Good Weather and fishing!!!

Hello again, We have just talked to Jeff on the boat and he has been unable to send a report due to the server being down for the last few days, it seems the other boats are having the same problem as well. Jeff did say the weather is very nice and the fishing for good grade yellowtail is good also. We are trying to fix the e-mail problem and will post the reports when we receive them from the boat. Thanks for checking in..... Word from the Indy, Sat phone has been repaired.

Server Is Working

Reports should be sent in from the Indy on a regular basis now. Please check back again.

Fuel Surcharge

I just wanted to let everyone know that there will be a fuel surcharge on upcoming trips, the current charge is $15 dollers per day per person. Our rate is $3.75-80 a gallon incl. ca. sales tax. When we set the pricing back in the summer of 2010 we were in the $2.30 range and holding steady "so we thought". The formula for the charge is based on the usage of 600 gallons per day average on trips for the Independence that equats to 5 dollers per person per day for every .25 cents over 3 dollars per gallon we pay, 3 dollars was the number we used when pricing the trips for 2011. We will adjust the surcharge as the fuel price changes, normally we fuel every two weeks as needed. If you have any questions, feel free to call the office and lets hope the oil companys bring the price down in the near future. Thanks for your understanding, Mark and Paul.

Surcharge, Fishing Information

"I just wanted to let everyone know," posted Mark Pisano, owner-operator of the Independence, "that there will be a fuel surcharge on upcoming trips. The current charge is $15 per day per person. Our current rate is $3.75 to $3.80 a gallon, including CA sales tax. When we set the pricing back in the summer of 2010, we were in the $2.30 range and holding steady, so we thought. The formula for the charge is based on the usage of 600 gallons per day average on trips for the Independence that equates to 5 dollars per person per day for every 25 cents over three dollars per gallon we pay. Three dollars was the number we used when pricing the trips for 2011. We will adjust the surcharge as the fuel price changes. Normally we fuel every two weeks, as needed. If you have any questions, feel free to call the office and lets hope the oil companies bring the price down in the near future. Thanks for your understanding, Mark and Paul.

"Hello again," posted the office later on June 1. "We have just talked to Jeff on the boat and he has been unable to send a report due to the server being down for the last few days. It seems the other boats are having the same problem as well. Jeff did say the weather is very nice and the fishing for good grade yellowtail is good also. We are trying to fix the email problem and will post the reports when we receive them from the boat. Thanks for checking in. Word from the Indy is that the Sat phone has been repaired."

Bumpy Ride Home

After a bumpy ride up the line we stopped today for some r & r. With more than enough yellowtail on board we tried for some different species, but came up empty handed. We plan on one more stop tomorrow for some red fish. The weather just won't give us a break, but sooner or later it has to quit. Sea yaw all later, the Indy crew

Indy's Arrial

At this time I have an ETA of 7:30, this could change slightly depending on the arrival of another boat in front of us. I will still do sign in at 7, we need to be ready when the boat is ready for their turn-a-round.. Thanks everyone..

Good Weather

today the weather was great. finally we got some good working weather, and made some drifts for quality reds and huge lings before calling it a trip. a great way to end the trip. we will be in at 7am tomorrow. the indy crew

Gal Gets Second on a week long trip aboard the Independence

Jeff DeBuys docked Independence June 6 after a week-long Rick Whipple trip with 31 anglers.

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Rick Whipple's Trip#2

Thanks to everyone that went out on our 2nd trip of the Season. Our Chartermaster Rick Whipple did a fabulous job of putting this trip together and has already started to work on 2012. Our Jackpot winners for this trip was 1st place John Knight with a 34.2 Yellowtail, 2nd place goes to Cathy Needleman 32.4 Yellowtail, and rounding out 3rd place was Justin Rossi with a 30.6 yellowtail. Give the office a call for details on this trip for next year. Bookings now begin.

