Representing Art's Fishing Tackle, Tom Reynolds chartermastered the five day trip that returned July 9 aboard the Independence. He then produced the best fish of the trip to win first place. Jeff DeBuys docked the rig at Pt. Loma Sportfishing and weighed the fish.

"We had stellar fishing at Cedros," said DeBuys, "on everything. It was cast out and hold on! And it was flat calm."

Reynolds fished a sardine on a 1/0 VMC hook to take a 35.2-pound yellowtail. He used 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader, 40-pound Izorline XXX line on a 20-50 Beastmaster reel and a Truline 36 rod.

Jeff Friesen of Fresno was second, for a 34.6-pound yellow, and Brian Atkinson of Redondo Beach won third place for a 34.2-pound yellowtail.