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Captains Mark Pisano, Jeff Debuys & Paul Strasser
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Weather Is Slightly Up |
06-18-2013 - Hey there, here is the latest from us out here on the Indy. We had a half day travel, half day fishing yesterday for a hand full of tuna in the morning, then we traveled some more. Today we had good yellowtail fishing for the first half day we spent here. Most fish in the 17 to 25 lb. category, with a few bigger and a few smaller. The Salas 6x was on fire, as well as the sardine, and dropper loop guys. The weather is up, so we are going to do this again tomorrow and go back off shore when things settle down. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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Big Fish Tackle Departs |
06-17-2013 - Hello again from the independence. After a quick turn around Saturday we departed on the big fish tackle 8 day. With a good supply of sardines we were on our way. we had the usual tackle seminar, followed by another huge tackle raffle , cal star, okuma,Sabre hats and shirts, jigs, eagle claw hooks, we rolled down to the offshore grounds only to find that things had changed a little bit, mainly in the weather dept. we did see little bits here and there, and one good school, but the weather was far from perfect. We did manage 9 of those beauties and a few yellowtail for our efforts. Not the start we had hoped for, but there is still time. We are going to give it another try before the weather really kicks up. Thanks for checking in, and wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew, Paul, Jesus, Kevin, Oscar, Doug, Ed and Rolf "aka Rolls"
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Great trip |
06-15-2013 - Hello everyone, we have returned from our annual Westcoast marketing/ Independence shoot-out, first I want to thank Rick Ozaki from Westcoast who donated Avet reels and Graphtech rods for prizes on biggest fish caught. A big thanks goes out to all the fishermen and fisher ladies that made the trip. Grand prize winner of the $1,000 independence gift certificate was Matt Puetz for his 68.2 bluefin tuna, other winners in the tuna category were Kevin Ho 66.2 BFT Avet 2sp, Randy Toepher 65.4 BFT Avet 2sp, Greg Atkins 64.6 BFT Graphtech rod, George Roxas 64.2 BFT Graphtech rod, Tom Porter 62.2 BFT Indy hoodie. In the yellowtail category biggest yellowtail was caught by Ruth Atkins for her 29.6 YT winning an Avet 2sp, second biggest YT went to Wilma Atkins 27.9 yellowtail taking a Graphtech rod and Tom Porter taking home a Graphtech rod for his 27.8 yellowtail. Thanks again to all our sponsors Avet Reels, Graphtech rods and Westcoast Marketing. Next years trip will again be a six day trip with lots of giveaway prizes, please call Judy to rebook your spot now.
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6am arrival 6/15/13 |
06-14-2013 - Hi Anglers, this is to let you all know that the Indy will arrive at approximately 6am on Saturday 15 at 6am...I will begin sign-in about 6:30.Departing Anglers..Don't forget your passports
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Fun day in the sun |
06-13-2013 - Today we had beautiful weather and yellowtail that wanted to bite a lot better, fishing was good on 15 to 22 pound yellows, the jigs worked well as did the fly lined sardine on 30 and 40 pound test. Calico bass again were up in force as we released lots while fishing for yellows, one nice halibut also made it aboard. Plan A for tomorrow is to give the tuna another try on the way north, wish luck the Indy crew.
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Lots of fish, but all show |
06-12-2013 - All show and not much go today on the yellowtail, we looked at thousands of puddling yellows today that just would not bite. We ended the day with 35 nice yellows in the 20 to 30 pound range for the morning, in afternoon the wind 20 to 25 knots limiting us to a small fishable area so we did some calico bass fishing and had a nice bite on those for while. We are going to try tomorrow for yellows and see if anything changes. Wish us luck.
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Great quality BFT fishing |
06-11-2013 - Good evening, today we had excellent fishing on quality Bluefin tuna, we ended the day with 89 fish with most in the 50 to 65 lb. range a few in the 40's but not many. Weather was again key to our success with less than 10 knots of wind and a mild sea state. Tomorrow we are going to try for yellowtail at one of our favorite spots. We will send some pictures when time permits.
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Good fishing |
06-10-2013 - Hello again from the Independence, today we had good fishing on bluefin tuna in the 25 to 80 pound range, for the day we ended with 61 beautiful bluefin, 28 fish were in the 25 to 45 pound range and the rest were 45 to 80 with most around 60-65 pounds. We have great fishing weather and plan to do this for another day and see how it goes.
