Jeff DeBuys brought Independence home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a dandy seven-day trip October 1. His 31 anglers found lots of Dorado and Yellowtail, and took home a plethora of prizes, as the top seven places got awards. The big one was a $1,000 certificate from the boat. "We fished on The Ridge and offshore," Jeff told Roecker. "We had great Dorado and Yellowtail fishing, got some fat Wahoo and some small Yellowfin."

The big winner was John Branum of Selma, TX, who won first place and the $1,000 award for his 31.6-pound Dorado. "Jeff and the crew were awesome," said Branum, who got his winner with a mackerel on a 3/0 Mustad 91450 hook on 40-pound Izorline, a Trinidad 30 reel and a Seeker Black Steel 6470 H rod.

The prizes were awarded as follows: Benny Le, Scott Ocheltree and William Tally got three Avet reels. Tim Ryan, Jay Love and Steve Johnson won three Seeker rods.