Trip Reports

This 3-day Western Outdoor News-sponsored trip had 27 anglers and they caught 32 albacore, 3 bluefin tuna, 11 yellowtail, and 50 rockfish. The jackpot winners are:

• John Bohall, Sulphur, LA — 66# bluefin (right)
• Brian Trout, San Diego, CA — 41.6# albacore (middle)
• Cal Groshong, Phoenix, AZ — 24.2# albacore (left)

This 5-day Qualia-reels trip had 23 anglers and they caught 253 yellowtail, 3 bluefin tuna, 2 albacore and 1 halibut. The jackpot winners are:

• Bill Zemba, Castaic, CA — 41.2# yellowtail (left)
• Adam Saldick, Sherman Oaks, CA — 36.8# yellowtail
• Rob Geiger, Simi Valley, CA — 35# yellowtail

This 7-day trip had 20 anglers and they caught 213 yellowtail, 2 dorado, and 34 yellowfin tuna. The jackpot winners are:

• Joe Preciado, Imperial Beach, CA — 73# yellowfin tuna (left)
• Dale Bunting, Cambria, CA — 68.8# yellowfin tuna (right)
• Mas Kaneko, Los Angeles, CA — 65.8# yellowfin tuna (middle)

This 7-day trip had 19 anglers and they caught 132 yellowtail, 114 dorado, 16 wahoo, 2 grouper, and 2 yellowfin tuna. The jackpot winners are (left to right):

• Don Ballanti, El Cerrito, CA — 46.8# wahoo
• Mike Jimenez, Los Angeles, CA — 44.4# wahoo
• Bob Ballanti, Boise, ID — 41.8# wahoo

This 6-day trip had 22 anglers and they caught 330 yellowtail and 18 halibut. The jackpot winners are:

• John Curtis, ENGLAND — 44.2# yellowtail
• Robert Chavez, San Diego, CA — 38.8# yellowtail
• Dan Kelleher, Cambria, CA — 38.8# halibut

This 4-day trip had 25 anglers and they caught 257 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are (left to right):

• Jerry Jellsett, Temecula, CA — 25.8# yellowtail
• Jim Marshall, Jackson, CA — 25.4# yellowtail
• Rick Lalama, San Diego, CA — 24.6# yellowtail

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

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

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!