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Captains Mark Pisano, Jeff Debuys & Paul Strasser

12-31-2008 - Here we are at the end of yet another great year here on the independence. We ended 2008 with a real bang today. We had an all day drift that accounted for 17 fish, 8 fish over 200lbs. and 0ne fish 320 lbs. the other fish were 180 to 195 lbs., the display these deep sea brutes put on was worth the price of admission in it's self. We are very pleased with our day to say the least. The weather continues to be a key factor in our success out here. We are going to stay put here for tomorrow in hopes of starting the New Year in the same style. Happy New Year to all, Jeff and the Indy

12-30-2008 - Hello, we again saw good signal on cow tuna. Getting them to bite was another matter. However, we did have our chances today for a few. We went 6 for 12 on the big guys, 3 over 200 lbs. up to 295 lbs. we did experience some heart breaks as always, and that is just a fact of life out here. The weather is outstanding, and we hope it continues for us. We plan on doing this again tomorrow, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

12-29-2008 - Good evening everyone, here is what we know so far. Yesterday we saw sign of school size tuna, but we could get only a couple dozen to bite. Today we had some good action on 30 to 40 lb. tuna, and later in the day some cows, but not the biters we wanted. We are going to try this again tomorrow in hopes that these fish want to bite. Keep your fingers crossed, and please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew (p.s. The weather is excellent)

12-27-2008 - Seasons greetings to you all from us here on the independence. We departed on a 10-day trip yesterday, this one sponsored by accurate reels. After loading the boat with choice sardines we headed on a southerly course. The weather was not pretty at all, but we managed to find some better water for traveling today. Everyone has high hopes for the coming days ahead, and I must say so do I. with an excellent group of guys, and some fine fishing gear, great bait, crew, boat ect... we hope to produce some good reports later on in the week. Hope you are having a great holiday, and wish us luck, Jeff, Tommy and the Indy crew, Justin, Jesus, Alan, Trevor, Chefs Tom, and Rolf

12-23-2008 - The departure time on Friday Dec 26 will be 7:30, I will start sign-in at 5:30am. It takes me at least 45 min. to get my paperwork completed after everyone has signed in. I will arrive at 5am. Thanks for checking in. Judy

12-18-2008 - Hello everyone, Our last ten day trip winners and big fish were as follows: Jesus Ortega with the 1st place 264.8 pound yellowfin tuna. Art Lyons took 2nd place with a 238.6 pound YFT, and 3rd place fish for Gene Houseworth,which tipped the scales at 134.7 pounds. Honorable mention with cows not eligible for the jackpot were Jesus Ortega with another 241 pound cow and Eric Garris with the big fish of the trip which weighed out at 296.8 pounds. We want to thank everyone on board for this years pre-Christmas trip as well as our sponsor, Fisherman's Hardware in Huntington Beach. We want to wish everyone a great Christmas and Happy New Year from the Independence team and hope to see everyone again in 2009.

12-17-2008 - the Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at 7:30am on 12/18. thanks for checking in with us.

12-14-2008 - Good evening again from us here on the independence. Today we saw good sign of big tuna, getting them to bite was another story. We did how ever get this one big school of cows to put on an amazing show for us, and we hooked a dozen or so fish. Again we had some bad luck, as we landed 3 fish, a 220, 260, and a 275lb. I would say we had ample opportunities today. The weather is still hot, and very good. We are going to switch gears for tomorrow, as we are on the move, thanks for checking in on Jeff, Kyle the Indy crew and us

12-13-2008 - Good evening everyone today was tough fishing for us. We saw good sign of tuna that would not bite, but we did have some action on 25 to 35 lb. fish. We did have a huge heartbreak today late in the day, as we hooked a very, very large tuna only to have the line break at gaff. It was by far the largest one I have ever seen or pulled on. The weather is still excellent, and we are going to give it another try tomorrow, please wish us luck, the Indy crew

12-12-2008 - Well, lets get caught up as to whets really going on out here. The last few days have not been a real barnburner for us. Yesterday we had decent action on 30 to 50 lb. tuna, and then we caught a couple of fish late that were 90 to 140 lbs. as for today, we started off on the right foot landing a 245 lb, 150, 160, and then we could not buy a bite the rest of the day. We saw pretty good sign; fish boiling on our bait, foamers act... but anything that had a hook in it was denied. The weather is as flat as could be, almost too calm. Thanks for checking in on us, and please wish us luck for tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew

12-10-2008 - Good evening from the independence. We have been traveling for the past few days, and had good weather for the first day, and horrible weather the second day. We have yet to try our luck fishing, as we have been on the move, but tomorrow we will test the waters. The weather has come down a bit, and we hope it continues to do so. Please wish us luck, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew, Tommy, Billy, Frank, Justin, Ed, & Tom

12-09-2008 - Hello Everyone! We're back home from our last 10 day adventure. Another really great trip!The list of the fish was impressive. Keith Strehle landed a massive 338.8lb Yellowfin. Followed by Ben Arellano's 313.2lb Cow. Both caught on the kite. First place jackpot went to Rick Berg. That whopper tipped the scales at 300.4lbs. Rick landed the yellowfin on 80# Izorline and a 4/0 Avet reel. Second place went to Reny Endozo's 208.1lb Ahi. Third place jackpot went to Glen Hinman. The 189lb fish fell for a flylined sardine. Notable mention went to Mike Steele. His fish weighed in at 221.8lbs and was also caught on the kite. GREAT JOB GUYS!!! All of us at Independence Sportfishing would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you that made this thankgiving trip memorable. You were really a great bunch of guys to fish with, and we look forward to seeing you back on the boat next year! Just a reminder: All of you that were on this trip have 7 days to rebook with priority booking. Thanks again, Happy Holidays from Mark Pisano, Paul Strasser and all of the Independence staff.

12-08-2008 - Time for arrival for the Indy has changed slightly. The boat just called in they may be as late 8am, The water is quite choppy coming home.

12-07-2008 - We are homeward bound, today we hit a few kelps for some Dorado and picked up one Wahoo as well, the weather remains perfect for the ride home. I would like to mention the anglers who landed the big fish on the trip starting with the outcast club members: Keith Strehle #336, Ben Arellano #316, Mike Steele #215, and Reny Endozo #201 way to go outcast boys. The Biggest fly-line fish was #291 caught by Rick Berg with a sardine on #80 lb. Izorline. Weights are all taped and we will post the official weights after we return. Again I have to say the conditions are looking like they are just becoming prime so lets hope this bite takes off. Arrival time at Point Loma is 7am. Sign in will begin for Departure group at 7:30am. Thanks for checking in with us. The Indy Boys.

12-05-2008 - Hello again, Today was.... well today was not good at all; we started where we ended yesterday and the fish just did not want to bite. There were lots of signs around, the same meter and sonar marks on big fish, but just no response from the fish. The total for the day was (2) 40-pound tuna. Some of the other guys in fleet got a few fish but over all it was a slow day for the fleet. I believe the water temp and overall conditions are just becoming prime for this type of fishing so in my estimation it's just the start to the big fish season but only time will tell. We are headed home in a flat calm ocean and plan to fish a little tomorrow as time permits. Have a good night. Mark, Paul, John, Justin, Alan, Steve, Tom and Rolf.

12-04-2008 - Hello everyone, Sorry for the short reports for last couple for of days but we had sun up to sundown fishing yesterday followed by bait fishing for mackerel. This morning we have got on a batch of big fish and things are starting out great, the first fish that came aboard was about a 150 pound yellowfin and the next one taped out at 336 est. weight and we have another good one hooked at the moment and it's 9AM. We will check in at dark if we have enough energy! The Indy guys.

12-04-2008 - Good evening, WOW!!!!!! What a day we just finished. We just gaffed our Last fish at 7:30 pm and the fish taped out at 291 lbs. caught on an Avet Hx and 80lb. test. For the day we ended with a 336,316,291,215,and a 202. We also had 5 fish that went 120 to 175 lbs. and a handful of 50 to 75 pound yellowfin tuna. The weather is picture perfect with no wind and flat seas. WE have to say we are totally stoked on the day. Today would not of been possible without the hard work of our fellow code group boat the royal star and captain Tim Eckstrom who got onto this area yesterday, Thanks Tim. We plan on finishing the trip down in this zone tomorrow. Have a good night the Indy guys.

12-03-2008 - Today we had good fishing on 20 to 40 lb. yellowfin tuna and the weather is still fabulous. Tomorrow we plan to look for some better grade tuna. Mark, Paul and the boys and Us

12-01-2008 - Good day to everyone, so far we have had slow fishing to start the trip, We tried for Wahoo the first afternoon and did not catch anything but some School size tuna. Today we are on the lower banks and have one tuna that's About 100 pounds. The conditions are not the best at the moment so we Hope things will change for the better soon. The weather on the other Hand cannot be any better, send us some good luck wishes. "WE NEED EM" the Indy boys.

11-30-2008 - Hello, It's Sunday morning and we are working south in very nice weather, now that we are 400 miles south it is definitely shorts and tee-shirt temp. We have been rigging tackle and watching the busy day in collage football, just the normal stuff. Today we plan on fishing later in the day so we will report later on the outcome. Have a good day, the Indy guys.

11-28-2008 - Good day everyone, we hope all had a great thanksgiving day with family and friends. We are back out on the high seas for another 10-day adventure. We departed at about 8:30 AM and loaded the boat with beautiful 5 to 8 inch sardines mixed with a few Mack's. We have the boat on our normal southerly tack in good weather and hopes of big tuna in our minds. Tomorrow is a travel day with seminars on the fishing we will be doing on the trip. Wish us lots of good luck, Mark, Paul, John, Alan Fay, Steve, Justin, Tom and Rolf.

11-27-2008 - Anglers departing on 11/28, sign-in will begin at 6:30 Boat departs at 9am sharp. I will be available for any questions you may have on any upcoming trip for 08, and will take reservations on Thanksgiving Day for the 09 season, feel free to call me.. Judy

11-26-2008 - The Indy arrived back at the docks this morning at 5:30am, Jeff Debuys at the helm with a great catch. Our weigh-in produced our jackpot winners as follows: 1st place was Steve Alpinieri with a 131.8 pound yellowfin, 2nd place was Henry Carrillo with a 127.6 pound yellowfin and 3rd place was Ezra Ross with a 124.7 yellowfin. Rob Filson pulled a 72-pound yellowtail in for honorable mention and another good size yellowfin was Tom Drake with a 52-pound yellowtail. The Indy had 12 â€“ 100+ tuna altogether. To make mention of our big tuna and not in order of sizeâ€¦. Peter Kozel 102.7, Chris Switzer 98.6, and a 102.3, Mark Backes 92.9, Robert Derman 115, Rex Ramillon 117.8, Dick Woolsey 95.8, Cliff Hart 108.6, Bob Minouei 117.7 and a 100.2, Phil Havlicek 98.7 and 101.7. Looking forward to having you all return next year. Great bunch of guys!!! Have a safe,wonderful Thanksgiving and be safe.. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy Boys.