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Turn around |
06-09-2013 - Hello everyone, we did our turn around today and are back out on the yellowtail/ tuna shoot out. The 8 day Dick Shaffer trip returned today and had some really nice bluefin tuna with 24 fish over 100 pounds!! Jackpot fish on the trip went to Steven Raye at 174, Max Dennemeyer took 2nd with a 157 and 3rd place fell to Robert Edwards with his 153.6 Bluefin tuna. Other fish over a 100 pounds were caught by Terry Sandoval 106 and 113, Mary Hollifield 117, Mordy Kay 120, Bud Edwards 122, Amir Azmar 130, Michael Foreman 107, Kevin Foreman 108, William Crowthers 126, Aaron Lee 114, Joseph Bellantonio 116.8 and 119, Robert Edwards 111.8 and 125.4 in addition to his 153, Gary Vander Lyke 125, John Hernandez 123, Bill Worden 134, Michelle Worden 113, Randy Benner 117, Joseph Montoya 123 and Dick Shaffer 119. The trip also had limits of yellowtail and some nice 18 to 30 pound yellowfin tuna. We are currently headed south in nice weather with a great load of bait and plan to start offshore in the BF area, wish us lots of luck. The Indy gang.
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ETA & Tackle For Upcoming Trip |
06-08-2013 - Hello again from the independence, we are on our way home now, but we did stop this morning for some deep water table fare. Good ling and red fishing put the icing on the cake. Here is a brief run down, and what worked best this week. As far as the offshore thing goes keep it simple. If the big rigs are around a good sound 50 or 60lb outfit with the same pound floro and a 3/ 0 circle hook, I would start with the 60 lb. when you first stop, and then drop down only if you really have to. If it is that school size yellowfin around then some 30 and 40 lb. with floro is all you need. as far as the jigs for the bft the jigs that worked best for us were salas 7x and 6x heavy, blue n white , and chrome n blue, or a tady 4 / 0 all tied to some 80 or 60 lb.. One thing, leave the flimsy, light stuff at home, you need to pull on 'em, so stout rods are best, well balanced outfits are the rule. As far as yellowtail fishing, it really doesn’t get any easier on one of these trips, jigs, or bait, take your pick. I hope it helps out on the future trips. We have had another banner trip with the Dick Shaffer group again, many personal bests, bft, and some yellows. We will be back to San Diego at 0600 tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew. Sign-in for next trip at 7am. We will try to get the boat back on the water as quickly as possible..Don't forget your passports.
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YT, Halibut, Sea Bass |
06-07-2013 - Well we finally got out of the wind today. We fished behind the island for yellowtail, and some big halibuts. It was a fun day as the long rod guys got in on some surface plugging, with the salas 7 x,'s being the jig of choice. As I am writing this Joe Armstead just landed a 40 lb. sea bass and Bill Worden landed a 40 lb. halibut. Good for them, we are going to head up the line tonight and stop somewhere tomorrow for a while and wet a line, wish us luck please, Jeff and the Indy crew
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Daydream Believer |
06-06-2013 - Today was again the kind of day you dream about when you sign up for one of these spring time early summer trips. Although the night bite never got with the program we did have stellar day fishing for yellowtail. The over all grade today was better than yesterday. Again we easily achieved our daily limits of this 25 to 35 lb. Jacks with a few bigger and a few smaller in the mix. We departed around noon to gain some altitude and check out an island for tomorrow. The weather is a bit choppy at the moment, but not too bad here on the mighty Indy. There are a few pictures on face book from the hot action, thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew
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Yellowtail Classic Fishing |
06-05-2013 - Hello again from the Independence, today we had just a classic fishing day for the spring time yellowtail down at the rocks. We had non stop action on 18 to 35 lb fish all day long. the salas 6x was a big hit for the yo yo guys, as was the sardine fisherman, and dropper loop killed 'em just as well, to say a good time was had by all doesn’t do the day justice. We easily obtained our daily limits for yellowtail all the while enjoying the beautiful sunny weather. We are currently getting set up on one of our favorite night time big yellowtail spots, so please wish us luck tonight. Also there are some pictures from today on our face book page, good night Jeff and the Indy crew
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The Indy Report |
06-04-2013 - Hello everyone, not too much to report today, as we were currently in travel - fish mode. We covered lots of good water, and have just a few yellowtail for our efforts. We will be at our destination early tomorrow, and get back to work, thanks for checking in. Check us out on our Face book page shows hour by hour pictures..., the Indy crew
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Action At Its Finest |
06-03-2013 - What an opportunity we had today. It all started at 0430 when we caught a 110 lb BlueFin Tuna on a jig. After that we short stopped on yellowfin tuna for a couple of hours. 1100 hrs we got on a really good spot of jumbo bluefin, and drifted for 9 hours. To say we had our chances doesn’t quite cover it, as we were really busy at times. When the smoke cleared we had dropped 25 of these brutes in the rsw hold. 22 of these were 105 to 150 lbs. and the other 3 were 60 to 90 lbs.. Quite a few casualties, but over all everyone did an excellent job, including the Indy crew. Jigs were popular, and sardines. Flat calm weather was the key. Check our face book page for some great pictures from today. We plan on making a move, so please wish us luck on that, Jeff and the Indy crew. One spot left on trip#4..Get in on the action, Don't be left at the dock.
