Searcher Sportfishing’s own Captain Art Taylor will be visiting California’s Central Coast in May 2016 for two very special speaking engagements!  Mark your calendars!

May 10: “Live-bait Tuna Fishing” presentation to members of the Gold Coast Lady Anglers. www.goldcoastladyanglers.com

May 11: Captain Art will lead a free evening seminar at Turner’s Outdoorsman in Oxnard at 6 pm.

(store is just south of the 101 freeway,

between Walmart and Sam’s Club)

2051 N Rose Ave #280, Oxnard, CA 93036

Mike Armenta – Tackle Dept. Manager – 805-988-2049

Join Captain Art and Team Searcher to get the scoop on live bait techniques and tuna fishing!  We look forward to seeing you 🙂

A $250 gift certificate for a Searcher fishing trip will be given away to a lucky winner at each event! Don’t miss out!

Need a printable flyer? Click here: Flyer – Capt Art’s Excellent Adventure!

Wishin’ you could go fishin’? Book yourself a spot on our first 2016 trip and get ready for bluefin! Trip leaves on June 23 for a great price of $895! (Passport required.) Click here to book on-line now: www.searchersportfishing.com

San Diego Bay’s annual “Day at the Docks” will take place on Sunday, April 17 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Head down to the parking lot and tackle shop area at Fishermans Landing to enjoy this waterfront festival. Loads of tackle reps, fishing supplies, seminars, cooking demos, and more fishing fun, food and family-friendly activities (boat rides, Kids Fishing pond, casting contests, knot-tying)! Check here for all the details: www.sportfishing.org.

Searcher will be away from the dock, finishing up our whalewatching season, but Capt Art and Team Searcher office will be at our booth, ready to chat!

Hello anglers,
Have you heard about signs of bluefin tuna recently? Bluefin tuna were caught on a San Diego-based sportfishing boat last weekend! The fish were in the 15-25 pound range and were caught in California waters.
This is exciting news! With this and the good signs of yellowtail in several areas, we all should get ready for an early start to the season!
To be clear about the current bluefin tuna regulations, the daily bag limit in California waters is two fish per person. If you are on a multi day trip you are allowed two per day and a 3-day bag limit for a total of 6 fish.
The recreational fishery for bluefin tuna was closed in Mexico in 2015, but was recently reopened to us sportfishing anglers in 2016! The daily limit now is two fish, and on multi-day trips you are allowed a 3-day limit for a total of 6 fish.
Great news with the reopening of Mexican waters for bluefin tuna and a huge “Thank You” to Ken Franke and Sportfishing Association of California for all their efforts.

Stay tuna’ed,
Team Searcher

Our August 26-29 offshore tuna trip for women is attracting lots of attention! The top manufacturers and tackle companies are supporting the idea that more women want to get into tuna fishing (if they haven’t already)–Izorline, Accurate, Seeker, Turner’s Outdoorsman, XtraTuf, and Pelagic are all adding giveaways and promotional items.

For example, XtraTuf is donating a pair of boots to each lady angler on this trip!  Bootz-approved!

Spread the word to the women in your life and we’ll take them fishing! Expert instruction from Wendy Tochihara and Lori Sachau, and we’ll fundraise for “Go Red for Women” heart health awareness. Win-win for all!

Which day is best to visit Del Mar Fairgrounds for the Fred Hall Show???

Saturday, March 19!

 Captain Art will be there at the Fisherman’s Landing booth to chat with all of our Searcher friends about our favorite subject: FISHING! 🙂

John Melton, of Camarillo CA, stopped by the Fred Hall Long Beach Fishing and Tackle show to collect his prize. John’s name was drawn at the end of the 2015 season and won a Shimano rod/reel combo and a free spot on a 3-day trip aboard Searcher!

Want to get your name into the 2016 SONAR drawing? Bring an angler with you, a Searcher first-timer, on your 2016 trip (3-day or longer). We’ll give you a thank-you gift upon departure AND add your name into the year-long raffle for the rod/reel and trip. You can “Bring a Friend and Win” like John!

Capt Art Taylor congratulates John Melton (right) on his SONAR win at the Long Beach show!

Many thanks to all our SONAR sponsors, including Shimano. The 2015 donation was a Shimano Trinidad 16A reel and an 8-foot, Inshore series Terramar rod.

“Shimano offers saltwater anglers extremely durable rods for West Coast techniques with the new Teramar WC series. Offered in 13 bait rods in 7- to 9-foot lengths, a jig stick and five inshore swimbait models, they feature Shimano TC4 blank construction with a ‘Techtape’ outer wrap to shield the fibers from impact damage.“

BOOTZ ALERT! — Apr. 12, 2016 —

Bootz is still on the loose! NOT ONE person sent in a guess for the March contest – we guess he had everyone stumped! Well, sneaky Bootz sent an extra “clue” this week and gave us till Tax Day (midnight April 18) to blow his cover!

SEARCHER FRIENDS: send me your guesses! ( email to jen@searchersportfishing.com ) by midnight PST Apr. 18, 2016.

What’s at stake?  Bragging rights and our still-unclaimed March prizes!

Check out his new clue! Guess what, it’s not a BRIDGE!

(quoted from March blog post)

Did you see Bootz at the Long Beach show?  He had a blast posing for photos with our Searcher friends!  But as soon as the show ended, he took off for his next adventure. When Bootz isn’t on the job as our Searcher Sportfishing official spokesperson, he’s vacationing in some interesting destination!

As you know, during this off-season he’s been sending the Searcher Office regular updates about his travels, but his communications have always been incomplete!

We need the help of our Searcher friends to figure out his location!  He really had us guessing during Round Three…

Are you ready for Round Four?

Here’s a photo of Bootz at his fourth stop:

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 prize!

Our February winners received tickets to the 2016 FRED HALL FISHING TACKLE & BOAT SHOW in Long Beach!

This month’s drawing winner will be selected from all correct guesses submitted by midnight, APRIL 18, 2016.