New tackle box storage areas
We’ve improved the areas for your tackle boxes and added more storage on deck.
May 27
2008
May 27
2008
Another view of tackle box area
This is the side with the ladder to the upper deck. The new ladder is yet to be added.
Mar 10
2008
Long Beach show wrap-up!
Hello anglers: It was great to see everyone who stopped by our booth to say hi and talk fishing. Aaron and I had a good time. I hope everyone is ready to make a reservation for their 2008 fishing trip. Don’t wait…AND bring a friend this year to win a chance at a free Shimano rod/reel and a FREE 3-day trip in 2009! See details at www.searchersportfishing.com/sonar.asp. Capt Art p.s. I want to thank one of the sponsors of this rewards program: www.guyharveyshirts.com. We’ll have some awesome shirts this year from them!
Feb 26
2008
Bring a friend and win fabulous prizes!
Hey anglers!
It’s a new year and we’ve got a new program to encourage you to bring a new friend fishing.
Talk up the fun of fishing with your friends and family!
If you bring a new angler* aboard Searcher in 2008, we’ll thank you with a free gift on the day of departure. Gifts include certificates for Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop, Five Star Fish Processing, Guy Harvey fishing gear, Izorline products, Fish Trap Lures, Let’s Talk Hook-Up memberships, Zuker Lures, Braid Products and lunch at Point Loma Seafoods with Captain Art!
You’ll also be eligible to win a free Shimano rod and reel–AND a 3-day trip in 2009!
Each time you bring a new angler fishing with you, we’ll enter your name in a season-long raffle. Captain Art will draw the winner’s name for the grand prize on the last fishing trip for 2008.
Supporters:
- Fishermans Landing Tackle Shop–www.saltwatertackle.com –(619) 221-8506
- Five Star Processing–www.fivestarfishprocessing.com–(619) 299-9996
- Guy Harvey Shirts–www.guyharveyshirts.com –(888) 871-0110
- Izorline–www.izorline.com–(562) 531-6000
- Braid Products–www.braidproducts.com–(800) 716-4558
- Shimano–www.shimano.com–(949) 951-5003
- Let’s Talk Hook-up–www.hookup1090.com
- Point Loma Seafoods — www.pointlomaseafoods.com
- Zuker Lures–619-433-9979
Rules:
- One free gift per trip. Bring a new angler on more than one trip and receive a gift for each.
- One entry in the raffle per gift received.
- Offer good for 3-day trips or longer in 2008 only.
- You must mention the new angler at the time of reservation.
- *New angler must not already be on our existing mailing list.
- We reserve the right to end the giveaways at any time.
- Promotion for 2008 new anglers only.
Feb 12
2008
Passports?
At this time, passports are not required on trips beginning and ending in San Diego. You will only need a government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license or a military ID. We’ll keep you informed of any changes, but this doesn’t seem likely to change soon.
Oct 13
2007
Oct 6-13
This 7-day trip had 20 anglers and they caught 213 yellowtail, 2 dorado, and 34 yellowfin tuna. The jackpot winners are:
- Joe Preciado, Imperial Beach, CA — 73# yellowfin tuna (left)
- Dale Bunting, Cambria, CA — 68.8# yellowfin tuna (right)
- Mas Kaneko, Los Angeles, CA — 65.8# yellowfin tuna (middle)
Oct 13
2007
Good Yellowfin Sign by Bill Roecker
Art Taylor docked his Searcher October 13 after a seven-day trip with 20 anglers. He tied up at Fisherman’s Landing and weighed the best of the catch. “We went to Guadalupe Island first,” said Art, “and found good sign of tuna there, in 70-degree water, though they didn’t bite very well. We spent our last half-day of fishing at Cedros Island and made a good catch of yellowtail there.”
In his blog October 11, Art wrote, “Yesterday we fished San Benito Island. We arrived there in the afternoon. We had a little action on good size yellowtail in various spots. There was a good sign of fish on all the spots but it didn’t want to bite all that well. “Today we fished the coast south of Cedros and Cedros Island itself. We had great fishing on 12-18 pound yellowtail on yo-yo irons and dropper loops. After lunch we moved up to the lee of Cedros and we had a good bite on those big yellows–25-35 pounds–late in the day. What a way to end our fishing season for 2007 with more of those great fish!”
Searcher winners had a wet homecoming Saturday morning. Joe Preciado of Imperial Beach won first place for a 73.6-pound yellowfin, a tuna he caught with a sardine on a 4/0 ringed Super Mutu hook and 40-pound Big Game line. He said he used a TLD 30 reel and a Sabre 1771-C rod. Mas Kaneko of LA won second place for a 68-pound tuna, and Dale Bunting of Cambria took third place for a 65.8-pound Guadalupe Island yellowfin tuna.
Oct 11
2007
Oct 10 and 11
Hey anglers, Yesterday we fished San Benito island. We arived there in the afternoon. We had a little action on good size yellowtail in various spots. There was a good sign of fish on all the spots but it didn’t want to bite all that well. Today we fished the coast south of Cedros island and Cedros island itself. We had great fishing on 12-18 pound yellowtail on yo-yo irons and dropper loops. After lunch we moved up to the lee of Cedros and we had a good bite on those big yellows–25-35 pounds–late in the day. What a way to end our fishing season for 2007 with more of those great fish! Headed for the coast tonight to stay out of the weather. Hoping for god travelling home tomorrow, Capt Art
Oct 9
2007
Oct 9
Hey anglers, We had another day at Guadalupe Island fishing for quality size yellowfin tuna. We landed 13 fish and almost everyone has a tuna. We had a few fish on the kite today so that made it exciting. We tried our best to get everyone a tuna and almost succeeded. Joe Preciado had a good day, landing three of those nice tuna. We are headed east tonight and we will be about 50 miles west of the coast looking for kelp paddies and dorado tomorrow morning with the plan of fishing for yellowtail in the afternoon. The weather is good and so we hope to have good conditions for looking in the morning. Capt Art
Oct 8
2007
Oct 8
Hey anglers, Our second day at Guadalupe Island unfortunately wasn’t as productive as we had hoped. We landed 10 yellowfin tuna that were 30- 50 pounds. We saw a lot of fish but couldn’t get them to bite. Ed Cash from Idaho caught a nice tuna on the kite. Taryn Vidovich cauhgt her largest tuna to date. We are staying one more day with hopes of the tuna biting and getting everyone a quality tuna. More tomorrow, Capt Art