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BFT Beauties |
06-02-2013 - Good evening to everyone from the Independence. Our first day of fishing was not by any means a barn burner, but I can say we saw plenty of fish around to make you want to spend some time around here. As far as catching goes, we tagged 28 yellowfin tuna, 18 to 30 lbs. and 2 bluefin tuna 120, and 140 lbs.. We did see good sign of these bigger bft, but getting a bite was tough. The weather is just beautiful, and we are going to camp out here for another day to see if the fish gods can give up some more of these beauties to us. Check out our face book page for some photos of today’s hot action, and please wish us luck for tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew
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Season Opener Begins |
06-01-2013 - Well I must say it is good to be back on the water, as we are back out on our annual Dick Shaffer 8-day extravaganza. After a stop at the bait receivers we were on our way. A brief safety meeting followed by a tackle seminar which included tackle give-a-ways and some reels and rods for the lucky ones. The forecast is good weather and a sign of bluefin offshore, we have high hopes for starting the trip off on a high note, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew, Jesus, Matt, Doug, Tyler, Oscar, Ed, and Michele, Watch our postings on Facebook.
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San Pedro Spring Trips Wrap Up |
05-27-2013 - We are headed back to San Diego after a few trip's to the local islands, it was a challenge due to navel and marine closures as well as tough weather at times. We did manage to catch some nice fish anyway. Here are a few pictures from the trips. Our last trip produced 27 White Sea bass to 25 lbs., 9 halibut to 40 pounds, 4 yellowtail to 26 pounds along with some calico's and bottom grabbers. We will depart next Saturday on the season opener 8 day. We want to thank everyone who made one of trips with us and hope to see you soon on one of our long range trips.
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Savon Tackle Jackpot Photo |
05-10-2013 - Wrap up information coming soon!
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BLUEFIN ALERT!! |
05-08-2013 - We just caught the first bluefin caught this morning aboard the Independence at about 175 miles from San Diego. The Bluefin is in the 20 to 25 pound class. We have beautiful weather and nice looking water. They will be looking around for more. Stay tuned for a picture!!!!.(check our Facebook page for picture of Bluefin).......ETA on 5/9/2013 5:30am
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Traveling Home |
05-06-2013 - Good evening folks today was a travel day. Our passengers entertained themselves by playing poker games, watching movies and thanks to Tony from Soft Steel we all got to test our favorite knots. During dinner last night we also celebrated Kevin Cleary birthday. The ride is beautiful and calm and looking forward to our Thursday arrival .P.S. Rick Berg says he has popsicles. Take care and good night the INDEPENDENCE CREW.
