Trip Reports

Howdy angers, 

We had some sign of tuna all morning. The conditions weren’t optimal (lack of current), but we managed to catch a few. All the fish are over 100# so everyone is pretty pleased.

Here is a sample of one of our fish caught by Jim Mabary using one of our new Seeker OSP 1×3 rods with our new Penn 16 visx with 80lb Izorline on a 2/0 Owner mutu hook. 

So we’re hoping for more action this afternoon.

Capt Aaron and Team Searcher

Howdy anglers:

We had steady action until dark with these nice Guadalupe Island yellowfin tuna, and we’re gonna do it again tomorrow!

Here is Anne Lahue with her 100# caught today.

Capt Aaron and Team Searcher

Howdy anglers,

We had some good action this morning on tuna all day! We hooked our first fish at 6 am. Here is a 150# tuna caught by Randy Lawrence. Hoping for another hit this afternoon!

Capt Aaron and Searcher crew

Howdy anglers,

We got to Guadalupe Island this afternoon and we found a little action. It took awhile for the fish to get with the program, but we had a chance at the fish. We’re gonna be here again tomorrow and we’re hoping we get some more chances. 

Here is Aaron Sroka with a nice tuna he caught earlier today.
Capt Aaron and Team Searcher

Capt Art and Rick Maxa served up a great show on Sunday, Nov 5! You can listen to the show archive:

Hour One (7-8am) – CLICK HERE

Hour Two (8-9am) – CLICK HERE 

Congratulations to the winners of the Trip 31 jackpot:

1. Bob Bower – Lake Forest, CA – 160# yellowfin tuna
2. Dave Thiessen – Irvine, CA – 135.7# yellowfin tuna
3. Jeff Nagel – Laguna Niguel, CA – 124.4# yellowfin tuna

Hello anglers,

We had good action on small tuna and dorado this morning when we found a kelp with a nice school of fish on it. It was lots of fun for anyone interested in a little more action on their trip.

Janice Krause from San Clemente got a nice dorado on her Seeker Athena rod and an Accurate Valiant 30 with 25 pound fluorocarbon and a live sardine.

We are headed to Ensenada for check-in tonight and we’ll be back at the dock in San Diego tomorrow.

Team Searcher

Hello all,

Our final day here at the island we had some action midday and late in the day. Plenty of opportunities to pull on 100 pound class yellowfin tuna. Our goal for the trip was to have everyone on board land a quality yellowfin this trip. We came close to that goal on the final day.                   

Here is a photo of EZ and Joe with the last two fish of the day. 

We are headed north to try for a kelp paddie tomorrow and hopefully we can get some action on smaller tuna and dorado.

Team Searcher

Hello all,

Great weather again today! Sunny skies and calm conditions. We landed a few yellowtail this morning, and while we were focused on yellowtail, Seeker Rods rep Fred Brandt hooked a yellowfin tuna. He handed it over to Bryan Short from Vacaville. Bryan fought the fish until he was tired and then Fred took over for a while. Brian tried again and then Capt Art took over and landed the fish. Here are Fred,Bryan and Gary with the 140 pound tuna. It was caught on a Seeker rod and an Accurate reel and 80 pound line.

Not only did Bryan tag a nice yellowfin tuna, he also won an Accurate product reel that Gary Gillingham brought!

More later,

Team Searcher