11-24-2008 - Here is our last fishing report for the trip. Today we had really good fishing for big yellowtail, and huge calico bass. It was a great way to end an excellent 10-day trip. The weather continues to be good as well. I must say everyone has had an exceptional time out here the last 9 days, and I and the crew as well. We are headed up the line right now, and we have a 0530 E T A for wed morning arrival. Good night, Jeff and the Indy crew

11-23-2008 - Here is a quick report for today. We fished for trophy yellows today and had some action on them up to 40 lbs. we had 1 around on these beauties, and saw lots that did not bite. Nonetheless we enjoyed the good weather, and watched football, something for everyone. We are going to try this again tomorrow in hopes we have some current and better conditions. See you then, Jeff and the Indy crew

11-22-2008 - Here is what happened today. We had excellent action on a number of species, tuna, yellowtail, and bull Dorado, and a few missed wahoo. Everyone had a great time angling in the hot sunny weather. We are going to go and try for some trophy yellowtail and see if we can put together a catch of big ones. Check in tomorrow to see the latest out here, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy Boys

11-20-2008 - Hello, and good evening from the independence. Todayâ€™s report is again a great one pretty much like yesterday. We had good fishing on 25 to 50 lb. tuna, and a good showing on the premiums, we landed 13 fish 60 to 115 lbs. 3 over 100 today. There were a few outstanding yellowtail landed 50 to 70 lbs. as well that really got everyoneâ€™s attention. Alex Ramillion caught a very nice tuna today, and would like to say hello to the folks at La Frite and to let them know to get ready for some good eats. The weather continues to be excellent, and we are really enjoying the trip so far. We are going to try something different for tomorrow, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy Boys

11-19-2008 - FYI, last trip was Young's Tackle trip, we had posted Robin Joo as 2nd place winner, a correction needs to be made, it was Ralph Salerno of San Diego that had 116 Pound Yellowfin. Thanks to everyone that took part in the Youngs Tackle sponsored trip. We also need to mention that the Indy brought home 8 tuna over 100. See you all next year.

11-19-2008 - Good evening again from the independence. Today we were in the right spot, as we had a spectacular day fishing today. We saw good signal on 60 to 125 lb. tuna in the a.m. and great action on the 25 to 50 lb fish all day long. We did manage 25 of the better grade tuna as well as some that got away. There was some good grade yellowtail that made their way on board for those who fished for them. The only thing that we have not seen is Wahoo, maybe tomorrow they will show. The weather is really good out here, and looks to stay for a while. We are going to try to duplicate this all again tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew

11-18-2008 - Good evening to all. We had a great day today enjoying the steady action on 25 to 40 lb. tuna, and the great weather that went along with it. We had a few heartbreaks on larger fish, and only managed 1 fish 85 lbs. we are going to give this another chance for tomorrow in hopes that we can get some more bigguns. Thanks for checking in on us, and please wish us luck tomorrow, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

11-17-2008 - Our Jp winners from Youngâ€™s Tackle groupâ€¦ 1st place goes to Ray Smith with a 122.2 Yellowfin, 2nd place 116 lb Yellowfin goes to Robin Joo from Youngâ€™s Tackle, and 3rd place goes to Guy Mitchell with a 113.4 Yellow fin. We are now back on the cool Pacific and want to say greetings from the independence. We departed yesterday on another 10-day extravaganza under perfect weather. We have a great load of bait aboard and spent today getting prepared for the days to come. We have high hopes for the trip, and everyone is ready to battle with anything we might encounter. The weather is a 10 +. Check back later to see if we have found anything worth reporting, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew, John, Tommy, Frank, Justin, Our Chefs Ed, & Rolf.

11-15-2008 - Three boats are due in tomorrow, we will be the first to unload our ETA for Indy 5:30am. See you all in the morning.

11-14-2008 - Today was our final day of fishing for this trip. We had great action on yellowtail up to 35 lbs. while soaking up the warm rays of sun. It was a perfect way to cap off a perfect trip; by perfect I mean fishing, weather, and an excellent group of individuals who took part in this adventure. All had a great time. Check in tomorrow for our e t a, Jeff and the Indy crew

11-13-2008 - Boy, things just keep on rolling for us out here. Today was another outstanding day fishing for yellowtail, 25 to 40 lb. tuna, grouper, and bull Dorado. Everyone is wiped out and sore tonight, as they put in a full day today. The weather is just as good as it could be, hot & sunny light windy. We are going to finish up our trip up on the beach tomorrow in hopes of finding some trophy yellowtail. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew.... Join the Indy crew on Dec 8. one ticket remains. Call the office anytime.

11-12-2008 - Good evening, Things were a bit slower today as we were fishing for Wahoo & yellowtail for most of the day. We did manage a couple Wahoo, and some action in the afternoon on yellers and tuna. The weather was super hot today, as the breeze had backed off. We plan on moving up tonight, and fishing in a different place tomorrow. Good night from the Indy crew

11-11-2008 - The best to our troops serving our Country, Be safe!!! Today was a lot like yesterday, as we had another good day by any standards on tuna up to 115 lbs. again there were some heartbreaks for some, but better to have hooked and lost, than to not have hooked at all. Everyone has had just a great time so far trying for these beautiful tuna, as well as all the other attractions these 10-day trips have to offer. The big fish honors go to Ray Smith from San Pedro for his 115lb. tuna he caught today. We are going to try in a different ocean tomorrow, in hopes of keeping the ball rolling. The weather is still not perfect, but seems to be getting a little bit better. One spot opened on our 10-day trip leaving on Dec 8. If you are looking for a great trip call the office. Please wish us luck, the Indy crew

11-10-2008 - Good evening from us here on the independence. We had another very good day out here. The morning saw good sign of better grade tuna up to 100lbs.; we landed 13 fish 60 to 100 lbs. and had some heartbreak. We also had action on the smaller 25 to 40 lb. tuna, and an afternoon pick on nice yellowtail. All told we had another fantastic day out here on the high seas. The weather was another story, as it has been rainy, windy, and choppy conditions for the most part. We are going to give this try for tomorrow in hopes we can duplicate the past few days. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew

11-09-2008 - Today was a very good day to be out here on the high seas. The weather was as good as could be, and the fishing was spectacular. We caught tuna up to 95 lbs., and Wahoo up to 65 lbs. there were some yellowtail to spice things up as well. Everyone on board had an awesome day yanking, & pulling from sunrise till sunset. We plan on giving this try for tomorrow, so check in and see what transpired for us tomorrow, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

11-08-2008 - Good evening to all from us here on the independence. After traveling for 2 days we fished today with good success on tuna up to 30 lbs. we are on a 10-day Youngâ€™s tackle outing, and the weather could not be better if we tried. We plan on moving to another part of the ocean for tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

11-06-2008 - The Indy arrived at Point Loma at approximately 7:30am, Our Jackpot winners were: Taking 1st place was Brad Cole with an 87# YFT, 2nd place was Mark Pisani 80.8 YFT And 3rd place was Joe Palladino. Thanks everyone for a great trip and hope to see you All again next year. Capt. Kyle and the Indy Boys

11-05-2008 - The Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 7:30. Sign-in for passengers leaving tomorrow will be shortly after they arrive. Thanks for checking in with us.

11-04-2008 - Good evening everyone today was are last day of fishing and for most of the day was slow till late we got on some nice tuna 50-80lbs.It was a good way to end the trip we had a few shots at the nicer tuna and landed about a dozen of them. Tomorrow will be a travel day and will land at Point Loma on Thursday morning see you then Capt. Kyle, John, Tommy, Billy, Ben, Steve & Chefs Tom & Rollo A follow-up report Wednesday evening for our ETA. Thanks

11-03-2008 - Good evening to all today was basically a travel day but we did troll up a couple of nice Wahoo one of which was estimated to be 80 lbs we are now having a nice chicken & shrimp dinner. We will be at a new fishing destination in the morning wish us luck Capt Kyle, John, Tommy, Billy. Ben, Steve and Chefs Tom & Rollo

11-02-2008 - Hello again well today was another great day of fishing for us we had steady action all day. The best thing about today is that every time you cast bait you didnâ€™t know if you were going to catch a tuna 25-40lb a Dorado 15-20lb or a 12-15lb yellowtail it really was fun for all of us. We are going to start working are way back home now fishing on the way talk to you soon thanks for checking in on us all is well Capt. Kyle, John, Tommy, Billy, Ben, Steve, Chefs Tom & rollo, PSâ€¦ a note from a Max Maxwell to his lovely wife: Hi Sweetheart, Thanks for the great trip, ILU Max.

10-31-2008 - HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!!! Well I must say today was a good day. We had good action on 20-40lb yellowfin tuna along with a handful of Dorado. We also released some marline and the weather is still good. Tomorrow we are going in search of some bigger tuna so wish us luck Capt. Kyle, John, Tommy, Billy, Ben, and Steve Our Chefs Tom & Rollo... Be safe.

10-30-2008 - Hello again today was another beautiful day of weather for us along with a good day of fishing. We had a good go around on 30-60lb Wahoo along with some school size tuna there were also a few nice Dorado in the mix. The highlight of the day was a few nice grouper with Don Klahs getting a trophy 60lb plus size gulf grouper he wishes you were here ED. Tomorrow we will try our luck at some more tuna and dorado wish us luck Capt. Kyle, john, Tommy, Billy, Ben, Steve & Tom and Rollo

10-29-2008 - Hello everyone today was what I would call a fun in the sun type of day. We started off in the morning with some nice action on 12-16 lb yellowtail on the yoyo iron. Then we had a little dry period but ended the day with a bang with some wide-open action on 25-35lb yellowfin tuna and 10-18ilb Dorado it was fun. The weather was epic flat calm. We would like to mention that we have on board Bob Shimamoto of San Diego turned 91 on Oct 26. He had his first day of fishing in many many years, turned in his limits of dorado and had 2 nice Yellowfin before calling it a day today. The Comeback Kid. Good Fishinâ€™ Bobâ€¦. thanks for checking in on us Capt. Kyle, John, Tommy, Billy, Ben, Steve. Our Chefs Tom and Rollo.