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Unforgettable Fishing |
05-04-2013 - Good evening Anglers. Well where do I start… First of all our bite this morning started at 4:59am on a flyline puffer then it happened… the rods started swinging and line started peeling the bite was on. As the morning bite slowed, the fish still stayed around the boat all mid morning till 3:00pm. The bait of choice was of course the flyline sardine but we also caught a few small tuna. Today’s fish averaged 125lb on the small side to quite a few 175lb to 198lb. The weather was unbelievable like fishing in the San Diego bay. This is our last day and we'll be departing after dinner for home. Today’s totals were 28 tuna and 3 Wahoo .What a trip!!! Check us out on face book page for more pictures of our trip talk to soon Paul Strasser, Jesus, Paul, Tyler, Doug, Kevin, Ed and Michele
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The Breakage Encounters |
05-02-2013 - Good evening anglers, well today started out with a pair of 150 pounders in the dark and we had steady fishing all day. The problem we encountered today was lots of losses, and that goes with fishing rather it being a pulled hook, a bite off or just a line breaking it happens. With all that we still ended up with 28 tuna 100 to 160 lbs and 3 fish over 200 and our token 4 Wahoo. There is some Wahoo on the bank but I just think they still need to gather up to get that big score. Once again the weather is still excellent and the wind is perfect to fly our kite’s .Talk to you tomorrow the Indy crew.
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Action Action Action!!! |
05-01-2013 - Good evening Anglers. Last night one of our anglers while fishing for skipjack on 50lb test, happened to hook a large fish and hour and an half later he boated a 220 lb cow. The next cast he hooked a 120lb tuna, then went to bed a tired man. Today our day started out with a bang. At 5:40am we hooked a fish 2 minutes later the fish was next to the boat, very confused, 2 minutes of craziness later we planted 3 gaffs, threw it on board, and taped out at 225lbs. By sundown our count goes as follow s: 33 tuna 120 to 160lbs, 2 cows along with 8 Wahoo. The weather is still holding beautiful with 8 to 12 knots of wind and our bait supply is still holding excellent check us out on Facebook and our website for up to date pictures. Take care and talk to you tomorrow Paul, Jesus, Paul, Doug, Kevin, Tyler, Ed and Michele.
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Wahoo Fishing Made Easy |
04-30-2013 - Good evening, our day started like the past few days. We began fishing around 5:30am. The morning hours we picked at the Wahoo which made things interesting, and ended up with 10 beautiful Wahoo. As the closing of day was fast approaching, we boated 22 good grades of tuna and a cow. The weather still remains beautiful today with 8 to 10 knots of wind and small seas. We hope you check back tomorrow for further reports. See us on Facebook. The Indy crew.
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Morning Came Early |
04-29-2013 - Good evening Anglers. Our day started with a 148 pounder at 5:30 AM and we continued to pick away throughout the whole day. Most of our fish were caught on the kite with different types of baits the whole day. Along with the kite fishing,a handful of fish were caught on flyline sardine. Today’s totals were 25 tuna and 2 Wahoo. We will report again tomorrow. Get up to the hour reports on our Face Book page take care. Paul, Jesus, Paul, Kevin, Tyler, Doug, Ed and Michele.
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Check This Out |
04-28-2013 - Good evening Anglers.. Well we had another good sampling of good grade tuna today. Our day started in the morning darkness and finished in the evening darkness .We ended up with 21 tuna with 3 over 200. The general grade is 125 to 160. The fish enjoyed biting the kite and also the fly-line sardine. We will be trying to pick up some more tonight. Last night was not to successful but the day time bite made up the difference. Once again check out recent pictures on our face book link and our web page fish report.. Talk to you tomorrow Paul, Jesus, Paul Kevin, Tyler, Doug, Ed and Michele.
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Great Start |
04-27-2013 - Good evening fellow anglers. We arrived at our destination mid afternoon and right away Clarence Becker hooked and landed the first fish which was a 37 lb Wahoo. We started hooking tuna and by sundown landed 8 beautiful tuna. Two were over 200 lbs. and the rest were around 140 to 167 lbs. We just finished catching a tank of flying fish for tomorrow's fishing along with our other premium baits. Please follow us on this web page and our facebook as well. Check with us tomorrow,
Paul , Jesus, Paul ,Doug, Tyler , Kevin, Ed, Michele and the Indy crew.
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Almost there! |
04-26-2013 - Good morning fellow anglers
Well we are just about there and the weather is still nice. We will be at the bank at approximately 2:00 PM. We are more then ready, spending the last 3 days preparing for fishing. Roger's giveaways consisted of a Makaira 20 and an Avet Reel along with lots of items from Izorline, Phenix Rods, Salas Jigs, Leadmaster, Owner Hooks, Seaguar, Raider Jigs, Soft Steel and lots of items from West Coast Marketing. Keep checking with us on our web site and our Facebook page for up to minute postings
The Indy crew.
