Capt Aaron has a nice 1.5-day trip going
At 11 a.m., Capt Aaron reports 90 fish aboard: 45 yellowtail (up to 20#), 30 tuna and 5 dorado. And the best part, they still have plenty of fishing time left!
Jul 18
2015
Jul 16
2015
Jul 15
2015
Thank you, Eric!
“Wow, where do I start?
There were several aspects to this three day trip on Searcher. The crew, the friends, the fishing, the ship. The time with my son…. wow!
It all started with a email from my high school buddy, Bob. He said that a few of our buds from high school were going on a 3 day trip on the Searcher out of SD. I looked at my schedule and I had the days off so I sent Bob a text “I’m all in.”
As it turned out there were four of us that graduated from Tustin High in 1976. John, Kenny , Bob and me, Eric. John’s brother Danny and a bunch of their buds were along to celebrate Danny’s 50 birthday.
We were all good friends in HS and had such a great time recalling the wild and crazy times. We told so many stories and laughed so hard. We also reminisced of our friends that are now gone. Funny how life goes. I had not seen these these guys for 30 years and it was like we were still best of friends.
Now, the Captain, Art, and crew and Searcher. I do not believe there is a finer Captain or crew on the water. Art greeted all of us warmly and made me and my son feel very welcome. The crew was very imformal and helpful. I had brought my son, John, and it was his first time on this kind of a fishing trip. The crew was super patient and helpful with him and he got this first yellowtail.
The weather was spectacular. But the fishing conditions were not all that we had wished for. Captain Art searched tirelessly to find the fish and when we found the fish the crew did all they could to hook us up. Even on the last day as the sun was dipping into the horizon, Art made a stop and we hooked up. He was awesome, he never gave up–truly a Captain’s Captain.
Most everybody caught some fish and we certainly all had an excellent adventure.
And now for the best part, my son John and I spent three days together just hanging out fishing,talking, eating and sleeping.
Thanks so much to Captain Art and crew for such a great time on Searcher. Thanks for showing John a great time.
Bob, thanks for inviting me. Bob, Kenny, John, thanks for your friendship and all the memories, old and new.
Live Life Strong
Eric Boranian”
Jul 15
2015
Trip #8: July 13-15 LTHU/Shimano Seminar
Howdy anglers: Today was a great day on the water! The weather was up a bit, but the fish were biting. We have a nice mixed bag of yellowfin tuna, dorado, and some very nice grade yellowtail (up to 30lbs).
A big thank you to Benny Florentino and Shimano for the great gear and instruction! 
We are headed home with a nice catch and we’ll be back on the water on Friday.
Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon,
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
Jul 13
2015
Let’s Talk Hook-up/Shimano Seminar trip #1
Hello Anglers, We returned today from our first 1.5-day Let’s Talk Hook-Up Shimano On-the-water Seminar. Fishing was tough. We struggled to find the right kelp paddie. It wasn’t for lack of trying–the crew did a great job spotting kelps in the zone, but only a few were holding fish. We weren’t the lucky ones yesterday.
Thanks to Shimano for all the gear. Pro-staffer Alex Plambeck was great with lots of good info for the anglers. There were fish caught on Shimano gear, just not the amount we had hoped for. Great raffle prizes too!
Marcus Hsu of San Diego won the jackpot with a 20# yellowtail caught on a live sardine and 30# test. Using one of the many outfits from Shimano!
The group was great and appreciative of all the hard work on the things we can control. The crew did a great job and Charles and Dan did an awesome job with the food.
Headed back out for another Let’s Talk Hook-Up Shimano On-the-water Seminar today with Capt. Aaron at the helm.
Team Searcher
Jul 11
2015
Trip #6: July 8-11, 2015
- Don Salveson — 32.6# bluefin tuna
- Eric Boranian (and son John) — 28.8# yellowtail
- Charles Kahuli — 21.0# yellowfin tuna
Jul 10
2015
Now serving a craft beer!
We’re happy to offer a new beer to our customers–Ballast Point IPA. #themostinterestingbootsintheworld
Jul 10
2015
Jul 9
2015
Trip #5: July 5-8, 2015
- Carlos Parada — 21.6# yellowtail
- Jim Niehoff — 19.0# yellowtail
- Vincent Majors — 18.4# yellowtail
Jul 8
2015
July 8, Trip #6 – Day 1
Hello all,
Back out in the yellowtail area for the first day of our trip. A little action so far and another First Blood on the deck winner:
Clint Noblett from Madera, CA is pictured with his first yellowtail!
Clint wins a Shimano Flat Fall lure courtesy of Doug from Fisherman’s Landing Tackle. More later…
Team Searcher