June 2012
Fish Report & Photo Archive
OFF TO A GOOD START.
by Indy Crew, 6-03-2012
Hello again from the independence. Yesterday we departed on a 7-day Indy challenge/Westcoast marketing trip. There are prizes for the top ten fish, tuna or yellowtail. I have a feeling the tuna will win, as we had a decent day on blue fin tuna, with around 61 of them hit the deck up to 80 lbs. everyone had a great time pulling on these beauties. The weather is as good as it gets, so it is a huge advantage. Thanks for checking in on us; we will report again tomorrow,Get in on the action a few spots open on the next few trip. Don't be left at the dock.Jeff and the Indy crew
GET YOUR B F T ON
by Indy Crew, 6-04-2012
Hello everyone; here is what we know so far today. Things out off shore today were a challenge, as finding fish that wanted to bite was not an easy task. We were fortunate and the end result was we got daily limits for all on board on the school size 18 to 25 lb. blue fin tuna. The weather has begun to spoil, as the wind is on its way up with the thought of 20 to 25 kts. Of wind, we are going to seek some shelter, and try for some yellowtail etc.... for tomorrow. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew.
WORKING HARD FOR FISH.
by Indy Crew, 6-05-2012
Good evening everyone today was a lot of work for around 60 yellowtail. That's the way it goes, as we all know, those who fish. We plan on giving it another try tomorrow in hopes of more biting fish. The weather was a bit breezy, but not blown out. Though we covered a lot of water today, I think we have a starting point for tomorrow. Please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
IT BEEN A CHALLENGE
by Indy Crew, 6-06-2012
Again today was a challenge to catch yellowtail. For the amount of effort we put in today, we should have caught lots of fish, but that's fishing, can't make them bite. With 70 more yellows today, we are making our way to the offshore grounds in hopes that the weather will give us a break. We have high hopes to get back on the fish, as 2 other code boats and ourselves are going out to give it a try. Please wish us luck, the Indy crew
It's a wrap.
by Indy Crew, 6-08-2012
Yesterday we covered half the ocean in search of our bluefin we were on before the wind blew for 2 days. We saw sign of fish early, but caught a hand full of them only. We all split up and went different directions, and late in the day some were seen and caught, but too far for us to make the run. Today we had great fishing for reds and giant lings to end the trip. We will be in at 0530 tomorrow. Sea you then, the Indy crew
LETS GET CAUGHT ....... UP.
by Indy Crew, 6-11-2012
We had a quick turn around on Saturday, after a great 7-day west coast marketing/ Indy challenge. We cleared the point mid day Saturday with another eager group, this trip sponsored by Big Fish Tackle. Lots of great giveaways, and regulars riding the boat this trip. Yesterday we got down in the offshore zone in the afternoon, and had a sample of bluefin tuna before it got dark. Today was a way different story. We awoke to a lively ocean, as we were busy from sun up to sun down, when the dust settled, we had tallied daily limits of yellowfin tuna, and 88 bluefin tuna, all 18 to 27 lbs., and 2 dorado. Needless to say we are very pleased with our start for the trip. The weather is absolutely gorgeous. We plan on giving this another go for tomorrow, please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew
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ANOTHER BANNER DAY..
by Indy Crew, 6-12-2012
Today was pretty much like yesterday, as we experienced the sort of day everyone dreams about, flat calm weather, biting schools of tuna, and non-stop action, and a few laughs in the process. Bluefin tuna, and yellowfin tuna were the catch of the day. This is good living, this is one of the reasons I like to do this, as well as lot n lots of others. We have our fingers crossed for tomorrow in hopes of more fun in the sun. Sea you all then, Jeff and the Indy crew
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The Independence reports flat calm weather, biting schools of tuna, and non-stop action
by Bill Roecker, 6-13-2012
"Today was pretty much like yesterday," reported Independence June 12, "as we experienced the sort of day everyone dreams about, flat calm weather, biting schools of tuna, and non-stop action, and a few laughs in the process. Bluefin tuna, and yellowfin tuna were the catch of the day. This is good living, this is one of the reasons I like to do this, as well as lot n lots of others. We have our fingers crossed for tomorrow in hopes of more fun in the sun."
DOES IT GET ANY BETTER? .....
by Indy Crew, 6-13-2012
Wow, what a day we had today. We arrived at the rocks around 1100, and the conditions were a little extreme, but a little bit of legwork had us sitting pretty till dark. We did not see but 1 tuna today, but the 20 to 40 lb. yellowtail was full speed all day long. The hot ticket was anything you wanted to use. Incredible yellowtail fishing doesn't describe today. The weather was good for the most part, a little bit of breeze. We are going to stay put and see if there is any tuna sign in the morning. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us (2 spots left on the upcoming trip, take advantage of this incredable fishing!!!
