Capt Art Tackle Tip: Line connections

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Don’t miss the fishing extravanganza at the Long Beach Convention Center from March 5-9, 2014. Searcher Sportfishing will have a booth, as will all the tackle manufacturers and outfitters from all over the world. Don’t miss it! Sign up for your 2014 fishing trip in person and say hi to Captain Art! (and the rest of us…)
http://www.fredhall.com/pages/long_beach/lbticketInfo.php

Our winter boat work is done and Searcher is in ship-shape. Capt Art and crew have six natural history tours to Baja California from now until late April.
In SONAR news, our 2013 winner is Mark Hampton. Mark brought friends (new to Searcher Sportfishing) fishing and he won! A rod-reel combo, courtesy of Shimano, and a free 3-day trip aboard Searcher in 2014 are his prizes. Congrats Mark!

Capt Clicker is a happy camper!

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Chef Charles Howell’s Searcher Sportfishing Fish Tacos
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 lb firm whitefish (yellowtail, dorado etc.)
Fish Rub
1 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/4 tsp celery salt or Old Bay seasoning
Apple Slaw (See recipe below.)
Chipotle Mayo (See recipe below.)
Corn tortillas and lime wedges

Cut fish into 2 oz. strips and lightly coat with vegetable oil. Cover with rub and set aside for 15-20 minutes. Grill until done, yet still tender.
Warm corn tortillas. Place a teaspoon of Chipotle Mayo on each tortilla and then place a piece of fish in each. Top with Apple Slaw and serve with lime wedge.

Chipotle Mayo
Ingredients:
1/2 C mayo
3/4 teaspoon dried chipotle powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 Tablespoon lime juice
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Mix all ingredients together and store in refrigerator. Can be made several days ahead.

Apple Slaw
Ingredients:
1 pound green cabbage
1 Granny Smith apple
1/2 red onion
1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
salt and pepper to taste
lemon juice
Slice cabbage as thin as possible. Cut apple and red onion into 1/8 inch strips. Place cut apple in water and lemon juice to prevent browning. Whisk together vinegar, oil, sugar and mustard. Toss with cabbage, apple and cilantro.
Note: Don’t use red cabbage as it will turn the salad an unappetizing red.

Cooking segment on Let’s Talk Hook Up by Chef Charles Howell sunday morning! tune in at AM1090 from 7-9 a.m.!

Capt Art is the guest host, along with Pete Gray and Rock Cod Rick Maxa, on Saturday’s show–AM 1090 from 7-9 a.m. Listen and call in!

Come down for the Let’s Talk Hook-up live broadcast (7-9 a.m.) with Pete Gray and Rick Maxa, and stay for the seminars and giant tackle sales!
Searcher will be at the dock for touring and there will be three seminars aboard: Surf Fishing at 9:30 a.m., Capt Art on “Intro to Long-range Fishing” at 12:15 p.m. and Fishermans Processing at 1:45 p.m.