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Captains Mark Pisano, Jeff Debuys & Paul Strasser
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12-31-2009 - Good evening, we hope everyone is having as good a new years eve as us here on the Indy. We finished 2009 in style with a great morning on nice grade yellowfin in that 60 to 90 lb. range. In the afternoon we opted to try again in the big fish zone and did not do a whole other then hook a biggun and lose it. We are planning to start here and see if we can get a bite going first thing in the morning, wish us luck.
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12-30-2009 - hello, today we worked a different area and had good action on 60 to 90 lb. yellowfin tuna with a few bigger and a few smaller then that. The weather remains very good as well. we are planning to try this another day so everyone has a chance to get a few fish under they belt. Thanks for checking in, the Indy crew.
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12-29-2009 - Today was on the slow side, we did manage to land 4 larger size tuna, one at 220 and the other three in the 160 to 180 range. the weather is on our side with very little wind and a nice calm sea state. we are planning to look at a new area tomorrow and see how it goes. wish us luck, the Indy guys.
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12-28-2009 - Hello again, today we worked our way south in good weather and looked at the ridge only to find a few wahoo and school size yellowfin tuna. We plan to be in the big fish area tomorrow before day light and hopefully jig some squid for bait. thanks for checking in, the Indy guys
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12-26-2009 - We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We are back out on the Baja Fish Gear 10 day trip. It's good to have one of the premier local L.A. shops out with us. We took on a very good load of bait and are headed south in excellent weather. We plan to start on the ridge Monday and continue down to the lower banks in search of giant yellowfin tuna. We will report later on our progress. Wish us lots of luck, The Indy guys.
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12-24-2009 - The office will be open for other customers from 7am - 2pm if you have any questions or if you wish to inquire about 2010 reservations.....Happy Holidays....Judy
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12-20-2009 - Hello everyone, We returned from our Fisherman's Hardware Huntington Beach 10 day trip on Saturday morning. First we want thank everyone who made the trip this year as well as Fisherman's Hardware. The jackpot fish for the trip were as follows: Bud Edwards with a 342 lb. brute yellowfin tuna took top honors, his son Ron Edwards landed the second place yellowfin with a 231, and third place fish fell to Brent Fischer for his 221.8 yellowfin tuna. Other cows on the trip were caught by Mike Gonzales #209, Dave Hustrulid 206, Terry Sandoval 203.7 and Ron Edwards 201.0. There were many fish in the 150 to 198 range to go along with the school size 40 to 80 lb. fish. Next year's trip will be a partial charter with some open spots. Please call judy for more info. We hope everyone has a great Christmas. The reports for our next trip will start after christmas. Thanks for checking in, The Indy staff.
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12-18-2009 - Good-day everyone.. The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing on 12/19 at approximately 8:30am. If you have any questions please call the office.
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12-16-2009 - Today we had good action on school size tuna in the 30 to 50 lb. range and 50 to 75 pound range it was about a 50/50 mix of sizes. we are working north in good weather and plan on stopping and fishing for some yellowtail on the way home. the Indy guys
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12-15-2009 - Good day everyone, the fishing was again on the slower side, we did manage to land 12 tuna in the 130 to 190 pound range. Our weather has improved and we have little to no wind and a nice comfortable sea state. We plan to try another area tomorrow and see if we pick up some better numbers. thanks for checking on us.
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12-14-2009 - Hello, Jeff called in the days report and the fishing was a bit slower today, 9 fish for the day in the 130 to 190 pound range were landed. the chances on the big fish were had several times but for various reasons the larger fish were lost. The weather was a factor today as the wind came up and the swell picked up as well. Squid fishing went well last night so the bait supply is good in that department. They are spending the night and will try again. Thanks for checking us out, the Indy crew.
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12-13-2009 - Hello everyone, Jeff called in today to report a very positive change in the fishing. The big fish that have been absent over the last two weeks have moved back in, and have wanted to bite. Today the boat had twelve tuna, three of which were 200, 210, and 325 lbs. respectively. The other nine fish were 150 to 190 lbs. There were many chances to be had on the fish today, and quite a few lost that looked to be cows. You name it... broken hooks, broken lines, pulled hooks, heartbreakers were numerous. Last night bait fishing was good for mackerel, and the weather was very, very good. The sign of fish down here is very impressive, with big fish boiling all around the boat throughout the day. Catch of the day was with a father son team, Bud and Ron Edwards. Bud caught a 325 lb. tuna at the young age of 84 years old, and his son Ron, caught a 210 pounder. All is well out here. We do have one spot open on the day after Christmas trip. Please call Judy if you would like to get onboard at 619-226-6006. Thanks for checking in, The Indy Team.
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12-12-2009 - Hello everyone. Well we started off the trip with very good weather and made good travel time to our first fishing area, fishing was on the tough side but we picked at 70 to 100 pound yellowfin tuna.
The weather remained good all day long and we plan to try for bait tonight. We will try to get our daily reports to send. The area we are fishing has had a bad signal for the e-mail program on the sat. system onboard. Thanks for checking in, The Indy guys.
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12-11-2009 - there is one opening for Dec 26, Call the office if you are interested. We are available this weekend for your convenience.
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12-09-2009 - We are back from our annual Sav-on tackle after thanksgiving trip. This year was a twelve day trip. First of all, we would like to thank all of the passengers, as well as Roger Eckhrdt, from Sav-On Tackle, for making the trip this year. Jackpot winners for the trip were: Sam Lewis with his 234.4 lb. yellowfin tuna. Second place went to Sal Proetto, with his 161.4 yellowfin tuna. Third place went to Jason Garcia, with a 145.4 yellowfin tuna. There were many others in the 100 lb. class or better that were weighed in at the scales. We were unable to send emails during the last few days of the trip, because te system was not working well at the fishing area. We are back out on the Fishermen's Hardware Huntington Beach trip, and will try to send reports when we can.
Happy Holidays,
The Independence Crew
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12-08-2009 - ETA is approximately 7-7:30am 12/9/2009 the weather is a bit strong coming up the line so looks like a late arrival.. They said they would call me later today if there are any changes. Thanks Judy
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12-07-2009 - Web-Readers, sorry about the reports, today 12/7, I just added all that come thru from Nov 30-Nov 4, so you can check what the guys were doing on this trip.. Judy
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12-04-2009 - Website readers.. We are so sorry about the reports, seems to be more report problems.. Spoke with Mark this morning and he indicated that he couldn’t get a good contact with reception from Satellite to computers. They are having steady fishing on the tuna. He says he try’s to send at all hours just to see if that makes a difference, but it’s not. Hopefully things will change and we can get something
For you to read.. The Indy office.
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12-04-2009 - Hello, Today we had steady fishing on 60 to 145 lb. yellowfin tuna. Sal Proetto had big fish for the day, which taped out at 145, the weather has come down and is very nice after 3 days of windy/ choppy seas. We hope the big fish will respond to the change so wish us luck, The Indy guys.
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12-03-2009 - I have tried to send e-mail for the past few days with no luck, The fishing has been steady on 60 to 145 lb. yellowfin tuna the last few days, the weather has been good also. If this report gets to you then we will send a more detailed report later. Mark
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12-02-2009 - Today was another day of steady fishing on yellowfin tuna in the 50 to 110 lb. range; most are in the 70 to 100 lb. class. The weather has come down even more and we now have perfect fall Baja weather. We plan to try this again tomorrow, on a side note we lost one big fish that felt real heavy, so the bigger tuna are still around, hopefully they start to bite in the next couple of days. Have a great day, the Indy crew
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12-01-2009 - Hello again, today was a better day for us; we had steady action on yellowfin tuna in the 60 to 145 lb. range. The weather has come down a bit and made it easier to fish and locate schools. We plan on doing this in the morning and see how the bite is. With better weather in the forecast we are hoping to get on the bigger fish that have been around, Wish us luck, Mark Paul, Billy, Justin Kevin, Rich, Ed and Tommy
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11-30-2009 - Good day from the Independence, This was the first day for us on the lower banks, The weather is poor as the wind blew all day and night with a choppy sea state to go with it. The fishing went hand in hand with the weather; it was very slow, as we did not land a tuna. A few Dorado and marlin, which we released, were all to slow for a long day of looking. We did see signs of tuna so hopefully as the weather comes down the fish would float. Have a good day, the Indy boys.
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11-29-2009 - Today we worked south in decent weather and dragged jigs down the ridge looking for Wahoo, we did not catch a Wahoo or even see one, we did catch some nice grade yellowtail on the only stop we made. The sea state is nice but the air temps are cool for this far south. Tomorrow we will be on the big fish grounds so wish us lots of luck, the Indy guys.
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11-28-2009 - Hello from the Indy, We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Day; we are back out on our Sav-on Tackle 12-day trip. After taking on a great load of sardines we cleared the point at 09:30 headed south in very nice weather. After are usual safety meeting and lunch, Rodger from the shop put together some great give away tackle packs for all onboard as well as a raffle for Seeker and Calstar rods. we want to thank all the sponsors for the gear, Tom Spayne from SALAS JIGS, Calstar rods, Seeker rods, Rick Ozaki from Raider jigs, Lead master products, Owner hooks, Izorline, Seaguar fluoro, Yo-Zuri, Promar, Braid products and Mark Romero from TT & D, many thanks for all the tackle. We plan to start the trip on the ridge and work south to the big fish grounds. Thanks for checking in, Mark and the guys.
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11-26-2009 - Hello everyone, We have returned from our Cow-shoot out with Avet reels and Rick Ozaki of West Coast Marketing as the sponsors. We want to thank all who made the trip this year, ecspecially Rick Ozaki and Avet Reels. We had 13 places for prizes on the trip and the line as follows, 1st place went to Hugh Sullivan with a $1500.00 gift certificate for the Independence, with a 227 lb. yellowfin tuna. Second place went to Dane Barriault, with a 50 Avet two speed, for his 170 lb. yellowfin tuna. Third place was Bill Hammond, with a 30 Avet two speed, for his 150 lb. yellowfin. Fourth place with a avet HX two speed went to Karl Khoe for his 148 lb. yellowfin tuna. Fifth place went to Bob Carter with a Avet HX two speed reel, for his 136.8 lb yellowfin tuna. Sixth place went to Chris Johnston with a $300.00 Indy gift certificate for his 118.8 lb. yellowfin tuna. Seventh place went to Bob Gallion with a $300.00 Indy gift certificate for 118 lb. yellowfin tuna. Eighth place went to Bill Asbel who won a Graf Tech rod and $100.00 Indy gift certificate with a 116.4 lb yellowfin tuna. Ninth place went to Tom Miller with a Graf Tech rod and a $100.00 Indy gift certificate. Tenth place went to Gerard Fitzgerald with a Graf Tech rod for his 112.8 lb. yellowfin. Eleventh place went to Rocco Rampino with an Indy Jacket for his 111.4 lb yellowfin. Twelth place went to Edward Puente with a Indy jacket for his 110.8 lb yellowfin. And last but not least, in thirteenth place went to Peter Kozel with a Indy sweatshirt, for his 110.0 lb yellowtail. Congratulations to all of our prize winners. I would also like to thank Allen Smith, our charter master for the trip for all of his help. We will be leaving promptly at 7am the morning after Thanksgiving. Please check in at 5:30 to 6:00 am with Judy. Our next trip will be another 12 day, sponsored by Sav-On Tackle. We would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. We will report back in a few days with an update. The Indy Crew
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11-25-2009 - Hello everyone, I will be answering the phone on Thanksgiving Day for reservations and questions about any upcoming trips for 2009-2010 7am-3pm, 6pm-8pm only take note of my hours.... At this time I have one spot available for Dec 9. The Cows are here, get your reservation in now for this last remaining spot. Judy
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11-24-2009 - CHANGE OF ARRIVAL TIME.. ITS TODAY 4:45PM.. Call if you have any questions..Thursday is a very special day for everyone to be with his or her beloved Family. Everyone please be safe and have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday.
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11-21-2009 - THERE BAAAACK!!!!! Anglers, If there was ever a time in your life that you wanted to get in on the action for the big cows, the time is certainly NOW… The action, the adrenaline rush is on. If you are hesitant because your tackle may not be exactly what is needed for these cows we have loaner tackle available. Not to worry our crew is always there to help and assist in every way. They are cordial and respectful to help the seasoned and the novice angler. Don’t be left on the dock saying you wish you had been there. One opening left on the day after Thanksgiving, one spot for Dec 9, don’t miss out. Call the office; we are open everyday for your convenience.
