On December 30, American Angler reported, "The boat checked in last night with their first report. They had beautiful weather, a handful of tuna (including one 200-pounder caught by Bill Graham), but overall a slow start. They rolled in after the grey and had good sign, caught a few fish, had a few heartbreaks and then the light switch went off and never came back on. The rest of the day's efforts produced a handful of wahoo and a few smaller tuna."

The Angler's New Year's Eve posting said: "The boat left a message last night reporting a much nicer day of fishing: 16 tuna from 140 to 217 pounds and five of those were cows. To sweeten the deal, there were a couple of wahoo, one of them a whopping 91-pounder caught by Zeke! Capt. Ray says all is well on board and everyone wishes their loved ones a happy New Year."