We are back!! The satellite e-mail on the boat would not give us a connection for the last 3 days of the trip so I will give a re-cap and final report. The last 2 days of the trip were spent on the ridge and coast fishing mostly yellowfin and yellowtail. We also had some very nice dorado, a few grouper and pargo as well as a couple of wahoo. The tuna fishing was slower then what we have had in the last few trips, but we still managed to catch over a 100 tuna for the trip and the yellowtail fishing was as good as it gets with anyone who wanted a limit able to do so. Weather on the other hand was windy the entire trip with 15 to 20 knots and moderate seas, this is the very reason I love the Independence as a fishing platform. We fished in comfort, anchoring and drifting on various spots. Those of you that have fished the boat know what i\'m talking about. We had had lots of great prizes for the top fish in each category. First, I want to thank all of the Sponsors of the trip starting with our good friend Rick Ozaki of Westcoast Marketing who reps. for Avet reels,Raider jigs( the hottest wahoo jig on the planet), Fish trap iron, Graph-tech rods as well as Yo-zuri products. Rick away Raider jigs and Fish iron to all on board. We would like to Thank Rich Holland from Western Outdoor News who made his first trip on the Independence and will be doing a story on the trip,( watch for that soon.) A big thanks to Harry and Sarkis from Avet reels, makers of the first and best small 2-speeds that work day in and day out, we beat the @#$%^&* out of our loaner gear so we Know!!!, Mario from Sportmens Seafood donated 2 $100 gift cards for fish processing thank you Mario, and thanks to all the folks who made the trip, without you it would not have been possible. Top tuna winners Philip Nishida 40.2 yellowfin $1,000 gift cert. for the Indy, Ralph Salerno 36.0 yellowfin Avet HX, Rodger Kang 36.0 Yellowfin Avet HX reel, Eric Jackson 34.2 yellowfin Avet HX reel, Garrick Sakado 33.2 yellowfin $100.00 gift card from Mario\'s Seafood. In the yellowtail category, top yellowtail went to Jim Delapena 32.0 yellowtail $500.00 gift certificate for the Independence, Anthony Sheriff 29.0 yellowtail Avet JX 2 speed, Tony Sartin 26.0 yellowtail Graph-Tech rod, Tony Sartin 25.2 yellowtail $100.00 gift card for Mario\'s seafood. In the dorado bracket, Andy Delapena 40.0 dorado Graph-tech rod, Jim Delapena 34.4 dorado Graph-tech rod. In the grouper category, Tom Fujita 30.2 grouper Graph-tech rod. Thanks again to everyone who made this trip possible. Next year\'s trip will also be for six days, and will have the same prizes for top fish.

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