Here we go again,,,,,,,,,,

Here we go again.......
Well we departed Saturday morning on the annual dick Schaffer 8 day and after traveling for a few days we stopped today to test the waters. Not much in the offshore dept. but the yellowtail fishing was good today. Salas Yo Yo 6x and the 7x were the hot ticket for the jiggers. Throw in a couple of grouper and small tuna and that was our day. We are going to try again tomorrow, in hopes of more of this great action in the sun. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

INDY'S SPECIAL TO KIDS

Hello friends, the Independence is having a very limited special on trip #11, a six day adventure in the prime of the season, book one full fare adult and bring a son or daughter ages 12 -17 for half price, a savings of $1,175 dollars. We are always looking to get more kids out fishing and with the high cost of long range fishing this is the perfect Chance to bring you're child out for the trip of a lifetime. Please call Judy now for details, space is limited on this special, What a great Graduation Gift!!

GITTIN ER DONE.....

Good evening from the independence. Fabulous day fishing for beautiful grade yellowtail on the Indy. All techniques were working today. The long rod 5x and 7x pluggers had a super fun day along with the 6x yo yo guys and bait fisherman. Things were slow in the am, but around 11 it was game on till 1800 hrs. The weather has been a little bit breezy, but not completely blown out. We are going to gain some altitude tonight, so we are on the move. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew

Plugging away......

Hello again from the Indy. We have been on the move and fishing all the while for yellowtail , bass, halibut ect..... With moderate success on some days, and tough on others. Typical springtime angling at its best. As always weather comes into play, and this trip has had a lot of wind,, and continues to blow. We would really rather be offshore hunting those bluefin tuna, but it doesn't look very promising at this point. We will see how it all goes down. Thanks for checking in. Everyone is doing just fine, Jeff and the Indy crew

Their on the bite

They're biting a little bit today

ETA 6/8/2014

Good afternoon everyone. Tried most of the morning into the afternoon to get someone to give me an ETA..Jeff said they were fishing..So as it stands right now he is looking at 5:30-5:45am. Jeff said he would shoot me off another report here later on today. so stay tuned. Thanks for checking in with us.
Anyone going on tomorrows trip, don't forget your Passports!!! Thanks Judy

Blue icing on the Cake

Blue icing on the cake........
Hello everyone, here is what we know. We decided to take a peek at the offshore scene as the weather has not allowed us to venture out yet, and we had some good luck today. We had a 7 hour drift on 60 to 90 lb. bluefin tuna. While the weather was up again today, we did manage 27 of these beauties, and had some losses in the weather as well. This is just what the doctor ordered, as we have plenty of beautiful yellowtail, bass, etc.... In the holds already. Thanks for checking in, and we will be back tomorrow at 0545. Sea ya then, Jeff

8 day jack pot winners.....

The Indy returned home this morning with a great catch of spring time yellowtail and bluefin tuna. The jack pot winners were 1st place Mary Hollifield with an impressive 100 and 96 lb. bluefin, 2nd place David Thomas with a 89 lb. bluefin tuna, and 3rd place William Crowthers with a 88 lb. grouper. There were some beautiful bluefin weighed in , lots of 70 to 85 lb. fish. A huge thanks to Dick Shaffer and everyone who made the trip this year a huge success. Good fishing on tap rite now, don't be left at the dock. Thanks again , Jeff and the Indy crew
Don't forget out our Kids Special. Limited space, call in for details

Yellowtail Shoot-out

Hello everyone, we are back out on our Yellowtail/Tuna 6 day shoot out, we have a nice load of bait and a much improved weather forecast to work with. Currently we are headed south where there has been signs of yellowfin and bluefin so wish us luck. The Indy crew.

Nice Schools

We started our trip offshore looking for tuna hoping the beautiful weather we had to work with let us find some tuna, we caught about 45 school size yellowfin tuna for the morning with no sign of bluefin to be found. We continued the search and after running a few hours in very poor water we got on some bluefin in the 60 to 75 pound range, we ended up only landing 3 fish but it was good to see after a long day of grinding it out. Tomorrow we are going to switch it up and try for some yellowtail. Wish us luck, the Indy crew.

Indy Returns

Good afternoon. Just heard from the boat and they will arrive back at San Diego 0600 Saturday morning. For those of you going on Saturdays' trip make sure you bring your PASSPORTS. See you tomorrow.

HOO SURPRISED WHO ?

Good evening from the independence. We departed on this big fish tackle 8 day on Saturday. We grabbed some bait on the way out and away we go. There were some great give aways including Okuma rods and reels, apparel and tackle for everyone. Our first day was pretty much a travel / fish day as we didn't see much on the offshore scene. Today on the other hand was a decent day as we scratched at good grade yellows and we had a couple of bingos on big wahoo. 75 yellowtail and 17 40 to 60 lb. wahoo for the effort today. First time long ranger Ed Glinecki had the hot hand and landed 3 of these big skin today. Capt Jimmy's wahoo bombs and Catchy 33 jigs, and Calas 6x jr.s were the hot ticket today for those who had them. The
Salas 6x yo yo guys did well also. The weather is really good, and we are going to give this another try tomorrow. Everyone is doing really well. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew

COMBO PLATTER........

Hello again from the independence. Here is what we know. We visited our night time yellowtail spot last night and had a fairly successful night catching premium yellowtail. 88 of those big yellas hit the deck before daylite. After daylite it was just a pick on the yellowtail, as they were not playing any more. We had a few more chances at some Wahoo, but could only tag a few. We tried a grouper hole and had a fun time as a dozen big fat grouper up to 50 lbs. kept everyone busy trying for a trophy fish. All in all it was a fun day here on the Indy, and we are going to give it another try for tonight and tomorrow. The weather has been just perfect for us out here as well. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Alijos Rocks update!

Captain Mark Pisano called in today with an update on the fishing conditions at the Alijos Rocks. We have had some good fishing for Yellowtail and a nice pick on the Wahoo. The water looks great and we are expecting the Yellowfin Tuna to show up soon.

The Independence does have a few spots on it's next few 7 and 8 day trips. If you would like to join us you can call Judy at (619) 226-6006 or you can book online via the Indy website.

Plugging away......

Hello again from the independence. We had another stellar night bite on these beautiful 25 to 35 lb. yellowtail last night and now we are in good shape as far as yellers go. The Wahoo put on a little show for us early this morning as well. We put 13 skinnies down before breakfast was finished also. We are on the move now, and going to check a few spots on the way up the coast, as we are going to be in position to look offshore for our last 2 days of fishing. So far everyone is having a blast, fishing all day and all night. The weather is still on our side, perfect. We will report again when we get something figured out, sea ya then, Jeff

Singing the blues....

Singing the blues....
Good evening everybody, here is what we know. By covering a lot of water today I can honestly say there is hope for the offshore scene. We had one good chance at big bluefin today, and only landed a few, and let a hand full go. Yellowtail fishing at the island yesterday was good for the amount of effort we put fourth as well. We have tomorrow to hopefully put it together , as we caught only 4 bft and a couple of yft today. Wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

ETA 6/22/14

The Indy will Dock at 5:45am on 6/22...Anglers departing on Sunday, be sure to bring your passports, you can adjust your arrival by the Indys arrival so you can get parking from the Indys group. see you in the Morning

QUICK TURN AROUND......

The independence returned this morning with a great catch of yellowtail, Wahoo, grouper, and some bluefin tuna. 1st place jack pot winner was Ed Sanders with a 65 lb. bluefin tuna, 2nd place was Mark Oliver with a 61 lb. bluefin tuna, and 3rd place was John Kehrli with a 52 lb. grouper. Always a huge thanks to everyone who made the trip this year and to Ron Hirao from big fish tackle for everything. We left Point Loma all baited up at 1200 hrs on another 8 day trip with our friend Brian Porter as our host for the trip. Again lots so rods and gear for everyone to enjoy this trip. Check back in a few days, and maybe we will have a report. Sea ya then, Jeff and the Indy crew

In-Style

Indy Crew Keeping it High & tight, "Capt" Oscar Marroquin & Tommy Horanyi

STARTER KIT........

Well we got things started today , and managed to have a pretty good time in the process. 18 to 30 lb. yellowtail were the game today. Salas yo yo jigs and the beloved 7 x for the long rod guys were the way to go. A hot mackerel cast out was pretty instant as well. I think pretty much everyone got their daily limit on these today, and we had excellent weather as well. We are going to camp out and give this a try tomorrow in hopes of a repeat day like today. Thanks for checking in on us, Jeff and the Indy crew

EPIC FISHING = GREAT LIVING.......

Wow, good evening from the independence. Today was one of those days that one runs across every once in a while out here. Things got going early, 0300 yellowtail bonanza began, and we left 'em biting at 1000 hrs. 20 to 30 lb. fish full speed. Throw in a nice w s b and a few grouper and that was the morning. The after noon was equally great as we found a few kelps loaded with BULL Dorado up to 40 lbs. got all fixed up on those, and managed 26 big wahoo up to 60 lbs for the effort. All I can say is everyone on board here is totally spent, and will sleep very well after chef Ed's fabulous rack of lamb dinner he has going on. Everything was the hot ticket today; Salas 6x jr. and Capt Jimmy's Wahoo bombs were the way to go for the skinnies, and 6 xs for the yellas. Great weather was enjoyed by all as well. We are going to make a move tonight in hopes of more of this great action going on out here. Sea ya all later, Jeff

MORE SKINNIES........

Hello again sports fans; here is what we know about today. We spent most of the day fishing for beautiful grade Wahoo with some success. 29 bigguns hit the deck, and are resting in the r s w tank along with the half dozen nice grouper we caught today as well. Picture perfect weather to work in today made it all that more fun. We are on the way up rite now, and will be making a bait stop tomorrow before venturing out again to the offshore scene. We are all looking forward to Chef Ed Lacombs savory yellowtail dinner tonight, Yum. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew

Final days.....

Hello everyone, we made a few tanks of bait yesterday, and gained some altitude today while looking for tuna. We saw a little bit of sign in one area, and caught 6 yft for the effort. We will be in a better area for our last day tomorrow. Please wish us luck, Jeff

ETA Monday Jun 30, 2014 5:45am

The Indy will arrive back at Point Loma at approximately 5:45am. Anglers going on tomorrows trip be sure to bring your passports. Will begin sign in at 7am..

FINISHED UP IN STYLE......

FINISHED UP IN STYLE......
Well, we managed to finish the trip with some sort of tuna today, as we caught 43 mixed fish, mostly bluefin, and some yellowfin tuna... As far as the trip goes, we have been truly blessed with great fishing for a number of species, and beautiful weather to do it in. Everyone is in high spirits this evening getting ready for New York steak dinner, and unload the boat in the morning. We will be in at 0545 tomorrow, sea ya then, Jeff

Brian porter - seeker 8 day

Jack pot winners...
the independence arrived back to port this morning with a beautiful catch, 10 day style fishing for those lucky ones on the trip. What a month of great fishing so far this year. The jackpot winners are as follows, 1st place Brian porter with a 51 lb. Wahoo, 2nd place Don Sogioka with a 49 lb. Wahoo, and 3rd place, tom Darby with a 112 lb. grouper. Much thanks to Brian porter and seeker rods and to everyone who made the trip this year such a huge success. Sea you all on the next one, Jeff and the Indy crew

QUICK TURN AROUND......

We departed this morning and are heading out on a 4 day .After picking up are beautiful bait we are out and within hours we were hooked up on yellowfin tuna . Tomorrow we will be in search for more yellowfin and maybe some bluefin stay in tune Paul, Matt, Tyler ,Kevin, Oscar, Tommy Michele and Ed