Trip 25 (6 day) Penn Open with Steve Carson
Hello anglers,
We finally made it to The Ridge! There were so many sharks at our first stop here, that we couldn’t really land any yellowfin tuna. So we decided to travel another 30 miles to the south where the reports were good and the sharks weren’t as numerous.
We arrived late in the afternoon and had steady action on 12 to 30 pound yellowfin tuna. Everyone had a good chance to land a fish and we had a great time! We are spending the night so we have some time to try it all again tomorrow.
Long-time Searcher customer Art Razo is pictured with a nice yellowfin tuna.
Captain Art and Team Searcher
Trip 25 (6 day) Penn Open with Steve Carson
Hello anglers: Anglers were busy today rigging up their gear, with lots of anticipation for tomorrow. Everyone is getting wire leaders ready for a chance at a wahoo in the next two days. The crew had an assembly line set up to make live bait leaders for everyone to use for a wahoo.
Read all about wahoo fishing in our “Ask A Captain” article titled Wide World of Wahoo.
Ron Schulz and friends enjoy dinner with a view! Chef Charley’s lasagne, Chef Dan’s fresh bread, and veggies from Rick DeVore’s ranch! And perhaps a certain Michigan IPA is on tap at this table too?
Steve Carson had some more giveaways after dinner to keep anglers entertained with new gear. Everyone went to bed early to rest up for the next two days.
We plan to arrive to the fishing grounds mid-morning tomorrow.
Team Searcher
Trip 24 (1.5 day) Sep 12-14, 2016 Jackpot winner
Congratulations to Joe Tyler of Long Beach, CA for his 39# yellowfin tuna, winner of the jackpot!
Trip 24 (1.5 day) Sep 12-14 Mid-day report
Howdy anglers: We had a great stop this morning and caught some yellowfin tuna. They average about 25 pounds. The weather is great and we’re hoping to catch some more this afternoon.
Searcher friend, Ray Diaz, shows off his nice yellowfin in our photo posted here.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Afternoon update: Less action this afternoon, though we found a really nice school that stayed with the boat and bit a little. We’re headed home to come back out on a 6-day. The weather is amazing all day.
Trip 23 (3 day) Sep 9-12 Jackpot Winners
Congratulations to the jackpot winners:
- Curtis Stewart, Desert Hot Springs, CA — 70# yellowfin tuna (right)
- Ken Wright, Napa, CA — 25# yellowfin tuna (left)
- Tony Cruz, San Diego, CA — 22# yellowtail (center)
Trip 23 (3 day) Sep 9-12
Howdy anglers: We gave it every effort to put yellowfin tuna aboard yesterday and they wouldn’t bite anything we had to offer. There’s plenty of fish around, so we haven’t given up hope. Wish us luck!
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher
Trip 22 (3 day) Sep 2-5 Labor Day Special Jackpot Winners
Congratulations to our jackpot winners:
- Hwan Kim, Montrose, CA — 88# bluefin tuna
- James Kim, W Rolling Hills, CA — 87.4# bluefin tuna
- Eric Bartz, Bakersfield, CA — 87# bluefin tuna
Trip 22 (3 day) Sep 2-5 Labor Day
Hello anglers,
We’ve had steady action on 70-90 pound bluefin tuna this afternoon. We are landing some of them, but we also have lost quite a few. Our folks are a bit tired from pulling on these big fish yesterday, and so that has been a factor. But we’ve all had multiple chances to land one of these quality fish. Pretty exciting!
Mike Uyeki from Los Angeles is pictured with Capt Ryan and Chef Dan with one of the tuna he landed this trip.
Team Searcher
Trip 22 (3 day) Sep 2-5 Labor Day Special, Day 1 report
Hello anglers,
We had a slow start to our day, but at lunchtime things started to happen. Afternoons have been the best time of day for some reason. We have landed some nice-size bluefin tuna with high hopes of more fish throughout the rest of today.
James Kim from W Rolling Hills, CA is pictured with one of his 3 bluefin tuna he landed today. His method, which is obviously successfull, is to use 40-pound mono and flourocarbon, and a 1/0 circle hook with a live sardine.
Charley and Dan served up some pork carnitas for lunch. They were awesome! Charley put the meat in the oven at 3:45 a.m. so it was really tender.
More later, Team Searcher
Hello anglers,
We had a great afternoon with lots of chances to land a 70-90 pound bluefin tuna! Just about everyone on board landed at least one tuna and our goal to make sure everyone gets a quality fish.
Matt Forbes from La Jolla, CA is pictured with a nice bluefin tuna. Matt is a good friend of one of our favorite people, Tim Turis. Thanks Tim for the referral!
It’s time for Thanksgiving in September at dinner! Charley’s traditional turkey dinner with chorizo stuffing, garlic mashed potatoes, salad and fresh bread. With brownies and ice cream for dessert. Nice job, Charley and Dan.
Hoping to repeat our fishing day again tomorrow.
Team Searcher