10-28-2008 - Good evening everyone yesterday we departed on are Blackwater 10-day trip and picked up an excellent load of bait. We spent yesterday and all day enjoying rigging up in this flat calm ocean and will start fishing tommarow. So we will talk to you then Capt. Kyle, John, Tommy, Billy, Ben, Steve B. and Tom & Rollo in the galley

10-27-2008 - We arrived back at Point Loma Sportfishing at 06:30 with a nice load of fish. Our Jackpot winners were 1st place Joe Andrade with a 120.2 Yellowfin, Alex Mobile took 2nd with a 98.8 yellowfin, and Sam Romero brought home a 74.8 for 3rd place. Once again, a big thank you goes to Gary Kimura and his anglers for a great trip and weâ€™ll see you all next year. Great trip guys. Jeff, John and the Indy Boys.

10-25-2008 - We fished the coast for good grade yellowtail. The weather was great, and everyone had a great time watching football, and yanking on 25 to 35 lb. yellers. What a great way to end our spectacular 10-day trip. We are heading up the line now, and will have a 0630 ETA for Monday. Good night, the Indy crew

10-24-2008 - Hello again, here is a quick report for today. We did not see the same sign today, as yesterday as far as that good grade tuna is concerned. We did catch 6 good grade fish up to about 70 lbs. and the sharks tagged some real beauties. We are currently on the move to tomorrowâ€™s hot spot, so please, good night, the Indy crew

10-23-2008 - Today we had another excellent day out here. We started out with kelp that was absolutely loooooaded with good grade Dorado. After that we scratched at good grade tuna up to 100 lbs for most of the remaining day. There were some heartbreak as usual, but that is fishing. We plan on doing this again tomorrow; as the weather is sensational as well as the fishing, please wish us luck, Jeff, John and the Indy crew

10-22-2008 - Today went as follows. We experienced flat out, wide-open action on school size tuna, 25 to 35 lbs. for most of the morning before calling it quits and moving on to greener pastures. The fish were readily available to all. The rest of the day was spent looking in open waters for something floating, but we found nothing. The weather was a bit breezy in the afternoon, but still manageable. We are running to a completely different ocean for tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff, John and the Indy crew

10-21-2008 - Things were not as busy as yesterday, and the over all picture looked different all together. We did manage to catch some tuna, yellowtail, Dorado. The weather is still picture perfect. We are going to look offshore tomorrow in hopes of some more tuna. Thanks for checking in on us, the Indy crew

10-20-2008 - Hello from us out here on the high seas. Just like yesterday we had good yellowtail fishing and today along with very good tuna fishing for school size fish. Not much sign of Wahoo, as they are hard to come by these days. The weather continues to be good, just enough wind to help keep us cool while winding & grinding in the hot sun. We plan on checking another area for tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff, John and the Indy crew

10-19-2008 - Hello and good evening from the independence. We left San Diego on Friday on our annual Kimura's Tackle 10 day trip. After traveling for some time, we stopped at various spots and caught yellowtail today. We did capture 1 Wahoo as well. We are going to keep working down for tomorrow, and try for tuna, and Wahoo. Please wish us luck, Jeff, John and the Indy crew, Steve, Frank, Justin, Ed, & Rolf

10-17-2008 - We arrived back in San Diego this morning at approximately 6:15am. Did our weigh in and our Jackpot winners were as follows: 1st place was Richard Henry with a 51.2 Wahoo, 2nd place goes to Gerald Holtz with a 48.2 Wahoo, and 3rd place goes to Mark Greul with a 37.0 Yellowtail. We want to take this opportunity to thank our Charter master Pete Walker and the guys for putting together an excellent trip and his anglers that were an especially good group of guys to fish with. Thanks again, Mark and the Indy Boys.

10-16-2008 - Good morning, This is our final report from sea, we will return to Point Loma at about 06:00 hours on Friday. Today's a travel day and the ocean is absolutely beautiful, no wind and 2 to 3 foot seas, last night was like sleeping at home. We are breaking down the tackle and watching movies and the crew is busy cleaning and doing maintenance on the boat in preparation for the next trip. We will post the JP winners in a day or two from the trip. Pete Walker the charter master on this trip put together a fantastic group and there maybe some spots on next years trip so give us a call if the 2009 date fits your schedule. Take care, Mark, Kyle, Sean, Frank, Ed, Tom, Ben and Justin

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10-15-2008 - Hello again, We are traveling up the line fishing our way home.In the last two days we have had excellent fishing at times and some slow times as well.Today being Wednesday we had picture perfect weather.In the last 48 hours we have had everything from flat calm seas to 40 knots of wind with big seas to go with it.In the fishing department we have seen as good as it gets dorado and tuna fishing along with some nice Wahoo to 60 pounds and yellowtail to 40 pounds.The group of guys we have on board have been a lot of fun to fish with as many have never done a ten day trip before and have had an opportunity of see first hand some of the great fishing the baja coast has to offer.We are now finishing up fishing for some Yellowtail on the way home. We'll be in early Friday morning and will post an ETA tomorrow.Have a good day,the Indy boys.

oct 12 report

10-12-2008 - Hello from the independence, Here's our report for the last day and a half.On Saturday we had some wind and seas to deal with from the system that passed through California so we hugged the coast and fished some of the many high spots for some Yellowtail and a few tuna and Dorado along with one Wahoo.With hurricane Norbert passing well south of us and going ashore we have made a run south looking for wahoo and larger tuna.It's now Sunday morning early and we have had some good fishing on yellowtail along with a mix of tuna. The weather today is good and getting better all the time.We will see how today goes and may head offshore tomorrow , wish us luck,the guys on the independence.

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10-09-2008 - Hello everyone, We have departed on our 2nd 10 day trip of the year with the chi-chi's Arriba tuna club. We have a good load of sardines on board and a great group of guys as well, we are on the first day of traveling south. So far we have hit a few kelps and have caught some nice yellowfin tuna and dorado.The weather is very ,very nice and warm. we plan to start short and see what Norbert is going to do and go from there.We have constant up-date's direct from the satellite and will fish in the safe zone well north of the hurricane. Wish us luck and have a great day . the indy boys.

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10-09-2008 - Hello everyone,Here,s our report for the last day and a half of fishing.We have had good action on yellowfin tuna, wahoo and yellowtail. The wahoo have been on the larger side and the tuna have been in the 18 to 40 pound range.The weather has been great with flat seas and sunny warm tropical skies and sunsets.We are still waiting to see where hurricane Norbert goes ashore before we make our next move. Us and our code boats are still watching this system very carefully to make the best decision where to fish for the upcoming days ahead .Wish us luck, the Crew of the independence

10-07-2008 - We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that participated on our Annual Fish â€˜N Fools trip. Our jackpot winners today were as follows: 1st place goes to Ken Aiso with a 107.4 yellowfin, 2nd place goes to Karl Moseman pulled in a 104.4 yellowfin and rounding off 3rd place to Tony Oâ€™Connell with a 101.4 yellowfin. GOOD fishinâ€™ guys. Honorable mention goes to Norman Chibana with a 118-pound yellowfin, and Joey Nakagawa had a 109.5 yellowfin. We need to mention that overall we brought home 7 yellow fin over 100 pounds today. There were several big tuna pushing 100. Everyone on this trip had a great time and weâ€™ll see you next year. Super trip!! The Indy did a quick turn-a-round and headed back to sea for another 10-day trip. Thanks for checking in. Mark, Kyle and the Indy boys.

10-06-2008 - We have put together our schedule for 2009 and have added a few new trips for the 09 season. We have added some 6 and 7 day trips for the summer which will give us the chance to go further if need be to insure the best fishing possible. This will allow us to fish spots like Alijos Rocks and the Ridge as well as some of the other areas not normally fished on the 5 day trips, this can also give us more time at spots like Guadalupe island. The last few years have seen some very good fishing for yellowfin tuna and wahoo at these lower areas during the summer and fall months. On another note, we have set our 2009 prices based on $4.00 per gallon for fuel and sincerely hope we do not have to impose a fuel surcharge as we had to do this year. In 2007 we did not charge a fuel surcharge until very late in the year when fuel started to really jump up. Fuel has become our biggest expense in running a long range operation. As many of you that have fished with us know, we are not afraid to burn fuel to find good fishing. I still think the San Diego long range fleet is a very good value price wise compared to most of the other vacation options available in today's economic times. With the price of today's fresh wild caught fish being as high as $25 dollars a pound for Ahi and no less than $15 dollars a pound for most other wild caught fish, you can see the value in the fleets' trips. Thanks for all your support in the past and in the future. Good Luck to all and we hope to see you soon. The Independence team

10-06-2008 - The Indy will arrive at 6:30am on Tues Oct 7. I will begin sign-in at approximately 7-7:15am for Departing Anglers. Come back later this evening to see if Jeff has sent in another report for todays fishing results.

