October 2017
Kimura ETA
The independence will be tied up tomorrow at 6 45 AM with our beautiful catch , andyone departing on tomorrows trip, remember your passports, bring to Judy's office for verification please. Sea you all then , Jeff & crew
KIMURAS RETURNS
1st place Ted Prohov 140 lb.Yellowfin Tuna
2nd place David Knecht 132 lb. Yellowfin Tuna
3rd place Peter Koga 131 lb. YellowfinTuna
Jerry Watkins honorable mention 140 lb.Yellowfin Tuna
Well guys we had an awesome time out there fishing every day and a great catch to show for the effort. Beautiful weather as well. A huge thanks to Gary Kimura and everyone who made the trip such a huge success this year. Thanks again, Jeff & Indy crew.
ELLISON FAMILY BEGINS MATT $ DAN
We have been working at it the past few days and have had sum good success landing these trophy Yellowfin and Yellowtail. With the scenic background and great weather everyone is having a great time out here. Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-04-2017
ROLLING RITE ALONG
We had another action packed day here on the Indy We also had sum heartbreaks associated with this fishery. All & all we are doing really well and having a fun time with each other. More of this again tomorrow, stay tuned, Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-05-2017
SWITCHING GEARS
We scratched out a living the past few days and now we are in the offshore mode. With any luck we can put something together the next few days. Great weather is on tap, and everyone is having lots of fun. Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-06-2017
ELLISON FAMILY & FRIENDS RETURNS
The independence returned with lots of stories and fish from the infamous big island adventure. We all had a great time out there taking in all the island has to offer. Many thanks to Mark and Matt Ellison and the entire family & friends who made the trip this year, and we look forward to the next adventure, Jeff & crew
GOOD START
Great day today Yellatailin. We are off to a great start on our Indy Shootout 10 day. Very good fishing conditions and a good showing on good grade Yellowtail. We are on our way south now to the next stop in hopes of more action. Great group of guys and gal on the boat. We are all enjoying the fall weather and hoping for some more yanking and cranking in the morning. Stay tuned and wish us luck. Matt and Independence crew
Photos for 10-11-2017
FUN TIMES
Fun day today chasing down Wahoo and beautiful grade Yellowfin Tuna. We pounded at it all day and ended up with a decent catch of 25-30#Tuna and a couple handfuls of skinnies.Tomorrow we are going to try it again before we make our big leap to the island. Wish us luck ! BTW weather is still gorgeous
Photos for 10-12-2017
THE BEAT GOES ON
We had another epic day of fishing down here for Wahoo and beautiful grade Tuna. We spent the day trolling around as well as drifting up these slug Yellowfin. Our weather continues to be stellar and we hope to be on them again in the morning. Wish us luck. Matt and Independence crew.
Photos for 10-13-2017
ROLLING ALONG
Little different day down here today fishing for these premium Tuna. A lot more show than go for us. We still managed to put a catch together by working tough at it to get a bite. We had a couple handfuls of Wahoo to go with our perfect weather. Tomorrow we will be offshore looking for kelps on our way to the island. We have a great catch of Tuna on board and we are anticipating some more action in the next few days. Matt and Indy crew.
QUALITY
An absolute epic day of fishing today for these premium Yellowfin Tuna. The weather doesn't get any better nor does the grade of fish. We had tons of fun pulling on these 100 pound plus fish today. Lots of smiles and sore arms. Can't ask for much more. We are hanging tight and trying again tomorrow. Wish us luck. Matt and Independence crew.
Photos for 10-16-2017
NICE FINISH
Another great day and a great way to wrap this adventure up. We were fortunate enough to capture a few more of these beautiful 120-150 pound Yellowfin Tuna. The bite was a little slower then yesterday as it was just a bit harder to get a bite. Plenty of acrobatics displayed today by these hungry predators. A very fine day indeed as we all got what we came for. We are on our way up the line with a boat full of smiles and high fives. Matt and Indy crew.
Photos for 10-17-2017
ETA
The Independence will return at 0545 Thursday morning. Judy will start sign in approx 6:30 for those going on the next trip. Be sure to bring your Passport when you come up to sign in.
Indy Shootout JP Winners
1st place George Hager 159.7
2nd place Michael Mclay 141.4
3rd place Ron Hirao 138
Thanks again to a great group see you again soon.
Matthew R Kaullen
TUNAHOLICS DEPARTS
The Tunaholics are currently out on the annual 10 day trip which departed a few days ago. Everingham bait co. delivered yet another stellar load of sardines which we will put to good use. With Dennis Evans at the helm as charter master there have been lots of great swag doled out every day. We fished the beach today in hopes of Yellowtail bonanza but only a sample here & there. The weather has been up but looks to subside by tomorrow. Wish us luck, Jeff & crew
GREAT DAY TODAY
The gang enjoyed a real nice day down here today, as it was good fishing for that 25 to 35 lb. Tuna and sum Wahoo to keep everyone on their toes. The weather came down to 10 kts today making it even more enjoyable. We are going to give it another try tomorrow. Please wish us luck, Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-22-2017
BITTING FISH
Today things didn't get off to the early start as the previous day. It took a bit of looking around and traveling, but eventually we found an area that really put out. Full speed 25 to 30 lb. Yellowfin Tuna biting heavy string for a couple hours. The guys got to yank and pull & pull & yank. Throw in sum nice Wahoo and call it an excellent day on the Indy. We are making a move to go try for bigguns the next few days, wish us luck, Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-23-2017
NICE DAY
We had a nice day that started with sum jumbo Yellowtail in the morning and then we switched gears in the afternoon and picked away at these 90 to 145 lb. Yellowfin Tuna. We are going to try that program again tomorrow, wish us luck, Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-25-2017
GREAT ACTION
Good action today on quality Tuna and the visuals were outstanding. We are going to try again tomorrow. Jeff & crew
What a day!!!
We really had a great day here on the Indy , steady action most of the day with the afternoon really going off. 100 to 160 lb. Yellowfin Tuna were on the menu and on the chew. Lots and lots of chances today and many of them worked out in our favor. We are headed up and maybe we can locate a kelp tomorrow with sum Mahi Mahi on it. Good nite, Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-27-2017
ETA
The Independence will be in at 0445-0500 Sunday morning. John will start sign at 0530 for those of you departing on Sundays trip. Be sure to bring your passports with you when coming up to sign in.
TUNAHOLICS RETURNS
1st place Gary Conterno 155 lb. YellowfinTuna
2 nd Russell Vardaman 145 lb. Yellowfin Tuna
3 rd tie Alan Aoyama 140 lb. Yellowfin Tuna & Keith McReynolds 140 lb. Yellowfin
We want to give a big time thanks to Dennis Evans and everyone who made the trip this year such a big success. Great time and great job guys, we look forward to the next voyage, Jeff & crew
MELTON TACKLE
Hello everyone we are out on the annual Melton 10 day trip. Our gracious host and friend Danny Munn has been handing out lots & lots of super great fishing swag and clothing for all to enjoy. We started at the island and had an outstanding afternoon on these 100 to 170 lb. Tuna, Just excellent fishing for us. We are going to keep working at it, wish us luck, Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-30-2017
SCARY GOOD FISHING
Well today was another one of those days you were glad you were on the Independence. We did a quick search early in the day and hit the jackpot. We spent the entire day pulling on these 100 to 160 lb. premium Yellowfin Tuna. Everyone had the best time ever. We are looking to repeat the process again today, wish us luck , Jeff & crew
Photos for 10-31-2017
