Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 162 (Day Time Bluefin Fishing)
Happy Tackle Tip Thursday!
Captain Art gives shares a successful lure to use when the bluefin are biting during the day and are visible on the surface.
These last few tips come in handy on our limited load 2.5 day trips in the Spring and Summer when we target bluefin tuna and other offshore fish. Thank you Captain Art for the great tackle tip and Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop for letting us use your tackle such as the Colt Sniper featured in this tip!
Mark your calendars for Let’s Talk Hook Up show on Sunday, Jan 2 from 7-9 a.m.. Art has some exciting news to share!
Our 2022 schedule is published so book a trip and catch some fun with us!
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Tackle Tip Thursday Vol. 161 (Night Time Bluefin Fishing)
Happy Tackle Tip Thursday!
Captain Art talks lures and techniques for fishing bluefin, at NIGHT!
He shares the most successful terminal tackle to use when the bluefin are biting specifically during those nighttime bites. These will come in handy on our limited load 2.5 day trips in the Spring and Summer when we target bluefin tuna and other offshore fish. Thank you Captain Art for the great tackle tip and Fisherman’s Landing Tackle Shop for letting us use your tackle!
Our 2022 schedule is published so book a trip and catch some fun with us!
Want more tackle tip videos? Here’s our channel “Searcher Sportfishing on YouTube”
🎣Reel in more Tackle Tips here! Subscribers get hooked up to new videos first!
Dry Dock Time!
Every other year we coat the propellors and propellor shafts with a product called Prop Speed. It protects them and helps with fuel efficiency.
It’s time for Searcher’s annual dry-dock at Al Larson Boat Shop in San Pedro, CA.
Team Searcher and the yard staff will be giving our girl much-deserved TLC over the next two weeks.
Stay tuned for updates on upgrades and maintenance we’ll be providing.
Team Searcher ’21
This season has been quite the adventure, Anglers! We’d like to thank all of you who made it possible…we couldn’t have done it without you. 2021 was one for the books, to say the least! Not only was the fishing incredible, but we were fortunate to host many new faces! For those of you who haven’t fished with us before, this is us! Hope to see you in 2022!
Ocean to Galley: Fish Spread Appetizer
Are you looking for an easy appetizer to serve for Thanksgiving or any holiday party? Do you have left-over fish from your trip on Searcher? Our friends over at FP Gourmet at the Market have just the appetizer for you. It is delicious and will be the hit of the meal or party. Take the opportunity to visit them in their new location near Old Town!
Ingredients:
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1TBS FP Gourmet all purpose rub
- 2TBS chopped green onion (for garnish)
- 1 tsp horseradish (prepared)
- 1/4 pound (1/2 cup) smoked fish
Instructions:
- Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth.
- Add the sour cream, FP Gourmet all purpose rub, and horseradish. Mix well.
- Remove the skin from the smoked fish, and crumble the fish with your fingers. Add to the bowl and mix.
- Let chill for at least 1 hour or overnight. Garnish with onions.
Nov 13 (8-Day Trip) Ridge Special
Good morning anglers,
We got to the rocks around 7:15 this morning and slid right into our first stop. We’ve had steady action all morning on the wahoo, and they’re starting to add up! Hoping this holds up all day here.
Captain Mike and the boys
Good evening anglers,
We had a nice afternoon scratching at the wahoo here. It did get progressively harder as the day went on to catch them and get bites, but we still managed to catch a few throughout the day. We’re rolling up now with beautiful weather.All in all, a great way to end the trip.
Thanks to everyone who came fishing with us this season, it has been a great year! See you in the spring.
Captain Mike and the boys
Nov 12 (8-Day Trip) Ridge Special
Good morning anglers,
We had a good shot at the yellowtail this morning in the dark, bite time was 4am until sun up on 10-15 lbers. It was full speed! There were some tuna mixed in as well, ranging 15-30 lbs. We made a move when the sun came up and got on a nice school of yellowfin, straight 35-45 lb fish, and they were in the corner. We got our fix, finishing up, lunch, and headed west toward the rocks to hunt for a dorado/wahoo kelp.
Captain Mike and the boys
Good evening anglers,
Pretty epic kelping this afternoon. Endless 15-25lb dorado and some big wahoo. The guys got their fix on the dorado then we had a few kelps with some 40-70lb wahoo on them right before the sun went down. We’re on course for alijos at the moment be there in the morning to finish up what turned out to be a great trip to finish up the season!
Captain Mike and the boys
Nov 11 (8-Day Trip) Ridge Special
Good morning anglers,
We had very successful tuna fishing this morning on 20-40lb yellowfin until about 10:30. For the couple of hours that we had action there were 2-7 going the whole time! Very minimal skip jack and small tuna involved. We’re hoping for more of the same this afternoon. More later!
Captain Mike and the boys
Good evening anglers,
It’s slowed down for us this afternoon. The current went slack, then backwards, and there were skip jack everywhere. We were able to scrape up some more tuna, however, and had one wahoo strike. We’re camping out for now and hoping for a shooter in the morning!
Captain Mike and the boys