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Traveling South |
04-24-2013 - Hello everybody!
This is Paul checking in on our Savon Tackle 16 day after departing San Diego we loaded up with an incredible lively load of bait. We are now heading South for awhile until we get into the right area. Today Rodger had an incredible giveaway. Giving thousands of dollars of tackle away to our lucky anglers. With our new WIFI system we will be sending some beautiful pictures your direction in the days to come stay tuned.
The Indy Crew,
Paul, Jesus, Paul, Doug, Tyler, Kevin, Ed, and Michele
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West coast Marketing final |
04-19-2013 - Hello everyone, we want to first thank all the guys that made the trip this year and the sponsors, Avet donated (2) HXJ reels and (2) 30 wide reels for the raffle. Many thanks to Rick Ozaki, Dale Lethcoe, Allen Smith and Jim Evans who all work within the Avet system and were onboard. Thanks to Izorline, Raider jigs, Sea- guar, Bloody decks and the Richard Hightower for all the giveaways. The Jackpot winners were Alan Aoyama with his 220.8 yellowfin tuna, Dale Lethcoe for his 218.2 and 214.6. Other cows were landed by Louie Marzari 212.8 and 204.4, Larry Hendon 203.6 and 200, Allen Smith 214.0, Min Kang 209.6, Jim Mann 201.1, Elmer Lackey 200, Dale Lethcoe 204 and 205, our Chef Frenchy who started the bite one night landed a 204 after dinner cleanup. Great weather with a building bite during the trip made for another great April trip. We will announce next years date as soon as we confirm when the day at the docks for 2014 is set, due to the parking being used for the event. Thanks again everyone and hope to see many of you on the westcoast Marketing yellowtail trip in June.
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Indy's Arrival 04/17/2013 |
04-16-2013 - The Indy will return at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 6am.
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Its a Wrap |
04-12-2013 - Hello again, we had a banner final night of fishing last night with another 43 yellowfin tuna up to 220 pounds, after daylight it was a whole another story, we caught very little for the day with just 5 tuna and 2 wahoo. The weather remains very good and we are currently headed North. Check back in a couple of days, family may email their loved ones onboard as we have good Internet service traveling home. Have a good night, the Indy crew.
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Great quality BFT fishing |
04-11-2013 - Good evening, today we had excellent fishing on quality Bluefin tuna, we ended the day with 89 fish with most in the 50 to 65 lb. range a few in the 40's but not many. Weather was again key to our success with less than 10 knots of wind and a mild sea state. Tomorrow we are going to try for yellowtail at one of our favorite spots. We will send some pictures when time permits.
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Wrap up for the 11th |
04-11-2013 - Hello to all, another great night of fishing, by daylight only the toughest of the tough still stood at the rail, from midnight to daylight we landed 29 tuna most were in the 130 to 220 range. For the day we ended with 6 cows and a total of 45 tuna. The fishing was slow for most of the morning and early afternoon but we picked at wahoo to keep busy and added 32 skin in the hatch. Currently we are making bait and will be hard at it for one more night and day. We will send a few pic's later, thanks for checking in. The Indy guys. P.S. Elmer wants Brian to know he still has not topped your tuna but came within a few pounds, maybe tomorrow.
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Wednesday's Fishing |
04-10-2013 - Hello from all of us here on the Indy, we had a great day out on the fishing grounds today, the fishing seems to be ramping up everyday, it was the best so far with 45 yellowfin tuna and 21 Wahoo for our efforts. 4 cows in the bunch with 218 being the largest, most of the fish are 100 to 160 pounds with a few handfuls of 160 to 195 and some of that smaller class 80 to 100 pounds mixed in also. The Wahoo fishing has been all on the anchor with very little trolling around. Another change has been the bite has started earlier every morning, last night the first fish hit the deck at 01;00 hours and from 02:00 to 05:00 was the best fishing of the 24 hour period. We have another 2 days left here so wish us well on the final days. Mark, Paul M, Doug, Matt, Tyler, Oscar, Rolf and Michel.
