Indy Sportfishing Fish Report 1-01-08

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

Independence Fish Report 01-01-2008

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

Independence Fish Report 01-03-2008

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

Independence Fish Report 01-04-2008

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

Independence Fish Report 01-05-2008

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

Toured the Boat

Toured The Boat

"There's some good quality tuna on porpoise right now," Skipper Jeff DeBuys said after he returned Independence to Point Loma Sportfishing January 5. "We had great weather the last seven days."

The 10-day Accurate charter produced two fish over 200 pounds.

Victor Rosasco of Stockton took home top honor in the jackpot for a 252-pound tuna that bit right before sunset. Victor used a 6/0 Owner Super Mutu hook, 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon with 100 yards of topshot P-Line, and a Penn 30 N reel modified by Cal Sheets.

"I came on this trip to catch a 200-pounder," remarked Victor. "And I got him on New Year's Day. He bit at about 5:30 in the evening and the fight lasted about 45 minutes."

Mike Pearce of Fountain Valley took second for a 209-pound yellowfin.

"I had good help," said Mike. "My Penn Super 12 Narrow reel modified by Cal Sheets worked great. The fish wanted to tour the boat, he took me around five times."

Third place went to Dan Caves for a 175-pound tuna; his best fish ever.

"I had the top place for jackpot for three full days," said Dan. "Until Victor waxed me on the last day! It was my first 10-day trip. I had a great time."

Independence Fish Report 01-06-2008

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

Independence Fish Report 01-12-2008

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

Independence Fish Report 01-16-2008

Hello everyone. We would like to report our fishing for the last few days. We were at the tuna grounds for a couple days but we just couldn't get the tuna to bite. We did however have good wahoo fishing. They averaged 40-60#. Today we are moving to a new location in hopes of finding the allusive tuna. Jeff, Paul and the Indy Boys.

Independence Fish Report 01-19-2008

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

Independence Fish Report 01-21-2008

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

Hurricane Bank Flip-Flop: Tuna to Wahoo

"We had a bonanza afternoon on the last day," Skipper Jeff DeBuys said after returning Independence January 22. "And we had two very good days on tuna at Hurricane Bank, and then the conditions flip-flopped and all the tuna left.

Independence Correction 01-22-2008

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

Independence Fish Report 01-23-2008

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

Independence Announcement 01-25-2008

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

The Independence with Captain Jeff DeBuys had a good trip on it's recent trip. Check out the nice cow Jeff said that on the last day of the trip that had a bonanza. Click here for the story and pictures by Paul Sweeney from FishingVideos.com.