December 2008
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 01, 2008
Good day to everyone, so far we have had slow fishing to start the trip, We tried for Wahoo the first afternoon and did not catch anything but some School size tuna. Today we are on the lower banks and have one tuna that's About 100 pounds. The conditions are not the best at the moment so we Hope things will change for the better soon. The weather on the other Hand cannot be any better, send us some good luck wishes. "WE NEED EM" the Indy boys.
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 03, 2008
Today we had good fishing on 20 to 40 lb. yellowfin tuna and the weather is still fabulous. Tomorrow we plan to look for some better grade tuna. Mark, Paul and the boys and Us
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 04, 2008
Hello everyone, Sorry for the short reports for last
couple for of days but we had sun up to sundown fishing yesterday
followed by bait fishing for mackerel. This morning we have got on a
batch of big fish and things are starting out great, the first fish
that came aboard was about a 150 pound yellowfin and the next one
taped out at 336 est. weight and we have another good one hooked at
the moment and it's 9AM.
We will check in at dark if we have enough energy! The Indy guys.
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 05, 2008
Hello again, Today was.... well today was not good at
all; we started where we ended yesterday and the fish just did not
want to bite. There were lots of signs around, the same meter and
sonar marks on big fish, but just no response from the fish. The total
for the day was (2) 40-pound tuna. Some of the other guys in fleet got
a few fish but over all it was a slow day for the fleet. I believe the
water temp and overall conditions are just becoming prime for this
type of fishing so in my estimation it's just the start to the big
fish season but only time will tell. We are headed home in a flat calm
ocean and plan to fish a little tomorrow as time permits.
Have a good night. Mark, Paul, John, Justin, Alan, Steve, Tom and Rolf.
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 05, 2008
Hello again, Today was.... well today was not good at
all; we started where we ended yesterday and the fish just did not
want to bite. There were lots of signs around, the same meter and
sonar marks on big fish, but just no response from the fish. The total
for the day was (2) 40-pound tuna. Some of the other guys in fleet got
a few fish but over all it was a slow day for the fleet. I believe the
water temp and overall conditions are just becoming prime for this
type of fishing so in my estimation it's just the start to the big
fish season but only time will tell. We are headed home in a flat calm
ocean and plan to fish a little tomorrow as time permits.
Have a good night. Mark, Paul, John, Justin, Alan, Steve, Tom and Rolf.
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 07, 2008
We are homeward bound, today we hit a few kelps for some
Dorado and picked up one Wahoo as well, the weather remains perfect
for the ride home. I would like to mention the anglers who landed the
big fish on the trip starting with the outcast club members: Keith
Strehle #336, Ben Arellano #316, Mike Steele #215, and Reny Endozo
#201 way to go outcast boys. The Biggest fly-line fish was #291 caught
by Rick Berg with a sardine on #80 lb. Izorline. Weights are all taped
and we will post the official weights after we return. Again I have to
say the conditions are looking like they are just becoming prime so
lets hope this bite takes off. Arrival time at Point Loma is 7am. Sign
in will begin for Departure group at 7:30am.
Thanks for checking in with us. The Indy Boys.
The Big Three
It was a big day when the big fish bit, and a big day at the docks when they began arriving. Independence was the next boat in on December 8, and three supercows were carted up to the head of the dock at Pt. Loma Sportfishing. Skipper Mark Pisano had his partner Paul Strasser aboard to help on the ten-day trip with 28 anglers, and the pair brought home a total of five tuna over 200 pounds including the big three.
The kite provided the best pair of tuna on the trip. On his first long range run, Keith Strehle of San Diego found a 338.8-pound yellowfin. His best before that was a 50-pounder.
"He boiled on my sardines, said Keith. "It was an impressive take. He ran out and then went down, and he took me around the boat five times."
Keith used 6/0 ringed Super Mutu hooks on a boat rig with 130-pound Spectra, an Avet 50 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXXH rod.
Ben Arellano of Bonita bagged a 313.2-pounder on the same kite rig. Those two fish were ineligible for the jackpot because the kite rotation went unfinished, said Pisano.
"My best before was a 200-pounder," said Ben. "I saw him bite. He went out 200 yards and came back. Then he fought me for 50 minutes."
Rick Berg of Saratoga completed an extremely rare triple-header of super cows when he presented his 300.4-pounder at the scales. He got first place for his flylined fish.