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Photos from 04-11-2013 |
04-10-2013 - We had good fishing this morning in the dark. Check out these photos we will post a more detailed report later on.
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Tuesday's a Decent Day |
04-09-2013 - Another decent day out here with 39 tuna to 190 and 10 Wahoo, enjoy the pictures, on another note the wifi works good and the phone even better, a 25 min. card will cost you $30 dollars. Much better than the old service.
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Good Day On The Water |
04-08-2013 - Hello again from the Indy, we had a good day out here with totals of 44 tuna up to 190 pounds, most fish again fell in that 80 to 140 class with about 15 in the 140 to 190 range. During the day the Wahoo flashed around the boat and we landed 28 skins as well. Weather remains very good with just enough wind to keep the kite up. Water temp is 78 degree's with the daytime highs in the low 80's. We caught plenty of flyers last night and are all ready for another day of battle. Not many pic's yesterday but we will send what we took.
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More 200 pounders |
04-08-2013 - Early morning 200's for Paul Rubio and Jim Mann and a video live from the boat.
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BETTER FISHING TODAY |
04-07-2013 - Today the bite started at about 4:45 AM and we usually had at least 1 to 4 fish going until about 11 AM, things slowed down after 11 and we only would hook a fish now and again for the next 2 hours, at 2:30 we picked up the anchor and did a tour of the entire bank trying for Wahoo, net result was a single Wahoo. We ended the day with a few more tuna before dark, most of the tuna are 70 to 130 with a couple of handfuls of larger grade, 4 cows in the mix with a 216 being the best, another fish taped at 199 that may make the 200 pound mark at the scales. A dozen Wahoo also were caught while on the anchor. The weather is good and we have five days left to fish, wish us luck. The Indy crew.
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Better Fishing Today |
04-06-2013 - Hello again from the Indy, today we had much better fishing on yellowfin tuna up to 216 pounds and some nice wahoo also. Had it not been for some very aggressive sharks we would have had a banner day, they eat many tuna and Wahoo and there was no way to fish a chuck, the kite was also an adventure due to the toothy critters. The weather has been nice for this area with 10 to 14 knots and a mild sea condition. The live skippy produced all the bigger fish today as well as the kite. We are staying put tonight. Wish us luck, the Indy crew.
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Slow Start |
04-05-2013 - We started our fishing today and had a slow go of things, a couple of handfuls of tuna with the largest being about 140. The weather is very nice and we hoping for a better day tomorrow. Thanks for checking in. Wish us well, the Indy guys.
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Dropping Anchor Soon |
04-04-2013 - We are on the last leg of travel, everyone is chomping at the bit to
get fishing. weather has gone from cold and windy to calm and warm. we
will report after we finish tomorrow. wish us luck, the Indy guys.
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Travel Day |
04-02-2013 - Today was a travel day for us, as usual Rick Ozaki had lots of giveaways for the gang. We want thank all the sponsors who helped with the swag, Westcoast marketing, Avet reels, Seaguar, Izorline, bloody decks, Raider jigs. Many thanks to Richard Hightower and Rick Ozaki our charter master on this trip as well.
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On The Water Once Again |
04-01-2013 - Hello again, We are back out after our annual boat work period, the
boat looks great after some painting and lots of various projects to
keep the Indy in shape. With a good load of bait we are headed south
in choppy weather. Wish us luck.
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200 pound club |
02-12-2013 - Sorry for the delay in posting, some how the list was lost in cyber space, kinda like trying to find that big kelp pattie on a choppy day, but we found it and here it is. The list in no particular order,Rob Green 239.2,Jim Bowman 234,Mark Backes 233,Bob Buckland 207,Frank Backes 215,Mike Shelton 207,Phil Havilcek 214, Bob Hager 206,205,226,206. Rob Filson 201, Vladimir Kustudic 206, Tom Myers 204, Jim Bowman 205, Cindy Fancher 204 200, Jeff Nichols 201, Ken Buzzell 213, Gerard Fitzgerald 212, Duane Sawyer 213, Tom Fujita 209, Bryan Porter 209,213, Steve Kuitake 220,203, Tom Golding 208. Thanks everyone for another great trip on the independence and hope to see all of you again soon!