Yellowtail Shoot-out

Hello everyone, We are traveling down the Baja coastline in search of tuna and/or yellowtail on the first day of our Westcoast marketing/Avet reels 6 day Yellowtail Shoot-out, Rick Ozaki is again the Charter Master for the trip and he has many great give away items for all on the trip. The weather today has been very nice for us with less than 15 knots of wind most of the day and very little seas state, We plan to be down in the lower zone tomorrow as today we did nothing as far as catching goes. Wish us luck tomorrow.

Fishing Improves

Good evening, today we got into good yellowtail action in the afternoon hours; we fell just a few fish shy of limits of 16 to 30 pound yellows. We also caught about 20+ Dorado and 2 yellowfin tuna; we did release most of the Dorado and lots of small yellowtail during the day. The weather was tough again for us with wind in the 18 to 25 knot range most of the day. With the weather being up and not much sign of tuna we are going to fish for yellows again tomorrow. Wish us luck, The Indy guys.

Yellows

Good morning, We had another good day of yellowtail fishing very much like yesterday, most fish were in that nice 16 to 22 pound range, the weather was again windy and choppy, but we were able to sit all day long picking at fish making it was very comfortable on this big rig. We are now headed up the coast to our next fishing area.

One spot open!!!!

One spot opened for Saturday. Call if you want to go with us..

Schoolie Yellows Biting

"We had another good day of yellowtail fishing," wrote Independence owner-skipper Mark Pisano June 8, "very much like yesterday. Most fish were in that nice 16 to 22-pound range. The weather was again windy and choppy, but we were able to sit all day long picking at fish, making it was very comfortable on this big rig. We are now headed up the coast to our next fishing area."

Fish With Bill Roecker on All-Options Trip it will be a Six-Day Video Trip

A few spots remain available aboard the Independence on trip number 11. Bill Roecker will be shooting a new video with the Baja Paddy Hoppers aboard the boat, and the trip is scheduled so Alijos Rocks and Guadalupe Island will be possible to visit. The trip runs from July 23 to the 29.

Roecker's sponsors can be counted on to provide some great tackle for prizes and giveaways, so everyone on the boat will get some goodies like a new Accurate reel, the latest hooks from Mustad, fluorocarbon from Seaguar, line from Izorline, hardware and clothing from AFTCO and jigs from some of the southland's most famous jig makers like Salas and Catchy Tackle, including trolling jigs from Zuckers.

The new moon will be coming up, which should be prime time offshore for bluefin and albacore tuna. All factors point toward some excellent fishing. Everyone aboard the trip will get a free DVD of the completed video, something to show your friends for years. Talk to Judy in the Independence office soon if you want to jump on with Bill and his cameras on this very special fishing trip!

Sign-In Time

Just heard from the boat..the Sat phone is not working very well, Mark said he is still out of range, but the ETA looks to be about 7:30-8, but
because I always do sign in at 7 and everyone gets used to that time, I'm going to leave it as such..See ya'll at 7am

"Very Good Jigging"

Mark Pisano brought his Independence home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 11, after a six-day trip down to The Ridge, where his 27 anglers found good fishing on yellowtail of 20 to 33 pounds. It was a West Coast Marketing trip with chartermaster Rick Ozaki, and many prizes were awarded, along with at least two jackpots.

"We had very good jigging for yellowtail," remarked Pisano. "We got near-limits, and 95 percent of the fish came on jigs. Heavy jigs and surface iron were both working."

Regular angler Sal Proetto of Lake Forest had the best 'tail, a 33-pounder he pranged with a Salas 5X jig in red/black/white pattern. He told dock reporter Bill Roecker he used 40-pound Big Game line on an Avet HXN reel and an eight-foot Shimano Terramar rod.

John Collis was second for a 29.2-pound yellowtail.

