Owner skipper Sam Patella returned American Angler to Point Loma Sportfishing January 5, 2010 after a ten-day Calstar charter. The trip returned with one cow; a 287.6-pound yellowfin for angler Greg Lee.

Most of the catch was 70 to 100-pounds, but the standout 287.6-pounder caught by Lee was good for first place in the jackpot. His catch is an impressive feat considering that Lee is deaf. The Gardena angler used a 5/0 hook, 130-pound fluorocarbon, a 50-size reel, and a Calstar 760 H rod.

Dan Federoff of Dana Point won second place for a 175-pound tuna. Dan used a 5/0 Owner gorilla hook, 80-pound pink Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon, 80-pound P-Line wind-on by Basil, 80-pound Berkley Big Game spectra, a Penn VSX 16 reel and a Calstar 700 XH rod.

American Angler regular Nacho Camarena of Oceanside took third place for a 144-pound yellowfin caught down at the lower banks.

\"We pretty much had glass seas the whole trip,\" Nacho stated, then pointed at the calm water. \"It was just like this here at the dock.\"