct 20-27 (Day 1) sponsored by Accurate

October 23rd, 2018|Trip Reports|

Good evening Anglers,

Today, we had great action on wahoo, yellowfin and yellowtail. we will be staying in the same area for tomorrow. Pictured is Lance L. and crewman Hector with a nice yellowfin tuna caught on a chartreuse and white fall flat this afternoon. Wish us luck for tomorrow. ~Captain Shawn and team Searcher.

Trip #26 (7-day) Oct 20-27 (Day 1) sponsored by Accurate

October 22nd, 2018|Trip Reports|

Good afternoon anglers,

We arrived at our destination at around 11:00 am and have been welcomed with a nice little wahoo surprise. We are presently catching the wahoos on bombs and trolling lures. Click here for all thing wahoo. Here is a picture of crewman Ryan and Sean S. with his nice wahoo caught on a wahoo bomb. ~Captain Shawn and Team Searcher

Trip #25 (7-day) Oct 13-20 (Day 5)

October 18th, 2018|Trip Reports|

Hello anglers,

We started our fishing day on the coast for yellowtail without much success. So we travelled offshore to look for kelp patties and dorado. We found warm blue water and plenty of large kelp paddies. Not many had fish associated with them. But we managed to find a few that had a few good-size dorado on them. I think everyone got to keep a nice-size dorado today, including Anne L.  Check out the recommended surface irons here!

We are headed home tonight and arriving back to the dock on Saturday morning. Here is Anne Lahue and crewman Ryan with a beautiful dorado from one of the kelp patties this afternoon.

Chef Dan shared his Sesame Chili Marinade recipe for fresh Searcher-caught fish. Angler tried and tested!

Captain Art and Team Searcher

Trip #25 (7-day) Oct 13-20 (Day 4)

October 17th, 2018|Trip Reports|

Hello anglers,

Yesterday we accomplished our goal of getting everyone a wahoo. Today we are trying to get everyone a second wahoo! We’re also enjoying great tuna fishing again this morning. Everyone has enough yellowfin tuna!

We are now concentrating on yellowtail in between trolling sessions for wahoo. Here is Dennis from Texas with a nice wahoo. Need a recipe for your wahoo? Here’s one from Searcher Chef Geri Sue.

Captain Art and Team Searcher

Afternoon update:

We had some action on yellowtail, yellowfin tuna, wahoo and a rare white sea bass this afternoon. We had variety this trip for sure! Everyone had multiple chances at wahoo today with trolling, live bait and artificial lures all working well. (Check out recommended surface lures here!)

Mike E landed the white sea bass and he took a minute to pose with Capt Shawn for a photo. We are headed up to the coast to try for more yellowtail tomorrow morning, and then maybe offshore to look for dorado.

The weather has been great during the day and breezy at night. The forecast looks good for travelling tonight.

Captain Art and Team Searcher

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