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11-19-2009 - What a day. Today was pretty much like yesterday and the day before, as we started things off with a nice 225 lb. fish, and then stayed steady with 90 to 125 lb. tuna for the rest of the day. There was one point when everyone had one on for a couple of hours; pure mayhem is the best way to describe it. There were again a couple of hand fulls of 125 to 150lb. ers for good measure. The weather is outstanding, and everyone is happy. Good night from the Indy crew
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11-18-2009 - Spectacular pretty much sums it up. Today was very busy for us here on the independence. From sun up to sun down we were pulling and yanking on 70 to 125 lb. tuna. We did catch 7 fish 150 to 190 lbs., and had some heartbreak on a few. I want to give this group some kudos, as they have put some serious wood to these beautiful grade tuna the past few days. One guy in particular, Allen smith from Avet Reels is one guy you can always count on to show how it is supposed to be done. He has had a bent rod in his hands all day, every day. The weather is just perfect out here. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us
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11-17-2009 - Today was great. After running and looking for the last few days we finally found the right water to get things going in the right direction. We got on a couple of schools of tuna today, and had excellent fishing on 70 to 100 lb. fish with a hand full of fish 100 to 125 lbs, and one stood out at 185, and one at 140 lb for our efforts. Everyone had many opportunities for fish today. The weather is really good as well. We plan on giving this a try again tomorrow. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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11-15-2009 - Hello everyone, we are on the 12-day Cow Tuna Shoot out, sponsored by Avet Reels, and the Independence. After traveling for 2 days we stopped the boat when we saw some sign of fish. These were school size; 30 to 45 lb. fish and we had some action, and then kept going. We are in the market for larger grade tuna, so we are going to keep rolling. The weather has been breezy and choppy, but we think it will come down. Everyone has high hopes we can get on some decent tuna this trip. We will report back when we know more about what is really going on here. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew, Billy, Frank, Jesus, Kevin, Paul, Ed & Rolf
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11-14-2009 - We returned yesterday from our Young's Tackle ten day trip. First of all, we would like to thank all of the passengers who made the trip this year. They endured a few slow days of fishing, but ultimately ended up making a nice catch for the trip.
During our time on the lower banks, we did hook and have the opportunity to land some very big tuna. Unfortunately, we lost some very big fish, due to tackle failure. Jackpot winners for the trip were: Mike Wilson, with his 153.4 lb. yellowfin tuna. Second place went to Jeff Lidyoff, with a 147.4 yellowfin. Third place was caught by Hal Friedlander with 131.2 yellowfin.
We are back out on the Cow Tuna Shootout 12 day trip. We will report back in a couple of days with the start of our trip.
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11-13-2009 - There are a couple spots open for Friday 11/27,Get in on the action.... Call office for details. Open phone lines all weekend 7am-9pm daily. Thank you for your interest in the Independence.
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11-12-2009 - The Indy will be arrive at 6am at Point Loma Sportfishing on Friday 11/13. , I will start sign in at 7am. Thanks for Checking in.. Judy
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11-11-2009 - Hello everyone, today was an action packed day, we fished sun up to sun down on both yellowfin tuna and yellowtail. By days end we had limits of yellowfin in the 18 to 35 pound range and good action on 15 to 18 pound yellowtail. We are now headed back to Point Loma in very good weather and plan to stop on the final day and fish a few hours. We will report an e.t.a. With the final day at sea report. Have a great night, the Indy crew.
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11-10-2009 - Hello again, Fishing has been slow the last two days. We have landed some nice yellowfin up to 110 pounds and 8 wahoo up to 50 pounds along with yellowtail, but the numbers are not what we had hoped for. The weather on the other hand has been stellar, flat seas and warm days. Tomorrow we will try it again on the school size tuna and see how it works out. Thanks for checking in on the trip, Mark and the gang.
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11-09-2009 - Hello from the Independence Today was a better day for us, we caught yellowfin tuna today up to 160 pounds, tally for the day was 29 fish mostly in the 60 to 160 ranges, and 8 of those were 30 to 60. We did lose about a dozen fish to light of line. The way the bite is you really have a chance at a fish in the 30 to over 200 pound mark, we hope to get some of the bigger units tomorrow. On another note we picked at nice yellowtail to 30 pounds and a few dorado at times during the day. Weather is great as the wind has backed off and the sun is out with air temps in the low 80's. Have a great day, The Indy guys.
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11-08-2009 - Today we spent the day looking at the lower banks and came away with very little to show for our efforts. We ended the day with a few school size yellowfin and some 20 to 30 pound yellowtail and grouper. We plan to try another area for tomorrow in hopes of getting on some bigger tuna, Wish us luck, the Indy crew.
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11-07-2009 - Good evening, today we targeted and picked at wahoo and ended the day with 25 fish in the 30 to 55 pound range. We also caught some school size yellow fin and yellowtail as well as released many small tuna and yellows in the pursuit of bigger game. Weather has become better with less wind and sea than this morning. Tomorrow we plan to fish the lower banks in hopes of getting on some bigger tuna. Have a great day the Indy crew.
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11-06-2009 - Good day from the Independence, After our first day of fishing we ended up with a mix of school size yelowfin tuna and yellowtail in the 15 to 22 pound range, our first goal was to catch wahoo and that did not work out for us. The weather picked up during the day and became choppy in the afternoon. we plan to work south and again look for some wahoo to target. Wish us luck, the Indy boys.
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11-05-2009 - Hello everyone, we returned from our annual Tunaholics 10 day trip. We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year with us and it looks like we will see most of you on next years trip. The jackpot fish for the trip were caught by Dennis Evans with a 104.2 pound yellowfin tuna, 2nd place went to Gary Ritchie for a 101.2 yellowfin tuna and 3rd place was caught by Keith Kamimura another yellowfin at 93.8 pounds. We are back out on the Young's tackle 10 day and are headed south with a nice load of sardines and will send a report after the first day of fishing. Thanks or checking on us, the Indy crew
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11-02-2009 - Today was spent cleaning and some r & r for most everyone on board. With flat calm weather the ride is smooth. We are awaiting Monday night football, and our final dinner with the Dennis Evans Tunaholics group. They truly lived up to their name, what a great trip. We will arrive at 0600 tomorrow.Sign-in for the next trip to begin at approximately 9:45am. The Indy crew
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11-01-2009 - Icing on the cake. Today was excellent fishing for yellowtail, most 15 to 18 lbs., and around 50 of those 30 to 50 lb. We had non-stop action from day light till dark. Again the weather was perfect, sunny & hot. All methods were the hot ticket, what ever you threw into the water. This was a great way to end our perfect trip. We are traveling to San Diego at this time, and will have an e.t.a. tomorrow. Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew and us
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10-31-2009 - Happy Halloween everyone!!! Good action today. The morning saw school size tuna readily available for all to catch. After that we looked for yellowtail with mixed results. The weather has come down from last nights lambasting, and we could use a break. We are going to try for yellows again tomorrow, in a different local. Please wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew
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10-30-2009 - We fished for half a day on a spot way off the beaten track for some yellowtail, tuna, and 6 lucky anglers caught large groupers. The wind has been blowing for quite some time now, and we are ready for a break. We are on the move as we are headed to the next destination. Good night from the Indy crew
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10-29-2009 - Quality over quantity. Today was more about big fish, Yellowfin, and Yellowtail. All the tuna we caught today were 75 to 100 lbs., with 3 right around the century mark. We had really fun fishing today, as with every bite you didn't know if it was a big yellowtail, or tuna. The weather is still very rough & windy. We are on the move right now to another part of the puzzle. Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew
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10-28-2009 - Yet another fine day for us. The weather is up out here, but fishing was again good on quality Yellowfin 60 to 100 lbs., some
Wahoo, Dorado, and Yellowtail. We had action all day, as we kept something hooked from sun up to sun down. We are going to give this try for tomorrow. What a great day for everyone. There are still a few spots open on this next upcoming trip, call Judy for details. Thanks for checking in on us, and please wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew
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10-26-2009 - Things are good, another great day for us. We had an action packed day here on the Indy, as we started off in the dark catching 50 to 90 lb. tuna. And continued until late afternoon. Everyone had a super great time yanking and pulling in the warm sunshine. The fish scores today were similar to yesterdays, as there was great fishig. The weather is great, and is going to continue we hope. We are on the move at this time, and looking for our next destination. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, Paul the Indy crew and us
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10-25-2009 - Off to a great start. Today was filled with outstanding action on beautiful grade yellowfin tuna, as well as school-sized fish. There were many chances at a 50 to 90 lb. fish through out the day. We ended up with a great score when all the dust settled, 146 mixed tuna. As a bonus the weather is outstanding, we are going to give this another try tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew
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10-24-2009 - Good evening everyone, after returning from a great 10-day trip on Friday we want to thank everyone who made the trip this year with us. Our Jackpot winners from this trip were as follows. 1st place Ruben Brasil with a 98.8 Yellowfin, 2nd place goes to Alex Mobil with an 86.2, and 3rd places was Clarence Becker with an 85.4 Yellowfin. Today we are back out on another 10-day extravaganza with charter master Dennis Evans. We have a good supply of sardines, and very eager anglers aboard. Dennis has brought many, many great raffle and giveaways for all to enjoy. We will report things as they transpire, so tune in later on. Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew, Kevin, Justin, Alan, Rich, Ed, & Tom
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10-21-2009 - Today was our last day to fish, with a good day scratching at ultra premium yellowtail mostly in the 15 to 19 pound range. We had wind from a.m. to p.m, and it suppose to be breezy for the next day or so. We feel fortunate to have had such an out standing trip. Weather wise as well as fishing. Everyone has had an exceptionally great time. We are now beginning our travel toward San Diego, and will arrive at 0630 Friday. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew
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10-20-2009 - Good evening from the Indy, we had another good day out here on the high seas. We got off to a great start catching yellowfin tuna, 20 to 35 lbs. with some hot & heavy action at times. There was some good grade yellowtail in the mix as well. The weather has made a change for the worse, as we had lots of wind this afternoon.
We are going to try for trophy yellowtail tomorrow to round out our already fabulous catch. Jeff and the Indy crew
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10-19-2009 - Another fine day. Things went well for us today, right from daylight on until dark. We had very good Wahoo fishing, yellowtail, & tuna in the mix. Everyone on board caught a Wahoo today; some had 2 or 3 fish. We are again on the move to another destination for tomorrow's activities. The weather is good, and the storm below does not look to be a threat to us. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us
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10-18-2009 - Things change out here rapidly, as we all know. We fished in an area today that was full of life yesterday, and not so full today. We had some good action on Wahoo, but the tuna were hard to come by, as well as Dorado. Late in the day we got on some yellowtail, and that kept us busy till dark. The weather is still on our side, as we have really enjoyed fishing every day. We are going to try a different spot tomorrow, so please wish us luck, We have a few openings on some upcoming trips, give Judy a call, there maybe something that may fit your schedule. Jeff and the Indy crew
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10-17-2009 - Call it an off day. Today was somewhat slower than the last few days, but we did have action, just not the same numbers as yesterday. The weather is as good as one could imagine, hot and sunny. We are now on the move to another area for tomorrow, so check in and see if things pan out for us. Our Reports are usually posted late evening. Good night, from the Indy crew
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10-16-2009 - Another fantastic day. Today was an action packed day for all on board the independence. Things started off right after daylight, and continued until dark. Again, beautiful grade yellowfin tuna, and Alijos brand yellowtail were plentiful, along with 7 Wahoo. The weather is picture perfect out here. We plan on trying this again, so please wish us luck. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us
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10-15-2009 - Good evening from the Indy. We reached our destination around 0900 today, and found things not awake yet. As the day progressed things began to change in our favor. We had a decent day, as we had something on our lines for most of the day. Tally for the day 29 tuna 60 to 90 lbs, 23 yellowtail, some Dorado and 1 Wahoo. The weather is very good, and we plan going to stick around here for a while. We are hoping for a repeat tomorrow, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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10-14-2009 - We left on our 10-day Strike Force- SavOn - Tackle yesterday. We have good bait, and good weather to work with at this time. Today was spent rigging tackle and various other tasks, as well as interacting with our group, which is a very good group, 99 % regulars. Everyone enjoyed all the great giveaways passed out yesterday. We are headed to points south. There will be some travel time involved so check back soon. Jeff and the Indy crew, Billy, Kevin, Frank, Justin, Alan, Ed & Rolf
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10-13-2009 - We arrived back at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 7:15am with a nice catch of fish. Our Jackpot winners from our 4-day trip was as follows: 1st place Mike Gerhart with a 32.8 Yellowtail, 2nd place was Keith Passe with a 31.2 Yellowtail and 3rd place was Bob Beeman with a 30.4 Yellowtail. We want to thank everyone who made this special late season 4 day trip, all jackpot winners won an Avet reel on the trip. next years trip will be in the first week of September and will be an open charter with Mark and Peter Lorman as charter masters and will be a limited load trip, check our schedule page for more info. Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew.