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GREAT RIDE, NO COMPLAINTS... |
01-26-2013 - We have had a very good ride home the past few days, a steady fresh water rinse and flat calm seas. It is a great way to end a beautiful trip. We want to thank Brian Porter and the good people from Seeker Rods for all the support and giveaways for the trip, Seeker, Soft Steel, Jerry Brown Line-One, Owner Hooks, Swifty, Lucky Cat Tackle, thanks for everything. Also many thanks to everyone who had to yank and pull on these beauties for 7 days, great job everyone. We will be back in San Diego at approx. 0600 Sunday morning 1/27, sea you then, Jeff and the Indy crew
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REALLY FAT, REALLY HAPPY, |
01-24-2013 - ON OUR WAY HOME....we finished up in grand style Tuesday as we had another action packed day with another 5 fish over 200 lb. along with the many 160 to 195 lb. fish that keep us busy through out the day. When the dust cleared we tallied 44 fish before calling it quits. I have to congratulate everyone on board here for participating in this beautiful catch we have here, including the entire crew which plays a big part every trip. Productivity varied from day to day, some days were off the chart crazy good, and some were what we call really well. The slot size 170 lb. to 190 lb. fish were very abundant most every day, which made for some of the best fishing I have seen in a while. Cows were there also for everyone to try for, most fish 215 to 245 lbs. one other key ingredient is weather and fishing conditions which were both excellent. we had a varied group of fisherman on board, the Joe pro's and some that were just starting out, everyone did just fine, with lots of personal bests and high fives going around every day. The ride home has been wet and windy so far, as rain has been rinsing the boat steadily. The remainder of the ride home looks good for us. We will report again with an E T A for Sunday. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew
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Slower! But still good |
01-21-2013 - Fishing has slowed down a bit, but we are still rolling along catching some very nice fish. Another 5 cows today and 30 more that we keep in the 100 to 199 lb. class, we did release a handful of high 100's as well. Weather continues to be very nice and the report looks good until Thursday. This is our last day fishing and we will start for home at dark. We will report on the final day tonight. Have a good day the Indy guys.
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More great fishing |
01-20-2013 - Hello again, well the bite is still happening for us here on the Independence. Another six cows up to 250, and 60 more of that 140 to 199 pound grade for the day. Today we did have a number of heartbreaks on big fish for whatever reason. Again the weather was good and the fish bite all the usual offerings. We are into the last well with two days to go,so wish us well on the last well!! Thanks for checking in on us, the Indy crew.
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Incredible fishing!!! |
01-19-2013 - Today was one of those days that every long range fisherman dreams of. 81 tuna and 20 wahoo was the tally for the day, 14 cows in the butch along with another handful that may make the mark. The rest of the fish are all in the 140 to 198 range. Everything worked today sardines, chunks, squid and skipjack all took their share of the fish. To top things off the weather was very nice also, just epic fishing, we have 3 days left and are hoping for a repeat tomorrow. Thanks for checking in, the Indy guys.
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Outstanding fishing |
01-18-2013 - Capt. Jeff Debuys called in tonight to report outstanding action on 130 to 230 pound yellowfin tuna. 4 more cows made it aboard today, 55 tuna for the day with 20 in the 170 to 195 pound range and the rest 130 to 170. The weather continues to be very good with just enough wind to get the kite flying. Lots of time left to fish and very good sign around. Stay tuned for more reports to come. If you are planning to fish with us next year give us a call as many trips are full or very close to sold out. Remember deposits are due on trips now. Thanks for all the support, Capts. Mark Pisano and Paul Strasser.
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Good start |
01-17-2013 - Jeff called in to report that they started fishing, during the first 2 days they have landed 6 cows and about 40 other tuna, the size range is still in the 100 to 150 stocker range. Mark Backes has 2 cows along with the big fish going about 250 pounds. The weather has been gorgeous, warm and flat seas, a big change from the last couple of weeks of windy weather. The guys are making a move tonight in hopes of a faster pace.
