Izorline Trip Finds Forkies
Art Taylor’s Searcher returned to Fisherman’s Landing July 5 after a good visit to Cedros Island. Art drove the boat, and his second skipper Aaron Remy showed the boys how with a 42-pound mossback he got with a mint green/blue Candy Bar. He said he used a Newell reel with a cracked handle and an Ulua rod, “typical boat gear.”
A pair of Izorline reps also highlined the catch. Norm Fujimoto of Izorline and Fullerton was chartermaster, and took a 36.6-pound yellowtail.
The trip produced near-limits, he told Bill Roecker, “…most on the yoyo jig, but the big one came on the flyline. They were on the lee side.”
Izor rep Ernie Seko of La Palma was on a busman’s holiday, and won first place for a 38.6-pound yellow. He said it bit a sardine on a 2/0 Mustad hook tied to 30-pound Izor fluorocarbon leader, 30-pound Izorline mainline and 65-pound Izor Spectra on an Avet JX reel and a Calstar 800 ML rod. He said the fish scrapped with him for 20 minutes.
Alvin Flores of San Diego won second place for a 34.6-pounder, and Jerry Walton of Las Vegas won third place for his 33.8-pound yellowtail.