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10-12-2009 - Today we had absolutely perfect weather. The offshore scene being on the tough side, we opted to use the good weather to do some drifting for reds and lings. We had a good morning, and then booted it to San Diego. We will be in at 0630. The Indy crew.Sign-in will begin for the Anglers departing tomorrow at approximately 7am. Thanks for checking in...
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10-11-2009 - Greetings from the independence. We went looking offshore yesterday for kelps, and things were on the slow side. We did get one kelp that had some good size dorado, and that was our day. Today we fished a spot we don’t fish very often, called chesters, and we had just excellent fishing for large yellowtail, 25 to 30 lbs. everyone caught as many as they liked. The weather was picture perfect. Everyone had the best time ever. We are headed up the line for tomorrow's hot spot. Thanks for checking in, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew
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10-09-2009 - We are back!! The satellite e-mail on the boat would not give us a connection for the last 3 days of the trip so I will give a re-cap and final report. The last 2 days of the trip were spent on the ridge and coast fishing mostly yellowfin and yellowtail. We also had some very nice dorado, a few grouper and pargo as well as a couple of wahoo. The tuna fishing was slower then what we have had in the last few trips, but we still managed to catch over a 100 tuna for the trip and the yellowtail fishing was as good as it gets with anyone who wanted a limit able to do so. Weather on the other hand was windy the entire trip with 15 to 20 knots and moderate seas, this is the very reason I love the Independence as a fishing platform. We fished in comfort, anchoring and drifting on various spots. Those of you that have fished the boat know what i'm talking about. We had had lots of great prizes for the top fish in each category. First, I want to thank all of the Sponsors of the trip starting with our good friend Rick Ozaki of Westcoast Marketing who reps. for Avet reels,Raider jigs( the hottest wahoo jig on the planet), Fish trap iron, Graph-tech rods as well as Yo-zuri products. Rick away Raider jigs and Fish iron to all on board. We would like to Thank Rich Holland from Western Outdoor News who made his first trip on the Independence and will be doing a story on the trip,( watch for that soon.) A big thanks to Harry and Sarkis from Avet reels, makers of the first and best small 2-speeds that work day in and day out, we beat the @#$%^&* out of our loaner gear so we Know!!!, Mario from Sportmens Seafood donated 2 $100 gift cards for fish processing thank you Mario, and thanks to all the folks who made the trip, without you it would not have been possible. Top tuna winners Philip Nishida 40.2 yellowfin $1,000 gift cert. for the Indy, Ralph Salerno 36.0 yellowfin Avet HX, Rodger Kang 36.0 Yellowfin Avet HX reel, Eric Jackson 34.2 yellowfin Avet HX reel, Garrick Sakado 33.2 yellowfin $100.00 gift card from Mario's Seafood. In the yellowtail category, top yellowtail went to Jim Delapena 32.0 yellowtail $500.00 gift certificate for the Independence, Anthony Sheriff 29.0 yellowtail Avet JX 2 speed, Tony Sartin 26.0 yellowtail Graph-Tech rod, Tony Sartin 25.2 yellowtail $100.00 gift card for Mario's seafood. In the dorado bracket, Andy Delapena 40.0 dorado Graph-tech rod, Jim Delapena 34.4 dorado Graph-tech rod. In the grouper category, Tom Fujita 30.2 grouper Graph-tech rod. Thanks again to everyone who made this trip possible. Next year's trip will also be for six days, and will have the same prizes for top fish.
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10-08-2009 - The Indy will arrive at Approximately 7:30 am, sign in The next trip will begin at 7:30am. Thanks for checking in..Judy
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10-07-2009 - Having Satelite email problems so some of our reports were unable to upload. Sorry everyone.
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10-05-2009 - Hello from the Independence, We made the choice to start the trip long like the last (3) 6 day trips. Due to slower type reports while traveling down we opted to give the coast a shot. Overall we made a day out of it for about 160 mixed Yellowtail, Yellowfin, Dorado, grouper, Pargo and 1 wahoo. Weather was so with 12 to 18 knots of wind and a nice sea state to work in. Today we are catching some yellowfin tuna and yellowtail, we will check in later with the final for the day. Thanks for checking in, The Indy guys.
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10-03-2009 - Hello everyone, We returned this morning from our Mission Bay Marlin Club 6-day trip and what a trip it was! Capt. Debuys made all the right moves and the group had great action on big yellowtail, Nice yellowfin tuna and good grade dorado, add in a few wahoo and it was classic fall fishing. We want to thank all the Anglers who made the trip with us and hope to see you soon, next years trip will also be a 6-day venue. Jackpot winners for the trip were: Dane Barriault with his 42.5 yellowfin tuna, Mike Bratton took 2nd place with a 36.8 lb. yellowtail and 3rd place fell to Richard Lopez for his 34.6 yellowtail. Honorable mention goes to Billy Kolt with a 61 lb. wahoo caught on the troll. We are now back on road headed south with some nice sardines and good weather. Check back later and see how it's going for us, Mark, Paul, Jesus, Justin, Kevin, Rich, Tom and Rolf.
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10-02-2009 - The Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 7am.. If all goes well, I will begin sign in at 7:30am. Thanks for checking in. Judy
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10-01-2009 - Wow, another excellent day for us. Like yesterday, the morning was slow, and the afternoon was off the charts for bull Dorado and a few chances at Wahoo. We found an area full of life, tuna, Dorado, & a few Wahoo. It was as good as it gets, aquarium style pick your bull Dorado fishing. The weather continues to be outstanding as well. We have had an exceptionally good trip so far. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew
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09-30-2009 - Another fantastic day for us. Today started off slow, but by noon things were shaping up. We had excellent fishing for tuna 25 to 40 lbs., with a showing on dorado, and a couple of wahoo for good measure. The weather again was hot, and flat calm, perfect. So far everyone has had an excellent time out here, and we hope we can keep the ball rolling. We are not sure what we are going to do tomorrow, but give us a check in the evening. Good night, Jeff and the Indy crew
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09-29-2009 - Our first day fishing we ran out of daylight, as we saw some sign of fish and it got dark. We made a move during the night, and at daylight we started catching beautiful grade 30 to 40 lb. fish for hours and hours. It was some of the best fishing I have seen in weeks, no doubt. Having had our fill, we are on yet another move to tomorrow’s hot spot. The weather is good, hot days & warm nights. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us
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09-27-2009 - Good day everyone, We returnrd from our Kimura's tackle 6 day trip and what a great trip it was on both fishing and weather. We caught trip limits of combined species for yellowfin tuna, yellowtail, dorado and wahoo. The group was the usual fun mix of guys to that Gary puts together every year. We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year and we hope to see you soon on another trip, a special thanks goes out to Gary Kimura for all the hard work he does getting his charters together. Next years trip will be a 7 day trip to give us an extra day of fishing in the lower zones, The jackpot winners for the trip were Ron Iwamiya with a nice 47.8 lb. Wahoo, Conway Woo as usual ended up in the top 3 with his 34.6 yellowtail and 3rd place when to Indy regular John Jeffreys for his 33.8 Dorado. We our back out on our mission Bay Marlin Club 6 day, After loading bait we are headed south, relaxing,watching football and enjoying the best prime rib on the seven seas. The weather is good and should stay that way where we plan on fishing. Jeff and indy boys.
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09-26-2009 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 6:45am. sign in for MBMC will start at 7am. As soon as everyone is signed in the boat will depart.
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09-25-2009 - Good day to all, Today we fished yellowtail and had an epic day of both weather and fishing. We caught yellowtail in the morning that was in the 14 to 20 lb. class all morning long until just after lunch. The fish bit bait and jigs at times on every cast, in the afternoon we made a move to try for some bigger yellows and again had stellar fishing on 25 to 35 lb. fish, what a way to end the day. We are planning to look for a few dorado tomorrow before we call it a trip, Thanks for checking in on us, Mark and the guys.
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09-24-2009 - Today was another very productive day of yellowfin tuna fishing. The fish again were in the 18 to 39 pound range with most being 22 to 35 lbs. We also caught some big dorado, Wahoo and yellowtail to spice up the day. Our weather was sensational; no wind at all the entire day and very little seas. The air temps continue to be in the 90’s. We are now headed to fish yellowtail for the tomorrow, which sounded good, by the reports from the other long-range boats that did that today. Have a great day, Mark and the Indy guys.
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09-23-2009 - Good day from the Indy, Today we had very good action on yellowfin tuna in the 15 to 40 pound range, most of the fish were in the 18 to 30 pound range. We also caught some yellowtail and dorado in the mix. The weather is outstanding, it's just really hot on deck because of little to no wind during the day. The plan is to fish another day and work back north to fish yellowtail on the beach. Wish us luck.
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09-22-2009 - Hello again, Just a quick check from the Kimura's 6 day, we are headed down to the ridge to try for yellowfin tuna that have been around the last few trips for the boats. The ride down has been smooth with the nice weather that we have and the forecast looks good for the next few days. the ride down has not produced any dorado off the kelps we found so wish us luck on the tuna fishing, we need it! Thanks for checking in, The Indy boys.
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09-21-2009 - Hello from the Indy, We returned from our Young’s tackle 7 day trip yesterday and the big fish honors went to Mike Steele with his 35.4 pound yellowfin tuna, 2nd place went to Lennie Stahl jr. for his 32.6 yellowfin tuna and a grouper took 3rd for Scott McReynolds weighing 70 pounds even. We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year as well as Mac McLeod from Young’s tackle our charter master on the trip. Next year's trip will also be for 7 days, we have our 2010 schedule done and posted on the web site. We are now back out with the Kimura tackle gang for 6 days, after the normal stop for bait we are headed south in fair weather and plan on looking offshore tomorrow for kelps holding dorado and tuna. We will check back during the trip to let everyone know how the fishing is. Thanks for checking in, the Indy guys.
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09-20-2009 - The Independence will arrive at approximately 6:30am on Monday Sept 21. Sign-in Kimuara’s Group witll begin at approximately 7. Thanks for checking in.
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09-18-2009 - Things are going well. Good fishing for yellowtail last night, and another great day of tuna 25 to 35 lb. some dorado in the mix as well. The weather is just outstanding down here, and everyone has had a great time together enjoying every day. We are going to change locations for tomorrow, so check in and see if we put together a good day for the last day. Good night from the Indy crew
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09-17-2009 - Good weather & good fishing. The first part of the day was spent on yellowtail fishing with good results for everyone. The latter part of the day we scratched at the tuna and dorado with good results again. The weather is just gorgeous down here. We will try this again tomorrow. Good night from the Indy crew
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09-16-2009 - Good fishing today for us. We arrived at our starting point at 1130, and as soon as we found the right spot we were busy for the remainder of the day. The tuna were 18 to 35 lbs. with a few bigger & a few smaller. There were some yellowtail, and dorado as well. It was good action after the long ride down here. We are going to try this again tomorrow, as the weather and fishing is great. Jeff and the Indy crew
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09-14-2009 - Hello everyone, today we arrived back at Point Loma at approximately 6:30am
Where we unloaded our catch and restocked our supplies. We’d like to take a few brief moments and express to all of our passengers the great time we had and sincerely want to thank Dick from Purfield’s Tackle for all of his great give-a-ways and especially the camaraderie of the passengers. Our jackpot winners for this trip were Bruce Games almost hitting the 100# was a 99.2 yellowfin.. A couple more ounces Bruce you would have made it. Joe Overstreet was 2nd place caming through with a 59.2 yellowfin, and Bruce’s son Vince Games strolled in with a 57.4 yellowfin for 3rd place.. Nice fish guys. We departed the dock at approximately 10:30, headed straight for the bait barge and we’re on our way. Young's Tackle is our sponsor for this 7-day trip and we have great anticipation for “The bite is on”. Check back for more reports, The Indy Crew
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09-13-2009 - Good afternoon, we fished offshore today and had very little success, as we caught 20 or so mixed fish before calling it quits. Good weather was enjoyable. We will arrive at 0630 tomorrow. The Indy crew
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09-12-2009 - Today we had a fishing experience pretty much like yesterday, decent fishing, ruined by the sharks. We are going to fish offshore tomorrow. The Indy crew
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09-11-2009 - Can’t get a break. Today was a frustrating day for us, as the locals did not let many fish past them to us. We did manage 14 tuna, and 35 yellowtail; with one standout tuna taped at 145 lbs. it also had a chunk taken out. We are going to keep at it, in hopes of something changing for us. The weather is great, so we have that to look forward to. Thanks for checking in on us, the Indy crew
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09-10-2009 - Steady action today. Right after daylight things got hot & heavy for the entire morning, with excellent conditions we were able to put the wood to these 15 to 20 lb. yellowtail. Everything was working on them; what ever to wanted to use, jigs, and bait etc excellent weather has made things even more enjoyable as well. We are now on our way out to the big island to spend a couple of days out there. Jeff and the Indy crew
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09-09-2009 - Today we stopped the boat in the afternoon to try for yellowtail. We saw just fair signal of them, and caught a small sample, 30 fish in a couple of hour’s time. We are going to try in a different location tomorrow. The weather is very good at this time. Please wish us luck, the Indy crew
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09-08-2009 - Hello everyone, We returned from our Sav-on tackle 5 day trip, we would like to thank everyone who made the trip with us this year. The Jackpot winners were Sean Dowsing with his 94.8 pound bluefin tuna, 2nd place went to Patrick Newton for his 63.2 lb. yellowfin tuna and 3rd place fell to Sam Lewis with a 62.0 yellowfin tuna. Good job everyone on the biggins. Next years trip will be a 4 day trip, the 2010 schedule is now complete. Have a day, The Indy guys.
