Friend to all Fishermen, Philip Friedman of 976-TUNA, Needs Help!
Philip’s brother-in-law has a brain tumor. To help, read below. If you can help with a monetary donation, thank you! Let me know and I’ll send you a Searcher t-shirt!
Christian had his fourth brain surgery on August 28th, 2007 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Since that time his condition has deteriorated to the point where he still has not eaten since August 28th, is in severe pain and now has meningitis.The meningitis may have been prevented as we had the following advice from Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles.
"It seems like the fluid draining from the wound is CSF (cerebro spinal fluid) in Spanish (liquido cefalo raquidio). Probably when the nurse removed the drain, she didn’t put a stitch or even if she did there is still drainage. This is very dangerous because if he gets an infection he will develop meningitis. I recommend for the doctor to recheck the wound and tried to close with a stitch hopefully that will stop the fluid."
Christian Back in the Hospital
The preceding advice was not followed and Christian and he was discharged from the hospital with no instructions on how to care for him. He has now been readmitted to Hospital San Juan de Dios as he became non responsive. He is talking a bit and still can recognize loved ones. They are treating the meningitis but seem very pessimistic. The following advice is from Cedar Sinai in Los Angeles.
"They shouldn’t be so negative about it– meningitis is dangerous but with appropriate care he can be ok. They should do cultures of the cerebrospinal fluid and give them IV antibiotics to treat.
Please keep me informed."
Christian to go home again soon
Doctors at San Juan Dios Hospital say he could die at any time or he could hang on for a few months; no one knows for sure. They plan on sending him home to die shortly.
If you would like to help Christian, the need is greater than ever.
The Christian Rodriguez Fund
2655 W. Carson St.
Torrance, CA 90503
Current needs:
An orthopedic bed for his home
A nurse to administer antibiotics and watch over him
Purchase all of his meds as well as all other medical needs including bandages, morphine, and every other medical needs.
Help to pay for day to day living expenses
Help to pay for clothing and schooling for his children and so much more
If you can help take away some of the tremendous pressure on this family, it would be deeply appreciated by all of us.
Sep 7-12
This 5-day trip had 26 anglers and they caught 256 yellowtail, 10 albacore, 13 dorado, and 3 yellowfin tuna. The jackpot winners are:
- Tim James, Westminster, CA — 37.6# albacore
- Chuck James, Lapine, OR — 30.6# albacore
- John Wilmore, Temecula, CA — 30# albacore each
Aug 31-Sep 3
This 3-day trip had 29 anglers and they caught 66 albacore and 1 bluefin tuna. The jackpot winners are:
- Ray Klimusko, Simi Valley, CA — 39.2# albacore
- Ronald Jew, San Francisco, CA — 37.4# albacore
- (a tie!) Joshua Zane, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA and Dave Ekbom — 36# albacore each
Searcher Gets Near-Limits by Bill Roecker
Art Taylor brought his Searcher in to Fisherman’s Landing August 31 after a five-day trip that visited the albacore grounds and Guadalupe Island.
“We got near-limits of albacore,” said Art, “and then we went down to Guadalupe to try for some bigger fish.”
Taylor said his anglers had a fish going much of the time at the island, but between the losses from the light tackle the anglers used to draw strikes and the tuna that were eaten by sharks the catch was smaller than it might have been otherwise.
Bill Zemba of Castaic won first place for a 44-pound yellowfin and tied for third place for a 38.4-pound albie.
He said he bagged the yellowfin with a sardine on a 2/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 40-pound Big Game line, with a 50-pound Seaguar leader. He used a Torium 20 reel and a six and a half-foot Calstar rod.
Roger Ulinder of Mission Viejo won second place for a 40.8-pound albacore, and Doug Nance of San Diego tied with Bill Zemba for third with 38.4-pound yellowfin.
Aug 26-31
This 5-day trip had 17 anglers and they caught 215 albacore, 6 yellowfin tuna, 2 bluefin tuna, and 43 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are (left to right):
- Bill Zemba, Castaic, CA — 44# albacore
- Roger Ulinder, Mission Viejo, CA — 40.8# albacore
- Bill Zemba, Castaic, CA — 38.4# albacore and Doug Nance, San Diego, CA — 38.4# yellowfin tuna (tie)
An Honorable Mention goes to: Karin Bartels, Gillette, NJ — 37.4# albacore!
Searcher Finds Longfin by Bill Roecker
Art Taylor docked his 95-foot Searcher August 26 after a five-day trip with 21 passengers. They found some good albacore fishing on the last couple days of their trip.
John Coughlan of Long Beach won the jackpot for his 38-pound longfin. He said he took it with a sardine on a 2/0 Mustad hook and 25-pound Ande line. He used a Newell 332 reel and a six-foot Truline rod.
Searcher winners found some plump albacore that wanted sardines.
Bob Schiffmacher of Yorba Linda won second place for a 36-pounder, and Herb Steinberg of Santa Monica was third, for a 35.8-pound albacore.
2008 Schedule is Ready!
Please check the schedule link for our remaining 2007 trips AND our 2008 schedule! Our successful summer 5-day trips are back, as well as a new "fish down-fly back" trip in December, 2008.
Heading to Guadalupe Island!
HOT NEWS FLASH FROM AUG 21!
Our Guadalupe Island permits came today! After five months of red tape and lots of hoops to jump through, the permits were issued to our Mexican representative, Juan Caro. Juan has worked very hard in conjunction with Bob Fletcher President of SAC to meet all the new requirements for applying and receiving permits this year. Our permit now is valid for two years. Hopefully the groundwork has been laid so we can obtain these permits, and any others necessary, in the future.