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!
Steve Carson is packing his bags in preparation for trip 25, the Annual Penn Open 6-day aboard Searcher! The 24 lucky anglers who are booked on the sold-out trip are probably doing the same! This swag-packed trip is highly-anticipated for the opportunity to field test Penn demo reels and participate in the generous prize offering organized by Steve!
Searcher office helper Bootz helps us to unpack all of the awesome prizes each year! Check out this year’s prize menu!
Congratulations to the winners of the jackpot for the 2017 Labor Day Weekend Special 3-day:
1. Joe Park – 165# bluefin
2. Robin Chang – 154# bluefin (not pictured)
3. Bill Couts – 147# bluefin
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
On this hot and sticky Friday, an eager group of anglers gathered to get out of town and get out on the water with Team Searcher for 3 days! This popular trip fills quickly each year, with many passengers returning annually to spend Labor Day Weekend with us! We will share the daily trip reports with you – here! Good luck, Searcher friends! Have fun and don’t work too hard!
Congratulations to the jackpot winner for the 2017 Turner’s Outdoorsman 1.5-day Open Charter Trip!
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