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09-07-2009 - Hello everyone, We would like to post our final trip report for the Steven's 6 day charter. We had a really great trip this year in every aspect. the variety, quantity and quality of our catch looked more like a fall ten day trip. the big fish honors went to Jonathan Swain with his 67.4 yellowfin tuna, 2nd place was a tie going to both Mike Shapiro and Kurt Larson for their 65.8 lb. yellowfin tuna, Brent Steven's tuna barely fell to 3rd at 65.2 pounds. A graet time was had by all, crew and passengers alike, We want to thank Brent Steven's and Mike Shaprio for all the work getting the group together and everyone who could make the trip this year. Next years trip is set for another 6 day outing departing August 20th. We'll see you next year. P.S. Thanks for the great sushi feast Mike, Sorry Brent you missed a great time and what a spread!!!!
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09-07-2009 - Things are still tough out here on the offshore scene, as we had better weather to work in today. We saw sign of albacore, bluefin tuna, and yellowfin tuna. We ended our day with 22 mixed fish; highlighted by a bluefin tuna that might go 100 lbs. we will arrive back to San Diego at 0630. Good night, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew, and us.
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09-06-2009 - can't get a break.we fished the island today to get out of the hidious weather offshore. we saw good sign of fish , but getting them to bite was a different story all together.we did have some chances, but the locals ate them. we did manage 15 tuna. and 25 large yellowtail before venturing back to the offshore scene.we hpoe to get on something today if the weather will back off. wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew and us.
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09-05-2009 - Today things were on the slow part for us on the off shore scene. We covered a lot of water for only about 20 fish, a handful of each, yft, albacore, yellowtail, and dorado. The weather was horrible as well, as the fishing. We are going to give the Lupe a try in hopes of getting everyone a decent tuna tomorrow. Wish us luck, the Indy crew
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09-04-2009 - Lucky us. Today things were tough for the most part, as finding the right school was not an easy task by any means. We were fortunate to land on a good school of bluefin tuna, and drifted for most of the day before they quit biting. The end result was 72 mixed tuna, mostly bluefin, a few albacore & yellowfin in the mix. The weather is a bit breezy, but should be workable for tomorrow. Please wish us luck, and good night, Jeff Paul and the Indy crew
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09-03-2009 - Hello again from the independence. We are headed out on another excursion, this one a 5-day Sav-on tackle. With high hopes, and a good supply of sardines we hope to cash in on the many prospects available out here. The weather is good at this time, so we hope it stays that way. Please wish us luck, Jeff, Paul and the Indy crew, Billy, Justin, Kevin, Eric, Tom & Rolf. Mark will post the last trip of the Stevens charter soon.
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09-02-2009 - The Independence will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6:30am. Sign in for the next trip will begin at approximately 7am. Thanks everyone.
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09-02-2009 - Good evening, This is our final day of fishing on the Steven's charter and again were blessed with good weather and good fishing, the only change today was the tuna that we caught were for the most part were beautiful 25 to 45 pound bluefin tuna with a few albacore and yellowfin mixed in. We are headed home and plan to be in around 06:30 in the morning. Have a good day, The Indy crew, Mark, Tommy, Billy, Frank, Jesus, Justin, Ed and Tom
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09-01-2009 - Hello everyone, Today we fished on the offshore grounds and had ourselves a fantastic day, we caught lots and lots of yellowfin tuna in the 20 to 75 lb. range along with fatso albacore in the 30 to 45 lb. range. Our weather cannot get any better; no wind all day long and a very mild sea state. The guys had a great time. With one day left to fish, our next move is to try and get on some bluefin to finish off in style. The fishing this trip has been off the charts everywhere we have been. We do have some spots open on the Purfield's tackle shop 6 day departing Sept. 8th and the Mission bay Marlin club 6-day trip departing Sept. 27th. Give Judy a call if you want to get in on some of the best fishing of the season.
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08-31-2009 - Hello everyone, We are still having problems sending e-mails, The last 2 day have been good fishing for us here on the Indy, we caught limits of both yellowtail and dorado. The yellows are in the 15 to 30 lb. range and the dorado we have kept has been in the 10 to 25 lb. range. Today were catching yellowfin tuna that are in the 45 to 75 lb. class. The weather has been world class also, very flat seas and no wind, it's just hot, hot, hot in the middle of the day. Mark, The Indy Crew and Us.
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08-30-2009 - Paul (one of the owners) is in contact with the boat at all time. He has reported that the Stevens group is having a great time. Yellowtail fishing is excellent
With good fishing on the the Yellowfin.. 2-3 Anglers are bit at the same time. The Boat had to move locations as the sharks were having a field day with yellowfin on the hook. The seas are flat calm, beautiful weather. Hurricane is 700-750 miles south of their location. Hurricane is not even in the location where the boats are currently fishing. Hope to have an email directly from the boat tonight if conditions with sat phone is operating for emails or Mark will call in a report..
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08-29-2009 - Hello again, we have had problems sending reports the last few days, so we'll try to catch up on what’s been going on out on the Indy. we just finished our 5 day tuna trackers trip, The big fish honors went to Sheldon Siskin for his 80.8 lb. yellowfin tuna, 2nd largest yellowfin was caught by Troy Cox and weighed 62.6 lb. and Joe Davis hit 3rd for his 56.2 yellowfin tuna. We would like to thank everyone again this year for another great trip, a special thanks goes out to Al Frink our fearless chartermaster on the sixth annual tuna tracker ultra limited load trip. We are now headed south in good weather with a nice load of sardines on board with the Stevens brothers 6-day trip. We report later on how the trip has started in the fishing department, as for now the guys are in good spirits and can't wait to get started fishing tomorrow. Thanks for checking in, the Indy guys.
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08-27-2009 - The Indy will arrive at approximately 6am on Fri
Aug 28. Sign in for Stevens Charter group to begin at 7am. Check back for more updates on todays activities from the boat later today.
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08-26-2009 - Hello again, we fished back offshore today and had a good day on mixed tuna. It was mostly good grade albacore in the 20 to 40 lb. range. The yellow fin and blue fin were also in that range. We have one more day and we hope to finish off our limits on the albacore, the weather is good as well. Thanks for checking on us, the Indy guys.
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08-25-2009 - Today was on the slow side for us but we did manage to catch some nice yellowfin in the 40 to 70 pound range. We saw lots of fish but for whatever reason they did not bite the hooks very well. After a nice dinner on the anchor we made two tanks of bait and are headed offshore looking for bluefin and albacore for the next 2 days. The weather is still excellent. Check back later and we will let you know how the day goes. The Indy crew.
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08-24-2009 - Hello again from the Independence, We started our first day offshore and had a great day on Albacore, Bluefin tuna, Yellowfin tuna and dorado. The albacore and bluefin are in the 20 to 40 lb. range and the yellowfin a bit smaller. The weather is flat and warm. Tomorrow we plan to look for some bigger fish to the south. Wish us luck, the Indy guys.
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08-23-2009 - Hello again, we have had problems sending reports the last few days, so we'll try to catch up on what’s been going on out on the Indy. we just finished our 5 day tuna trackers trip, The big fish honors went to Sheldon Siskin for his 80.8 lb. yellowfin tuna, 2nd largest yellowfin was caught by Troy Cox and weighed 62.6 lb. and Joe Davis hit 3rd for his 56.2 yellowfin tuna. We would like to thank everyone again this year for another great trip, a special thanks goes out to Al Frink our fearless chartermaster on the sixth annual tuna tracker ultra limited load trip. Joe Davis ended the top three with a 56.2 yellowfin tuna. We are now headed south in good weather with a nice load of sardines on board with the Stevens brothers 6-day trip. We report later on how the trip has started in the fishing department, as for now the guys are in good spirits and can't wait to get started fishing tomorrow. Thanks for checking in, the Indy guys.
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08-22-2009 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at 7:15 am on Sunday Aug 23. Sign in for the next trip will be at 7:00. thanks for checking in.
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08-21-2009 - Good evening, today we traveled for half of the day, and we fished for yellowtail the other half. We scratched out a halfway decent day for our efforts. The weather has been windy last night, and very civil today. We are currently traveling up right now, and make a stop tomorrow to fish on the way home. Good night, the Indy crew
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08-20-2009 - The move we made to the inside was a sound move, as we had good yellowtail fishing, some pargo, and dorado. The yellows are good grade for the most part, 16 to 28 lbs. and a few bigger and smaller mixed in. this was just the type day we needed. The weather is still good. We are currently traveling, and contemplating our next move. Thanks for checking in, and good night, the Indy crew
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08-19-2009 - Here is today’s report. Things looked very good early this morning, as you could look in any direction and see tuna blowing out on small flying fish, as well as the sardines we had to offer. We had a few anglers up, and everyone had one on, only to see the tuna evaporate before our eyes. We saw this same sign a few more times before we departed the rocks. With only 8 or 9 tuna for the day and some wahoo, we are moving to greener pastures I hope. We see this type of behavior all the time from tuna, and other fish, as they will just not bite what we have to offer. The weather continues to be on our side as well. Wish us luck at our new destination for tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew
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08-18-2009 - Here is a quick report for today. We arrived at 0800 hrs and caught some wahoo, and then after a few anchor jobs we got on some tuna for just a short while. Things seem to be just a little off right now down here, and we hope things straighten out tomorrow. Please wish us luck, the Indy crew
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08-17-2009 - Greetings from the independence, we are currently headed south on our 5th annual Tuna Turner charter. This year the trip is a 7 day extravaganza, and we feel we are headed in the right direction after the last trip 's success down here. The weather is good, and is supposed to hold for at least a couple of days. The bait supply is good as well, and everyone is in good spirits, getting ready to do battle with wahoo and tuna tomorrow morning. Jeff and the Indy crew, Billy, Jesus, Frank, Justin, Thor, Ed & Rolf
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08-16-2009 - Hello everyone, We returned from our Rusty Hook/ Oceanic Productions 6 day adventure. We had a great time this year with the trip being 6 days instead of the usual 5 day that we have done year after year. The jackpot winners were as follows, Ken Buzzell took 1st with his 95.0 lb. yellowfin tuna, 2nd place went to none other than Alex Masumoto for his 67.6 lb. yellowfin and a very close 3rd place was Brendan Mcdermott with his 67.4 lb. yellowfin tuna. The totals for the trip were 302 yellowfin tuna, 47 wahoo and 146 Yellowtail. Next year's trip will be at least a 6 day trip if not 7 days. Call Judy in the next weeks to re-book for 2010. We want to thank everyone who made the trip as well as Alex from the Rusty Hook and Bill Roecker and Paul Sweeney from Oceanic Productions for all the give away gifts, and of course the many sponsors that supplied the gifts. Mark Pisano and crew
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08-15-2009 - Change in ETA, now its 6:30am on Sunday. There is a marathon in front of the Landings and the gates will be closed from 7:20-8:20..no in-out privileges see you all on Sunday. Check back for more updates.