10-06-2008 - Hello. Here is the final report for our trip. Today was spent resting and relaxing. We have been truly blessed from the fish gods in that we have had an outstanding 10 day fishing trip, tuna, Wahoo, yellowtail dorado. The weather was great as well. I would rate this trip a 10, as the key ingredient was our passenger, each and every one of them made this an exceptional voyage, and we would like a group like this every trip. We will be back to San Diego at 0630 tomorrow, good night from the Indy crew

10-05-2008 - Hello, and good evening to all. Today did not go exactly as planned in the catching department. We saw plenty of yellowtail, but only a few wanted to bite to keep us busy throughout the day. Check in tomorrow for our ETA for Tuesdays arrival. Good night, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew

10-04-2008 - Good evening again from us here on the independence. Today was spent traveling up from the lower banks, looking for anything floating that might have a fish on it. We got lucky once again and found a large cactus that had been in the water for a while. We did manage to catch 18 large Wahoo and some Dorado before resuming our travel up the line. We had ample chances at these speedsters, but thatâ€™s fishing. We are going to try to stop the boat tomorrow and fish for a while, so check in then, good night, the Indy crew

10-03-2008 - Well, today we continued our hunt down into the traditional lower banks tuna grounds. We did not see much in the morning, but around noon we found some porpoise and had excellent fishing for yellowfin tuna up to 115 lbs on multiple schools we hit. Everyone had multiple chances at these beautiful fish. The weather down here is really hot, as is the water!! We have to start working up to San Diego, so we will report again tomorrow as we slide up the line. Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew

10-02-2008 - Hello, and good evening from us out here on the high seas. Today we wandered into an area that had good sign of tuna up to 100 lbs., and some yellowtail, and Wahoo as well. We had a good day by any standards. We are going to give this a try tomorrow, and hope to have more of the same action for all to enjoy. The weather way down here is hot, but we are not complaining, as it surely beats 20 kts. of wind any day. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, Paul the Indy crew and us

10-01-2008 - Good evening, here is the report for today. We continued our prospecting today, and were not rewarded as nicely as the previous days. Today we looked at good water, and some good signs, but came up empty handed. We are not quite sure what to do for tomorrow, but tune in and see what we can muster up. The Indy crew

09-30-2008 - Good evening to all, here is a quick run down for todayâ€™s activities. We opted to spend the night at our hot spot from yesterday, and awoke to fast & furious action on yellowfin tuna. This went on for 3 hours, and I must say that it was spectacular action for all. At noon we left our honey hole and ran into the east for some open water kelp. It took a while, but right before dark we found kelp that had a few Dorado, and when the dust settled we landed 53 nice Wahoo, wow, what a great day on the Independence for our lucky anglers. We are going to try this again for tomorrow, so please wish us all good luck out here, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew

09-29-2008 - The morning was very slow for us, but the afternoon was very, very different all together. It was as good as it gets on tuna fishing, biting anything you offered them. Weather is perfect for this type fishing, and we anticipate a great day tomorrow. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, Paul the Indy crew and us

09-28-2008 - Hello again from us here on the independence. We have begun the fall 10-day season by departing San Diego yesterday on our annual fish n fools tackle 10-day extravaganza. We have a good load of sardines, and a very savvy group of anglers, and we have high hopes for our trip. We are headed for points south, and will figure out where to start our trip later tonight. Today was spent rigging up everyone for what ever will cross our bow. The weather is good at this time, and hope it stays this way forever, or at least until we get back to San Diego. Please wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew, John, Tommy, Sean, Justin, and our great Chefs Tom, & Rolf

09-27-2008 - Weâ€™d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that just returned from our 4-day trip. Our Jackpot winners were: 1st place Christopher Bello with a 31.8 yellowfin, 2nd place was Burr Northrop with a 31.2 yellowtail, and 3rd place was Chris Pohl with a 30.4 Yellowtail. Congratulations everyone and we look forward to having you all with us again in 2009.

09-26-2008 - The Independence will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing landing at approximately 7:30 am on Sept 27. Anglers arriving please be here early due to heavy parking on weekends. I will begin sign-in at shortly after the boat docks.

09-25-2008 - Good evening from us out here on the high seas. Today we had great action on yellowfin tuna, and some Mahi Mahi to thrill everyone on board. Everyone had their fill today. The weather has become a bit windy, and choppy, but when you are catching fish you do not mind it much at all. We plan on fishing in a different area for tomorrow, so please wish us luck, the Indy crew

09-24-2008 - Hello, and good evening from us here on the independence. Today was the first day of fishing for us; we are on a 4-day event. Things were slow at times, but over all we put together a decent day by todayâ€™s standards. We ended up with 67 tuna for our efforts, plus 6 yellowtail. The weather is good as well, so please wish us luck for tomorrow, Jeff, Tommy L. and the Indy crew

09-23-2008 - Hello everyone, well we returned from our Globe Motorsports Charter at approximately 7am this morning with a great catch of yellowfin. Our 1st place winner was Jim Labota of San Diego with a 92.4, and there was a tie for 2nd place Brandon Stevens of San Diego and Mike McFarland our Chartermaster of La Canada, both Anglers winding in with an 89.6. We would like to make mention of several other large yellowfin in contention but just slightly under the mark were: (not in order of size) Kenny Meliota 80.0, Buddy Stevens 82.2 and 83.6, Steve Chambless 93.6, Tom Pierson 85.2, and Honorable mention goes to Austin McReynolds a kite fish with a 89.6. Congratulations on a fine catch indeed!!!! With a quick turn-a-round and leaving the dock at 10:30am we headed to the bait dock to load up with some fine specimens of bait and headed due south to once again try our luck on some more samples of big tuna. Check back for more updates. Jeff, Tommy and the Indy Crew.

09-22-2008 - The Indy will arrive at approximately 7am on Tuesday Sept 23. Anglers departing on tomorrows trip, sign-in will begin at approximately 7:30am.

09-22-2008 - Good evening well we just finished up are trip today and for the most part it was slow for us off shore we had a few school size tuna along with a couple of dorado and some small yellows that were released. We will be in around 7 am to weigh up are catch of trophy yellow fin tuna talk to you soon Capt. Kyle, John and the Indy crew

09-21-2008 - Hello again well today I must say was a very good day we had some good action on these trophy yellow fin most of the fish we caught today were 40-90 lbs it was good early in the morning then we also had a very good bite that went into the dark it was fun watching the kite get bit into the dark. For our last day we will be fishing offshore the weather has lied down. We will report later today for our ETA for tomorrow morningâ€™s arrival time. Capt. Kyle, John and the Indy crew

09-20-2008 - Happy 14th Birthday to a very very special girl, Erica Silvera-Daddy loves you and I will see you soon.

09-20-2008 - Hello again today was a much better day of fishing for us we had good action on 40-90lb yellow fin tuna and also some 15-25 lb school fish it was a fun day. The weather is still snotty but we were able to tough it out we also had some good grade yellow tail. And we are going to try are luck at this again one more day. Buddy Stevens and George Kramer manage to pull in their personal best today Capt. Kyle, John and The Indy Crew and us.

09-19-2008 - Good evening everyone, today was are first day of fishing on our Globe Motor Sports charter. We spent are day offshore and it was on the slow side we had a little sample on 15-25lb yellow fin and a few 25-35lb Albies along with a few yellow tail and the weather was choppy/windy. We are going to try are luck at a better grade of yellowfin Capt. Kyle, John, Frank, Ben, Rollo and Ed and Tom talk to you soon

09-18-2008 - Hello Everyone, Well we arrived back in San Diego at approximately 6:45 am with a great catch. Weâ€™d like to thank Youngâ€™s Tackle for sponsoring this trip, and what a great group of Angler to have onboard with us this years. Our jackpot winners were: 1st place goes to Dean Dinelli with a 94.6 Yellowfin., 2nd place was handed off to Robert Casler with a 91.4 Yellowfin, and rounding off 3rd place was Jeff Garrison with a 90.0 Yellowfin. Some other personal best contenders with extremely big Yellowfin were (not in order of size): Robert Claproth 82.6, Rick Munson 89.6, Jerry Woestman 86.4 Jim Fritsche 81.8 and Honorable Mention 93.4, Bryan Tarwater Honorable Mention 78.0, Dean Ruiz 84.0 Honorable Mention, Al Sundell 79.6, 82.8 and 77.0, Lawrence Nelson 68.6, And our Charter Master Mac Mcleod 85.0. What a trip it was!!!!. Canâ€™t wait to see you all back on this trip next year. The Indy made it quick turn-a-round and headed back Out to the honey hole of big tuna. We are currently on Globe Motor Sports and have high expectation of resuming this fabulous catch of the sea. Check back again. Captain Kyle (Rooster) John, and the Indy Boys.

09-17-2008 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approxiamtely 6:30 am on Thursday Sept 18. Anglers departing on tomorrows trip should be ready for sign-in at approxiamtely 7am. Get here early for parking.

09-17-2008 - ADDITIONAL REPORT FOR TODAY.............Well, here is the end of a great fishing trip. Today we had sign of big albacore, and some yellowfin tuna for our efforts. We will be back to San Diego at 0630 tomorrow. The Indy crew

09-16-2008 - Well, where do I begin to describe todayâ€™s fishing? I must say things are very good for us here on the independence. We had a banner day again, only it was banner squared. We started things off right after daybreak, and had excellent action on tuna up to and over 100 lbs. we could not be any happier with the outcome of the trip so far. We are going to try a different part of the ocean for tomorrows activities, so again, please wish us luck, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy Boys and Us.

09-15-2008 - Good evening everyone, today we saw good sign of big fish, but not all of them wanted to bite what we offered. We still had a great day. Average fish seemed to be in 95 lb category some big yellowtail were added in to spice things up. I am sure that everyone had a great time. I would rate the action of today as very good for us. We are going to give this try tomorrow, Thanks for checking in with us. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

09-14-2008 - Hello to all, what spectacular fishing we had on our latest 5-day trip. Things have definitely improved over the last several weeks. Our Jackpot winners for Purfields tackle were: 1st place Scott Linkletter 82.6 Yellowfin, 2nd place Robert Worthington 56.2 Yellowfin and 3rd place 41.2 Yellowtail, Honorable mention goes to Scott Ocheltree with an 86.0 Yellowfin. We are certainly looking forward to having all of you back again next year. Good fishing guysâ€¦.. We departed San Diego yesterday on a 5-day Youngâ€™s Tackle special. As for today things started off on the slow side, but as soon as we found the right area, things changed rapidly. We had outstanding fishing for tuna today, as we had the whole boat bent for hours. We are on the move to a different part of the ocean for tomorrow, so please wish us luck, good night, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

09-12-2008 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 7:30am on Saturday Sept 13. Departing Anglers should arrive early due to heavy parking in the lot, and sign-in will begin at approximately 7:30.

09-11-2008 - Hello folks, here is a basic rundown for todayâ€™s activities. We started the day off catching trophy yellowtail, and graduated to steady, hectic, full speed tuna fishing. When the smoke cleared everyone was beat to a pulp. The weather is great as well. There are still 2 trips left for our summer season that has availability #26 & #27. Get in on the action while you still can. Office hours 7am-9pm daily we will be glad to assist you. We will report tomorrow on the final day of our trip. Good night, the Indy crew

09-10-2008 - Good evening everyone, we had ample chances at fish today, but for every reason we could not land the majority of what we hooked. We still had a good day. The weather continues to be on our side. We will continue our quest for fish again tomorrow, hopefully with a better catch to land ratio. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, Paul, the Indy crew and us

09-09-2008 - Hello again from the independence. Arrived at Point Loma at approximately 7am with Captain Rooster at the helm. Did his final weigh-in with Jeff Granse bringing home a 47.2 Yellowtail, 2nd place was Steve Dulay with a 38.6 yellowtail and rounding off 3rd place was Al Hahn with a 36.0 yellow. Nice catch guys. Made a quick turn-a-round and currently out on a 5 day with Dick Shaffer of Purfields Pro Tackle, that left yesterday 1030. After some traveling we arrived at the choice destination and got really, really busy for the day. We put together a spectacular, awesome day on our favorite fish to do battle with. Everyone is tired and beat up from the non-stop pulling. We are going to hang out here and see what tomorrow has in store for us. Please wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew.

