Trip 30 (7 day) Oct 15-22 The Ridge
Howdy anglers: Today was a travel day today since we are headed towards The Ridge. We will be arriving mid-morning on Monday, so we needed the prep time today. The weather is OK, we have a little breeze this afternoon, but we’re making good speed. I went back to my roots today. My first job, over 19 years ago, was making pretzels. Chef Charley made some pretzel dough and I went to work for the afternoon snack!
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Trip 29 (6 day) Oct 8-14 Jackpot winners
Congratulations to our jackpot winners!
- Thom Carney, Ventura, CA — 54.8# wahoo (middle)
- John Lindsey Newport Beach, CA — 48.6# wahoo (left)
- Paul Schultz, Simi Valley, CA — 42.2# wahoo (right)
Trip 29 (6 day) Ultra-limited load to The Ridge
Hello anglers:
We travelled all day today, with only a little time to fish due to weather. We really enjoyed the good weather the rest of the day! Movies and baseball were entertainment for some, others enjoyed the ocean ride home.
We are ready to go back to “The Ridge” next trip.
Team Searcher
Trip 29 (6 day) Oct 8-14 The Ridge
Hello anglers,
We finished our day yesterday with some action! We caught yellowfin tuna up to 20 pounds, with the majority of the fish averaging 15 pounds. Live sardines were the bait of choice, with 30-40 pound line and a 2/0 J-hook. The tuna fishing was a lot of fun and a great way to finish an awesome day.
Thom C doing battle with a yellowfin tuna!
We are headed north tonight to the coast.
Team Searcher
Trip 29 (6 day) Oct 8-14 The Ridge
Good morning anglers!
We have had phenomenal wahoo fishing this morning! Everyone has had multiple chances to land a good-size wahoo. John L caught on right at sunrise.
Capt Art has been hooking and handing back in the stern with some success. Kim D from Elk Grove, CA is posing with crewman Ben Hart and one of the wahoo she landed today.
This one is on one of our “Hook and Hand” outfits–a 50-pound Accurate 2-speed reels and a Seeker rod. The outfit worked great! Thank you to Accurate and Seeker!
Team Searcher
Good afternoon anglers,
We’ve had great wahoo fishing again today so far. Most of the fish are landed using live bait and a wire leader. There’ve been a few yellowfin tuna caught as well.
Team Searcher
Trip 29 (6 day) Oct 8-14 The Ridge
Hello anglers: We had a great start to the day with calm seas and sunny skies. We arrived on The Ridge at 9 am and started trolling for wahoo. We landed a few and lost a few, typical for wahoo fishing. There is also a sign of yellowfin tuna here.
Click here for some wahoo info!
This morning’s photo shows two of our Searcher family passengers: Thom C and Paul S from Ventura. Both of their fish were landed on wahoo “bombs.”
Nine out of the 14 passengers on board have a wahoo and some have their first wahoo ever! Hoping for more this afternoon.
Team Searcher
Hello anglers,
We had a great day of fishing with everyone landing at least one wahoo! That was our goal for this trip and we did on day 1. Everyone is smiling tonight! We also had some action on yellowfin tuna up to 20 pounds.
Long-time Searcher family member, Kim D , is pictured with one of her wahoo today.
Most fish today were landed using live bait and a wire leader with 40-50 pound test line and a tight drag.
Looking forward to tomorrow with the sign of fish we saw this afternoon.
Team Searcher
A dorado bite
We haven’t seen significant dorado fishing this season, but anglers on Trip 28 had some action on the last day. Janice Krause captured a few and sent this photo!
Trip 29 (6 day) Oct 8-14 The Ridge
Capt Art shows all the terminal tackle needed for wahoo fishing!
Hello anglers:
We are travelling south all day today and are headed for The Ridge. We arriving there Monday morning. Our goal is to get some action on yellowfin tuna and get everyone a wahoo. (Click WAHOO for an article about wahoo fishing.) So today we’ve been working on getting ready: a tackle seminar and time to get our gear rigged properly.
Our seminar covered all the bases from trolling, live bait and casting lures and wahoo “bombs.” The crew helped everyone get rigged after the seminar–lots of wire leaders needed.
We have awesome weather today with calm seas and overcast skies to keep it cool. We are planning a movie matinee this afternoon with popcorn and Red Vines for everyone.
Team Searcher
Trip 28 (5 day) October 3-8, 2016 Jackpot winners
- Greg Bilson, Venice, CA — 27# yellowtail
- Jim Berg, Hartford, WI — 24.6# yellowtail
- Bo Hamada, Cottonwood, AZ — 24.4# yellowtail