Jackpot Winners

Hello everyone we are back after a very bumpy three days traveling home, we were all glad to be on a big steel boat which made the ride a lot better than it could have been. Big fish on the trip went to Paul Rubio with his 219.5 Yellowfin Tuna on the right, Rodger Long and his 214.5 Yellowfin on the far left, Paul also took third with a 205.5 Yellowfin that his brother Mike is holding in the middle, nice job guys. First time long ranger Mark Johnson landed a 202 for his personal best as well as Mike Rubio landed his best to date with a 181 pound Yellowfin tuna. Wahoo jackpot was taken by Dale Lethcoe at 47.0. A Big thanks goes out to all who made the trip, Rick Ozaki charter master who put together all the give aways from our sponsors, Avet reels, Seaguar fluorocarbon, Graftech rods and Raider jigs thanks again so much.

Another Great Beginning

Hello everyone, we back out after a six week maintenance period to keep the Independence in tip top shape, she is looking great and ready for the long season ahead. It is hard to believe this is our 12th season running out of Point Loma Sportfishing in San Diego!!! Boy does time fly!!. We have the Rick Ozaki/ Avet reels group out with us for the next 16 days; we took on a very nice looking load of bait from the receivers at Ervingham Bros. Bait Co. In San Diego, it has been very tough bait hauling lately and big thanks go out to all the crews that keep us going with plenty of bait. As a bait hauler I for San Pedro bait Co. In San Pedro and Newport it is sometimes a thankless job but one that we must have to make so. California sportfishing what it is. We are headed south in good weather and the group is in high spirits in anticipation of the upcoming days of big fish hunting. Wish us luck and we will report as the trip progresses. Take care, Mark and the Indy crew.

Almost There

We have been traveling for the last couple of days and will start fishing tomorrow, we did make a stop on the way and caught some Wahoo at the rocks to break up the ride a bit. The weather has been very nice with light winds and calm seas. The ocean conditions are unbelievable for this time of year, the water temps. are way above average and the water color is crystal blue everywhere, we also saw a big foamer of Yellowtail one day and ran over a good school one night offshore that looked like tuna, hard to say for sure at full cruise in the dark but one things for sure, the conditions look awesome. We will report back as fishing begins.

Raffle Winners

Congratulations to Don Klahs of Valencia and Brian Kinsey of San Diego. You are the winners of an Avet LX reel. This raffle was held for the people who visited the Independence at the Long Beach Fred Hall show.

Starting the Trip

We started the trip off with scratch fishing on 130- 205 pound yellowfin tuna, 16 for the day along with a few handfuls of 50-75 pound fish, weather is a bit breezy at the moment but is forecast to become light and variable by mid week. Conditions overall look good with a nice current and super clean 80 degree water. Daytime temperatures are about 80 with sunny skies, the guys are fishing hard and this morning we have already have six fish that are 140 - 175 by 5AM. We will check back later and let you know how things are going. Wish us luck, the Indy boys.

Scratching Away

Hello again from the Independence, we have been scratching away on the tuna the last couple of days, fair fishing in the early morning and again late in the afternoon on mostly 120 to 180 pound fish with a few bigger, there is also that 50-90 pound fish that we have caught, which we released some and tagged a few. The Wahoo are also nonexistent with 5-6 on the bank in 3 days out here. Weather is just perfect with just enough wind to fly the kite and calm seas. Take care, the Indy gang.

3 Day Trips with spots open!

The Independence is running some 3 day trips this Spring and they do have openings. The first trip is April 10th to 13 and the second trip is May 15th to May 18th. The fare is a reasonable $750. Call Judy at (619) 226-6006 or BOOK ONLINE to get in on the action

Picking and Scratching

We are still picking and scratching away here at hurricane bank, most of the better grade is 130 to 180 pounds with occasionally a bigger fish, also in the mix are that smaller grade of fish in the 40-90 pound as well, a handful of wahoo. The last few days have been a carbon copy in terms of bite time, great weather and water conditions. We have one day left fish so wish us luck.

Picking Away

We are still here picking away. The better grade fish are running between 150-180 LBS. with some better ones in the mix. There are also some smaller grade 50-90-LB. fish mixed in along with some Wahoo. The last few days have been a carbon copy in terms of bite time. Absolutely beautiful weather and water conditions. We only have one day left to fish so wish us luck. Mark and the Indy guys

Finish with a Bang

We ended our final day of fishing with a good day overall, flat calm weather and great fishing conditions provided steady fishing for most of the day. We had by far the best sign of tuna of the trip with fish blowing out all over the bank all day long even when the bite was off. Hot ticket was a native bait,Pufferfish,Flying-fish, Triggerfish and Skipjack(man bait) all were getting bit better than the Sardine. Water temperature was probably part of the reason with 82.5 degree water the last day and really making the dines sluggish when fished on big hook and line. The jigs also hooked a fair amount of fish in the predawn hours and after dark, Salas PL68 and Tady 15 again stole the show,the kite with both Squid and Flyers accounted for lots of bites as well. Big fish of the day went to Paul Rubio with a 220 pound Yellowfin taken on an oceanic trigger fish. Most of the bigger fish taken were in the 130-180 pound range and there were lots of 30 to 60 pound fish filling the gaps. I will send another report on tackle observations tomorrow as we travel home. Have a great day, Mark and the Indy crew.