Yellowtail shoot-out returns

We are Back from the west-coast marketing/Avet reels 6 day adventure, First off I want to thank all who made the first 3 trips of the season with us very much. Everyone on the trips hung in with the bad weather we have been having, the wind has been blowing for about a month now so lets hope mother nature returns the pacific to it's nameshake. Prize winners for the trip were Sal Proetto taking the Grand prize $1,000 dollar Gift Cert. for a future Indy trip with his 33.2 yellowtail,2nd place John Collis 29.2 yellowtail and won an Avet reel, 3rd was Sal Proetto 28.2 YT, 4th place Ron Rohrer 27.8 YT and won an Avet reel, 5th place Ron Barron 27.4 YT winning an Avet reel, 6th place Nick Dennis 25.8 YT winning a Graftech rod, 7th place Sal Proetto 25.6 YT winning a Graftech Rod, 8th place James Zeder 25.4 YT winning a Graftech Rod, 9th place Brandon Nelson winning a Graftech rod, 10th place Edward Hanson 24.2 YT winning a Graftech Rod and 11th place Juan Cabrera winning a Graftech rod. A special thanks goes out to Rick Ozaki from Westcoast Marketing and Avet reels for all the Prizes and Raffle items on the trip from Avet reels,fish trap Iron, Seaguar products, Raider Jigs, Graftech rods and Yo-zuri products. We also want to thank Dave Rocchi and Allen Smith Avet Pro Staffer's for all the help. We are now back out on the Big fish Tackle 8 day trip and will report on our progress.

Bluefin Bite

Jeff called in late tonight to say that the first day of fishing went well for the bigfish tackle gang. By day's end (94) bluefin tuna in the 25 to 35lb. range went into the hold. The weather has improved as well with 12 to 15 knots most of the day and the forecast looks to be good for the next few days. Check out our schedule as we have some openings on both 5 day trips coming up at the end of the month and July 4th with Pete Gray from Let's talk hook-up. call now as we only have limited space on both trips.

Its a Bluefin Morning

Good afternoon everyone. Today started off on the right foot with a couple of schools of bluefin tuna we drifted with for most of the morning. With 40 tuna for the am. We opted to make a move to tomorrow's destination. We did have 7 or 8 lucky anglers land Bluefin in the 50 to 60lb range this morning. The weather is favorable as well. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us

Independence has big Bluefin Tuna bite on the first day fishing!

"Jeff called in late tonight to say that the first day of fishing went well for the bigfish tackle gang. By day's end (94) bluefin tuna in the 25 to 35-pound range went into the hold.

The weather has improved as well with 12 to 15 knots most of the day and the forecast looks to be good for the next few days. Check out our schedule as we have some openings on both five-day trips coming up at the end of the month and July 4th with Pete Gray from Let's Talk Hook-up. Call now as we only have limited space on both trips."

Yellowtain Hot Ticket Today

Hello again from the Indy. I must say, this is a great set up as far as fishing destinations are concerned. The move down the beach to the shallows paid off big for yellowtail fishing today. All methods were the hot ticket. The grade is good for these springtime yellows. We plan on giving this another day in hopes of a repeat, and then back up to the offshore zone. Things look good for the up coming trips, don't be left out! Jeff and the Indy crew

"On The Right Foot"

"Today started off on the right foot" said the report from Independence June 13, "with a couple of schools of bluefin tuna we drifted with for most of the morning, with 40 tuna. We opted to make a move to tomorrow's destination. We did have 7 or 8 lucky anglers land Bluefin in the 50 to 60-pound range this morning. The weather is favorable as well."

Good Morning YT But Midday Lull

Good afternoon, today started off with good fishing for yellowtail, and by midday we had a lull in the action. We thought it was a good idea to start the long ride back out to the offshore area, so we took off for greener pastures. The weather is ok, still a little breeze down here. We hope to be in the area around noon tomorrow, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Skipper Likes It

"I must say, this is a great set up," noted Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys June 14, "as far as fishing destinations are concerned. The move down the beach to the shallows paid off big for yellowtail fishing today. All methods were the hot ticket. The grade is good for these springtime yellows. We plan on giving this another day in hopes of a repeat, and then back up to the offshore zone. Things look good for the upcoming trips, don't be left out."

