September 24-October 1, 2011
This 7-day trip had 23 anglers and they caught 230 yellowtail, 91 yellowfin, and 138 dorado. And congrats to the non-jackpot wahoo caught by Tim James. The jackpot winners are:
- Terry Wade, San Diego, CA– 47.6# yellowtail
- Michael Otahal, Santa Barbara, CA — 35.4# yellowtail
- Ron Bryan, San Clemente and Marshall Ransdell, Fresno, CA — 30.8# yellowtail (tied)
September 17-23, 2011
This Penn University 6-day trip had 25 anglers and they caught 212 yellowfin, 286 yellowtail, and 5 dorado. Many thanks to Steve Carson and Penn University for their sponsorship. And congrats to the non-jackpot 92.5# yellowfin caught by Steve! The jackpot winners are:
- Gary Chung, San Jose, CA– 87.6# yellowfin tuna (left)
- Matt Kirkpatrick, Bakersfield, CA — 86.4# yellowfin tuna
- Leon Walraven, Whittier, CA (right) and Curtis Howard, Diamond Bar, CA — 84.8# yellowfin tuna
Penn U Charter by Bill Roecker
Penn U. Charter
Searcher docked at Fisherman’s Landing September 24 under owner-skipper Art Taylor’s hand. Following a six-day trip chartered by Penn University’s Steve Carson, who acted as chartermaster. He also caught the largest tuna of the trip, a 92.5-pound Guadalupe whopper yellowfin.
Gary Chung of San Jose got the first-place fish, an 87.6-pound tuna that bit his sardine on a 2/0 Mutu hook and 50-pound pink Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon tied to 50-pound Big Game line and 80-pound Izorline on a Penn 16 S reel and a Calstar 765 L rod.
Matt Kirkpatrick of Bakersfield won second place for an 86.4-pounder. Curtis Howard of Diamond Bar tied with Leon Walraven of Whittier for third place. Both men had 84.8-pound tuna. Kirkpatrick and Howard were on their first long range trips.
September 9-12, 2011
This 2.5-day trip had 23 anglers and they caught 181 yellowfin, 13 dorado, and 13 bluefin. Many thanks to Western Outdoor News and Okuma Fishing for their sponsorship! The jackpot winners are:
- Chris Brodock, Simi Valley, CA– 20.4# yellowfin tuna
- Don Beckman, Dana Point, CA — 18.9# yellowfin tuna
- Greg Locke, San Diego, CA — 18.6# yellowfin tuna (left)
September 2-5, 2011
This 3-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 161 yellowfin, 28 dorado, and 3 bluefin. The jackpot winners are:
- Ed Uchio, Milford, CT– 19.8# yellowfin tuna (middle)
- Bob Lin, Lake Forest, CA — 19.4# yellowfin tuna (right)
- Randy Welsh, Sacramento, CA — 18.8# yellowfin tuna (left)
August 31-September 2, 2011
This 1.5-day trip had 30 anglers and they caught 53 bluefin tuna, 47 yellowfin tuna, and two dorado. The jackpot winner is:
- David Norman, Granada Hills, CA — 28# yellowfin tuna
August 26-29, 2011
This 3-day trip had 27 anglers and they caught 339 bluefin, 138 yellowfin, and 20 dorado. The jackpot winners are:
- Peter Le, So Pasadena, CA — 36.4# bluefin tuna(left)
- Blake Robertson, Oceanside, CA — 21.6# yellowfin tuna
- Larry Hendon, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (right) and Don Bennett, Arlington, TN (tie) — 21.6# yellowfin tuna
August 21-26, 2011
This 5-day trip had 14 anglers and they caught 191 bluefin, 50 yellowfin, 113 yellowtail, and 4 dorado. The jackpot winners are:
- Bruce Gothar, Menifee, CA — 30.8# yellowtail (left)
- Mike Ray, Huntington Beach, CA — 27# yellowtail
- Mike Yearry, San Clemente, CA — 25.4# yellowtail