Howdy anglers,
A little action for us on the yellowtail today: we had current and the fish were showing themselves but they didn’t want to bite all that well. Here is Paul Schulz with a nice yellowtail caught on a dropperloop on 80lb test. We’re on the lookout for tuna this afternoon, wish us luck!
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Oct 10, 2017
Howdy anglers,
There was a sign of tuna this afternoon and once again, the sharks had their fill and others were lost due to pulled hooks, line breaks, etc. Anyways, we landed a couple of the tuna this afternoon, and here is a big one caught by Ken Yoshida. The scale said 205 lbs: nice fish! We’re gonna try for some yellowtail tomorrow morning and again for some tuna in the afternoon.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Howdy anglers,
slow morning here for us on the yellowtail. No current, but we did manage to get a few nice yellows: here’s Ron Walters, with a nice one. Headed for tuna this afternoon.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Howdy anglers,
There was a little bit of action for us today! We couldn’t get the tuna to stay with us, but we did manage to catch a couple for the afternoon. Here is Chris Klein with his 103lb yellowfin. We’re gonna try for some more yellows in the morning. The weather is flat calm.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Howdy anglers,
We’ve had a fun morning catching some very nice grade yellowtail and we’re still getting a few more before we head out looking for the yellowfin tuna this afternoon! Here is Jeff Kealoha with a very nice yellowtail and Thom Carney showing us how to fish in a very comfy way.
More later,
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Oct 8, 2017 Morning Report:
Howdy anglers,
no kelps this morning for us… the conditions are perfect, just need a kelp with some fish. The weather is nice, though – and we’re stoked about that.
More later,
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Evening Report:
Howdy anglers,
slow day for us all day: we saw a fair amount of very large kelps but they were all blank, unfortunately. Headed to the island – be there tomorrow in the morning.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Congratulations to the winners of the jackpot for Trip 28:
Oct 5, 2017
Morning Report:
Howdy anglers,
Slow morning here again for yellowtail but the ones we caught were really nice grade. We’re on the move for some tuna this afternoon.
Wish us luck,
Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew
Evening Report:
Howdy anglers,Steady action this afternoon on nice grade tuna from 60lbs to 159lbs. We had many bites and many losses due to normal tackle failure and also to the sharks – but they did let some by for our anglers. We’re headed towards home tomorrow and we will be looking for kelps for a couple of hours before we call it a trip. Here is our 159pounder landed by Tom Byer.
Capt Aaron and the Searcher Crew
Howdy anglers,
Slow afternoon for us: we had really good signs of the tuna but they didn’t bite as well as yesterday, but we’re not giving up hope yet! We’re gonna try it again tomorrow. The only thing I want to recommend for these fish out here is to make sure you have a good 80 to 120 lb rod and a good working two speed that is designed for these grade of fish: they’re tough on the gear and having that gear with a TIGHT drag is the only way you’re gonna land these fish with the sharks around.
(Review drag setting guidelines in Capt Aaron’s video here: Drag Settings)
More tomorrow,
Capt Aaron and the Searcher crew
Howdy anglers,
Little slower morning today on the yellows, but the ones we caught were really nice fish! Here is another nice yellow caught this morning by Ray Woodson of New Jersey, with Ben Hart as his assist. The method has been 80lb with a 2 oz slider or flyline on a 7/0 j hook or a dropper loop on the bottom with a 16oz sinker minimum.
