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Team Searcher at “Channel Islands Fishing Club” in Ventura

Jun 19 2017

Team Searcher at “Channel Islands Fishing Club” in Ventura

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

We had a great time at the June meeting for the anglers in the Channel Islands Fishing Club! Captain Art talked about recommended tackle for our multi-day trips and offered up some casting and other angling tips. As always, we thank our sponsors Accurate Small Logo and Seeker Logo Small for their gear, which anglers can use on our trips AND see demonstrated at our fishing club seminars! Also to Owner small logo for their great products and giveaways for our raffles.

Here’s some snapshots of the meeting held at Social Tap in Ventura, a great setting for a summer fishing club meeting! Thank you Eric Huff and the entire club in beautiful Ventura, California,
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From Channel Islands Fishing Club seminar on June 13, 2017. Posted by SearcherSportfishing on 6/15/2017 (10 items)

Fred Brandt of Seeker Fishing Rods and Channel Islands Fishing Club and Capt Art
Thank you, Eric Huff for the invitation to talk at the club meeting! Channel Islands …
Thanks to Social Tap Ventura for the great food and drinks, and the excellent outdoor…
Capt Art talks tackle


Capt Art uses Accurate Fishing reel and Seeker Fishing Rods for our demos
Capt Art shows a cast Seeker Fishing Rods
Raffle winner angler thanks to Owner Hooks


The big winner ($250gift certificate for a fishing trip) was long-time friend Al Rich…


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Jun 19 2017

SONAR 2017: Reel In A Friend and WIN BIG!

June 19th, 2017|Trip Reports|

Anglers! Did you know you could win big fishing with your friends? Our SONAR program rewards current anglers for spreading the word about the fun of multi-day saltwater sportfishing with Searcher!

Invite your friends and family who are new to Searcher Sportfishing on a 3-day trip or longer, and we’ll reward you with a free gift if they book the trip with you. Gifts include Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop gift cards, Owner Hooks, Fishermans Processing gift certificates, Izorline products, fishing clothes, Braid Products and other tackle.

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Jim won a PENN Fathom reel (FTH15LD2) and a conventional 7 to 8-foot rod, rated for 15-40 pound mono.

pappasEven better, you’ll be entered for the grand prize of a FREE 3-day trip and a rod/reel combo at the end of the fishing season!

Last year, our winner Jim Pappas brought his son along and won! 

Get all the details on the SONAR page.

Jun 14 2017

Give the gift of “rail time” for Father’s Day

June 14th, 2017|Trip Reports|

The perfect gift: a Searcher Sportfishing gift certificate for your favorite dad, uncle, son, or friend! Click here to make the purchase and we’ll send you a certificate so he can get what he really wants this Father’s Day. Any amount, any occasion, it’s all about getting your favorite person out fishing.

Jun 6 2017

Searcher Is Headed to the Channel Island Fishing Club

June 6th, 2017|Trip Reports|

Team Searcher is head back out on the road. We’ll be visiting with the Channel Island Fishing Club!

WHEN: Tuesday June 13th @ 6pm
WHERE: Social Tap Ventura 1105 S. Seaward Ave Ventura, CA 93001

Join Captain Art and Team Searcher to get the scoop on best gear choices for 1.5 to 7 day trips — “must-haves” for tuna fishing offshore, planning for big yellows at Guadalupe Island, and wahoo or yellowfin tuna at Alijos Rocks or the Ridge.

 

A $250 gift certificate for a 2017 Searcher fishing trip and raffle prizes will be given away to lucky winners at the event. Don’t miss out!

May 31 2017

Sportfishing Association of California spotter plane report: May 30

May 31st, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|

The report has been filed and coordinates offered to all SAC members by the spotter plane from yesterday’s flight over our offshore areas. Checkout the spotter plane logophoto they captured of the balled up yellowtail!

A number of areas with tuna spotted today. Fish from 40-100+ pounds and schools in the 70-100 ton range.  Boilers with big fish were scattered in several areas, and a one balled up school of yellowtail with about 15 tons of 20+ pounders was spotted.

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May 27 2017

Sportfishing Association of California spotter plane report: May 26

May 27th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|

WOW! The report was filed, photos sent, and coordinates offered to all SAC members by the spotter plane from yesterday’s flight over our offshore areas. spotter plane logo

Under great weather conditions, we spotted good sightings of schools throughout coastal areas from San Diego to Ensenada. The schools are substantial–25 to150-plus pound bluefin tuna were spotted. Boilers were common with schools feeding on anchovies. The following pictures are for your use from the plane today. may26spotterplane4 may26spotterplane3 may26spotterplane2

May 23 2017

“Where’s Bootz?” – 2017 – Round 1- Birthday Edition

May 23rd, 2017|Trip Reports|

Bootz had us all guessing during the off-season last year – because he was off travelling and sending us photos with the challenge to figure out his whereabouts!Check this out:

Where’s Bootz Recap

Some of our lucky Searcher friends were able to correctly deduce his location to win awesome prizes!

Well, our rascally official Searcher spokesperson is at it AGAIN!

We recently received this early birthday card for our beloved Searcher, which was launched May 24, 1970!
 
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Bootz clearly has fishing on his mind as he wishes a Happy Birthday to his “best girl” Searcher. (Who is a beautiful 47 years young!)

Can YOU figure out the answer to the question:

“Where’s Bootz?”

 

Send in your guess via email, with “Where’s Bootz?” in the subject line to jen@searchersportfishing.com

Correct guesses submitted will be entered into a monthly drawing for a special prize from the Searcher office!

This month’s drawing will be held May 31, 2017.

May 17 2017

Tutorial: Fluoro to Mono Connections

May 17th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog|

An essential skill of fishing is tying a fishing knot. Knots may not get the glory, but they are certainly the unsung heroes of the fishing scene. These critical connections can determine your success while out on the water. Because, as we know, even all the high-tech tackle and secret tactics in the world won’t help you if your knot slips or weakens your line, causing it to break at the moment of truth.

In this video, Capt. Ryan shows you two great Fluoro to Mono connections that will help you while out on the water this season.  

1. Surgeon’s Knot:

 Surgeons knot

2. Uni to Uni Knot (aka Double Uni Knot):

Uni to Uni

May 12 2017

Road Trip Report: Day 3

May 12th, 2017|Captain Mike's Blog, Trip Reports|

Road Trip Day 3 found us stopping by the Seeker Rods facility for a production tour of the USA-made rods and blanks. We met owner Rick Hult and his team as they were building rods in-house. We appreciate the quality and detail that goes into each rod built there.

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Rick Hult shows Capt Art the precision process for building a Seeker rod.

Our anglers benefit from this high-quality work when they use Searcher Sportfishing loaner gear and “Hook and Hand” outfits, thanks to Accurate Reels and Seeker Rods!

Thank you, Rick and Team Seeker!  

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Crewman Ben shows his appreciation to rod-builder Jose for his new rod!

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May 11 2017

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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