Trip Reports

Hello all,

Timing is everything, and this trip we had exceptional timing on all three days we fished. Today we were super lucky to get in on a big fish bite. The bluefin tuna from today were from 85 pounds to 165 pounds. Everyone had a chance to pull on a fish of a lifetime. That doesn’t happen very often! 50-80 pound line with matching fluorocarbon and a circle hook with a live bait was the key today. Check Bill Couts from Murrieta and his 125 pound fish.
We are all tired and satisfied with a great day of fishing and a great dinner.
Back early in the morning (on Labor Day), we will have a good jackpot report for you.

Capt Art & Team Searcher

Hello all,

We were very lucky this morning to have a school of bluefin tuna stick with us and bite a little! Everyone had multiple opportunities to land a good size tuna. Yet the afternoon was slow with very little tuna seen in the area. We hope for a repeat of this morning tomorrow to end the trip. Mike Overley from La Quinta landed this bluefin tuna on 40 pound line and a live sardine. Way to go, Mike!

Team Searcher

Sep 2, 2017 10:56 AM

Hello all,

Good fishing for bluefin tuna this morning! Plenty of action on 30-50 pound tuna. Live sardine on 30 and 40 pound line with 30 and 40 pound fluorocarbon leader and a circle hook. Here’s Tim Boyle with a nice size tuna using one of our loaner outfits from Seeker and Accurate Products. Tim came all the way from England with his brother Jono to visit their brother Nick and go on this trip.

More later…we are about to enjoy lunch.

Team Searcher

Hello all,

We started our annual Labor Day Weekend trip with a few bluefin tuna close to home. Here’s Jesse Brown with a nice size bluefin caught on a live bait. We are off to a good start on this trip!

More later,
Team Searcher

Congratulations to the jackpot winner for the 2017 Turner’s Outdoorsman 1.5-day Open Charter Trip!

1. Michael Loop – 18.8# yellowtail

Hello all,

Thanks to Turner’s Outdoorsman for sponsoring another great trip!! We had a few nice size yellowtail this afternoon and then we had some action on yellowfin tuna as well. Here’s Beto Schramm from Turner’s San Diego with a good size yellowtail. This afternoon’s yellows and tuna were landed on live sardines. Everyone had an opportunity to catch something today! It was a phenomenal day on the ocean today with no wind or swell. Returning in the morning Sept 1, we’ll have a jackpot report for you.

Team Searcher

Hello all,

We have had some good action on yellowfin tuna this morning. Troll fish , live sardine fish and artificial lure fish. Here is Harry Walker from La Jolla with a yellowfin tuna landed with one of our Accurate product Boss reels and a Seeker rod that these great sponsors provided us. We are happy to have Harry with us on this trip he won at a Coastal Conservation Association fundraiser. We are proud to support CCA and the important work they do.

Looking for more tuna action this afternoon. We’ll let you know how it goes.

Team Searcher

Congrats to Dana P for a 12.15# dorado!

Hello anglers,

We enjoyed more action on yellowfin tuna and dorado this afternoon. Everyone had a great time at the rail today. Live bait and artificial lures both worked great. One of our long-time customers and former Let’s Talk Hook-Up seminar leaders–Gary W.–landed a yellowfin tuna on the bow with an assist from Capt Kenny at one of our stops today.

Team Searcher

Hello anglers,

We have been lucky this morning to find a kelp paddie with a good school of yellowfin tuna! The tuna were biting as soon as we stopped, so we’ve enjoyed plenty of action for everyone which is exactly what we hoped for today. We are grateful for our Let’s Talk Hook-up pro-staffer, Patrick Gee, for his extra help in sharing his passion for sportfishing.

Welcome back, Danielle!

Pictured is Don G. from with one of his tuna. Don and his daughter Danielle come every year on our Let’s Talk Hook-Up trips. They are a pleasure to have on board. We call Danielle “Lefty” because she has left-handed reels. I joke with her every trip that she has her reels on backwards–it’s tradition.

More later, Team Searcher