Back out

Good day everyone, we are back out again on the Danny Ilustre open 8 day trip, with a better load of bait on board then we have had in a while, hopes are high for a good trip. We worked south on day one and picked up about 40 tuna to 30 lbs. and some nice dorado to go with them. After a bait making session we added some bait to the supply and then had a very good day on good grade yellowtail with most in the 18 to 22 lb. range. The plan for tomorrow is to work south looking for Wahoo and tuna. The weather is great and the sea temps are in the low 80's , a bit on the warm side!!. Thanks for checking in the Indy gang.

1st stop for the Independence sees a catch of Yellowtail

"Good day everyone," said the Independence report for October 1, "we are back out again on the Danny Ilustre open eight-day trip, with a better load of bait on board then we have had in a while, hopes are high for a good trip. We worked south on day one and picked up about 40 tuna to 30 pounds and some nice dorado to go with them. After a bait making session we added some bait to the supply and then had a very good day on good grade yellowtail with most in the 18 to 22-pound range. The plan for tomorrow is to work south looking for Wahoo and tuna. The weather is great and the sea temps are in the low 80's, a bit on the warm side!"

Looking

Hello, We have been looking around for tuna the last two days and found some school fish that wanted to bite, we ended up with limits of that school grade fish out of two night time bites in a 24 hour period. During the day time we have been trolling and looking for wahoo and dorado with little success. Tomorrow the plan is to work north looking as we go. The conditions down here look great for the fall, when the water cools a bit , I think the skinnys will move in on the lower shallows with all the good water we found this trip. Thanks for checking in and wish us luck.

The Independence picks up 40 tuna to 30 lbs.

"Good day everyone," said the Independence report for October 1, "we are back out again on the Danny Ilustre open eight-day trip, with a better load of bait on board then we have had in a while, hopes are high for a good trip. We worked south on day one and picked up about 40 tuna to 30 pounds and some nice dorado to go with them. After a bait making session we added some bait to the supply and then had a very good day on good grade yellowtail with most in the 18 to 22-pound range. The plan for tomorrow is to work south looking for Wahoo and tuna. The weather is great and the sea temps are in the low 80's, a bit on the warm side!"

yellows!!!

Today we had good fishing on yellowtail in that 16 to 24 pound class. Tomorrow will be an offshore day looking for tuna and Dorado. The wind is up a bit but still good weather for us.

Indy's Arrival 10/7/2012

The Independence will arrive at 5:30am on Sunday Oct 7..I will be away from my office on Saturday..If you need me, please email me and I will respond to your questions when I get back to town Saturday night. Thanks Judy

Dannys Trip Returns

The Indy returned this morning at 5:30am with a good mixed catch of Yellowfin tuna and Yellowtail.
We'd like to thank Danny Ilustre for setting up this trip with a lot of his group from San Pedro as well as all folks that made the trip this year. Our Jackpot winners were as follows: 1st place goes to Bud Edwards of Palmdale Ca. with a 40# Yellowfin, 2nd places goes to Gustavo Gutierrez of Inglewood Ca. with a 39# Yellowfin, and rounding out our 3rd place winner was Ernie Aguilar of Whittier, a 38.6 Yellowfin.. Eric Traut of Westminster weighed a Yellowtail at 37#. Congratulations to all our J.P. winners... Next year this trip departs on Sun Sep 29, 13. and returns on Mon Oct. 7th. Everyone had a great time. Check out our 2013 schedule now on the web..The Indy crew.

Independence returns from 8 Day Trip with 31 Anglers, October 7, 2012

Owner-skipper Paul Strasser and skipper Jesus Companioni docked Independence at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 7 after an eight-day trip with 31 anglers and chartermaster Danny Ilustre of San Pedro, who works on the Pursuit.

"We saw 85-degree water down below," said Strasser to dock reporter Bill Roecker, "and we caught two sailfish less than 300 miles south. They both bit on Salas 7X surface jigs, and we got 'em to the boat and released 'em. We got the jigs back. "We saw three orcas nearby," he continued. "We had good fishing on small yellowfin one night until two a.m."

Bud Edwards of Palmdale won first place for a 40-pound yellowfin. He said it took a sardine on a 3/0 Owner Super Mutu hook. He fished with 40-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon and 40-pound Line One spectra on an Avet LX reel and a Seeker Black Steel 6470 H rod.

Gustavo Guiterrez of Inglewood won second place for a 39.4-pound tuna, and Ernie Aguilar of Whittier won third place for his 38.6-pound yellowfin tuna.

Our first 10-day of 2012

We are out on our annual 10 day Strikeforce tackle fishing extravaganza. We departed on Saturday with sardines, and lots of eager fisherman. Many great giveaways were the norm out here, and everyone was a winner. We caught some school tuna and some Dorado yesterday on the way down. Today we had limit style fishing for 18 to 35 lb. yellowtail. We are going to give this another try for tomorrow, as the storm down below will not allow us to venture any further at this time. All is well here so far. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

ANOTHER FANTASTIC DAY.....