Yellows Out To Lunch

"Good afternoon, today started off with good fishing for yellowtail," recalled Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys June 15, "and by midday we had a lull in the action. We thought it was a good idea to start the long ride back out to the offshore area, so we took off for greener pastures. The weather is ok, still a little breeze down here. We hope to be in the area around noon tomorrow, so please wish us luck."

Some BFT & Albies

After the ride out to the offshore grounds we started the search for fish. After a long afternoon we came to the conclusion that we were a bit late for the show. We did manage 20 mixed fish BFT and albacore before it got dark. We plan on giving this all day tomorrow. The weather is good for the time being. Wish us luck, the Indy crew

Big Tuna Back At Alijos

Jeff DeBuys docked Independence at Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 19, after an eight-day Big Fish Tackle trip with 31 anglers aboard.

"We had very good fishing for bluefin tuna," said Jeff. "On the first day we got about 100. Next day we had 50 in the morning, with about ten of them 50 to 70 pounds. We spent two days at Alijos and had very good yellowtail fishing, with a dozen tuna of 70 to 90 pounds. On the way back we took another look at the bluefin area but the weather had turned for the worse, but we got 20 mixed bluefin and albacore."

Richard Berg won first place for a 117-pound yellowfin tuna. Scott Smith got a 97-pounder for second place. Gary Taylor won third place for an 81-pound yellowfin tuna. Photo is by Art Coleman.

Seeker Rods Trip

Quick turnaround. We arrived back to San Diego early this morning and unloaded a fine catch of bluefin, yellowtail, and some hefty yellowfin tuna. Rick berg captured the largest, a 117 lb. and Scott smith, a 94 lb. we departed around 1030 on 7-day seeker rod extravaganza. We have a great load of sardines and an eager group. There were some great give a ways provided by their great people from seeker fishing rods. The weather is good, and we are headed down. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Bluefin bite

hello again from the indy. we covered a lot of water today, and saw some sign of fish late in the day. the weather is good, and this is a good thing, as we are going to try this again tomorrow. we managed to capture 16 bluefin tuna up to 60 lbs. for our efforts. please wish us luck, jeff and the indy crew

The Sign is Offshore

Number one thing to remember when fishing is, there are no such thing as a sure thing. Today we saw good sign out on the offshore grounds. A couple of these schools were big guns, 70 to 100 lb. bluefin which we hooked a half a dozen only to land 1 fish 85 lbs. They did not want to bite, but there was a good visual show for a while. The rest of the day was slow with a couple of short stops for some 40 lb. fish. We are going to try another location tomorrow, and see if we can get some action on yellowtail. The weather is good. The Indy crew

Lots of fish but not much action on the Independence yesterday

"Number one thing to remember," said the report from Independence June 21, "is when fishing, there is no such thing as a sure thing. Today we saw good sign out on the offshore grounds. A couple of these schools were big guns, 70 to 100-pound bluefin, of which we hooked a half a dozen, only to land one fish of 85 pounds. They did not want to bite, but there was a good visual show for a while. The rest of the day was slow, with a couple of short stops for some 40-pound fish. We are going to try another location tomorrow, and see if we can get some action on yellowtail. The weather is good."

The Hot Ticket

"Yellowtail bonanza today was just what we needed," noted the Independence report for June 22, "in the fishing and catching department. We had a very action-packed day for all to enjoy, surface jiggers, yo-yos, and everything else was hot ticket. We are going to try some offshore fishing tomorrow in hopes of a chance at some bluefin tuna."

Tough Going

Tough going. Those two words pretty much sum up the day, as we covered lots of water for a hand full of tuna. It was not for lack of fish, but lack of cooperation on the fish's part. We saw good sign of big ones and medium ones, getting them to bite was a whole different story. The weather is as good as one could want out here. We are going to see if we can catch a few more yellowtail for tomorrow's activities. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us

Yellowtail and verity

Today was spent catching yellowtail in the morning, and bass and red cod in the afternoon. The weather is still good. We are going to give it another try off shore for tomorrow in hopes of some change in their eating habits. Wish us luck, the Indy crew

Offshore For Four

Brian Porter chartermastered the Seeker trip aboard Independence that returned to Pt. Loma Sportfishing June 26 after skipper Jeff DeBuys took his 31 anglers looking for bluefin and yellowtail.