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READY OR NOT HERE WE COME.... |
01-15-2013 - The ride down has been good, and we are all set to get down to business tomorrow. With the good reports down there we are looking forward to giving it a try. in my last report I forgot to thank one of our sponsors, Jerry Brown Line One, thanks for everything, we will report the daily activities as best we can, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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WELL ON OUR WAY.... |
01-13-2013 - Good afternoon everyone, yesterday we departed on our 15-day Seeker fishing rods tuna special. With a great supply of sardines on board and some great fisherman we are headed down to the promise land. There are some great sponsors besides seeker rods, soft steel line, owner hooks, swifty, and all the raffle and give always led by seeker rods. We made a stop last night for squid and LOADED up on beautiful baits for the trip. We are having good travel weather so far and have been watching foot ball and started the rigging process, more football today.... rigging etc... we have high hopes for the trip, and are eager to get down to the grounds. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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ISE Sacramento show |
01-10-2013 - Hello everyone, Mark and Paul will be in the independence booth at the show this Thursday the 10th thru Sunday 13th, come on by and see us, as owners and operators of the independence we can help you out on anything about long range fishing.
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Ed Otero's Passing 12/27/2012 |
01-09-2013 - To all the friends and family of Ed Otero, the Independence
would like to give you all our sincere condolences. Ed was truly one of
God’s Fisherman of Men. Always wanting to be out on the water. His Wife (Desiree`) said there was no better place to be but on his choice of boats “The Indy”. Anyone that fished with Ed over the course of years that he spent on the boat can attest to his friendly nature and willingness to help. Assisting those that needed help by loaning his rods and tackle to Anglers that didn’t have enough or the right kind to fish certain type or size fish that Jeff the Skipper had lead them onto.. Now Ed you are with the greatest Fisherman of all…Catch the “Bigun” Ed…… You will be missed. Mark, Paul, Jeff, Judy, Doug, Paul M, Kevin, Matt, Tyler, Michel, Rolo.
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New Years Special |
01-07-2013 - Independence docked January 7 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a 12-day trip with 30 anglers.
Jimmy Jimenez of Colton won first place for his 278-pound tuna. Jimmy said he fought it for 2 hours. Shawn Thompson of Bonita landed his 204-pounder for second place Van Nguyen of Anaheim won third place for a 189.2-pounder. .Roy Sakul of Ontario would have won second place, but a shark ended that possibility with two large bites after a little taste of the tuna. Its taped weight was over 240 pounds, on the deck after the mutilated remains were boated. We give great thanks to Ed of Baja Fish Gear for all his great prizes and raffles.. Thanks to everyone on board and wish you all a big welcome to return with us again next year..Great job everyone.. Jeff and the Indy crew..
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DOWN THE HOME STRETCH... |
01-06-2013 - our last leg of the journey home has been breezy, and a bit choppy. we will be in at 0600 tomorrow. much thanks to Ed from baja fish gear for providing all the raffel and giveaway gear. as well as everyone who made the trip this year a huge success, many personal best fish for our anglers this year. sea you all then, jeff and the indy crew
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HEADED HOME |
01-04-2013 - Happy new year everyone, we are back on line. The trip this year again was a complete success as we had great fishing with the weather being the only obstacle, windy, windy for most of the time. we over came all that and put together a great trip on quality tuna up to 275 lbs. we had chances at bigguns every day, and as we all know it is always a battle to land the giants, I would say they won their freedom by every way known to man. With a hand full of 200 lb. plus fish mixed in with the beautiful 90 to 190 lb. fish all resting in the R S W tanks we are very happy to say the least. The ride back up to San Diego is showing improvement, so we look forward to some calmer water ahead. We will have another report along the way to give an update on our arrival Monday AM, thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew
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Last shot |
01-03-2013 - We gave it a last shot and had a good morning with yellowfin tuna up to 180 pounds. We again had a couple of heart breaks on big fish. We called it a trip midday and are headed up in choppy weather which looks to improve.
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Gettin them |
01-02-2013 - Hello again,we had another great day of action with 65 tuna for the day, big fish being 240 and 205 respectively. The fish are still mostly 90 to 140 with a handfull or so of bigger fish. Weather continues to be windy but not bad while on stops. We will finish up tomorrow and start to head up hill with a better forecast in the weather department. Look for another report for our last day. The Indy Crew.
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More of the same |
01-01-2013 - Hello everyone, more good fishing here on the Indy in the new year, again most of the fish are in the 90 to 135 pound and a few bigger fish in the mix with 205 being the big fish for the day. Weather remains windy. Thanks for checking in.
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