Independence - Current Conditions 11/01/09

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

Independence - Current Conditions 11/2/09

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

Tunaholics 10 Day Returns

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

Independence Update for November 6th

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.

Independence Fish Report for 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.

Independence tries the Lower Banks

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.

Independence Update for November 10th

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.

Independence scores Yellowfin and Yellowtail

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.

Indy ETA is set for 6 AM

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

Independence Updates for 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.

Independence Update for 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.

Independence Updates for 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

Independence Update for November 17th

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

Independence Update for November 18th

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

Independence Update for November 19th

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

THERE BAAAACK!!!!! 11/21/09

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.

INDY UPDATE 11-23-2009

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.

Happy Thanksgiving

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

Indy Update

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

Sav-on Tackle 12 Day Trip Update

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.

Slow day at the Ridge

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.

Poor Weather

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.