A Banner Trip

"Things look good down south," said Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys after docking the rig at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 4. "We fished on The Ridge and at Alijos Rocks, and we had a banner trip."

Bob O"Neil of Valencia won first place for a 121-pound tuna. He flylined a squid to catch that big boy, on a Hayabusa 8/0 hook. He used 60-pound Izorline on a TLD 30 reel and a Calstar 800 XH rod.

Steve Zierlinski of Queens, NY was second, for a 113.8-pounder, and Norman Chibana of Gardena was right behind him with a 113.6-pound yellowfin.

Very Nice Trip

Jeff DeBuys docked the Independence October 22 at Point Loma Sportfishing after a ten-day Kimura's Tackle trip with 29 anglers.

"It was a very nice trip," said Jeff, "and typical for fall fishing, with a lot of variety and flat calm weather."

Conway Woo won first place for a 120-pound yellowfin. He got his prize-winner on a sardine pinned to a 4/0 Gamakatsu hook, tied to 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 65-pound Jerry Brown Line One Spectra backing. He fished with an Avet LX reel and a 765 L rod.

Mario Bustamente of Long Beach was second, for a 119-pounder that ate a squid. Lyle McDonald of Cameron Park won third place for a 106-pound tuna, and Mark Oliver of Poway won honorable mention for a 126-pound Alijos Rocks kite-caught tuna.