"We fished offshore for four days," said DeBuys, "on a bluefin hunt. We saw plenty of fish, big ones up to 100 pounds, a lot of non-biters. We got a few of 'em. Then we spent a couple of days at Cedros."

Chris Wright of Gardena won first place for an 82.2-pound bluefin. He said he bagged it with a mackerel on a 3/0 Mustad ringed Hoodlum hook and 40-pound Big Game fluorocarbon. He fished with 40-pound spectra backing on an Avet JX reel and a Super Seeker 6470 H rod.

Tom Golding of Cerritos won second place for a 35.2-pounder and Paul Casey of Topanga won third place for a 52.4-pound bluefin tuna.

Our photo shows Crewman Doug Brink who caught a 30-pound oilfish. This was the first oilfish seen on the docks for at least a year.

Indy Challenge Turnaround

Hello from the Indy, today was a turnaround day for us, we returned from our Seeker rods/ Indy challenge 7 days. We want to thank everyone who made the trip this year along with the seeker rod boys for the rods given to some of the top fish. We will have a list of the top 10 in a few days when I return from this 3-day trip. We departed at 1100 hours and put on a very nice load of sardines and are now headed down the beach in search of bluefin tuna, the weather is nice and the reports sound good for the next few days. Wish us luck the Indy guys,

Lots of Fish

Today we really saw a lot of bluefin tuna most of which did not bite we made about 2 dozen stops today and hooked about 25 of these picky little devils only to land 11 for the day. Most of the anglers used 20 lb. test to get bit and that made it a little tougher to land'em. The weather was great with less than 10 knots of wind and a very mild sea state. Tomorrow we are going to give a few coastal yellowtail spots a check with some live squid caught last night. Have a good day.

Indy's Arrial

The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 6am on Wed 6/29, Sign in for the next trip begins at 7am.

yanking and cranking

Today we spent fishing for fish that wanted to bite, we went into the shallows and fished for Reds and lings with some misc. fish mixed in. we did look for yellowtail and spent some time offshore searching for tuna and kelps in the afternoon for nothing. The weather was again Beautiful and the group all enjoyed getting bit.

3 day rap-up

We returned from our 3 day intro. trip and the Big fish honors went to Ron Smith with his 33.8 bluefin tuna, Donavan Villalovos 31.0 bluefin, David Adler 30.6 bluefin and Gary Montefort with a 28.0 bluefin. We want to thank everyone on the trip this year. Next year we will have a 5 day and 7 day in this time frame. Our only 3 day for 2012 will be mid summer. the 5 and 7 day venue will give us more options to make a good catch in early summer.

Seeker/Indy challenge winners

We would like to thank everyone who made this years Seeker/Independence challenge. The winners for the trip were: Chris Wright with a 82.2 bluefin that took home the $1,000 Gift Cert. for a future Indy trip, 2nd place went to Tom Golding 52.4 bluefin and won an Avet reel, 3rd place fell to Paul Casey with a 35.3 bluefin and won an Avet reel, 4th place was caught by Ton Kang and took home an Avet reel for his 35.2 bluefin, 5th Place went to Richard Davis with a 33.6 bluefin and won a Seeker rod, 6th Place fell to Garrick Sakado for his 32.8 bluefin an also won a Seeker rod, 7th place was caught by Everett Hoffman with a 32.2 bluefin and took home a Seeker rod, 8th spot was landed by Tom Fujita and won a $150 gift cert for an Indy trip, 9th place went to Denny Kaneoka for his 30.6 BF and won a $100 gift cert. and last but not least 10th place fell to Niles Basmadjian with a 30.0 bluefin. We want to Thank Seeker rods and Avet Reels for their support on another Indy Challenge. We hope to see everyone again soon.