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
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!
Aug 18-21
This 3-day trip had 28 anglers and they caught 14 albacore and 1 bluefin tuna. The jackpot winners are:
- Mike Montgomery, Fountain Valley, CA — 29.4# albacore
- Marcus Liese, Las Vegas, NV — 28.8# albacore
- Del Hays, Duarte, CA — 26.5# albacore
Aug 21-26
This 5-day trip had 21 anglers and they caught 280 albacore and 5 yellowfin tuna. The jackpot winners are (from left):
- John Coughlan, Long Beach, CA — 38# albacore
- Bob Schiffmacher, Yorba Linda, CA — 36# albacore
- Herb Steinberg, Santa Monica, CA — 35.8# albacore
Photo by Bill Roecker
Aug 14-18
This 4-day trip had 19 anglers and they caught 260 albacore, 2 yellowtail, and 1 yellowfin tuna. The jackpot winners are: (left to right)
- Joe Valle, El Monte, CA — 40.1# albacore
- Don Culbertson, Sylmar, CA — 40.4# albacore
- Mike Collins, Lompoc, CA — 38.6# albacore
Aug 11-14
This 3-day trip had 22 anglers and they caught 173 albacore. The jackpot winners are: (left to right)
- Pamela Bies, Whittier, CA — 34# albacore
- Gary Heilgeist, Whittier, CA — 33.6# albacore
- John Avitia, Kingman, AZ — 33.2# albacore
Capt Aaron Remy is in the background.
Aug 8-11 Let’s Talk Hook-Up Shimano Seminar
This 3-day trip had 29 anglers and they caught 92 yellowtail and 39 dorado. The jackpot winners are: (left to right)
- Chris Luciani, Greenbill, PA — 30.2# yellowtail
- Martin Ferreira, Jamul, CA — 20.8# yellowtail
- Ron Young, Athens, OH and Rob Young, Poway, CA — 19.6# dorado and yellowtail (tie)
Aug 4-8
This 4-day trip had 28 anglers and they caught 82 albacore, 61 yellowtail, 7 dorado, and 4 bluefin. The jackpot winners are: (left to right)
- Frank Vanoudheusden, Dominguez Hills, CA — 38.4# albacore
- Jesse Bingaman, Costa Mesa, CA — 38# albacore
- Dylan Haste, Palm Desert, CA — 37# albacore (for the third year in a row!)