09-07-2008 - The Indy will arrive at approximately 6:45am on Sunday 9/8. Anyone going on tomorrows trip sign in will begin shortly after 7, depending on the Indys arrival. another report will be on the web later today. Thanks for checking in. Judy

09-05-2008 - Good evening everyone here is what we have done so far on the Freelance trip. The first day we were off shore and had a little action on dorado on the way down the coast. Today we had some hot and heavy action on 12 to 20 lb yellow tail it was fun fishing. Cody Kelleher our youngest Angler of 8 years old had some phenomenal fishing on yellowtail the first day. Not sure if this is really what he had in mind when he left the dock. Heâ€™s dad Gary said this was Codyâ€™s first trip ever on a 5 day, just wanted them to have quality time together as father and son. Cody fished hard and long the first day. His arms hurt when he went to bed. Way to GO Cody!!!! Tomorrow we are going to try for some tuna so wish us luck Cap Kyle, John, Tommy, Ben, Justin and Ed & Rollo

09-02-2008 - Well, here is the final report of the trip. Today was spent offshore in search of tuna, and dorado. We were happy with the outcome of our efforts, as we had some action on both species. We will arrive back to port at 0700 tomorrow, good night from the Indy crew

09-01-2008 - The fishing today was quite slow, we did manage to pull in some yellowtail. we are headed offshore for tomorrow. We hope that everyone had a safe Labor Day Weekend. the indy crew

08-31-2008 - Good evening from the bridge of the independence. We hoped for another showing of big tuna like yesterday, but all we got was a small sample in the afternoon. We kept busy for the most part pulling on great quality yellowtail, and managed 2 tuna 60 to 85 lbs. for our efforts. We still have great weather, and are going to try our hand at some fast paced yellowtail action for tomorrow at another hot spot. Thanks for checking in on us, the Indy crew

08-30-2008 - Well, hello again from the independence. On our recent return today our jackpot winners were 1st place Randy Boone with a 55 pound yellowfin tuna, 2nd place a 53 pound wahoo, and taking in 3rd place was Jerry Shapiro with a 46 pound yellowfin. Great trip everyone. We departed on a 5-day trip yesterday. This trip sponsored by Sav-On tackle. There were many great giveaways for all. As for today we had a good day on big dorado, as well as some big yellowtail. The highlight was an afternoon bite on big yellowfin tuna, most were 70 to 90 lbs. and there were some heartbreak on lost fish. The weather is incredible out here. We plan on giving this a try tomorrow, please wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew

08-28-2008 - The Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 6:15-6:30am. Anglers departing on The Sav-on tackle trip should arrive early due to heavy congestion of parking in the lot. Sign in begins at 7am.

08-27-2008 - Hello from the Independence, Today we decided to try for species other then tuna and we were pleasantly surprised on the day we had. We started the day with a jig strike which was a 75 pound wahoo, we ended up with 4 large wahoo for the day and we lost a few as well. We also hit a few kelps which held lots of the dorado, after tagging enough of those for the guys we headed in for some yellowtail and had wide open action for the last couple of hours of daylight, The fish were mostly 12 to 18 pounds and they bit the iron very well. We are now headed for home with a great catch aboard and will arrive to San Diego between 6:15am and 6:30AM on Friday. Thanks for checking in Mark, Kyle John, Frank, Sean, Rolf and Tom.

08-26-2008 - Good day, here's an update from our trip so far, we got on a school of yellowfin that wanted to bite and we had steady fishing on 20 to 50 pound fish throughout the first day. Day 2 so far has been good as well with a Better mix of tuna in the 40 to 50 pound range. We also caught some 15 to 22 lb. yellowtail in the mix. We are headed to another area to look for yellowtail and dorado. The weather has been excellent, hot, flat, and sunny! Wish us luck on the fishing for tomorrow and we hope everyone is well. The Indy guys.

08-24-2008 - Hello again, today was our turn around day; first off we want to thank all of our anglers and sponsors who have been so great to work with this season. The Tuna Trackers Charter was a super group, their choice not to do jackpot, but they all fished hard and steady the entire trip. We departed at 10 am with the Steven's group and cleared the point at about 11:15 and are presently headed south in good weather. We plan to start the trip offshore looking for tuna and see how that goes, check in later and wish us lots of good luck, The Indy boys.

08-23-2008 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6am on Sunday. Anglers departing on the Indy, Sign-in will begin at 7am. We were able to leave on our trip last week because everyone showed up on time. The parking lot is at a premium, share a ride if you can, if not be there early.

08-23-2008 - Well, here is the final report for our trip. Today we fished the rich Baja waters for offshore species. We had a sample of albacore, yellowfin tuna, bluefin tuna, dorado, & yellowtail. Flat calm weather was the call once again. Looking back on the trip, I would give it a very high rating in all aspects. We will arrive in San Diego at 0600 Sunday. Good night, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

08-22-2008 - Good evening from the independence. We started the day very early, and had spectacular action on yellowtail until dark. Boy, what a great time we all had today. The weather is just outstanding. Everything was the hot ticket, jigs, bait etc... Great visual for everyone to see as well. We are going to try a different ocean tomorrow, please wish us luck, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

08-20-2008 - We departed on a 5-day trip yesterday at 1030. We ran south for the day & night and arrived at our destination in the morning. Things went well for us as we caught yellowtail up to 45 lbs., and tuna up to 50 lbs. The weather is also very good. We plan on giving this a try for tomorrow, thanks for checking in on Jeff, Kyle the Indy crew and us

08-20-2008 - Good evening to all from us here on the independence. After traveling for 2 days we fished today with good success on tuna up to 30 lbs. we are on a 10-day Youngs tackle outing, and the weather could not be better if we tried. We plan on moving to another part of the ocean for tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

08-19-2008 - Good evening everyone, The Indy arrived at Point Loma at 0600, back from our Tuna Turners Charter with our charter master Pete Fosselman. Our Jackpot winners are as follows: Chek Fong Tang with a 40.4 YFT, Desera Frentress with a 39.4 YT, and Bruce Little with a 38.2 YT. Congratulations to Desera, She was able to hold her own with the guys. The Indy Crew

08-18-2008 - The Indy will arrive on Tuesday morning at approximately 6am, those Anglers departing on Tuesday trip with the Tuna Trackers sign in will begin at 7am. The parking is at a primium during the summer so it is suggested that you arrive early to obtain parking from Anglers returning.

08-17-2008 - Hello everyone, lets get caught up from the last few days. First day was a little slow off shore, as we tallied 14 fish, albacore, yellowfin, and bluefin tuna for our efforts. The next day we had fair fishing for good grade yellowtail up to 40 lbs. the following day was the same as previous, good grade yellows. The weather is exceptionally great as well. While every day has not been banner, we are having a good time catching quality fish. We will be offshore tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

08-13-2008 - Hello again, Here's a recap from the last couple of days, we fished Guadalupe Island for a rather slow day. We did catch a Wahoo and lost a few first thing in the morning. We also caught some nice yellowtail and 2 yellowfin tuna in the 30 pound class but overall not what we had hoped for. We then worked our way back up the line looking for kelps offshore for another slow day; we had some yellowtail and Dorado to show for all day of looking and no tuna. It's our last day fishing and the day started off good with a mix of nice yellowfin and bluefin tuna. So we hope we can keep hooking fish rest of the day. Thanks for checking in, The Indy boys. The Indy will be dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6:00am. Anglers departing on Thrusday's trip sign in will be at 7:00am.

08-10-2008 - Good evening from the bridge of the Indy, Today we fished the entire day offshore and had a mix of yellowfin tuna, yellowtail and dorado. The fish were in the 12 to 20 lb. class for the most part. Our weather has come up a bit with about 15 knots of wind but the sea state is very mild. We plan on doing something different tomorrow so wish us some luck, Have a great day, The Indy boys.

08-09-2008 - Hello everyone, Our report for todayâ€™s winners from Sakamoto Charter were as follows: David Brown took 1st place with a 36.6 Yellowtail, Don Klahs bringing home 35.2 Yellowtail, and 3rd place was Randy Britton with a 34.6 yellowtail. Don Klahs has been on the Indy 3 times this year and has placed in our winnerâ€™s category all three times. Congratulations to our FISHING GURU Don Klahs. Saturday we departed on our annual Rusty Hook 5-day trip in good weather, after taking on a good load of sardines we pointed the boat south the rest of the day and had a great prime rib dinner with all the fixings. Today we headed south looking offshore for kelps and tuna, the weather is still good so wish us luck on the trip. Mark, Paul and The Indy Guys.

08-08-2008 - The Indy will arrive at 6:30 am on Saturday Aug 9, Anglers departing on Saturday, please arrive early, the parking lot is extremely full and you need to arrive when the boat returns to snap up parking from returning Anglers. Sign in will begin at approx 7:15.

08-07-2008 - Here we go again. Another identical report. Today was just like the other days here, except there was many more 30 to 40 lb. yellowtail coming over the rail again today. We are going to try our hand at the offshore scene tomorrow in hopes of some dorado, and maybe some tuna if the fish gods are up to it. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, Kyle, the Indy crew and us

08-06-2008 - Todayâ€™s report is pretty much like yesterdays report, as we had great fishing for big yellowtail once again. Most everything was working for them, jigs, bait etc. The weather is still great. We are going to try this again tomorrow, so we will see you then, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

08-05-2008 - Good evening everyone, The Indy returned from a Kimura's Tackle trip on Monday. Our Jackpot winners were as follows: 1st place was Norm Takaki with a 31.6 White sea bass, 2nd place was Robert Nabarrete with a 33.4 Yellowtail, and 3rd place as Ken Boone with a 47.4 Broomtail grouper. Thanks for a great trip. We departed on a 5-day Sakamoto open charter yesterday With Rick Ozaki as Chartermaster. We had quite a good day today fishing for yellowtail. Everyone had a great time yanking & pulling on these beauties. The weather is really great as well. We are having a delicious shrimp dinner tonight, and key lime pie for dessert. We are going to try this again tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff, Tommy and the Indy crew

08-03-2008 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6am. Anglers leaving on Mondays trip be there early, I will begin sign-in at about 7am.

