Owner Bill Poole was aboard, as was his daughter-in-law Sarah Poole and 30other fishermen. Randy Toussaint skippered the trip, and covered a lot of water; all the way from "The Cross," some 200 miles south, and back to port, said Bill.

Toussaint said the water was mostly near 63 degrees, and four bluefin were caught by Excel anglers along with the paddy fish. The bluefin were shared with American Angler, he said.

Long Tran of San Bernadino won first place for a 33-pound bluefin tuna. He said he got it with a sardine on a 2/0 Gorilla hook, with 30-pound P-Line on a Trinidad 16 N reel and a Loomis eight-foot rod.

Cong Vu of Orange won second place for a 28-pounder, and Danh Thao of Garden Grove was third, for a 25-pound bluefin.