"We have had a great morning," said the report from Searcher July 6, "at 200 miles from San Diego. It is a little far for a three-day trip but we have the capability to go the distance if needed. The fish were biting in this zone yesterday so we elected to keep going. It paid off! We have 55 mixed tuna, with the majority being bluefin, a few yellowfin and 12 nice-sized yellowtail to go with the tuna."We have had a great morning," said the report from Searcher July 6, "at 200 miles from San Diego. It is a little far for a three-day trip but we have the capability to go the distance if needed. The fish were biting in this zone yesterday so we elected to keep going. It paid off! We have 55 mixed tuna, with the majority being bluefin, a few yellowfin and 12 nice-sized yellowtail to go with the tuna.

"Gary Iwamura and his dad Seji landed these nice bluefin tuna in the last stop."