"Good day everyone," said the Independence report for October 1, "we are back out again on the Danny Ilustre open eight-day trip, with a better load of bait on board then we have had in a while, hopes are high for a good trip. We worked south on day one and picked up about 40 tuna to 30 pounds and some nice dorado to go with them. After a bait making session we added some bait to the supply and then had a very good day on good grade yellowtail with most in the 18 to 22-pound range. The plan for tomorrow is to work south looking for Wahoo and tuna. The weather is great and the sea temps are in the low 80's, a bit on the warm side!"