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TOPPED OFF....
by Indy Crew, 6-14-2012
we opted to give the stones a morning tuna check, but they pulled a no show. We did have a good hit on that beautiful yellowtail before pulling our anchor and traveling up around 0800. The traveling is good, and we are going to figure out what to do next while we gain some altitude. Dennis and the crew want to say hello to Angie, as well as John wants to give a yell out to Mike and Joe... you missed a good one brother! We have 2 more days left for fish, so please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew The boat will dock at
Point Loma Sportfishing on Sunday 6/17 at 5:30am.
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PLEASE PASS THE ICING.... FOR THE CAKE.....
by Indy Crew, 6-15-2012
Again we had excellent fishing today for bluefin tuna, most of were 20 to 35 lbs. Along with some yellowfin tuna, and a couple of mahi mahi. The weather is really shaping up to be in our favor for the next few days. Needless to say we have had an extraordinary fishing trip, as it just doesn't get any better out here. We are making our way up now, and might try for some reds if we have time tomorrow, sea you all then Jeff and the Indy crew
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The Independence is landing Bluefin, Yellowfin & some Mahi Mahi
by Bill Roecker, 6-16-2012
Again we had excellent fishing today for bluefin tuna, most of were 20 to 35 lbs. Along with some yellowfin tuna, and a couple of mahi mahi. The weather is really shaping up to be in our favor for the next few days. Needless to say we have had an extraordinary fishing trip, as it just doesn't get any better out here. We are making our way up now, and might try for some reds if we have time tomorrow, sea you all then Jeff and the Indy crew
ITS A WRAP...
by Indy Crew, 6-16-2012
we made a stop along the coast for a few reds and lings before heading for home. Between the excellent weather and even better fishing, I would give this trip a 10 +. We will arrive back to San Diego at approx. 0530 tomorrow. Sea you all then the Indy crew
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QUICK TURN AROUND....
by Indy Crew, 6-18-2012
we arrived back in San Diego yesterday morning, unloaded the boat and headed back out on another 8 day excursion, with seeker fishing rods as the sponsor of this trip. There were new seeker fishing rods, all sorts of shirts and hats available to all on board to have for the trip. Today we went through the offshore tuna zone, only to find the weather has kicked up again. Not much sign of fish, so we are going to keep on rolling down to the stones. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew
LIMITS OF WIND.....
by Indy Crew, 6-19-2012
We arrived around 1100 to our destination of choice, and got down to work right away. Despite windy, very windy, rough conditions, we scratched away at this beautiful yellowtail until dark. All methods worked today, and some of the fish approached 40 lbs. we are going to hunker down for tonight, and give this a try again tomorrow. Sea yaw then, the Indy crew
MORE FUN IN THE SUN....
by Indy Crew, 6-20-2012
we had some night time yellowtail action last night, and then as soon as the sun came up we were pretty much busy all day long pulling on these 20 to 40 lb. yellows. The guys who were plugging with the salas 7x's had a really good time today. The stand outs for the day are as follows, Jim Sweeting caught a yellowtail that might go 55 lbs., and John Enns caught a yellowfin tuna around 85 lbs. on a salas 7x. The weather has got a little bit better for us. We are all fixed up on yellowtail, so we are gaining altitude, heading up right now. Thanks for checking in, the Indy crew
Independence has some nice catches with a 55 lb. Yellowtail & an 85 lb. Yellowfin Tuna
by Bill Roecker, 6-21-2012
"We had some night time yellowtail action last night," said the report from Independence June 20, "and then as soon as the sun came up we were pretty much busy all day long pulling on these 20 to 40 lb. yellows. The guys who were plugging with the Salas 7xs had a really good time today.
"The standouts for the day are as follows, Jim Sweeting caught a yellowtail that might go 55 lbs., and John Enns caught a yellowfin tuna around 85 lbs. on a 7x. The weather has got a little bit better for us. We are all fixed up on yellowtail, so we are gaining altitude, heading up right now."
POOR WEATHER.....
by Indy Crew, 6-21-2012
The weather has not even begun to let up on all us out here, as it has been a real challenge to catch fish since leaving the rocks. We have caught a bunch of calico bass, some more yellowtail, and halibut for our efforts. We are going to make a move tonight to another location for tomorrow's activities, so please wish us luck, the Indy crew
POOR WEATHER.....
by Indy Crew, 6-22-2012
The weather has not even begun to let up on all us out here, as it has been a real challenge to catch fish since leaving the rocks. We have caught a bunch of calico bass, some more yellowtail, and halibut for our efforts. We are going to make a move tonight to another location for tomorrow's activities, so please wish us luck, the Indy crew
GET YOUR LING ON.....
by Indy Crew, 6-23-2012
Today we spent the day on the beach, and had lots and lots of big reds and ling cod for our efforts. After all that wind, it was great to stop the boat and fish. Everyone got their fill of these. As for tomorrow we have not made up our minds yet, weather related. the Indy crew
Return of The Indy
by Indy Crew, 6-24-2012
The Indy will return to Point Loma Sportfishing at 5:45am on 6/25..
