Frank LoPreste docked his Royal Polaris at Fisherman's Landing August 13 after the seven-day Blackwater trip with chartermaster Don Kuroye.

"We fished for a day at Alijos Rocks," Don told dock reporter Bill Roecker, "where we caught some good yellowfin tuna and wahoo. Then we went to the 23 Spot for yellowtail and the 13 Spot for more and some big bottom fish."

Skipper Frank weighed fish on the scales at the top of the dock. "We had good variety," he remarked, "with yellowfin wahoo, dorado, yellowtail and bluefin tuna. I like that."

Dr. Ken Carnes of Apex, North Carolina had the best one weighed there, an 87-pound tuna that took a sardine on a 3/0 Owner Gorilla hook on 40-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 60-pound Line One spectra. He said he fished with a Talica 12 reel and a custom Calstar 700 H rod. The fish fought 50 minutes.

Jimmy Lew had the best wahoo, a 61-pounder that was stout from head to tail. It fought so hard, "I thought I was getting old," said Jimmy, who hooked the beast on a Salas 6X Jr. in the new Pink Lady color.

James Chen of Palos Verdes Estates won first place for a 104.5-pound yellowfin. Sanford Morita of Anaheim won second place for a 99-pounder, and Matt Bingham of Livermore won third place for a 95.5-pound yellowfin tuna.