"My 100-pound line got stretched out," he told Bill Roecker, "so I went to the 80-pound."
Berg's was the second 300-pounder to come on 80-pound the same day. He gave Roecker a pad with the information about his tackle, but the pad fell out of Roecker's notebook somewhere on the dock. Hopefully it can be retrieved again later.
Mike Steele of San Diego won second place for a 221-pounder that came on a mackerel, a 9/0 Super Mutu hook and the boat's heavy rig. Reny Endozo of San Diego got third place for a 208-pounder.
Photos for 12-08-2008
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 09, 2008
Hello Everyone! We're back home from our last 10 day
adventure. Another really great trip!The list of the fish was
impressive. Keith Strehle landed a massive 338.8lb Yellowfin. Followed
by Ben Arellano's 313.2lb Cow. Both caught on the kite. First place
jackpot went to Rick Berg. That whopper tipped the scales at 300.4lbs.
Rick landed the yellowfin on 80# Izorline and a 4/0 Avet reel. Second
place went to Reny Endozo's 208.1lb Ahi. Third place jackpot went to
Glen Hinman. The 189lb fish fell for a flylined sardine. Notable
mention went to Mike Steele. His fish weighed in at 221.8lbs and was
also caught on the kite.
GREAT JOB GUYS!!! All of us at Independence
Sportfishing would like to sincerely thank each and every one of you
that made this thankgiving trip memorable. You were really a great
bunch of guys to fish with, and we look forward to seeing you back on
the boat next year! Just a reminder: All of you that were on this trip
have 7 days to rebook with priority booking.
Thanks again, Happy Holidays from Mark Pisano, Paul Strasser and all of the Independence
staff.
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 10, 2008
Good evening from the independence. We have been traveling for the past few days, and had good weather for the first day, and horrible weather the second day. We have yet to try our luck fishing, as we have been on the move, but tomorrow we will test the waters. The weather has come down a bit, and we hope it continues to do so. Please wish us luck, Jeff, Kyle and the Indy crew, Tommy, Billy, Frank, Justin, Ed, & Tom
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 12, 2008
Well, lets get caught up as to whets really going on out
here. The last few days have not been a real barnburner for us.
Yesterday we had decent action on 30 to 50 lb. tuna, and then we
caught a couple of fish late that were 90 to 140 lbs. as for today, we
started off on the right foot landing a 245 lb, 150, 160, and then we
could not buy a bite the rest of the day. We saw pretty good sign;
fish boiling on our bait, foamers act... but anything that had a hook
in it was denied. The weather is as flat as could be, almost too calm.
Thanks for checking in on us, and please wish us luck for tomorrow,
Jeff and the Indy crew
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 13, 2008
Good evening everyone today was tough fishing for us. We saw good sign of tuna that would not bite, but we did have some action on 25 to 35 lb. fish. We did have a huge heartbreak today late in the day, as we hooked a very, very large tuna only to have the line break at gaff. It was by far the largest one I have ever seen or pulled on. The weather is still excellent, and we are going to give it another try tomorrow, please wish us luck, the Indy crew
Independence Report November 14, 2008
Good evening again from us here on the independence. Today we saw good sign of big tuna, getting them to bite was another story. We did how ever get this one big school of cows to put on an amazing show for us, and we hooked a dozen or so fish. Again we had some bad luck, as we landed three fish, a 220, 260, and a 275-pounder. I would say we had ample opportunities today. The weather is still hot, and very good. We are going to switch gears for tomorrow, as we are on the move."
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 14, 2008
Good evening again from us here on the independence.
Today we saw good sign of big tuna, getting them to bite was another
story. We did how ever get this one big school of cows to put on an
amazing show for us, and we hooked a dozen or so fish. Again we had
some bad luck, as we landed 3 fish, a 220, 260, and a 275lb. I would
say we had ample opportunities today. The weather is still hot, and
very good.
We are going to switch gears for tomorrow, as we are on the
move, thanks for checking in on Jeff, Kyle the Indy crew and us.
Fisherman
Independence docked at Pt. Loma Sportfishing December 18 after a 10-day trip with skipper Jeff DeBuys at the wheel.
"We saw a lot of fish," remarked Jeff, "but they didn't want to bite much. On our best stop we hooked seven and got three aboard."
The trip's hot stick was Jesus Ortega of Las Vegas, who hooked three giant tuna and boated two. The big one weighed in at 264 pounds, but he also had a 241-pounder.