JUST ADD GOOD WEATHER.....
by Indy Crew, 6-24-2012
At last we got a break on the weather, and with a hot tip yesterday from my buddy Sam, we got on some fishy water first thing in the morning, and found 2 schools of bluefin tuna that wanted to play. Everyone caught one, and some had 2 or 3, one lucky guy got 5 fish. Beautiful 20 to 35 lb. fish. It was all we needed to finish a beautiful trip. With around 50 bluefin and a long way from home we called it a trip .we will be back in San Diego at 0545 tomorrow. Sea you all then, Jeff and the Indy crew
The Independence finds a school of cooperative Bluefin & end up landing around 50 Bluefin
by Bill Roecker, 6-25-2012
"At last we got a break on the weather," said the report from Independence June 24, "and with a hot tip yesterday from my buddy Sam, we got on some fishy water first thing in the morning, and found two schools of bluefin tuna that wanted to play. Everyone caught one, and some had two or three, one lucky guy got five fish, beautiful 20 to 35-pound fish. It was all we needed to finish a beautiful trip. With around 50 bluefin and a long way from home, we called it a trip. We will be back in San Diego at 0545 tomorrow."
Late jackpot winners from Avet yt/tuna shoot-out
by Indy Crew, 6-26-2012
Hello everyone,here are the winners from trip #3 our annual yellowtail/tuna shoot-out. 1st place winner of the $1,000 Indy trip gift cert. went to Paul Klure with his 73.2 bluefin tuna, 2nd and 3rd place fell to Joe Lomonico and Scott Albro both landing bookend 71.8 bluefin tuna, winners of an Avet reel, 4th place was caught by Vince Tumbarello for a 69.8 bluefin tuna and taking home an Avet reel, 5th place was landed by Dan O'Leary with his 69.7 bluefin also getting an avet reel,6th place fell to Micheal Garrahan with a 68.2 bluefin taking a graf-tech rod home, 7th place was won by David Brown's 66.7 bluefin winning a Graf-tech rod,8th and 9th place were shared by Patick Garrahan and Dale Lethcoe both with 66.4 bluefin and taking Graf-tech rods, 10th place fell to Scott Albro with his second top ten fish of the trip with a 64.0 blue tuna rounding out the top ten. We want to thank everyone on this year's trip. Next year's trip will be a 6 day yellowtail/tuna shootout departing on June 9th 2013, call Judy now to book this fun trip with lots of prizes.
Big fish tackle 8 day winners trip #4
by Indy Crew, 6-26-2012
Sorry for the late reporting on our trips winners. Here are the Jackpot fish on the trip. John Veseling took 1st place with a 39.0 Yellowtail, 2nd place was caught by Sarah Smith with a 37.4 yellowtail and 3rd place fell to Ken Aiso for his 32.4 yellowtail. This year's trip had very good weather and great Tuna and yellowtail fishing for near limits on both. Thanks very much everyone for a fantastic trip. Next year the trip will depart on june 15th for 8 days of fun.
Seeker 8 day winners
by Indy Crew, 6-27-2012
Here are the Seeker fishing rods 8 day trip winners. Keith Barnett took home 1st place with a beautiful 94.8 yellowfin tuna, 2nd place went to Jim Sweeting for his 50.4 Yellowtail and 3rd place was taken by Tom Darby with a 46.6 yellowtail. We want thank everyone who made the trip this year and next year this trip will depart on June 23rd.
Seeker Rods 8 Day Trip aboard the Indendence has a winning trip
by Bill Roecker, 6-27-2012
Here are the Seeker fishing rods 8-day trip winners," said the report from Independence June 27. "Keith Barnett took home 1st place with a beautiful 94.8-pound yellowfin tuna, 2nd place went to Jim Sweeting for his 50.4-pound Yellowtail and 3rd place was taken by Tom Darby with a 46.6-pound yellowtail. We want thank everyone who made the trip this year and next year this trip will depart on June 23rd."
THANK YOU SPONSORS!!!!!!
by Indy Crew, 6-28-2012
We want to take a minute to thank all of our sponsors we have had over the first few trips this year. Seeker rods and Avet reels have been with us since day one,this is all we use for loaner gear on the Independence. All the Charter masters on the trips Rick Ozaki fron westcoast marketing along with his right hand man Dave Rocchi. Bryon Porter for Seeker rods. All of the guys from the Big fish tackle shop in Seal Beach ca. with New owner Shawn Morgan, Dick Shaffer from the former Purfields tackle shop, And charter master Rick Wipple who has helped us put together trips over the years. Izorline fishing products has also been with us since the first string days thanks again everyone and of coarse all the great people who make these trips every year with the Independence.
Bluefin Over The Rail
by Indy Crew, 6-30-2012
Hello Gang, We departed out of Point Loma at 5:30pm Saturday and pick up a nice load of bait at the receivers. At noon today we in the bluefin heaven. The line of choice was between 25-30# test. After the smoke cleared we landed 71 Bluefin, with lots of casualties. Everyone on board is having a great time; some are first timers and 4 young kids. We're going to be drifting some tonight and preparing for another turn at this in the morning. Wish Us Luck, Paul and the Indy crew and us.