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08-14-2009 - Today we fished the afternoon along the coast and had fair yellowtail action on 12 to 20 lb. yellows, they bit both the jigs and bait, we ended the day with 126 yellowtail for our efforts and are now headed north in nice weather and plan to finish the trip on the offshore grounds. The Indy guys, P.S. Bill Harper sends out a big thanks to Mike Wiggins" Bill killed'em Mike"
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08-13-2009 - Good evening from the independence. Things started off with some wahoo action, and than slowed down. About mid morning, the tuna action became very apparent, as we would be busy from that point on. We had a very good day on that beautiful grade 45 to 70 lb. fish. There were a few standouts that were larger up to 95 lbs. when the dust settled the final tally was 144 tuna, and 16 wahoo for our efforts. This is purely hindsight, but it was the right move to spend our trip down here, as everyone on board has had an excellent time pulling and yanking on these beauties in the warm sun. Did I mention the weather is as good as it gets down here? We are headed up to an island to get in some yellowtail action tomorrow afternoon, so wish us luck, and good night, Jeff, Mark, Paul, and the Indy crew
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08-12-2009 - Good evening, We had a good day on yellowfin up about 80 lbs. 73 fish in the 35 to 80 lb. range and another 49 in the 12 to 30 pound range, we also released many smaller type tuna and yellowtail. We landed 33 wahoo and tagged about 10 yellowtail up to 50 lbs. The weather is fantastic; at times we could not keep the kites up flying. The plan is to give it another full day and start working up the line to fish other venues. Thanks for checking in, The Indy guys.
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08-11-2009 - Hello everyone today was a travel day for us as we plan to start the trip at the rocks. Both Alex Masumoto from the Rusty Hook and Bill Roecker from Oceanic Productions had some great give away gifts as well as raffle prizes for all the anglers on the trip. We want to thank our sponsors for the products, Bill Shedd from ATFCO Fishing Fear, Jack Nielsen from Accurate Reels, Joe Pfister from Seeker Rods, Que Wilkins, Mario Ghio fron Sportmeen's Seafoods, Sara Seraspe from Five Star Fish processing, Fishing Videos.com, Peter J art, Cool max products, Cofe Products, Bob Kotula of Out West Marketing, Aqueous Fishing Products, AA worms/optimum, Tady lures, Salas jigs, Seaguar fluorocarbon, Mustad hooks, Richard Hightower of Hayabusa hooks and Seaguar, Catchy Tackle, Helgrens Sportfishing, Point Loma Sportfishing, Jerry Brown products, Russelure and Cal's two-speed reels. A big thanks for all the reels, rods, tackle and clothing, we hope to put everything to good use when get to the rocks, ETA is about 8 am, the weather is outstanding as we travel south just a bit on the hot side today. Wish us luck on the trip.
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08-10-2009 - Hello everyone, we returned today from our 5-day trip with the Tahoe tuna club gang, another of the many fun groups we have the pleasure to fish with. The jackpot winners on the trip were Richard Kubota with a 87.2 yellowfin tuna, 2nd place went to Bob Rice with a 76.8 yellowfin tuna and 3rd biggest went to Tony Lisenko's 71.2 yellowfin tuna. We want to thank all who fished the trip with us this year and hope to see you soon. Next years trip will again be a 5 day trip departing 8/8/10 at the same price as this year's limited to 26. We did our usual turn around in short order and are headed out on the Rusty hook tackle shop trip with Alex Masamoto and Oceanic productions with Bill Roecker As co-charter masters. The excitement is high as we are doing a 6 day trip this year, so the options we have may take us to Alijos rocks, we are going to check in with our fellow long range boats and make the best choice for the trip. The weather is like a sheet of glass as we travel south,
wish us lots of good luck, The Indy Guys
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08-09-2009 - The Indy will be in at 7:30am on Mondy 8/10, sign in to begin at 7am.. Check back for further updates on todays fish report. Thanks for checking in.
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08-09-2009 - Here is the final report for the Tahoe tuna club 5-day trip. We fished offshore today for smaller tuna, and dorado. We had a couple of good stops where everyone had on for a half hour or so. That was plenty of action to top off our trip. The weather is now on the path to recovery, and we have a decent ride up the line. I must say that a great time was had by all, is the best way to describe the adventure. We will be back to port at 0730 Monday, see you then, Jeff and the Indy crew
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08-08-2009 - We saw good sign in the morning of the premium tuna 45 to 85 lbs. fish, and it took a lot of patience to sit and wait them out. We did end up catching 41 of these beauties, along with a dozen large yellowtail for our efforts. Like a repeat of the past few days, everyone has had a great time pulling and yanking in the warm summer sun. We are going to go looking offshore for our last day of fishing, as the weather is looking favorable. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us
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08-07-2009 - Good evening to all. Today’s report is very similar to yesterdays We saw good signals at times of the premium yellowfin, but for what ever reason they don't bite the baits with hooks. I am sure at some point that they will change their motives and get with the program. Like yesterday, we ended up with 30 tuna, and 56 big yellowtail for our day. Due to the weather on the outside, we are going to give this a try again tomorrow, and go off shore for the last day. Jeff and the Indy Boys
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08-06-2009 - Hello, and good evening to all. With the weather up and the seas even higher we opted to start our trip at the lope. We saw good signal of that premium yellowfin tuna, but getting them to bite was another story. We did have plenty of chances when we did get bites, and had good success. We spent part of the day fishing for jumbo, whopper, yellowtail that with out a doubt stole the show today here on the independence. Again we had many, many chances at these trophies, with excellent results for all on board. We are going to give this try for tomorrow, in hopes that the early bite goes off. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us
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08-05-2009 - We're back, We returned from our Kimura's tackle shop 5 day trip today. The trip went great and what a fantastic group of guys to fish with, to say the least. Big fish honors went to Conway Woo with a 101.4 lb. yellowfon tuna, 2nd place was landed by Don Kikkawa a 93.2 lb. yellowfin tuna and 3rd place went to Ron Guiterrez with a 76.0 yellowfin tuna,great job guys. We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year, and a special thanks to Gary Kimura our Chartermaster on the trip. If you are in the Chino Hills area where Gary's shop is please stop by and see the shop and talk fishing with the guys who know!! We departed on the Tahoe Tuna Club for another 5 days of fun in the sun. Thanks for checking in, Mark, Paul and the gang
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08-04-2009 - Today was our last day of fishing. The weather has come up a little bit but it is still good fishing weather. We started the day with a bang with 14 bluefin tuna, 11 yellowfin, and a 30 lb. albacore. After that we went for hours with just a fish or two. With the last 2 hours to fish, we got back on them and caught some nice bluefin and yellowfin tuna. At 3 PM we had to leave them biting and head for home with a really good trip under our belts. We will be in at 6 AM. Have a great day, the indy guys.
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08-03-2009 - Hello again from the Independence, Not to sound like a broken record, but today was another good day on the yellowfin tuna in the 45 to 90 pound range. We also caught some yellowtail up to about 40 pounds. Our weather was nice just a bit hot at times. So far we have had a great trip and hopefully we can finish with a bang. Tomorrow we are going to look for bluefin to top things off. Wish us luck, The Indy Crew.
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08-02-2009 - Today we switched up gears and went for some of the bigger yellowfin tuna that have been on tap out in long-range country and were rewarded with a stellar day on beautiful grade tuna in the 45 to 90 lb. range. We ended the day with 86 fish. The weather has been good, just a little on the windy side this afternoon. Tomorrow we will try to do the same thing. On a tackle note, make sure to have a good 40 and 50 lb. outfit that allows you to cast a sardine with ease. Here on the Independence we like the Avet 2-speed JX, LX and HX these reels hold up to the test day in and day out along with blue Izorline and your choice of floruo-carbon. See ya soon and wish us luck, The Indy guys
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08-01-2009 - Hello everyone, today we had excellent fishing as we caught a full mixed bag of yellowfin, albacore yellowtail, dorado and a bluefin tuna, the fish were anywhere from 12 to 40 pounds. At times we had wide-open action on school yellowfin tuna in the 15 to 25 pound range. The weather is perfect as well with no wind and flat seas. Wish us luck, The Indy crew
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07-31-2009 - Good evening everyone, We returned today from our 5 day trip with the Golden group and we had just an outstanding trip on yellowfin tuna up to 95 lbs. and very good grade yellowtail as well. The jackpot winners for the trip were Bill Hawkins with a 95.8 lb. yellowfin, Tom Golden with an 85.8 lb. yellowfin and Lamar Bushnell with a 71.8 lb. Yellowfin tuna. We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year; You are always one of our fun groups to fish with. We are back out on our Kimura's tackle shop 5 day with Gary Kimura as our Charter master on the trip. We took on a fair load of sardines and due to the warm water in the bay it took longer then normal due light boxs and weak bait in some, but after some work looking over the bait barge we are on our way south in good weather and high hopes for another good trip. Check back tomorrow night and we'll let you know how it's going. Mark, Paul, Billy, Frank. Jesus, Kevin, Tom and Rolf, Have a good evening
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07-30-2009 - The Indy will arrive at approximately 7:30am on 7/31. Sign in to begin shortly after they arrive. Thanks
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07-30-2009 - Hello everyone, here is the final report from our sensational, epic voyage. We went looking offshore today for whatever we could muster up, preferably bluefin tuna, or albacore. We did’t see any tuna but had good action on yellowfin, yellowtail, and dorado. The weather has been outstanding this entire trip, and plays a key role in our success. Everyone on board here was subjected to the best fishing experience they’ve ever had, so I’ve been told countless times the past few days. We can only hope things will continue to be favorable for all of us lucky enough to be out here. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us.
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07-29-2009 - Good evening everyone, We saw good sign again here today. Getting them to bite like yesterday was another story, although we had plenty of chances today. We did have a good day on tuna, and jumbo yellowtail. We are going to try for some offshore action for tomorrow with this good weather we have. Jeff and the Indy crew
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07-28-2009 - Wow, what a day we had here today on the Indy. Things looked a bit dead in the early morning, but that all changed really fast. Epic, spectacular, off the charts, does not come close to describing the fishing today. We had full speed fishing for hours on end on beautiful 50 to 95 lb yellowfin tuna. There were some 40 lb. stuff, but only a few. Needless to say everyone is not only tired, but also extremely happy with the day, especially after yesterday’s epic yellowtail fishing. We plan on staying here for tomorrow. The weather is great too. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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07-27-2009 - Hello again from the boat Independence. Today was a prime example of summertime jumbo yellowtail fishing. We had an absolutely picture perfect day on the high seas. At times we had 20 fish going, and other times 3 or 4. The grade of fish, outstanding, many in the 18 to 45 lb. range. The weather continues to be beautiful as well. We are going to stick around here tomorrow and see if we can duplicate this. Good night, Jeff and the Indy crew
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07-26-2009 - Good evening, We returned today with the Baja paddy hoppers. we want to thank the entire group for another fun trip as well as long time charter master Sherman Lim. Jackpot winners were Mike Takaki with a 37.0 lb. Albacore, Rick Takaki tied his father with a 37.0 Bluefin tuna and Mike Giardino took a very close 3rd with a 36.9 lb. Albacore. we departed on the annual golden group 5 day trip and are headed south in good weather to start off the trip on the offshore waters. check back later and see how the trip goes. Thanks for checking in with Indy and good fishig to all.
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07-25-2009 - our last day on the tuna grounds proved to be slow as the albacore did not want to bite on the last half day we had to fish. None the less we had a great trip with a great group of guys.
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07-24-2009 - Today we had spectacular yellowtail fishing on the scenic baja coastline. The fish bit jigs and bait equally as well, but most anglers preferred the surface jig and yoyo iron. The bulk of the catch consisted of 14 to 20 pound yellowtail, but in the afternoon we got on some better grade fish in the 18 to 28 pound range. The weather remains beautiful, very little wind. We plan on finishing our trip tomorrow offshore on the albacore/ bluefin grounds. The Indy Crew
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07-23-2009 - Good evening, Today we had good albacore fishing again with limits for the day of 25 to 40 lb. fish. the bluefin tuna made a quick showing and we picked uo a couple of handfuls of 25 to 45 lb. bluefin also. Our weather remains near perfect, calm winds and flat seas. With a very nice catch of albacore on board, we are now headed into the coast to search for yellowtail tomorrow. The Indy Crew
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07-22-2009 - Good day to all, We did the usual thing on our turn around day and departed on the 15th annual baja pappy hoppers 5 day, a little late and took on a bunch of great sardines and headed the boat south where we ended the last trip due to very good signs of big fat albacore. We arrived mid morning and got busy right away on 25 to 40 plus pound albacore in beatiful flat calm weather. we ended the day with limits of albies. we are planning to spend another day in this area hoping for a repeat. the sign of fish looks fantastic for the upcoming trips and we do have a few spots on the next couple of trips if anyone wants to get in on this good fishing we have having. give judy a call at 619)226-6006 NOW!!!!
