Royal Polaris docked under skipper Roy Rose's hand July 20 after a Hi's Tackle trip of five days with 33 anglers. Hi's owner Jonah Li met the boat and told Bill Roecker he is moving his store in a month or so to 40 Chestnut Avenue in South San Francisco. Check his site at www.histacklebox.com for more information.

"We found some excellent fishing on offshore kelps," said Rose. "We scratched away at yellowtail of 25 to 40 pounds and we got three yellowfin of 20 to 40 pounds. We also got two bluefin tuna at the island. They were tight, not offshore."

Long-time RP skipper Steve Loomis was nearby. "Those are the first bluefin to come from the island that I know about for over 12 years," he noted. "Maybe things are changing."

Taking his best yellowtail ever brought first place to Michael Balastrieri of Pt. Loma. The mossback weighed 48.4 pounds. He got it with a sardine on a 6/0 Mutu hook, 30-pound P-Line, and Avet LX 6-3 reel and a Loomis eight-foot rod.

Robert Peterson of Alpine won second place for a 40.4-pound albacore, and David Allsbrook of San Diego took third place for a 40-pound longfin. Four lady anglers representing the Rounds and Page families posed with some of the fish they caught on the trip. They were: Katie Page, Kathy Rounds, Kristen Page and Nancy Page.