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Hook-free Skin by Bill Roecker

Oct 8 2011

Hook-free Skin by Bill Roecker

October 8th, 2011|Uncategorized|

Jennifer Funk of Long Beach took the top two spots aboard Art Taylor’ Searcher October 8 following a seven-day trip with owner-operator Art Taylor and 21 anglers. Her 29.6-pound wahoo wasn’t huge for its kind, but big enough to beat out the boat’s near-limit catch of yellowtail and dorado. It was even more notable that it came aboard without ever being hooked by the scrambled eggs Salas 6X Jr. jig in its mouth. It just refused to let go until it was gaffed, and then the jig just fell out.

Jennifer’s jackpot was all the more remarkable in that she swept the top two spots for her second-place fish, a 26.8-pound yellowtail. The wahoo was brought to the boat on 50-pound Izorline on a Penn Baja Special reel and a Calstar 700 M rod.

“We had excellent yellowtail fishing on The Ridge,” commented skipper Taylor, “and we tried Cedros on the way home, but there wasn’t much going on when we were there. We got lots of dorado down below, too, in 75 to 76-degree water.”

Jim Marshall of Jackson won third place for his 26.4-pound yellowtail, a fish he bagged with a green and yellow CP 105 jig.

Searcher Sportfishing
Captains Art Taylor and Aaron Remy
(619) 226-2403 – Fisherman’s Landing
Oct 1 2011

September 24-October 1, 2011

October 1st, 2011|Trip Reports|

This 7-day trip had 23 anglers and they caught 230 yellowtail, 91 yellowfin, and 138 dorado. And congrats to the non-jackpot wahoo caught by Tim James. The jackpot winners are:

  • Terry Wade, San Diego, CA– 47.6# yellowtail
  • Michael Otahal, Santa Barbara, CA — 35.4# yellowtail
  • Ron Bryan, San Clemente and Marshall Ransdell, Fresno, CA — 30.8# yellowtail (tied)
Sep 23 2011

September 17-23, 2011

September 23rd, 2011|Trip Reports|

This Penn University 6-day trip had 25 anglers and they caught 212 yellowfin, 286 yellowtail, and 5 dorado. Many thanks to Steve Carson and Penn University for their sponsorship. And congrats to the non-jackpot 92.5# yellowfin caught by Steve! The jackpot winners are:

  • Gary Chung, San Jose, CA– 87.6# yellowfin tuna (left)
  • Matt Kirkpatrick, Bakersfield, CA — 86.4# yellowfin tuna
  • Leon Walraven, Whittier, CA (right) and Curtis Howard, Diamond Bar, CA — 84.8# yellowfin tuna
Sep 23 2011

Penn U Charter by Bill Roecker

September 23rd, 2011|Uncategorized|

Penn U. Charter

Searcher docked at Fisherman’s Landing September 24 under owner-skipper Art Taylor’s hand. Following a six-day trip chartered by Penn University’s Steve Carson, who acted as chartermaster. He also caught the largest tuna of the trip, a 92.5-pound Guadalupe whopper yellowfin.

Gary Chung of San Jose got the first-place fish, an 87.6-pound tuna that bit his sardine on a 2/0 Mutu hook and 50-pound pink Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon tied to 50-pound Big Game line and 80-pound Izorline on a Penn 16 S reel and a Calstar 765 L rod.

Matt Kirkpatrick of Bakersfield won second place for an 86.4-pounder. Curtis Howard of Diamond Bar tied with Leon Walraven of Whittier for third place. Both men had 84.8-pound tuna. Kirkpatrick and Howard were on their first long range trips.

Searcher Sportfishing
Captains Art Taylor and Aaron Remy
(619) 226-2403 – Fisherman’s Landing
Sep 12 2011

September 9-12, 2011

September 12th, 2011|Trip Reports|

This 2.5-day trip had 23 anglers and they caught 181 yellowfin, 13 dorado, and 13 bluefin. Many thanks to Western Outdoor News and Okuma Fishing for their sponsorship! The jackpot winners are:

  • Chris Brodock, Simi Valley, CA– 20.4# yellowfin tuna
  • Don Beckman, Dana Point, CA — 18.9# yellowfin tuna
  • Greg Locke, San Diego, CA — 18.6# yellowfin tuna (left)
Aug 29 2011

August 26-29, 2011

August 29th, 2011|Trip Reports|

This 3-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 339 bluefin, 138 yellowfin, and 20 dorado. The jackpot winners are:

  • Peter Le, So Pasadena, CA — 36.4# bluefin tuna(left)
  • Blake Robertson, Oceanside, CA — 21.6# yellowfin tuna
  • Larry Hendon, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (right) and Don Bennett, Arlington, TN (tie) — 21.6# yellowfin tuna
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