08-03-2008 - Here is our final report for the Kimura 5 day trip. Today we fished offshore for Dorado & yellowtail. We had a good day by most standards, and the weather was outstanding. We will dock at 0600 tomorrow, see you then, Indy crew

08-02-2008 - Good evening everyone from us out here on the independence. We again had a great day on the yellowtail down here. From sun up to sun down we had steady action on yellows up to 50 lbs. we did not encounter any exotics like yesterday, but a great time was had by all. The weather continues to be outstanding for us as well. Tomorrows plan we are going to look for some Mahi Mahi, so please wish us luck. Good night from Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

08-01-2008 - Hello, here is what happened here today. We awoke to feeding yellowtail all around the boat and had a great morning pulling, and yanking on fish. The rest of the day was spent doing the same thing, only the fish were bigger, and a few halibut made their way on board as well. The highlight of the afternoon was a 50 lb. broomtail grouper caught by Ken Boone. The weather is just outstanding, and everyone is having a fabulous time. Thanks for checking in on us, see you tomorrow, the Indy crew

07-31-2008 - Hello again from the independence. We returned home Wednesday morning at approximately 6am. Our Jackpot winners are as follows: 1st place was Mark Backes with a yellowtail of 36 pounds, 2nd place was Tim Esposito with a Yellowfin Tuna 33.6 and 3rd place was Bill McBlaine with a 33.4 Yellowtail. We managed to make a quick turn-a-round and headed back out to sea. We are currently on our 5-day Kimura Tackle special, and have seen tuna up to 100lbs. Unfortunately did not want bite what we had to offer, but we did have good offshore action on dorado, some yellowfin tuna, & yellowtail today. The weather is great as well. Everyone on board had a good time today, and looks forward to tomorrowâ€™s yellowtail action, so please wish us luck, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

07-29-2008 - The Indy will arrive on Wed Jul 30 at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6am. Anglers leaving on tomorrows trip I will begin sign in at 7am. Please arrive early due to the parking. The lot is full, you need to get there to get parking from the anglers arriving. See you in the AM.

07-28-2008 - Wow this is what I have to say about today. we had another epic day of weather along with an epic day of fishing. We had some hot action on 15-22lb yellow tail there were times when everyone had one on. I must say it was a very enjoyable day. We even managed a chance at some trophy 25-40 lb yellows and some guys got their personal best. Thanks for looking in on us. We will talk to you soon Capt. Kyle, John, Frank, Billy, Ben & Our Chefs Ed and Tom in the galley.

07-27-2008 - Good evening to all of our loyal independence followers today was another epic day of weather here off shore. And a good day of fishing to go with it. We had steady action today on Dorado up to 35lbs and yellow tail up to 25 lbs., along with some bluefin and yellow fin tuna. Tomorrow we are going to try are luck on some yellow tail so we will talk to you then Capt. Kyle, John and the rest of the wonderful independence crew

07-26-2008 - Good evening everyone today we had good fishing offshore along with very nice weather. We ended up with a very nice mix bag of bluefin, yellowfin, Dorado, yellow tails and albacore. We are going to be fishing for more yellows and dodos tomorrow thanks for checking in on us Capt. Kyle, John and the Indy crew

07-25-2008 - Good evening everyone today we arrived at Point Loma Dock at 6:30am from our annual Baja Paddy Hoppers trip. Our Jackpot winners were as follows: Jeff Saliva 1st place Yellowtail coming in at 45.2 pounds, 2nd place was Paul Burrows with a 45.2 Yellowtail and Jeff Behr with a 39.2. Congratulations guys. Nice Catch indeed. We departed on the golden group 5-day with a good load of sardines. We did stop on some kelp on the way out today and landed some nice Dorado up to 18lbs. and tomorrow we are going to be fishing off shore so wish us luck Captain Kyle, John and the Indy crew

07-23-2008 - Good evening everyone, today we made the long run back to the tuna grounds in hopes for a good hit on the tuna in the afternoon. We did catch a mix of bluefin, yellowfin and albacore late in the day and we are going to start the day tomorrow here as we saw some good signs of fish at dark. The weather remains good and the forecast is for the same the next few days, Wish us luck, the Indy guys.

07-22-2008 - Hello everyone we are on our Baja Paddy Hopper 5-day trip we are on our second day of fishing, our first day was very poor looking offshore for tuna and albacore. Today we fished for yellowtail at one of our favorite spots and were not disappointed, we had excellent fishing for 12 to 20 pound yellowtail and 22 fish that will go 30 to 52 pounds. Weather is excellent so we plan to fish offshore tomorrow for tuna. Thanks for checking in and we will report as the trip continues. The Indy crew.

07-21-2008 - The Indy returned on Sunday July 20 at approximately 6am. What a great trip. Our JP winners were as follows: 1st place was Rolland Doty with a 47.2 YFT, 2nd place Was Brian Lackey with a 47.0 YFT, and taking in 3rd place was Mike McClure with a 41.6. Honorable Mention goes to Greg Hillman with a YFT weigh in at approximate 70#. This YFT took a nosedive and went slip slidinâ€™ away. He showed great attitude and sportsmanship, We would all like having someone like Greg on board each trip. Thanks to everyone that participated in The West Coast Marketing trip. Canâ€™t wait to see all of you again next year. We made a quick turn-a-round with another anxious group of Anglers to try first hand at getting into YFT and Albies. We will report again soon, check back again. Mark, Paul and the Indy boys

07-19-2008 - New ARRIVAL TIME 6AM. ok not 7am .the Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6am on July 20, Anglers going out on tomorrows trip, may begin signing in at approx 7:00am. Looking forward to seeing you all at the dock in the morning.

07-19-2008 - Good evening again from the independence. Today we fished offshore for a variety of game fish we are most fond of. We had good albacore fishing, yellowfin tuna, dorado, and some yellowtail. What a way to end the trip with great action for all. The weather was flat calm as well. I would rate the trip 99% perfect; the 1 percent not perfect was some of the fish escaped to fight another day.Jeff and the Indy crew

07-18-2008 - Hello again from the high seas. We had a good morning on yellowtail again today; with more of that beautiful 25 to 40 lb. fish mixed in. we also had 1 45 lb sea bass for good measure. The weather continues to be epic as well. We are traveling up to get in position for tomorrowâ€™s offshore activities. Sea you all later, the Indy crew

07-17-2008 - Hello from the independence, here is what we know so far. Today we fished for yellowtail, and were very busy for most of the day doing so. Everything was working, bait, jigs etc..... the weather continues to be outstanding, and we are having a great time. Some of the fish today were pushing 40 lbs., and we are going to try this again tomorrow, so wish us luck please. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us

07-16-2008 - We fished offshore today, had a good sample of yellowtail, and yellowfin. Greg Hillman brought in a nice yellowtail off the kelp patties. I trust he will be weighing In on that one. JOHN ALEXOPOULOS would like to wish his beautiful bride REBECCA of 20 years a HAPPY ANNIVERSARY. We plan to fish this area Again for what ever we can find. Check back for more updates on the good fishing. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy boys.

07-15-2008 - The Indy returned this morning at 7am with a great catch. Included in this catch was a sufficient amount of Albacore, bluefin, yellowfin, and yellowtail. Topping off our 1st place winner today was 15-year-old AUSTIN HENERSON of South Gate California with a 43.4 Bluefin. 2nd place was a 40.6 Albacore by L.A James of Oakland Ca, and 3rd place was Joe Armstead with a 39.2 Albacore. Congratulations AUSTIN!!!. He has a way of showing even the most experienced fisherman how to do the job and get it done right. AND heâ€™s already signed up for next year. The INDY has left again today with Westcoast Marketing as our sponsor, Dave Rocchi as our chartermaster. He will be handing out a lot of give a ways and the Anglers going out on todayâ€™s trip are anxious To get their hand at fishing the elusive Bluefin. Computers are up and running again so our reports should be a bit timelier. Thanks for checking in. Jeff, Kyle, John, Shawn, Frank, Ed, Rollo, and Justin.

07-14-2008 - The Indy will arrive at 7am. Anyone going out on Tuesday trip, sign in will begin at 7:30. See you all soon

07-13-2008 - Another day of excellent fishing. The water again today was absolutely perfect. Todays Stellar fishing was once again all about Albies in the 40# category, good fishing on BF. Once again they were in the 40 # category and we had a taste of Yellowtail. Austin Henderson is having a blast. On Saturday he had a 25# YT, 20# Dorado, and today he managed to bring in a 40# BF. He has done quite well for being the youngest on the boat. Way to go Austin!!!! We really have a great group on this trip. We are going to try to Have another day of this on Monday morning before we head for home. Thanks for checking in. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy boys.

07-12-2008 - Hello everyone, todayâ€™s fishing was as good as it gets, we had BF, YF, Albies and other verities of fish. What a day in paradise, the water is flat calm and no wind. Everyone is having a great time. Check back for more updates. Jeff, Kyle and the Boys.

07-10-2008 - Hello everyone, The Indy returned this morning with a great load of fish which included a various species YT Albies, yellowfin and bluefin, 1st place was Stephen Nevarov with a 42.4 Albie, Vern Roberts was 2nd place with a 40.6 albie and Mike Rubio took 3rd with a 37.6 albie. We made a quick turn-a-round and headed back out for more. Our sponsor today is Sav-on Tackle with CARLOS Estrada as our chartermaster. He has a significant amount of give-aways to be given away this evening, just in time for everyone to use their new stuff when the fish begin to bite tomorrow. My home computer is still on the fritz so bear with me when I only post every other day or so. Check back for more updates. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy boys.

07-08-2008 - This is a brief summary of the last few days. The fishing has been very good over the last few days. We managed to land many albacore in the 20-40# range, some good signs of Yellowfin were also in the mix. Today is Tuesday and the plan was to fish for yellowtail The weather is a good as it gets, flat calm and warm. We are all having a great time, check back for more updates. Kyle, Paul, and the Indy Gang.