"This is a dream come true," said Ortega to Bill Roecker at the scales. "It's the result of a ten-year quest. My best fish before was a 40-pound albacore."
Ortega said he used a sardine bait on a 6/0 ringed Super Mutu hook, tied to 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader and 100-pound Izorline and 100-pound Izor Spectra. He fished with an Avet 30 W reel and a Seeker 6460 XXH rod and brought the tuna to the boat in two hours, after it took him around the deck three times and came up in the starboard corner.
Art Lyons of LA won second place for a 238.6-pound tuna he got with a mackerel on a 9/0 ringed Super Mutu and 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon tied to 130-pound Izorline Spectra. He used an Avet 50 reel and a Seeker six-foot rod.
Gene Housworth of LA won third place for a 134-pound yellowfin.
Eric Garris of Garden Grove stood in with the lineup group with his honorable-mention 296.4-pound tuna. He said he baited a mackerel on a 6/0 Super Mutu hook on 100-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader, 100-pound Big Game line and 130-pound Spectra. He fished an Avet 50 reel and a Calstar 6455 rod he built himself. The fight went an hour and 20 minutes.
"It wasn't as bad as I expected," he told Roecker, "thanks to the crew."
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 18, 2008
Hello everyone, Our last ten day trip winners and big
fish were as follows: Jesus Ortega with the 1st place 264.8 pound
yellowfin tuna. Art Lyons took 2nd place with a 238.6 pound YFT, and
3rd place fish for Gene Houseworth, which tipped the scales at 134.7
pounds. Honorable mention with cows not eligible for the jackpot were
Jesus Ortega with another 241 pound cow and Eric Garris with the big
fish of the trip which weighed out at 296.8 pounds.
We want to thank everyone on board for this years pre-Christmas trip as well as our
sponsor, Fisherman's Hardware in Huntington Beach. We want to wish
everyone a great Christmas and Happy New Year from the Independence
team and hope to see everyone again in 2009.
Photos for 12-18-2008
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 23, 2008
The departure time on Friday Dec 26 will be 7:30, I will
start sign-in at 5:30am. It takes me at least 45 min. to get my
paperwork completed after everyone has signed in. I will arrive at
5am.
Thanks for checking in. Judy
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 27, 2008
Seasons greetings to you all from us here on the
independence. We departed on a 10-day trip yesterday, this one
sponsored by accurate reels. After loading the boat with choice
sardines we headed on a southerly course. The weather was not pretty
at all, but we managed to find some better water for traveling today.
Everyone has high hopes for the coming days ahead, and I must say so
do I. with an excellent group of guys, and some fine fishing gear,
great bait, crew, boat ect... we hope to produce some good reports
later on in the week.
Hope you are having a great holiday, and wish us
luck, Jeff, Tommy and the Indy crew, Justin, Jesus, Alan, Trevor,
Chefs Tom, and Rolf
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 29, 2008
Good evening everyone, here is what we know so far.
Yesterday we saw sign of school size tuna, but we could get only a
couple dozen to bite. Today we had some good action on 30 to 40 lb.
tuna, and later in the day some cows, but not the biters we wanted.
We are going to try this again tomorrow in hopes that these fish want to
bite. Keep your fingers crossed, and please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew (p.s. The weather is excellent)
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 30, 2008
Hello, we again saw good signal on cow tuna. Getting them
to bite was another matter. However, we did have our chances today for
a few. We went 6 for 12 on the big guys, 3 over 200 lbs. up to 295
lbs. we did experience some heart breaks as always, and that is just a
fact of life out here. The weather is outstanding, and we hope it
continues for us.
We plan on doing this again tomorrow, wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew.
The Independence is SOLD OUT for the rest of the season.
Independence Fish Report for Dec. 31, 2008
Here we are at the end of yet another great year here on
the independence. We ended 2008 with a real bang today. We had an all
day drift that accounted for 17 fish, 8 fish over 200lbs. and 0ne fish
320 lbs. the other fish were 180 to 195 lbs., the display these deep
sea brutes put on was worth the price of admission in it's self. We
are very pleased with our day to say the least. The weather continues
to be a key factor in our success out here. We are going to stay put
here for tomorrow in hopes of starting the New Year in the same style.
Happy New Year to all, Jeff and the Indy