Again today we had excellent results fishing for good grade yellowtail, 18 to 35 lbs.. Everything worked, bait, salas 6x Jr, and 7 xs for the long rod guys. We again acquired our daily limits, all the while enjoying the great weather. We are going to try another area for tomorrow, and things look like the storm is going away for now. Thanks for checking in on us, Jeff and the Indy crew

A GOOD DAY TO BE ON THE INDY....

We were trying to stay out of the way of the storm today and ran across an area that was holding both Wahoo, and Dorado. If you let your jig sink you got a big fat Wahoo, if you didn't you caught a Dorado. It was goooood fishing if you know what I mean. The hoo were up to 65 lbs. and the Mahi's were good grade also. When all was said and done we had 48 Wahoo and a bunch of Dorado for the day. The weather was windy and choppy, but it looks like it is going to get better tomorrow. We hope to keep the ball rolling, so we are going to keep searching for the next few days, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Independence takes advantage of "limit style" Yellowtail fishing

"We are out on our annual 10-day Strikeforce tackle fishing extravaganza," said the report from Independence October 15. "We departed on Saturday with sardines, and lots of eager fisherman. Many great giveaways were the norm out here, and everyone was a winner. We caught some school tuna and some Dorado yesterday on the way down. Today we had limit style fishing for 18 to 35-pound yellowtail. We are going to give this another try for tomorrow, as the storm down below will not allow us to venture any further at this time. All is well here so far."

Everything works, fishing on the Independence when the Yellowtail are on the bite

"Again today we had excellent results," said the report from Independence October 16, "fishing for good grade yellowtail, 18 to 35 pounds. Everything worked: bait, Salas 6X Jr. and 7X for the long rod guys. We again acquired our daily limits, all the while enjoying the great weather. We are going to try another area for tomorrow, and things look like the storm is going away for now."

It was a good day for Wahoo or Dorado aboard the Independence

"We were trying to stay out of the way of the storm today," wrote Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys October 17, "and ran across an area that was holding Wahoo and Dorado. If you let your jig sink you got a big fat Wahoo, if you didn't you caught a Dorado. It was goooood fishing if you know what I mean. The hoo were up to 65 pounds. and the Mahi's were good grade also. When all was said and done we had 48 Wahoo and a bunch of Dorado for the day. The weather was windy and choppy, but it looks like it is going to get better tomorrow. We hope to keep the ball rolling, so we are going to keep searching for the next few days."

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER....

Today we covered lots of water, and not much to show for it until the sun had actually set, did we get into an area that exploded with Wahoo, tuna and Dorado. It was mayhem into the dark. We are going to try this tomorrow in hopes of more of this action we saw late today. Sea yaw then, the Indy crew

Indy Returns to Point Loma

The Indy called in with an ETA of 5:45am for Saturday 10/22. Next trip departing on this day sign in will begin at 7am, Bring in your Passport for verification.

GETTIN ER DONE...

Today we had very very good fishing for school size tuna, 15 to 27 lbs. Throw in a couple 3 dozen bull Dorado, and some 20 lb. yellowtail and a Wahoo and that is what we did today. The weather was really enjoyable as well. We are going to try something different for tomorrow, as we are all fixed up on these tuna. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

SOME ICING FOR DA CAKE

Wow, what an awesome way to end the trip on a HIGH note. The rocks have not been very friendly lately, but today was a different story. We saw Wahoo sign in the morning, 13 fish, and good tuna sign in the afternoon. When the smoke cleared we tallied 43 tuna, 50 to 75 lbs., and a few bigger and a few smaller. There was also a good showing on beautiful yellowtail to round out the day. Everyone has had an absolutely positively great time out here together this week. I know I say this a lot, but I would give this trip a solid 10 PLUS on the over all scale for trips. Along with crazy good fishing, we had excellent weather, and an excellent group. We are going to give this a few hours in the morning, and then head for San Diego. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew

Indy's Arrival 10/23/2012

The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 5:45am on 10/23/12..Anglers joining us
on the Dennis Evens Tunaholic trip sign in will begin at 6:15am. Any questions today, feel free to
contact me until 9pm tonight..Thanks everyone.Judy

This report Just in!!

IN ON TIME.... we have been traveling under fair weather conditions, and should be back to San Diego tomorrow at 0545. We have all enjoyed the past 10 days out here to the fullest, EXCELLENT FISHING, EXCELLENT WEATHER, EXCELLENT GROUP to fish with. We will sea you all later dockside, the Indy crew

The Strikeforce 10 Day Tackle Trip aboard the Independence returns with a great catch of mixed fish

The ten-day Strikeforce Tackle trip aboard Independence with skipper Jeff DeBuys and chartermaster Alex Mobile seemed to hit all the spots at the right time, and returned with a great catch of mixed fish, including tuna up to 104 pounds from a secret southern spot.

"Epic," was DeBuys' description. "It was a typical ten-day trip: very good for yellowtail and yellowfin to over 100 pounds, with great wahoo action. You can throw in a bunch of big bull dorado. "There are changes going on down there than make it look good for big ones. We hooked a couple of fish that spooled 50-pound gear. It was about as good as a ten-day gets, and we dodged the storm Paul."