07-05-2008 - The Indy arrived at 6am this morning with a great catch of yellowtail, bluefin tuna, albacore, some white seabass and a few halibut. Excellent trip. Our jp winners today Were: Don Klahs 1st place with a 47# WSB, 2nd place was James Dahlberg bringing in at 44.8 WSB and Jimmy Jimenez brought home a 41.8 WSB. Honorable mentions goes to Don Klahs with a 37.4 Halibut and Thomas Nordstrom with a 36.8 Halibut. The weather and fishing couldnâ€™t have been better. We are setting out again today to try our Fishing efforts for our next group of anxious fisherman to try to out do the previous trip. Kyle (Rooster) KAERCHER at the helm, with Paul STRASSER our 2nd skipper. Still having a few difficulties with emails and internet, they work intermittently, so if any One has questions about upcoming trips; please call in until I can get my computer working properly. Thanks for checking in. Kyle, Paul and the Indy Crew

07-04-2008 - Happy 4th of July everyone!!! The Indy will arrive at 6am, those Anglers leaving on July 5, I will begin sign in at 7am. Get here early Parking will be at a premium on Saturday. Everyone is going Fishing.

07-03-2008 - Due to technical difficulties this report is late. Here is an update for the last few days We returned from our 3-day Family trip, which was outstanding. With 15 kids on the boat we had an abundance of albacore. Great time and a great bunch of kids. We canâ€™t wait for next year. Thanks everyone. As for the trip we are on now, Monday was a travel day, Tuesday we were able to get into the elusive bluefin, Yesterday (Wednesday) we had an epic day of yellowtail fishing, the anglers even managed white seabass which were in the 50 pound category AND they managed to pull in some 40# halibut. Today we plan to stay in this area and do the same type fishing. The weather is great and everyone onboard is having a great time. They type of fishing we are having at this time is one of the best reasons for doing a 5 day trip in the summer. Don Klaus a regular onboard had his limits yesterday of yellowtail, he caught a 50#WSB and a 40# halibut. Way to go Don!!!. Thanks for checking in. the Indy Boys

06-27-2008 - Hello again from the independence after a few days off back out on our annual parent/son/daughter 3-day trip. After taking on a nice load of bait we cleared the point at noon and headed to the local albacore zone to start the trip and caught 10 albacore that were in the 15 to 20 pound range. The weather is perfect at the moment with no wind and very light seas to go with it. We are headed south to look at another area in hopes of good albacore fishing. We'll check in tomorrow to let you know how it goes. The Indy boys.

06-22-2008 - The Indy returned today on our last 8-day spring trip. Our 1st place jackpot winner was Donald Klaus of VALENCIA, Ca. with a 47.6 Yellowtail, 2nd place was Robert Wood of CORONA, CA with a 45.8, and 3rd place was Ed Wolff of WEST HILLS with a 43.6 yellowtail. We had very few YT under 25 pounds most were in 35 to 40. Congratulations to all the anglers. Our next trip will be our Family trip leaving on Friday June 27. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy Boys.

06-21-2008 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6am Sunday June 22, 2008.

06-20-2008 - Hello again from the independence. We have had some difficulty with the e-mail reports, so forthe past few days we have had good fishing on the coast, and offshore for yellowtail, and assorted tunas. The weather has been great as well. We have 1 more day to fish, and we hope we can keep the ball rolling, as we have assembled a decent catch for our efforts so far. Wish us luck. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

06-18-2008 - Hello to everyone from us lucky ones on the independence. Today we not only had great weather, but great fishing for trophy yellowtail up to 50lbs, and many from 35 to 50 lbs. they were biting on most everything, jigs, bait etc... A lot of Anglers caught their personal best, and had a great time doing so. We also had some flurries on tuna throughout the day as well, making it a great day to be out here doing what we do best. Steve Duncan would like to say hello to Robin & kids, and misses them, he too had a great day. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, Kyle, and the Indy crew

06-17-2008 - Good evening everyone. Today we tried for tuna, and were surprised at the sign, and amount of fish we caught for our offshore efforts. We had a good day by any standard in the fishing world. The weather is a key piece of this puzzle, as it is perfect out here. Iâ€™m not sure what we are going to do for tomorrow, but we just might try this again. Good night from the Indy crew

06-16-2008 - The Indy arrived back at Point Loma on Saturday June 14 at 7am. Our Trip was successful in bringing home a big halibut weighing at 41.6 pound by Jack Smith from MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, MD. Coming in 2nd place was Brian Millikin from CORONA, CA with a 36.2 Yellowtail, and rounding out 3rd place was from Bill Cosgrove of YORBA LINDA, CA with a 34.4 Yellowtail. Great Going guys. See ya all next year on Brian & Ricâ€™s Trip. We departed on an 8-day trip with high hopes for our trip. After loading a stellar bait supply, we headed for points south under cloudy windless skies. Everyone is all rigged up and well prepared for whatever we encounter this trip. Thanks for checking in on us, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew, Sean, Dan, Frank. Ed, & Rolf

06-13-2008 - the Indy will arrive at 6am on Sat Jun 14. Anglers going out on tomorrows trip please plan your driving time to get here early. Tomorrow is the 1st day of the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar and The Golf tournament in La Jolla the traffic will be backed up from Oceanside to La Jolla Village Drive going west, going north you will have traffic from the 5 and 805 split to Del Mar. I will begin my sign in at 7am. see you all tomorrow. Judy

06-13-2008 - time Change on the Indy.. 6:45am-7am.

06-11-2008 - Hello Anglers, here is a combination of 2 days fishing report. Yesterday we were able to bring 45 albacore and 4 nice sized bluefin on board. Decided to move to another location for yellowtail fishing. Today we fished off the Mexican coast. We had 30-35# yellowtail and a nice 40#plus halibut. We are going to continue fishing this area again tomorrow, not sure where we will fish on our last day. The weather Continues to be nice. Pork Loin, Mashed potatoes, veggies,hot dinner rolls and Bananaâ€™s foster for dinner Tonight. Check back for further details. Our ETA Will be posted on Friday. Thanks for Checking in. Kyle, Paul and the Indy Boys

06-09-2008 - We arrived at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6am this morning, with a great catch of Mixed Yellowtail, and Bluefin tuna. Weâ€™d like to thank our group from Fisherman's Hwd in Huntington Beach. Our jackpot winners were Joel Marin of Escondido brought home a 36.6 Bluefin Tuna, 2nd and 3rd place was a tie Cesar Valdivia from Huntington Park and Daniel Hall each with e a 36 lb Yellowtail. Congratulations to everyone. We did a quick Turn around left the dock at 11am with Ric & Brianâ€™s Charter. Loaded up a great load Of bait and we are on a 5 day. Just for TR we are having Prime Rib with Steamed hot Potatoes,veggies and salad and a hot apple pie for desert. Thanks for checking in Kyle, Paul, and the Indy Crew.

06-08-2008 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishings dock at 6am, Anglers departing on 6/9 I will begin sign-in at 7am. Have a good Sunday.

06-07-2008 - Having a few computer glitches so Jeff called in report today. The weather has vastly improved over the last few days. They fished offshore today. Bluefin tuna was the score for today. They ranged in size from 20-40#. Ended the day with 43 total. Giving this area another try for Sunday morning before heading home. Pork tenderloin with all the fixingâ€™s including Caesar salad and bananas foster for desert. Thanks For checking in, The Indy crew.

06-06-2008 - Yesterday we explored an off beaten path, but didnâ€™t find anything of interest. The weather was not to our liking, rather windy and rough. Today we did fair on yellowtail fishing in the morning, compared to the last couple days. Managed to even pull in a fair amount of red rock cod. Now headed off shore for some elusive tuna fishing. Weather has somewhat settled down a bit. For dinner tonight we are having steaks wtih Creamy Au Gratin Potatoes and key lime pie. Thanks for checking in. more reports to follow.

06-04-2008 - We endured another day down here in paradise, as the winds calmed down, and we had another fantastic day of good grade yellowtail, and bull calico bass fishing. We had great action from daylight till 1500 hrs, and everyone had a great time pulling & yanking on something. The weather forecast for the offshore scene is still on the very windy side, so we are going to have to put that off for another few days. In the meantime we are going to formulate a different plan for tomorrow. Check in tomorrow to see if it worked out or not. Good night from the Indy crew

06-03-2008 - Well here is a quick update from the last few days. We made a fatal attempt to fish offshore yesterday in 30 kts. of wind and needless to say we came up empty handed. We did see some tuna, but they kept on going in the sloppy seas. As for today we fished in the comfort of an island, but we were not wind free by any means, as we had 20 kts all day long. The good news is we had a good day on 20 to 35 lb. yellowtail. We are not going to get a break in this weather according to the weather reports we get, so we are going to make the best of a bad situation. Thanks for checking in on us, and wish us luck tomorrow, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

05-31-2008 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing between 7:30am and 8am. Thanks for checking in.

05-30-2008 - Well, here is the report for today aboard the independence. Today we truly enjoyed the day, and scenery, and the fishing of course. The weather at times was really breezy, and not so breezy depending on where you were. Todayâ€™s fishing was done way off the beaten path, and the quality of fish will certainly show, as these had not been hit for a while. As we head to San Diego, we may stop and wet a line for a couple of hours if the weather allows. Good night from the Indy crew

05-29-2008 - Good evening everyone, today we had good fishing for yellowtail. Calico bass, and a couple of nice halibut. The weather was good at times and very, very windy depending on where you were fishing. Again the grade of fish today was just outstanding. We are not sure what we are going to do for tomorrow, but check backs tomorrow for a full rundown, good night from the Indy crew

05-28-2008 - Hello again everyone, things were definitely on the windy side today, as we fished for yellowtail all day. That did not deter these fish from biting our offerings. All techniques were working today on these bruiser yellows. Not even the wind could beat us down, as everyone was busy at the rail winding & grinding. We are going to give this a whirl tomorrow; in hopes that we can see the type fishing we had today again tomorrow. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew.

05-27-2008 - Here is a quick report for today. Today we had slow fishing compared to yesterday. The weather was up today, and the fish were down. We did manage a couple of albacore to 30 lbs., and a couple of yellowfin tuna about 22 lbs. each. We plan on going somewhere different for tomorrowâ€™s activities. We hope the weather backs off a little bit for us. Check back for more updates, the Indy crew

05-26-2008 - We would like to wish everyone a happy memorial day. As for today, we had a great day out here on the water. We had good fishing and good weather to boot. Our catch included 40 bluefin tuna and some albacore and yellowfin tuna, just what the doctor ordered. I am looking forward to the coming season, as I like what I see so far. We are going to give this day out here, in hopes of a repeat for tomorrow. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew.

