Independence Sportfishing Trip Update (083110)

REMEMBER THESE? WE CALLED 'EM ALBIES (083110)!!! Jeff DeBuys docked Independence August 31 after a five-day Tuna Trackers trip with 22 anglers and chartermaster Al Frink of Newport Beach aboard.

"We found good yellowtail fishing," said Jeff. "September will be resurrection month for offshore fishing. The tuna scene is looking good, with the right kind of water structure. We ended up with about  

Good Weather, Slow fishin'

We departed yesterday on a 5-day extravaganza with a great group, and good load of sardines. Today we spent the day in the offshore hunting grounds. With good weather on our side I thought we would find some tuna somewhere that would save our day. We found lots of good water, and only a couple of 25 lb. yellow fin tuna. We are on our way to an island for some yellowtail fishing for tomorrow; please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

yellows and bull bass for us

Today was good fishing for us on the Indy. From sun up to sundown we were pulling on some thing, bass or yellowtail. All types were the hot ticket for the yellows, jigs, bait etc.... the weather was good as well. We are going to try this tomorrow in hopes of a repeat. Thanks for checking in. Jeff, the Indy crew and us

Another Fun Day

Today was a lot like yesterday, good fishing and good weather for the most part, as the wind has picked up a bit. With lots of big yellows and some calicos for all on board, we are going to look offshore for tomorrow. Please wish us luck, the Indy crew

The Indy Returns

The Indy will arrive at approximately 6am on Sunday 9/5. the sign in for the Anglers departing on Sunday will be at 7am. See you all soon.

good sign, few bites

Today we saw many schools once we got up to the area. Getting them to bite was another story. We did manage to catch 10 bluefin tuna, and saw lots and lots. We will be back to San Diego at 0600 tomorrow, sea ya then, Jeff and the Indy crew

Sav-On Tackle trip

Good evening everyone today we departed on our Sav-on Tackle 3-day trip
and are already off to a good start. Bob from Sav-on had some good prizes and give aways, then we happened to run into some schools of blue fin Tuna, they did not want to bite as well as we thought they would, but we did manage to capture about 20 of them. The fish are school size. About 15-20lbs but was it a challenge as they will only bite light line. We are going to be out here for a couple more days Fishing in the offshore area so wish us luck, talk to you soon. Capt Kyle, Paul M, Justin, Steve, Frank. Tom and Rolf in the Galley

The Indy Returns

The Indy will dock at Point Loma Sportfishing at 5:45am on Wed Sept 8. Sign in will begin at 7am.

Good fishing on good grade

Hello again, Today Tuesday we had a good day on the albacore and landed 70 fish in the 25 to 40 pound range as well as 21 yellowfin tuna in the 20 to 30 pound range for our 15 people. that's right, 15 people on this 3 day trip. Yesterday we landed 20 mixed tuna for the day, our weather has been flat calm the entire trip. We are close to home and will be in at about 6 AM at Point Loma sportfishing. We do have a few spots on the upcoming Young's Tackle 7 day trip departing on 9/12 and also the Indy Challenge departing 10/2 for 6 days priced at $1,895. Give us a call if we can answer any questions regarding the schedule. Thanks for checking in, The Indy gang.

Yellows and Sun

we arrived at our destination around 1330 today and got busy right off the bat . with flat calm weather, and good conditions we scratched at the good quality yellows and big calicos. we are going to spend the night and try this again tomorrow. please wish us luck, jeff and the indy crew

More Fun and Sun

Today started off with a bang. The visual was something out of blue planet, as fish, bird, bait, were all convening on the same thing at once. We had good fishing during this sequence, and after a few hours, everything went away. The rest of the day we caught a few here and there. The weather was good down here. We are on our way up to the next spot for tomorrow. Thanks for checking in, the Indy crew

We Return Home

The Indy will return at 7am on Sunday Sept 12. Sign in will begin 7:30am..Thanks

Independence Sportfishing (091210)

BAJA FISH GEAR TRIP (091210)!!! Jeff DeBuys parked the Independence at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 12 after a four-day trip to the Benitos/Cedros area.

"Cedros was better," he noted, "by quite a bit. That water at Benitos turned for the worse."

There were 28 anglers on the boat, who had numerous Yellowtail in the30-pound class.

Justin Rossi of LA had the best one, a 35.2-pounder that bit on a sardine and a 2/0 Mustad 91450 hook tied to 40-pound blue Izorline and 65-pound Power Pro Spectra backing. He used a Trinidad 30 reel and a Calstar 6465 rod built by Yo's.

Patrick Newton of Westland, OR won second place for a 34.4-pound Yellowtail and Skip Newton (no relation) of Canyon Lake won third place for his 33.8-pound Yellowtail.