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07-21-2009 - Hello again, we have returned from our six day Avet reels/westcoast marketing trip and it was a good one. We want to thank our sponsers for all the great gear they gave to the anglers, Harry and Sarkas from Avet, gave away (5) 2 speed Avets as the grand prizes, and again the reels proved to be the best in the biz on the great wahoo and tuna fishing we enjoyed. Bloodydecks.com supplied many t-shirts and sweatshirts as well, and the charter masters from w.c.m Rick Ozaki and Dave Rocchi who gave away many Raider and fish trap lures and (10) graptech rods to the gang. The Raider jigs were the hot ticket on the Wahoo, the gold with green or light blue stripe being the best, many thanks to Rick for putting this trip together again. overall we caught 110 Wahoo, 176 yellowfin tuna to 90 lbs, 55 bluefin tuna, 21 albacore, 65 yellowtail, 1 large halibut and lots of calico bass that were released. Jackpot winners for the trip were Ira Droggin with an 88 lb. yellowfin tuna, 2nd place was Mike McClure with a 76.6 lb. yellowfin tuna and 3rd place went to Brian Lackey with a 71.4 yellowfin tuna. largest yellowfin was caught by Elmer Lackey with a 90 lb. yellowfin caught on the kite. Mike Feinberg had a bookend pair of big wahoo that weighed 66.8 and 66.4 pounds. we had many Wahoo that were in the 40 to 60 pound range. Bob Cross had the second biggest albacore of the year to be weighed in at the landings and was 45.4 pounds. great job everyone. We are going to make next years trip a 7 day so please call judy and let her know for next year.
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07-20-2009 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing Landing at approximately 8am. Sign in will begin at 7am.. Parking is a bear so get here early to get parking.
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07-20-2009 - Today we fished offshore in flat calm, beautiful weather. We caught albacore and bluefin tuna in the 15 to 40 pound range, as well as a few yellowtail on the kelp. It was a great ending to a great trip. We are now heading home and plan to be in Tuesdsay morning at 8 am. Thanks for checking in,
The Indy Crew
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07-19-2009 - We stopped at Cedros today and had some action on yellowtail for a few hours, weighing up to about 30 pounds. The surprise of the day was a halibut caught on the surface iron by Dale Lethcoe. The weather was great. We plan on fishing offshore tomorrow. The Indy Guys
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07-18-2009 - We finished our day today in the southern zone, good fishing for yellowfin tuna and wahoo. Yellowfin today were up to 90 pounds, with many in the 50 to 60 pound range, and Wahoo up to 65 pounds. Our weather was hot and sunny, with about 15 knots of wind. This evening we are headed north, and will try fishing yellowtail tomorrow. The good forecast in the weather will hopefully allow us to fish offshore traveling north. So far this trip has been outstanding and we hope it continues for the final two days of fishing. Many of our anglers caught their first Wahoo, and their first tuna on the kite. We have many happy people on board. Thanks for checking in, The Indy Crew
P.S. Judy still has a few openings on various trips! Give her a call!
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07-17-2009 - Hello everyone, here is a recap on our first day of fishing, on our West Coast Marketing/Avet Reels sponsored trip with Rick Ozaki and Chartermaster David Rocchi: we decided to start in the southern end of our range, and were rewarded with great yellowfin and Wahoo fishing. We had 86 Wahoo which weighed in between 25 and 60 pounds. The yellowfin tuna were from 18 to 85 pounds and everything in between. We also had about 20 yellowtail ranging from 15 to 30 pounds. Our weather is good, about 15 to 18 knots of wind, and sunny, warm days. We plan to fish another day and then start working our way to some other fishing destinations. Wish us luck, The Indy Guys
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07-16-2009 - The Indy returned from its 5-day Sav-on Tackle trip with a nice load fish. We’d like to thank Carlos Estrada our charter-master from Sav-on for doing an exquisite job. Our Jackpot winners on this trip were as follows: 1st place goes Lennie Stahl Jr from GRAND TERRACE, CA with a 40.2 Yellowtail, 2nd place goes to Charles Henderson from BELLFLOWER, CA. with a 37.4 Bluefin, and 3rd place to our Chartermaster Carlos Estrada from PICO RIVERA, CA with a 37.0 Yellowtail. Congratulations guys…. Good Job..
Stay tuned for an update on our current 6 day.
The Indy Crew
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07-14-2009 - Hi Everyone, The Indy will arrive back at Point Loma Sportfishing Landing at 5:45am. Sign in will begin at 6am. Rumor has it that the boat wants a quick turn-a-round..If all goes as planned 8am departure.
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07-14-2009 - today was another slower type day on the offshore grounds, we had 17 bluefin and 14 albacore for the day. the weather again was sloppy but it got nicer as the day went on. We are headed home and should be in at 6 am. we then depart on our westcoast marketing 6 day with Rick Ozaki and the boys. yhanks for checking in and stay tuned for more Indy reports, the guys
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07-13-2009 - Hello, Today we worked the offshore waters and had fair action on albacore with a handful of bluefin,yellowfin and dorado mixed in. We ended up with about 4 fish per rod for the day. Our weather has been on the windy/choppy side which is making it tough to get on the fish and seems to have them down for the time being. Tomorrow will be the last day of fishing so hopefully the fish will float for a grand finale. Wish us lots of luck, the Indy guys.
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07-12-2009 - For the next trip departing on 7/15.. sign in will begin at 6:00.. everyone be there early. the boat wants to depart early.
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07-12-2009 - Good evening, today we had spectacular yellowtail fishing all day long. The fish were in the 14 to 25 pound range and bit the surface iron and bait equally as well. In the afternoon, we got on a school of premium size yellowtail in the 30 to 45 pound range and landed a good amount of those. The weather down here is sensational... flat seas and hot sunny days. We are now leaving yellowtail paradise to go offshore and fish tuna the next two days. Wish us luck, The Indy Guys
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07-11-2009 - Hello again, Our first day of fishing produced 70 albacore and four bluefin tuna. One thing that we can always count on is change when it comes to the ocean and fishing. Yesterday was wide open for the fleet and today was just mediocre. The area still looks good with fish and schools seen over a large area, but just not in the biting mood. Still not a bad say for our 18 anglers, about 3 and a half fish a rod. The weather is good and we are planning to fish yellowtail tomorrow for a day and see how the offshore scene is in a couple of days. Check back later and see how the trip is going. Good fishin', The Indy Crew
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07-10-2009 - We returned from our sportfishing report.com 5 day trip and what a trip it was. We want to thank everyone who was aboard this trip as well as Chad from sportfishing report.com. The jackpot winners for the trip were Chad Wood with a 41.8 pound bluefin tuna, 2nd place went to Indy regular Terry Sandoval for his 39.8 Bluefin tuna and 3rd place was Mike Dahn with a nice 37.2 bluefin. Good job everyone. We depart at noon for another 5 day with gang from sav-on tackle and after taking on a nice load of bait we are pointed south back to the tuna grounds.
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07-09-2009 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing dock at 0600 on July 10.. Sign in will begin for our next trip number 11 at approximately 7am. GREAT FISHING this trip.
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07-09-2009 - Hello everyone, WOW!!! what a day we had today, absolutely EPIC!!! fishing today on both bluefin and albacore, we got on a school at 8 am and drifted most of the day for limits of Bluefin tuna and near limits of albacore. The bluefin are 25 to 50 pounds and the albies are 14 to 24 pounds, weather continues to be very good also. With one of the top five day trips we have had on the independence since putting her in the water, we are headed home and should arrive at the landing at 06:00 in the morning. people ask me all the time" hey cap. what's the best time to go on a trip during the summer" I always say every trip has the potential to be a good one, but Now!!!! is the time to go if you have been waiting. We're departing again tomorrow at noon on another 5 day outing. Give judy a call!!!!!
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07-08-2009 - Good evening everyone, today we had phenomenal yellowtail fishing. We got to the island at about 7 am, and the fish bit non stop throughout the day, in beautiful glass calm weather. Most of the fish are 14 to 22 pounds, but we did catch some standout fish up to 40 pounds. The fish bit jigs, bait, and anything that you wanted to throw in the water. With all of the yellowtail that we need, we are heading back up to spend the last day on the albacore grounds. So far this trip has been sensational in every respect. This has been what long range fishing is all about on summer five day trips. We still have a few spots open on the next trip, leaving this Friday. Call in sick, beg the wife, mortgage the house, but you GOTTA go fishing! Thanks for checking in, we will let you know if the albacore bite.
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07-07-2009 - Hello again, Today was on the slow side for us as we fished the same area as the day before for about 35 mixed bluefin, albacore and yellowtail. We took off about 4 PM for Cedros and the fish came up and bit for the couple of boats that were still in the area. We plan on fishing for yellowtail tomorrow, and then working our way back up the line. The weather was very good today, and the report looks good for the next couple of days.
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07-06-2009 - Good evening, Capt. Jeff Debuys just called in tonight with some really great news, the bluefin tuna that we have been seeing the past few weeks on the offshore waters is on the bite. Today the morning was on the slow side but later in the afternoon the guys got on a good school of bluefin and they bit wide open. The fish are in the 25 to 40 pound range. For the day they had full limits!! of bluefin along with 12 albacore and a few handfuls of yellowtail. The weather was on the choppy side most of the day but come down toward the late afternoon. They plan to spend the night on the grounds and try it again tomorrow. Call judy now if you have the time, we have some spots on the trip leaving Friday, July 10th so come on down and let's go fishing.
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07-05-2009 - we have departed on the sportfishingreport.com 5 day trip and after the usual bait receiver stop we are headed south in hopes of a repeat from our last trip. The yellowtail fishing has been steller at the islands and the offshore fishing is showing improvement all the time. The bluefin tuna schools that have been seen by us and the rest of the long range fleet are very encouraging to say the least as well as albacore seen in many different zones. We have some openings on the next 5 day trip departing on July 10th.
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07-04-2009 - We hope everyone had a great independence day!!!!
We have returned from our Purfields 5 day trip and we want to thank everyone who made the trip this year as well as charter master Dick Shaffer from the shop, if you live in the west Los Angeles area and have never stopped in the shop you should check it out, Dick has tons of gear and lots of fishing knowledge to point you in the right direction for your next trip. Jackpot winners for the trip were Ian Orr with a 36.8 pound yellowtail, 2nd place was Bob Foushanes with a 33.6 pound yellowtail and Don Miller took 3rd with a 33.4 pound yellowtail. Good going guys on the yellows and Ian I hope your headed to Vegas soon. There will not be a fuel surcharge in 2009 and a special on trips #26,#27 and #28 permits will be at no charge. Call Judy as we have some openings on these trips and few on other trips as well.
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07-03-2009 - Hello again, It,s about noon on the 3rd and we have had a fair morning on the albacore, so far we have about 60 fish on the boat in the 14 to 20 pound class. The weather is good and that has been key in getting the fish to bite. Right now the fish are down but we're looking for the big afternoon float like the albacore are known for. check back later and see how our day ends up. There are 3 other boats in the area and everyone is catching fish. Talk to ya later.
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07-03-2009 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 6:30 am on July 4... Sign in for July 5th will begin at 7am. Everyone please have a safe and fun Holiday.
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07-02-2009 - Today we spent looking offshore in hopes of bluefin tuna and/or albacore and we found good signs of bluefin, getting a bite on one was another story. We ended up with 12 bluefin in the 20 to 30 pound range. Tomorrow we plan to check out another area for albacore. Thanks for checking in, the indy guys.
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07-01-2009 - Hello everyone, We are currently on our annual Purfield's 5 day adventure. The offshore fishing has been slow so we made the run down the coast to start the trip fishing yellowtail at the islands and we were not disappointed to say the least, the last 2 days of fishing has been outstanding for yellows in the 15 to 20 pound class. We also have had a few hits on the bigger fish in the 25 to 40 pound range along with a couple of nice halibut. The weather is very good as well. With a great catch of yellowtail in the hatch, we are planning to head offshore in search of albacore and bluefin. The weather looks good, so wish us good luck that we get on'em.
