"Keep Your Eye On The Water"

Roy Rose parked the Royal Polaris at Fisherman's Landing February 6 after a 17-day trip with 18 anglers. There were five cows aboard the boat, along with a good catch of tuna and a half-dozen wahoo per angler.

"We took the tour," said Roy, "from the southern banks to the Hurricane Bank. We got bigger fish on sardines, but we also got a few big ones on the kite and flying fish or squid."

Chris Petersen's best tuna ever weighed 269 pounds on the boat, where the weigh-in was done, and he won first place.

"I saw him in the chunk line," said Chris, "and cast to him. Next thing I knew we were dancin'. It just goes to show, you keep your eye on the water and you'll something.

"I fought him for an hour, " continued Chris, "and he took over 500 yards of Spectra with 25 pounds of drag."

Chris fished a sardine on a 6/0 Super Mutu ringed hook tied to 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon tied to 130-pound Izorline Spectra. He used a Penn 50 S reel modified by Cal Sheets and a Calstar 665 M rod.

Steve Oba of Brea was second, for a 210-pounder Oba bagged it with a sardine on a 7/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with a Penn 50 S reel and a Calstar 6460 XH rod, and cranked his winner to the boat in just 20 minutes.

Karl Fechner of Palos Verdes won third place for a 186-pound tuna. He said he got it with a sardine on a 6/0 ringed Super Mutu tied to 90-pound Momoi line and 130-pound Line One Spectra, on a Penn 50 S reel and a Calstar 660 XXH rod.

Joe McBride of Chattaroy, WA got two cows of 215 and 130 pounds with the kite and flying fish baits. He used 14/0 ringed Super Mutu hooks and 130-pound Momoi line and 130-pound Lin e One Spectra,, with an Accurate 50 reel and a Calstar 7460 XH rod.

Mike Stanton of San Luis Obispo hauled in a 205-pounder after it grabbed a flyer under the kite. He used a 14/0 ringed Super Mutu hook and 130-Momoi line with 130-pound Line One Spectra on a Penn 50 S reel and a Calstar 760 XH rod.