Chartermaster Mobile agreed. "A great trip, the weather was good seas flat, and great wahoo action. This group worked well together, and got limits of yellowtail and yellowfin.

"Many of the yellowtail are being donated to the Jewish Adoption Foster Care Option is Sunrise, FL, courtesy of Dr. Seymour Lesonsky." Dr. Lesonsky had one of the two best fish on the trip, a 103-pounder, but it wasn't eligible for the jackpot. The doctor now lives in Anza, and posed in the honorable mention position. "Half the kids there aren't Jewish," he noted.

Mobile also posed, with a 104-pounder caught by jackpot winner Ruben Brasil. Brasil won first place for an 82.8-pounder he got with a sardine on a 2/0 ringed Owner Super Mutu hook on 40-pound Seaguar Premier, 40-pound Izorline and 65-pound Power Pro spectra. He fished with an Avet reel (he didn't know the model) and a six and a half foot Super Seeker rod.

Eric Wahlrab of Carlsbad won second place for a 71.4-pound tuna, and Paul Brasil won third place for a 65-pound wahoo.

ROLLING DOWN....

Yesterday we returned from the Strikeforce 10 day trip. The trip was a huge success in terms of catching, fishing, and weather. Also for all those who were lucky enough to be on the trip.
Jackpot winners were as follows: Ruben Brasil 82.8lb Yellowfin, Erik Wahlrad 71.4lb Yellowfin, Paulo Brasil 65.6lb Wahoo. Honorable mention goes to Rueben Brasil 103.8lb Yellowfin, Seymour Lesonsky 103lb Yellowfin, Mike Skinner 88.1lb Yellowfin, Erik Walrad 81lb Yellowfin, Terry Sandoval 70lb Yellowfin, and Randy Britton 58lb Wahoo. Nice catch everyone! We can't wait to see you next year! Thanks to Alex Mobil and everyone for participating in the event. We are currently heading down on our annual Dennis Evans/Tunaholics 10 day extravaganza. We have high hopes for the days ahead. There are sooooo many huge giveaways I will have to list them at a later time. Right now we are getting rigged and ready for the trip. There are some interesting developments down below, so check in and sea what happens! Jeff and The Indy crew

FINALLY GOT A BREAK.....

We have been searching high and low for the premium tuna for our Tunaholics this trip. We have got on some fish that did not bite, and some that did. after a all day search, we landed in an area all by our selves and put together a decent afternoon on premiums. there were some personal bests, and when the smoke cleared We landed 13 fish 125 to 256 lbs. with 5 over 200 lbs. 3 of them 250 to 256 lbs.. we are going to camp here and see if we can make it happen tomorrow, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Independence anglers land 13 fish from 125 to 256 pounds, with 5 over 200 lbs.

"We have been searching high and low for the premium tuna for our Tunaholics this trip," said the report from Independence October 27. "We have got on some fish that did not bite, and some that did. After an all-day search, we landed in an area all by ourselves and put together a decent afternoon on premiums. There were some personal bests, and when the smoke cleared we landed 13 fish from 125 to 256 pounds, with five over 200 pounds. Three of them were 250 to 256 pounds. We are going to camp here and see if we can make it happen tomorrow."

ANOTHER ENJOYABLE DAY OUT HERE

Today started out with a bang, as we connected with a couple of cow's right after daylight, and then kept 1 going for the morning till noon. There was good sign around us all day, and then the current changed at 1600 hrs and they left us. all told we caught 12 big tuna today, 4 over 200 lbs. , a 215, 240, 245, 265 lbs. and the rest 125 to 195 lbs, we are happy with the results, as just having a chance at these beauties on a 10 day trip is fabulous to say the least. We are off to fish somewhere different for tomorrow, sea you all then, Jeff and the Indy crew

ANOTHER FUN DAY.....

Today was great fishing for 18 to 30 lb. yellowtail, and 25 to 70 lb. tuna. All this with a few Wahoo and Dorado and you have a great day on the Indy. The weather is outstanding down here. We are going to look around tomorrow, and see what we come up with, thanks for checking in on us, Jeff and the Indy crew

ANOTHER FUN DAY.....

ANOTHER FUN DAY.... today was great fishing for 18 to 30 lb. yellowtail, and 25 to 70 lb. tuna. All this with a few Wahoo and Dorado and you have a great day on the Indy. The weather is outstanding down here. We are going to look around tomorrow, and see what we come up with, thanks for checking in on us, Jeff and the Indy crew

WOW, ACTION PACKED DAY .....

Today was spent yanking and pulling on fish all day long in the warm sunshine. It was really fun, as we caught 45 beautiful Wahoo up to 60 lbs., and all the 16 to 30 lb. tuna you could want. Throw in a couple of grouper and Dorado and it was the perfect day. Tomorrow we are going to try for yellowtail, and with any luck we should have a good report for tomorrow night. Sea you all then, Jeff and the Indy crew