The Indy boys
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06-29-2009 - We are back, Hello to everyone, the e-mail onboard is still giving us problems. This is a recap for our 3 day family/Kids trip that we do with Rick Ozaki of Avet reels, Graph tech rods, Fish Trap iron and Yo zuri line and products. Fishing was slow overall as we spent the first day offshore and caught a mix of Albacore, bluefin tuna and yellowtail. The second was spent on the coast from San Martin Island and Santo Tomas where water conditions were cold and dirty. Many of the kids onboard caught there first tuna or yellowtail. The top three fish won an Avet reel. First place went to Alex Sissoyev with a 30.8 Bluefin Tuna, second place went to Dylan Lackey with another bluefin that tipped the scales at 27.2 and third place went to Joshua Zane with a 20.4 yellowtail. we had 14 kids on between the ages of 8 and 15 and some caught there personal best and/or first, Jordan Zane landed a 14.4 albacore his first,Jake Gleiderman had 19.8 yellowtail, Cody Lee 14.2, Matt Matich 15.4 yellowtail, Seth Holman 14.6 albacore. Again this year just a Super group to work with, Thanks to all who made the trip and we hope to see you next year. we also want to send out a special thanks to Harry and Sarkas from Avet reelsfor there donations and Rick Ozaki and Dave Rocchi from Avet and west coast marketing for there donations as well. Next year will be a 4 day trip so we have an island option in the form of Cedros or Guadalupe for a better shot at yellowtail of offshore tuna. See ya fishing soon, Capt. Mark Pisano
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06-28-2009 - The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at
6am, I will begin my sign in for the 5 day trip at approxiamtely 7am. Departure could be between 10 and 10:30am. Thanks for checking in.
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06-26-2009 - Good evening fellow anglers today we departed on our 3-day family trip. This year we will be giving away many prizes starting with Avet reels for 1st 2nd and 3rd place jackpot along with Graftec rods and Mako sunglasses and a tackle packets thanks from our sponsor’s Rick Ozaki from Westcoast Marketing and Harry and Sarkas from Avet reel company. Today was a travel day and hope to get into action tomorrow keep in touch thank you the Indy crew.
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06-22-2009 - We are in until friday when we depart on our annual family 3 day trip. We will depart at noon so please check-in by 10 AM with Judy.
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06-21-2009 - The Indy returned this morning. After the weigh in the jackpot winners were as follows:
1st place Eugene Okita with a 90.8 yellowfin, 2nd place goes to Rick Berg 59.4 yellowfin, and rolling in at 3rd place was Paul Gaines with a 59.0 yellowfin. a big Thanks to Big Fish tackle for all the give away tackle and all the anglers who made this years trip and hope to see you on next years trip the dates are Sat. 6/12/10 to Sun. 6/20/10 for 8 days next year. Great trip guys. The Indy Boys.
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06-20-2009 - The last 2 days were spent off shore looking for Bluefin and Albacore. On Saturday they managed to bring on board about 64 albacore. The signs are good for fishing Albies, the weather was excellanet. The independence will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6:30am on Sunday Jun 21.. Thanks for checking in.
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06-18-2009 - Today was another good day of fishing in beautiful flat calm weather with the Baja coast as the back drop. Yellowtail fishing for 14 to 18 pound fish was the order of the day. They bit jigs and bait both and the guys finished off their trip limits on the yellows. Tomorrow the gang will be offshore fishing in the albacore/bluefin area so hopefully the good fortune continues. Check back and see how the day goes. We have room on the first (3) 5 day trips in july, with the albacore, bluefin tuna and yellowtail all in easy range. These trips have the potential to be really good variety trips. Give us a call and get onboard the Indy.
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06-17-2009 - Hello again, Jeff called in tonight with the days report, Fishing was again good for both yellowfin tuna in the 30 to 60 pound range and yelowtail in the 18 to 40 pound range. They had about 140 mixed fish with a few stand-out yellows up to 45 pounds and a few bigger tuna as well. They took off and are headed up the line to try a day at one of the islands to try to finish off on there limits of yellowtail and then fish the last full day offshore for albacore and bluefin. This 8 day is turning out to to be another great trip. The weather is flat calm as well. Check back for reports on the last 2 days of fishing.
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06-16-2009 - Hello everyone, The e-mail onboard the boat is still down. I did however talk to captain Jeff Debuys tonight and this is his report for the first two days of fishing. They headed down toward alijos and in route to the rocks looked at an area that had some signs of albacore and bluefin tuna. The wind was up a bit in the 15 to 18 range, they did not have a whole lot to work on as 3 yellowfin tuna and one albacore in the 20 pound range were all they had to show for their efforts. The gang arrived at the rocks at noon and had very good action on yellowtail with many in the 30 to 45 pound range, along with 18 yellowfin tuna most in the 35 to 55 pound range, the biggest being 90 pounds. Today however the tuna bit much better with 85 beautiful yellowfin hitting deck of the Independence, most of which again were 30 to 55 pounds. The yellowtail also made a good showing thoughout the day and 130 fish were tagged, many of which in the 30 to 45 pound bracket. The weather has been about 15 knots and choppy seas but during the course of the day the wind backed off until they had to use a balloon on the kite to keep it flying. Jeff said they are planning to spend another day doing the same and see how it goes, he did mention the Excel on a 5 day trip had 80 mixed albacore and bluefin today and wants to check that out for at least one if not 2 days on the way home. The 7 and 8 day trips this year have seen some great fishing and are really the best valued trips we offer. Next season's schedule will be up in the next week, so if you want to plan on fishing one of these trips with us next year check back and give us a ring for more info. Thanks for checking in and stay tuned for more on the big fish tackle 8 day adventure.
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06-15-2009 - We are back out on the Big Fish 8 day trip, reports to follow soon.
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06-14-2009 - Hello everyone, We are back from our yellowtail shoot-out and we had a great trip with a graet group of anglers. The money jackpot went to the top three fish and they were Sam Esposto with a 41.4 white sea bass, 2nd place went to Dave Taylor with a 41.0 white sea bass and rounding out the big fish was Dale Lethcoe's 36.0 yellowtail. Great job on the Big Ones, guys. We want to thank our sponsors for this year's annual Y.T. shoot-out, Harry and Sarkas from Avet Reels who have been long time sponsors of us, going back to the Islander days. Most of the top ten yellows were caught using the JX and LX avets including the largest yellowtail for the trip. All of our loaner tackle on the Independence has been Avet and Seeker rods from day one and they continue to be a big part of our success. A big thanks goes out to Rick Ozaki from Westcoast marketing which includes Graf-tech rods, Fish Trap Iron, and Seaguar fluorocarbon Line, as well as long time tackle shop sponsor Sav-on Tackle and Rodger Eckhardt for all there give away gifts and help. The top ten yellows and Prizes were as follows: Dale Lethcoe with a 36 lb. fish won the $1,000 gift Cert. for an Indy trip, 2nd place went to Allen Mackenzie's 35.4 lb. yellow and won an Avet HX with Graf tech rod, 3rd was Roder Malech with a 34 lb. yellow, who won an Avet HX and $100 gift cert,4th place was Sam Esposto also with a 34 lb. yellow, who won a Avet HXW and $100 gift cert. 5th place was Carmen Morales with a 32.8 yellow, who won an Avet JX and $100 gift cert. 6th place went to Chris Cornette with a 30.2 yellow, who won a cal-star rod and $200 gift cert. 7th place went to Gilbert Sausedo with a 30.2 lb. yellow and won a Graf-tech rod and $200 gift cert. 8th place went to Ray Morales with a 29.8 lb. yellow, who won an Indy Jacket and $100 gift Cert. 9th place went to Dale Lethcoe with a 29.4 lb. yellow, who won an Indy hoody and $100 gift cert. and last but not least, for 10th place was Sam Esposto with his 3rd winning fish a 29.2 lb. yellotail, who won a Indy hoody and $100 gift cert. We would like to thank everyone who made the trip this year. Next year will be a six day yellowtail shoot-out, so it will give another day to target trophy yellowtail, possibly at Guadalupe Island or Alijos Rocks. For the trip we ended up with 428 yellowtail, 2 White Sea Bass, 1 Black sea bass released and lots and lots of Calico bass, most of which were released. We have departed on our Big fish Tackle 8 Day Adventure and are headed south in good weather with a great load of bait. We will report in later with our first day's report. Thanks for checking in, The Indy Gang.
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06-12-2009 - The Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at 6am. Anglers going out on our 8 day trip departing on 6/13, Sign in will begin at 7am, departure will be between 10am-11am. See you all in the morning.
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06-11-2009 - Our Computer seems to be having a few bugs so transmitting is slightly off. The Fishing the last few days has been outstanding. Yellowtail ranged for 15-25 pounds. Today’s catch was seemed to be even better than the day before. Today 2 white seabass were amongst the hot bite of yellowtail. Friday we are going to fish off shore for Albacore, and then head for home. Check back for an ETA. Mark, Jeff and the Indy Boys.
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05-31-2009 - The Indy just returned this at morning at 6am with an epic 8-day fishing trip. The first of the season. The conditions and water temp couldn’t have been better. Great way to start off the season. Our Jp winners for this trip were as follows: 1st place was Bob Hunt with a 56.8 YF, 2nd place was David Hensley with a 56.2 YF and rounding out 3rd place was Ken Morris with a 55.0 YF. Honorable mention goes to Adan Bonelli with a 64.7 Yellowfin. Good catch everyone.. We also want to let everyone know that we also had a great catch of YT, a few Albies and some Halibut. Some Yellowtail on the average weighed in at 50+ lbs. Thanks to Dick Shaffer of Purfield’s Pro Tackle for putting together a great bunch of Anglers. Thanks again everyone for an outstanding trip.. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy Boys.
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05-30-2009 - Hello everyone, Today was our last day of fishing on this great trip and the fishing and weather remain good. We spent the day looking for something different and we found them in the form of halibut. We put 21 nice flat fish on the boat up to 35 pounds, just a great way to end the trip on a high note. Fishing on this 8 day was as good as any summer or fall venue we offer. The same trip is on the schedule for next year. The dates for 2010 will be up soon so check back on our schedule page for next years dates.
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05-29-2009 - Today the Independence worked north in flat calm conditions. Jeff reported excellent water temp. for albacore and bluefin with lots of surface bait. They did see a good amount of life and caught 3 albacoe in the 15 to 27 pound range at 200 plus miles from the point. Later in the day at 160 from the point they landed 2 bluefin tuna in the 18 pound backet. Overall the water looks right for us to have a good albacore season and the fact there is fish 200 plus down the beach is a great sign as well. So far the trip has been steller in all respects. The guys have one more day to fish and plan to look at San martin island for Seabass and Halibut.
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05-28-2009 - Good evening, Today the gang spent the day at benitos and had good fishing, it was mostly catch and release but a great time was had by all on the indy. Everyone got to tag a nice 30 pound class yellowtail and the calico bass fishing was wide open and they were released. The weather is also still flat calm. tomorrow will be spent working north looking for albacore and bluefin tuna.
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05-27-2009 - hello again, Jeff called in with another good report, The entire boat caught limits of 35 to 55 pound yellowfin tuna and near limits of good grade yellowtail and are headed north in flat calm weather.
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05-26-2009 - Good day, Fishing is still very good on the Independence although a bit more on the manageable side. Today the bite was classic spring 8 day fishing with 3 to 5 fish hooked at one time most of the day. The tuna are 40 to 50 pounds and the yellowtail being kept are 20 to 40 pounds for the most part. Stand-out yellowtail were caught by Chris Wise with a 50 plus and Mary Hollifeild with a 40 plus. The group also released many smaller yellowtail (under 20 pounds) throughout the day. The weather remains good as well. The plan is to spend another 1/2 to 3/4's of a day then start to work north looking for something different. Thanks for checking in, the Indy gang
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05-25-2009 - Good morning, Jeff called in late last night when the dust settled and the fishing was absolutely epic on the first day. Both yellowfin tuna in the 25 to 50 pound range and yellowtail in the 15 to 40 pound range bit with reckless abandon, taking all offering cast into the water. At days end,the boat had their limits of both species along with many fish released back into the wild. With a self imposed 20 pound size limit for the rest of the trip, things could not have started better for the 2009 season. Stay tuned for more reports from the indy. Thanks for checking in,
Jeff and the Indy crew.
