Trip Reports

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

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)

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

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

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

This 5-day trip had 21 anglers and they caught 66 bluefin, 209 yellowfin, 247 yellowtail, and 1 dorado. The jackpot winners are:

• Hal Guy, Canoga Park, CA — 22.8# yellowfin tuna (left)
• Jeff Nagel, Laguna Niguel, CA — 22.6# yellowfin tuna
• Jeff Nagel, Laguna Niguel, CA — 22.0# yellowfin tuna(

This 3-day trip had 28 anglers and they caught 236 bluefin, 54 yellowfin, and 3 albacore. The jackpot winners are:

• Derek Taguchi, Orange, CA — 44# bluefin tuna (left)
• Bob Bayus, Azusa, CA — 42.2# bluefin tuna (middle)
• Jim Arens, Bayfield, CO — 42# bluefin tuna (right)

This 4-day trip had 16 anglers and they caught 240 bluefin, 80 yellowtail, 9 yellowfin, and 2 dorado. The jackpot winners are:

• Bill Parker, Chula Vista, CA — 23.8# yellowtail tuna
• Tim Farmer, Bakersfield, CA and Jeremy Bart, San Clemente, CA (tie) — 23.6# yellowtail
• Tim Farmer, Bakersfield, CA — 23.2# yellowtail

This 5-day trip had 20 anglers and they caught 67 yellowtail, 31 yellowfin, and 1 grouper. The jackpot winners are:

• Lloyd Doyle, Long Beach, CA — 79.8# yellowfin tuna
• Lloyd Doyle, Long Beach, CA — 78# yellowfin tuna
• Howard Pukini, La Mirada, CA — 77.4# yellowfin tuna