05-25-2008 - Hello again from the Independence. We returned on Saturday from a 7 day trip with Big Fish Tackle, Thanks to everyone. We departed Saturday on an 8 day, this one sponsored by Purfields Pro Tackle. After we wedged the boat with choice sardines, we headed south. The weather finally straightened out for us as well. Today we stopped the boat on some kelp for some good grade yellowtail. Currently the weather is still good, and we will be at our destination tomorrow morning. Thanks for checking in on us, Jeff, Paul Indy crew, Sean, frank, Ben, Ed & tom

05-23-2008 - Phone in from the Indy, weather is not cooperating. Looks like its quite windy, which means the boat will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing between 6am-6:30am. Those Anglers departing on tomorrows trip I will begin sign in at 7am. See you tomorrow. Judy

05-22-2008 - Hello everyone, We are all doing well at here in the big blue pacific, here is a recap for the past few days of fishing, the weather to start the trip was very good so we looked offshore for tuna and albacore while the weather was good to no avail. The conditions were a bit on the cool side as we looked at some three hundred miles of water during the day light hours and lot more as we traveled Thursday the night. After the not so good report from Captain Jeff on his last 8 day to the rocks we chose to look at the ridge and found some good action on yellowtail to 48 lbs. after that we headed up the beach to finish off on the yellowtail and again we had good action on good grade fish to about 35 lbs. The offshore weather is poor at the moment so we are not going to look our on the way home but may try a few spots along the coast to stay out of the wind and seas. Thatâ€™s it for now, we will report on the last day of fishing later on. Have a good day, the Indy boys.

05-21-2008 - Call in from the boat this morning. Weather has been very inconsistent non cooperative, not easy to receive reports. Mark said they were into a school of Yellowtail and will try to send a report tonight. watch for updates after 7:30 tonight.

05-17-2008 - Hello again, Weâ€™d like to thank everyone that participated in our Youngâ€™s Tackle and Jimâ€™s Custom Rods trip that returned this morning. Our Jackpot winners were Young Kim from ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA. with a 48.2 Yellowfin, 2nd place popped-in with a 46.2 Yellowfin by Minsoo Kim of N VANCOVER BC and rolling in at 3rd place was Brian Friesen of FRESNO with a 37.4 Yellowtail. Nice job. We departed on our Big Fish Tackle 7 day trip shortly after 11:30; the weather is very nice as we are headed south. We took on a good load of sardine with some mackerel mixed in. We will check back and let everyone know how things go on the fishing when we start out. Have a good evening, The Indy guys.

05-16-2008 - INDY will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6:30am Anglers going out on Saturday May 17,Sign in will begin at 7am, you must arrive no later than 9am. Thanks everyone.

05-15-2008 - Hello and good evening to everyone. Today we had great fishing, and Great weather to go along with a great time. Tonight we are going to Have a delicious fish dinner, while we figure out where to go for tomorrow. We will sea you all later, the Indy crew

05-14-2008 - Good evening everyone, we fished the Baja Coast today, and had good fishing for big yellowtail. We tried various spots, and all of them had fish willing to bite our offerings. Also we had very good weather. We plan on moving up the coast for Tomorrow, and see what we can muster up. Thanks for checking in on us, and Have a good night. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew

05-13-2008 - Today we fished for a half a day at Alijos, before throwing in the towel. Things were on the slow side with just a hand full of nice grade yellows for our efforts. We are now headed to Cedros Island for some more yellowtail fishing. The weather is still on the breezy side out here. Check in tomorrow, and wish us luck, the Indy crew

05-12-2008 - Hello everyone, here is a quick report for the last few days. Yesterday we arrived at Alijos around 1330, and looked around trying various spots for some smaller tuna, as well as some medium grade yellowtail. The last spot was to be our best, as we had a good hit on a nice grade yellows just before dark. Now then last night we had a no show on the yellows. We anchored in a Different spot for the morning, and were surprised to have decent action on medium grade, as well as 4 tuna from 40 to 70 lbs. The weather has been up a little bit, but I think it will subside soon. Katieâ€™s dad would like to wish her a happy birthday. We are going to try this again tomorrow, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

05-11-2008 - Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's from the Indy. Report to follow later.

05-10-2008 - Hello everyone, we are finally out on our first long-range trip of the season. We have been busy prepping the Independence for another fantastic season in which we departed yesterday on an 8-day trip. Our sponsor for this trip is youngâ€™s tackle and Jims Custom Rods. We have a good load of bait, and have everyone rigged and ready for the trip. We didnâ€™t see much in the way of fish sign in our travels today, but we will be at our destination tomorrow shortly after lunch. There were some great giveaways for all today as well, and everyone is looking forward to a fun time out on the water. Wish us luck, the Indy crew, Jeff, Kyle, tom, Sean, Dan, frank, Ed, and Rolf

05-03-2008 - WE'RE BAAAACK.....Hello to everyone on the beach. We left Point Loma Sportfishing about 11:30 yesterday on our first trip of the season. On our way out of the harbor we stopped off for some bait and headed south. We started fishing today and we had good fishing for rock cod and everyone is having a great time. Weâ€™re glad to be back and doing what we love to doâ€¦â€¦Fishing. Jeff, Kyle, Tommy, Sean, Rich, Dan, Ben and Ed.

01-25-2008 - Hello Anglers and Anglerettes, Our 2007 season is now over. We would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you that participated and those of you that waited anxiously on the dock for their return. Congratulations goes out to Bill Asbell for his big catch of the season bringing home the 357.8-pound Yellowfin. Our 10-day trips were very productive, several 300 pounders, an abundance of 200 and 100 pounders. Great season. If we can be of better service to you in the coming year, your suggestions are welcome. We will be looking forward to seeing you all next year. Please do not hesitate to write or email us. We are here to serve you. The Indy Crew.

01-23-2008 - Here is a recap of our 16-day trip that returned on January 22. Thanks to our charter master Rick Ozaki from West Coast Marketing. The jackpot winners were as follows: 1st place was Allen Smith from SANTEE, Cal with a 235 pound Yellowfin Tuna, 2nd Place was Don Rolstad from BONITA, Ca. with a 226 pound Yellowfin Tuna, and David Rocchi from CYPRESS, Ca with a 206.7 pound Yellow fin. Great catch guys!!! Here are some yellowfinâ€™s that also were weighed in. These are not in order of size: Charles Smith had a 185#, Wayne Sliger 178#, David Rocchi weighed in a 194.9#, John Hancock 170#, Don Rolstad 162#, Tony Dekruif a 206.4#, Allen Smith had a 194# and a 180#, Sopha Rotter a 177#, Rick Ozaki had 2-197#, and Frank Bartel had a 200.5. Five cows over 200#. Thanks for a good trip and hope to see you all next year. The Indy Crew.

01-22-2008 - We would like to take a moment to make a correction on a big cow that was caught by Bill Asbell on our return trip of Nov 26. With the help of another angler his picture of this spectacular catch we are able to see the fish hanging from the scale at Point Loma and the clear weight. It was noted on the website and the San Diego Union Paper his fish was 356.8 pounds. Every pound counts to every Angler, as it is a proud moment of his life. This fish actually weighed in at 357.8 POUNDS!!!! Congratulations Bill. Thanks for the proof you earned it!!!

01-21-2008 - The Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at 7:45am. We had a very good trip. Captain Paul Strasser

01-19-2008 - The last couple days were certainly not as we expected. The signs of fish were plentiful, but they just were not in the feeding mode. The weather today was extremely good which put the icing on the cake for todayâ€™s fishing. Our catch today on tuna was 130-230 pound Tunas, however most was 130-180. We pulled anchor this evening and we are now headed home. Check back for an ETA Monday evening for our arrival on Tuesday. GO CHARGERS!!! Jeff, Paul and the Indy boys.

01-16-2008 - Hello everyone. We would like to report our fishing for the last few days. We were at the tuna grounds for a couple days but we just couldnâ€™t get the tuna to bite. We did however have good wahoo fishing. They averaged 40-60#. Today we are moving to a new location in hopes of finding the allusive tuna. Jeff, Paul and the Indy Boys.

01-12-2008 - Hello everyone, sorry to report that our computers email is on the fritz so we had to call in our most current report today. The last 2 days we have had extremely good fishing. Most of our cows are in the 200+ category. The weather has great a little cloudy today but everyone is just have a wonderful time. No work schedules and no cell phones to interrupt out enjoyment. Today well another story, we had fair fishing this morning, tuna in the 150-pound class, but this afternoon itâ€™s a bit slow. Weâ€™ll do our best to keep you updated the best we can. Have a nice weekend and check back here soon. Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew.

01-06-2008 - Here is a re-cap of the trip that returned on Jan 5 with Accurate Reels, Weâ€™d like to thank Accurate Reels Sales Rep Scott MCFarland for taking care of the anglers with lots of give-a-ways and instructions on the use Accurate Reels. The rain came down so hard that morning our Anglers just wanted to load their gear back in their vehicles and take care of their fish so a lot of our big fish were not weighed in. Our jackpot winners were 1st place Vic Rosasco with a 252-pound cow, 2nd place was Mike Pearce with a 209. Dan Caves with 3rd place 175. Thanks guys for a great time and hope we see you all again next year. This trip for 2008 is now open for anyone that wants to try for â€œA big oneâ€?. The best to everyone in the upcoming year. Jeff and the Indy Crew.

01-05-2008 - Anglers departing on Jan 6, Jeff has informed me that his departure time will be around 8am, so sign in will begin about 6:30am. If you have the correct $$ in hand you will make my paperwork much easier. See you soon Judy

01-04-2008 - the Indy will arrive at Point Loma and dock at approximately 8am on Saturday Jan 5. I will begin sign in for Jan 6 at 7am, maybe earlier depending on the weather. thanks Judy

01-03-2008 - Hello again from us out here on the independence. We are traveling back to San Diego at the moment, and the weather is very good. As for fishing, we had just a fair day yesterday, as we saw sign of big fish, but they would not bite for us. We did have fish from 50 to 145 lbs. for our efforts. All things considered, we had a good trip, and everyone had a great time along with great weather the past few days. We will post an ETA. For Saturdays arrival tomorrow. Sea you all then. The Indy crew

01-01-2008 - Good evening, and happy New Year to everyone. We started the New Year off right at day light with some great action on smaller grade tuna, and then in the afternoon we had some good chances at big ones. I can say we did not make the most of our chances, as we had many tackle failures, and broken lines. This sort of thing happens only once & a while on this boat, as we are always well prepared, but today the fish won. We did manage 4 good ones, a 145, 155, 182, & a 231 lb. the weather is as flat as it gets out here. We plan on finishing off here tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew