Real Nice Trip

Independence arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 1 under Jeff DeBuy's hand, following a four-day adventure to Benitos and Guadalupe Island.

Fishing for yellowtail was excellent at Benitos, said Jeff, with angler getting what they needed in a morning, before the boat headed for Guadalupe. Here's how Jeff put it:

"When we arrived we were greeted with some of the best fishing I have seen in a while on yellowtail. It was fast and furious for hours. Bait or jigs you name it, they inhaled it. The weather was as good as it gets, so all in all we had an excellent day."

Doug Fraser of Riverside won first place, for a 78.6-pound tuna. He said it bit on a squid on the dropper loop. The squish was pinned to a 5/0 Mustad hook, on 80-pound unknown line, a Penn 20 reel and an unknown five and a half-foot rod.

Frank Nickle of Goodyear, AZ won second place for a 72.8-pounder, and Jim Boswell of Chino Hills was third for a 68-pound yellowfin. Scott McReynolds of Woodland Hills joined the winners in the lineup shot with his 45-pound yellowtail.

Hello everyone, This is the recap for the past 2 days as the e-mail would not respond the last 2 nights, we are sending this in the AM on the 4th. The yellowtail fishing was good for us with fish mostly in the 15 to 25 lb. class with 10 % smaller and 10 % bigger than that. The hurricane that went over the cape never came our direction and is now in the Sea of Cortez as a Tropical Depression and is no longer a factor for the fleet here on the pacific side. Today we are at Guadalupe Island and are hooking tuna early in the AM and plan to do this for the rest of the day. Thanks for tuning in and we will report later on today's outcome, Mark and Paul and the gang.

Kite Raises Tuna

Owners Mark Pisano and Paul Strasser brought Independence home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 6 after a five-day trip with 30 anglers to Guadalupe Island and Benitos/Cedros.

"We got daily limits of yellowtail at Benitos and Cedros," said Mark, "and we had a good day of tuna fishing at Guadalupe."

The biggest fish came on the kite and was therefore ineligible for the jackpot. It was a 122.8-pound yellowfin that ate a squid and then "

Tax Man Strong

"Greetings from the sportfishing vessel Independence," wrote skipper Jeff DeBuys September 13. "Here is a brief account for today's activities. We arrived at the outer island around 0800 and saw some decent sign of tuna. We started by getting most of what we hooked on board. After lunch we got taxed heavily by the sharks. Even after moving the boat, things didn't get much better. We still had a good day by most standards. We did get two fish that were 100 to 115 pounds that didn't get eaten by Whitey. The weather is still really good."

At the dock September 15, Jeff weighed the biggest tuna caught on the Young's Tackle open trip, which had 29 anglers aboard.

Johnnie Allos of San Diego won first place for an 86-pound tuna. He said he bagged that one with a mackerel on a 2/0 Super Mutu hook and 40-pound Izorline. He fished with 40-pound Spectra backing on an Avet two-speed reel and a Seeker Black Steel 6460 rod.

Ziad Kizy of San Diego wa second, for a 70-pounder, and Al Brandenburg of San Clemente was third, for a 66-pound Guadalupe yellowfin tuna. Don Wallace stood in with the sinners for a lineup shot with his honorable mention 125-pound tuna.

Fifth Biggest Yellowtail Ever

Mark Pisano docked his Independence September 20 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing, after a five-day trip to Guadalupe Island.

"We experienced slower

Full Speed Yellowtail

The Globe Motor Sports Charter aboard the Independence arrived home at Point Loma Sportfishing September 25 after a five-day trip with skipper Jeff DeBuys.

"We were at Guadalupe for a day and a half," said Jeff. "We saw good tuna sign, but fishing was slow. Then we went to San Pablo for some full speed yellowtail fishing. The guys were really stoked with the way the yellows bit."

Steve Sowa of Long Beach won first place for a 71-pound tuna, a fish he picked off with a mackerel on a 6/0 Gorilla hook. He said he fished with 40-pound Izorline and 60-pound Spectra backing on a Saltiga 40 reel and a six-foot Calstar rod.

Rob Seale of Rancho Cucamonga won second place for a 67-pounder, and Scott Mohr of Tucson got third place for a 60.8-pound yellowfin tuna.