Jeff DeBuys docked Independence at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 22 after a ten-day charter with Alex Mobile as chartermaster and 25 fishermen. The trip was excellent for fish and for prizes like the dozen copies of At The Rail that Mobile gave his anglers. "We fished down The Ridge, went out to Alijos Rocks, looked at the Potato Bank, came up The Ridge and stopped a bit at Cedros Island for some bass," said Mobile. "We had a great variety, with some wahoo, bull dorado and even some bluefin. I'd give it a 10 rating," DeBuys agreed.

Physics prof Valerie Otero of Boulder, CO (University of Colorado) won first place for her 76.6-pound yellowfin tuna. Mark Bush of Telluride, CO won second place for a 76.2-pounder, and Dwayne Ueda of Chino Hills won third place for a 61.2-pound Alijos Rocks yellowfin tuna. Terry Sandoval of Anaheim got a 51.8-pound wahoo on a Yo-Zuri Marauder in Tony The Tiger motif.