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8/31/2010
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8/29/2010
August 29
Thank you Gary Gillingham and Accurate Products!
Today was a different day all together. The weather picked up a little and the fishing slowed because of it. The good news it is a temporary weather thing with the forecast showing diminishing conditions for our next trip.
There are still good signs of yellowfin tuna around with jigstrikes over a really wide area--from 130 miles to 95 miles today. There weren't any big scores but everyone saw fish and caught a few. We caught 27 yellowfin for our 16 passengers today.
I want say a special thanks to Gary Gillingham from Accurate Products. He was a big help and the gear he brought for our customers was top notch. A special thanks to Jack Neilson and the rest of the Accurate gang for providing a mid-size reel that We raffled off last night. You didn't even have to catch the biggest fish. You just put your number in the hat and won a reel form Accurate with a retail value of $580. Incredibly generous! Thanks again.
Looking forward to another Accurate Products sponsored trip next year.
There are a few spots open on our next trip leaving tomorrow afternoon,
Capt Art
8/28/2010
Limit of yellowfin tuna aboard!
Our 3-day trip passengers are limited out on yellowfin for the day! Capt Art reports an excellent school of biting yellowfin at 120 miles SE of Point Loma. They are mixed sizes, from 8-25#.Full report later.
8/28/2010
August 28-Day's end
Nolan Mitschke and Capt Art
We had fantastic yellowfin tuna fishing today with fish 8 to 25 pounds. Most of the fish came out of one stop. It was a really good school of fish and they were biting! The longer the stop lasted, the better the grade of fish were landed.
We had a few other stops throughout the day with a few fish associated with kelp paddies and fish on the troll.
We are staying the night and we will try again for these tuna. The weather is good and we are looking forward to tomorrow.
Capt Art
8/27/2010
Yellowfin tuna show!
Hello anglers,Today there was some great news on the offshore scene. Boats at 90 to 100 miles from San Diego caught yellowfin tuna in the 8-20 pound range. It is the first catch made offshore in quite awhile.
The report is a good-size area about 15 miles long and 5 miles wide, with a temperature break included. We are headed there and will be there first thing in the morning. Hopefully we will have good timing and give our group a chance at some tuna.
We have some room on a 1.5 day trip next week and if this bite continues, it would be a perfect opportunity for some offshore action. We also have some space available on our 3-day Labor day trip.
More tomorrow,
Capt Art
8/26/2010
Jen's catch
Capt Kenny and Jen Funk and a really big fish! Photo by Steve
8/26/2010
August 26
Capt Kenny and Joe Bahm, Photo by Steve "Wrong Way" Lamb.
Our efforts to be a tuna boat were not completely a loss. We managed to capture a single bluefin tuna, and we did it at the last minute of our day.
So we're on our way home and will come back out for a 3-day trip with Capt Art at the helm. The weather is acceptable and the forecast looks favorable.
So good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon,
Capt Aaron
8/25/2010
August 25
Jim Marshall and Capt
Today we targeted some different species and they didn't bite. But we managed to catch some more yellows along the way as we worked up the line to get us in position to try for some tuna. Those things gotta bite sometime soon so we're hoping tomorrow is the day!
The weather is great going up had sun all day long and it's great traveling up so cross your fingers for us tomorrow and we will let you know how it pans out.
Good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon,
Capt. Aaron
8/24/2010
August 24
Jack Rauch and Capt Aaron. Photo by Steve "Wrong Way" Lamb.
Wow, another great day for us aboard SEARCHER!
It all started at daylight at Cedros Island when we had steady action whenever the boat stopped. The quality of fish today was what we call PREMIUM since they are averaging 25 to 38 lbs each.
So we're off to attempt some more fishing tomorrow and hope we can repeat it again.
Tip of the day: There is no mackeral too big! Just to prove my point, I grabbed the biggest one in the tank and I got a bite.
So good angling and hope to see ya on the water soon,
Capt. Aaron
8/24/2010
Capt Aarons live report
Lloyd Doyle has a handful....Photo by Steve "Wrong Way" Lamb.
http://www.976-tuna.com/e107_plugins/landing/audio.php?btrack.36.1282678543