Quick Turn-a-round

After a quick turn-a-round yesterday, we are out on a 7-day young's tackle extravaganza. We have a good load of bait, and high hopes for the next few days ahead. The weather is a bit breezy, but still workable. Today we will spend the day rigging, and preparing for the trip, and watch football tonight. Look for some favorable reports in the future, and wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew

Good Fishing today

Today things started off on the slow side, and then progressed into the classic afternoon bite that went into the dark. Unfortunately the sharks wanted to snack on some of our tuna. When the dust settled we put 70 of these beauties on the boat, and for the most part they average 60 to 75 lbs. with a few bigger ones mixed in. we had a few chances on the Wahoo, but only 3 made their way on the boat. I almost forgot the Dorado madam bite. The weather is really good, and we are looking forward to tomorrow. All had a great time today. Thanks for checking in on Jeff, the Indy crew and us

More Action

Today we made our way into the shallows east of the rocks, and had a really fun day pulling on tuna, big pargo, and yellowtail until dark. We had really good action from 1100 on. All methods were working, jigs, bait whatever you put in the water. Again the weather was outstanding, hot, and sunny. We are on the move up the line, and will make a stop tomorrow for a late afternoon yellowtail check at one of the islands. Have a good evening, the Indy crew

The 2011 schedule is now out

Please check out the 2011 list of trips the Independence is offering next year. Call Judy for info. or to book a trip with us. We will list the sponsors and group of some trips later on, so please check back for more info. on trips. See ya fishing soon, Mark and Paul and the entire indy staff.

Indy's Return 09-19-2010

The Indy will arrive back at Point Loma Sportfishing at approximately 5:45am on Sunday Sept 19..Sign in for Kimura's Tackle Group will begin at 7..Parking is at a premium I was at the Landing at 8 this morning.. If you want to get parking in the main lot, I suggest you be there when the Indy returns or shortly thereabouts. If you can have someone drop you off, 8am-8:30 for your arrival would be good. There is also extra parking across the street on Harbor Dr made for Anglers Also. Judy

Sat Phone and J P Winners

Anglers, Families and loyal Reader, We want to let you all know that our satellite phone is temporality down and we will not be receiving any update for the trip that left today. The parts are on order and we will be up and running again real soon..We sincerely apologize, however on an upscale note our returning trip with Captain Jeff at the helm and our chartermater Mac Mcleod from Young's Tackle they managed to bring home some hefty Yellowfin.. Our First place winner was Johnny Jones from Los Angeles hauled in a whopper 117.6 pound YFT, second place goes to chartermaster MacMcleod with a 113.6 YFT, and rounding off at 3rd places was Tony Montez from Moreno Valley with a 110.6 pound YFT....Super trip and great guys. We welcome all of you back again in 2011. The Indy Crew and Staff.

Independence Sportfishing Trip Update (091910)

THINGS LOOK GOOD (091910)!!! Jeff DeBuys brought the Independence home from Alijos Rocks September 19. His 27 anglers found very good fishing on the seven-day trip.
"Things look good," said Jeff. "I'm excited about the way the fall fishing is shaping up. We had fantastic fishing--the fishing was better than the weather. The last leg home was a little rough."

Johnny Jones of LA won first place for a 117.6-pound Yellowfin he got on the flyline. He said he baited a sardine on a Mustad 94150 hook on 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon to tempt it. He used 40-pound Izorline and 65-pound Power Pro Spectra on an Avet LX reel and a Calstar 760 M rod.

Mac McLeod of Lakewood got second place for a 113.6-pounder, and Tony Montez of Moreno Valley won third place for a 110.6-pound Alijos Yellowfin.

Along with Tuna and Yellowtail, the trip produced numerous Snappers of the type long rangers call "Pink Pargo," and McLeod and Streeter Turner of LA posed with their Pargo for Bill Roecker's camera.

"I filled out my limit with 'em," remarked Streeter.

Kimura's Tackle Returns

The Indy will return at 5:45am on Sunday Sept 26th
thanks for Checking in.. We once again apologize for not having any reports due to technical problems with our Sat phone, however Mark assures everyone that he will make a posting of this trip upon his return..

Independence Sportfishing Trip Update (092610)

CROWD DIDN'T MATTER (092610)!!! "We had a perfect seven-day trip," said Independence owner skipper Mark Pisano at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 26. "There were four boats at The Rocks, all of 'em catching. We had perfect timing, and the weather got better the whole time we were out."

The trip had 30 anglers and was sponsored by Kimura's Tackle. The best fish was a 78.8-pound kite fish, a Yellowfin caught by Andy Jaenichen of Pomona. It won first place. Andy said he got it on a flylined sardine pinned to a 2/0 ringed Owner Super Mutu hook on 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 60-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet LX reel and a Shimano Talus rod.

Mark Mayeda of Huntington Beach was hot on Andy's tail with a 78.6-pounder that bit a double sardine rig on the boat's kite outfit: 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izor Spectra on an Avet 50 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXX rod.

James Beard of Post Falls, ID won third place for a 74.8-pounder and Phil Havilcek of San Francisco got honorable mention for a 75-pounder, since he wasn't in the contest. He got his limit, and helped other anglers.

Brian Loft of Chino Hills was close, with a 72-pound gorgeous Yellowfin under a near-full moon.

Kimura's tackle 6 day trip

We returned from our latest 7 day adventure with the group from Kimura's tackle, We had a great trip on beautiful grade yellowfin tuna for 3 staight days. The fish were mostly 55 to 79 pounds with some school size fish in the 18 to 30 pound range mixed in as well. On the way home we made a stop and enjoyed some good action on yellowtail that were in the 14 to 18 pound range. The yellows bit wide open at times for short periods and really seemed to jump on the yoyo iron the best. Our timing this trip was very good in the weather department as the trip down began with nasty seas and progressively turned better and better as we enjoyed a great ride home in calm seas. We will be in for 6 days and take time to give the boat a full spring cleaning and get her ready for the fall season ahead. We will depart early on Saturday the 2nd so please check in no later than 8 am.