Andy Cates brought Red Rooster III home from a five-day Seaguar/Newell/Yo-Zuri trip with chartermaster Richard Hightower and 24 anglers aboard. They included John DeVries and Gerry Benedicto of Seaguar, out for a holiday of fishing with their West Coast rep Hightower. WON saltwater editor Brandon Hayward was also along. The group found a good catch of yellowtail and bluefin tuna, along with four super-sized white seabass produced during a visit to the Cedros/Benitos zone.

Ron Lloyd of Pacific Grove won first place for his 41.5-pound white seabass. He said it bit a squid, made in the daylight at the islands. The squish was pinned to a 3/0 ringed Super Mutu hook on 50-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 80-pound Power Pro spectra. Ron used a Trinidad 20 reel and a seven-foot rod.

Charles Lair of Moreno Valley got a 36-pound yellowtail to win second place. Carl Schielzeth of Westminster won third place for a 35.1-pound Yellowtail. Rich Holland of Aliso Viejo stood in the lineup with his honorable mention White Seabass of 44.8 pounds.