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05-23-2009 - Hello everyone, We are back fishing after the off season of doing our annual boat work, just the usual painting, new carpet in the galley, more A/C in the galley. We also installed a new state of the art Furuno CH 300 sonar to add to the deadly array of electronics on the bridge. We have been busy with many other projects to keep the the indy in first class condition. We departed on Saturday at 10:40 am and after taking on a choice batch of sardines with a few chovies mixed in, Capt. Jeff Dubuys put the boat on a southly track in very good weather. The plan is to start at the rocks to see how the conditions are as no one has fished there in about a month. Thanks for checking in and we will report on the fishing on Tuesday.
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03-10-2009 - Fred Hall Outdoor Show in Long Beach was a big success for us. Thanks to everyone that came to our booth and went onboard the Indy for our Open House. We had raffle onboard consisting of an Avet Reel 50-2speed and a Seeker 6463 XXXH Rod combination set.. Friday night’s lucky winner was Lew Hurlbutt of Tehachapi, California, Saturday night was Kevin Kelly of Newport Beach, California, and Sunday night was Randy Lujan of Covina. Congratulations!!! If anyone should have any questions regarding the boat or our scheduled for 2009 and our availability please call us
We will be happy to help you. Mark, Paul, Jeff, Judy
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03-03-2009 - Stop by and see us at the Fred hall show. March 4th thur 8th. The boat will be At dock #7 across the bridge from the Hyatt hotel.
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01-27-2009 - Hello everyone, We have finished with the 2008 season and are now preparing for the 2009 season during the next couple of months of our yearly boat work period. I would like to mention the final trip of the season we had with Rick Ozaki of West Coast marketing. The many of you that know Rick and righthand man Dave Rocchi know all the work these guys put into their sponsored trips. Products were donated by Rick along with Richard Hightower from H&H marketing, Yo-zuri, Seaguar Line as well as Hayabusa Hooks and Rick's line of Raider jigs and Graph-tech rods. Harry and Sarkis from Avet reels and Ali from Bloody Decks.com all donated products to make this an exceptional trip. Many thanks to them from us on the Indy for doing such a great job. Special thanks also to Dave Roochi from Avet and Westcoast Marketing for all of his time working on the passengers' reels and tackle thoughout the trip. Rick Ozaki and his product line also do the family/kids trip every year and much work goes into making this a one of a kind trip for the kids and parents every year. This year's trip is all ready sold-out and the kids as well as my son can't wait for the trip. New this year for Rick is a 6 day trip in July which is close to sold-out as well! For those of you in question about next years 16 day adventure with Rick's group the price will be the same as this year and you can call Judy for more info. We have many sponsors during the season we would like to send a big thanks to: First the tackle shops in alphabetical order: Big fish tackle in Seal beach, Fisherman's Hardware in Huntington beach, Fish n' Fools in Granada hills, Jim's custom rods, Kimura's tackle in Chino hills, Purfield's tackle in Culver City, Rusty Hook in San Pedro, Sav-on tackle in Santa Fe Springs and Young's tackle in La Palma. Our tackle sponsors for the 2008 season were Accurate reels, Avet Reels, Blackwater Floro-carbon, Fish trap Iron, Graf-tech rods, Hayabusa hooks, Izorline mono. and fishing products,Owner hooks, Raider Jigs, Seaguar floro-carbon, Seeker rods and Yo-zuri mono. And last but certanly not least our great charter groups in order of charter by date, Ric and Brian, the Baja Paddy Hoppers, the Golden group, The Sakamoto Gang, Tuna Turners, Tuna Trackers, Brent and Grant Stevens Group, Globe motor sports and Chi-Chi's Arriba Tuna Club. We again would like to thank all of those who fished with us in 2008 and look forward to seeing all of you in 2009.
Sincerely, Mark Pisano and Paul Strasser and the entire Independence Staff
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01-22-2009 - The Independence just returned from its 16-day trip. Incredible fishing at its best. Our jackpot winners were: 1st place Betty Stewart a 267 pound, soaking wet she’s less than 130 pounds, 5 ft high. Remarkable. Way-to-Go-Betty!!!! 2nd place goes to Andy Baldwin with a 225.1 Yellowfin, and topping off 3rd place goes to Clarence Becker 224 pound Yellowfin. In 2007 Clarence had a 209 and 190. As the say.?The older one gets the better one gets.? Here is a list of impressive fish brought home by our Anglers: (not in order of size) a long with the 224-pound tuna that Clarence brought home he also landed a 201. Louie Marzari a 208.6, Charles Smith 197.8. Allen Smith, 185, 210.8, and a 212, John Jeffreys 200.2, and a 185…John Hancock a 213 and a 192.8, Ken Buzzell a 191.7, Scott Bishop 184, Conway Woo 210.8 and a 208, Frank Bartel 220.4. There were many fish at the dock that were not weighed in that were over the 150 pound mark that we want to give congrats to, so guys if you didn’t weigh in your tuna you are also deserving a great big WOW. Well everyone this concludes our season. We want to make mention that we had an impeccable 2008 season. We sincerely appreciate your support. Anglers that fished the aboard the Independence this year THANK YOU, and we hope that you enjoyed fishing the Indy as much as we enjoyed having you with us. Last but not least thanks goes out to our fish processors: Fisherman’s Canning Service, Five-Star Processing and Sportsman’s Seafood. They were always there on time and did a great job helping and assisting when the boat returned. Anglers that did not have the opportunity to fish with us because we had a sold-out season, now is the time to call in with your reservation. Some of our trips for 09 are already gone or getting close to that point. Our fishing season will resume in May. See you all at Fred Hall in Long Beach March 4-8.Stop by our booth and say hi. Thanks again for an impressive 2008 season. Mark, Paul, Jeff, Kyle, and the Indy Crew and Judy.
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01-21-2009 - The Indy will arrive at approx. 6am on Jan 22.
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01-18-2009 - Well, today was a relaxing day of movies and much needed rest for all. The weather was breezy in the morning and lasted until late in the afternoon, and then it was civil. We have had a great trip, and a great group to enjoy every day out here. We will have an e.t.a. Sometime in the next few days. The Indy crew
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01-17-2009 - Well, today was our last day fishing on the bank. We awoke to different fishing conditions, but we did a minor adjustment and things got off to a good start as Clarence Becker landed a 215 lb. tuna right out of the gate. The rest of the day was really fun fishing for tuna and Wahoo. We ended the day with 26 tuna and 10 Wahoo for our efforts. The weather is a little breezy, but good enough to travel. We have had an excellent trip by any standards. We will check in later, Jeff and the Indy crew
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01-16-2009 - Well, we have seen better days, and worse days out here. Today was right about in the middle as far as fishing goes. We had a change in conditions today, and we sat where we had been doing well, and we did o. k. By today’s standards. We ended the day with 17 tuna, the largest one 175 lbs, and the remaining ones that beautiful grade of 100 to 160 lbs. the wahoo made a brief showing and we caught 1 fish. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us
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01-15-2009 - Hello again from us out on the high seas. Things were pretty much the same today as yesterday, except that the over all grade of tuna was better today. The score is as follows. We landed 22 tuna, 10 of those were 130lbs to 185 lbs. Most 150 to 175 lbs. there were 2 stand outs, Frank Bartel caught a 215 this morning, and Allen smith got a 204 lb. this the afternoon. The remaining grade was a good 80 to 95 lbs. we did get 3 Wahoo. The weather continues to be outstanding for us. Everyone is having a great time so far, with 2 more days to fish. Please wish us luck, the Indy crew
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01-14-2009 - Good evening from the independence. Today we saw very good sign of tuna for most of the day, but getting them to bite was another thing. We ended the day with 23 tuna, half 70 to 100 lbs. and the rest 130 to 200 lbs. big fish honors went to Charlie Smith with a fish right at 200 lbs. also there was a hand full of fat Wahoo landed. The weather is as goooood as I have seen it out here. We will try this again tomorrow, Jeff and the Indy crew
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01-13-2009 - Hello again, today we saw good signal early and late in the day, but we did not have the caliber of fishing we had the past 3 days. We did catch 17 tuna and 10 Wahoo for our efforts. There were no big fish honors today, as the biggest fish was a 170 lb. fish. The weather is quite outstanding, and we are enjoying the heck out of it. Jeff and the Indy crew
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01-12-2009 - Hello again from the independence. We again had great fishing for beautiful grade yellowfin tuna, and a sprinkling of Wahoo. The over all grade of fish is 130 lbs. to the biggest being 250 lbs. there were some 75 to 90 lb. fish also. The final tally for today was 39 tuna 7 Wahoo. Big fish honors goes to Betty Stewart with a 250 lb. giant on the kite. The weather is fantastic as well. We will try this again tomorrow. Please wish us luck, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew
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01-11-2009 - Good evening from the vessel independence. Things are going just fine for us out here on the high seas. We again had a good day today, pretty much like yesterday, 40 tuna, half of them 125 lbs. to 225 lbs. most 150 to 190 lbs. and the rest 70 to 90 lbs. everything is working on them. Allen Smith caught a fish right at 200 lbs. and Conway Woo had one at 215 lbs. and I cant remember who the other lucky guy was. The weather is good as well, and we are going to try again tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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01-10-2009 - GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, WE FINALLY MADE IT DOWN TO OUR FISHING SPOT, AND SAW GOOD SIGNAL TODAY ON TUNA 140 TO 200 LBS. WE ENDED UP WITH 10 WAHOO AND 35 TUNA FOR OUR EFFORTS. SOME TUNA WERE IN THE 70 TO 95 LB. CLASS, STILL FUN TO CATCH. WE WILL TRY IT AGAIN TOMORROW, PLEASE WISH US LUCK, JEFF AND THE INDY CREW
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01-08-2009 - We are still in our traveling mode and should reach our destination soon. We have had very good weather and we are looking forward to our first hit on tuna. Computer seems to be back on track. Check back soon
Jeff and the Boys
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01-07-2009 - The computer is not picking up our signal but as soon as it is working we will send in all our reports. Sorry for any interruptions. We are still traveling anyway so not much to report. Jeff
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01-06-2009 - We departed San Diego at approximately 9am. Stopped by the bait barge and loaded up with bait for our 16 day trip. What a great way to start off 2009. West Coast Marketing group had a great bunch of give-aways and we are currently rigging up and having seminars to get ready for anything we may encounter on this trip. Stay tuned and check back for more updates. Jeff, Kyle and the Indy boys.
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01-05-2009 - We arrived back in port today with an epic catch. Our Jackpot winners were as follows. 1st place was Andy Bosforo with a 346.8Yellowfin, 2nd place was Paulo Brasil with a 323 Yellowfin, and 3rd place was Ruben Brasil with a 322 Yellowfin. Congratulations to all of you. Everyone on this trip worked very hard to bring home their personal best. It definitely shows as the boat brought home 19 over 200 and 4 over 300. Some of the other big tuna that were weighed in were (not in order of size) Robert Douglas had a 229 and a 211, Larry Lauve had a 256, Rubin Brasil 215, and a 240, Robert Dreesseen 290, Al Besara 202, Roy Sakul 230, 240, Peter Moose 198, Doal Miller 215, Sam Fillingame 242, Calvin Kumamoto 258, Mike Williams 224, Ryal Richards 232 and a 246. Thanks to a great bunch of guys and hope to see you all next year. This is the trip that was. All of our 300 pound winners received Independence Jackets. You deserve it. The Indy Crew
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01-04-2009 - ETA for the Indy to arrive at Point Loma Sportifishing is set for 10am.
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01-04-2009 - Departing Independence passengers on Jan 6, sign in begins at 7am please. Boat will try to depart at 10am
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01-02-2009 - Wow! What a day we had today on the independence. About the only way to describe things here today would be to say it was just plain epic fishing for bigguns. Things got off to an early start, and proceeded to amaze us all day. We ended up with 16 tuna, 8 over 200 lbs. and 3 over 300 lbs. for the day. Andy Bosforo landed a 350 lb. fish, mike Brennan landed an amazing 340lb. tuna on 100 lb. line, and Rubin Brasil landed a 355 lb. tuna also. As for the remaining lucky guys who got big fish today I lost track of who got what, but we will get it all figured out when we weigh them all on Monday. We are truly fortunate to be involved in this fishery we have here. The weather is still great as well. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us
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01-01-2009 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! We hope everyone has a great 2009 from the staff of the Independence.
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01-01-2009 - Well, happy New Year to all. I am pretty sure we here on the Independence caught the first cow of 2009, one of our passengers, Doal Miller landed a 202 lb. tuna at 0630 this morning. Sam Fillingame landed a 240 shortly after that. Then Ryal Richards also landed a 240 lb. tuna, his second of the trip. There were some 100 to 160 's also, as well as school fish today. We are going to give this a try again tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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