"We started things off in style," said the report from Independence January 13, "as my good buddy, and ace fisherman Allen Smith AGAIN landed an estimated taped wt. 299 lb. tuna first thing in the morning. We pulled the hook on another BIG one, as they say, that's fishing. The other lucky angler was Jeff Liu who caught a 195-pound Yellowfin in the afternoon. We had good fishing again on great quality 125 to 180-pound fish. The weather is good, and the afternoons are a bit slower than the a.m."