Frank LoPreste brought his Royal Polaris home to Fisherman's Landing July 9 after a wonderful eight-day trip to The Ridge and other spots. He found an area of biting yellowfin tuna that produced a super catch of 25 to 80-pound fish, and added a mixed bag of other species for his 32 anglers on the RingedHooks.com outing.

Chartermaster Guy MacDonald won first place for his 84.3-pound yellowfin. He posed for a photo with his son Brandon, 11, and daughter Aubree, 10. "I hooked the big one soon after our first troll stop," Guy told dock reporter Bill Roecker. "If I hadn't, we might have moved on, since there was no sign of fish, just that blind strike. But that fish held the boat, and we had great fishing for two days, drifting. The fish shut off at night but there were right there the next day. Most of the guys did OK with 30 and 40-pound line."

MacDonald got his winner on a sardine and a 3/0 swiveled Mutu hook from Owner. He used 30-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon, 30-pound Jin Kai line and 60-pound Line One spectra on an Avet JX Raptor reel and a Calstar 800 H rod. The fish fought hard for 45 minutes.

Steven Reed of Menifee won second place for a 79-pounder, and Jim Howard of Idleyld, OR won third place for a 73.8-pound yellowfin. Steve Aranpatzis of Napa won the Rollo Jackpot for a 35-pound yellowtail.