Shogun docked at Fisherman's Landing November 10, after a seven-day trip sponsored by Western Sports Shop, with chartermaster Richard Birnbaum and 23 other anglers aboard. Aaron Barnhill skippered the trip, and earned praise from his passengers. "We had nice weather," Barnhill said to Roecker. "The 13 Spot was very good to us, and so was the 38. We found tuna, some wahoo and lots of dorado off Mag Bay. We got near-limits of tuna and dorado."

Chartermaster Birnbaum said, "This was one of the best trips I've ever been on. The captain was superb, the deckhands couldn't do enough for us, and the chef was first-class." Man and wife fishing team of Allen and Beth Lemberg of San Diego had good luck on the trip. Allen showed a tiny wahoo that was too injured to release. Beth said they were leaving on another trip the day after Thanksgiving, and hope to pose with a brace of cows when they return.

Jon Jagger of Glendale, AZ won first place for his 58.8-pound tuna. He said it took a sardine on a 4/0 hook and 50-pound fluorocarbon tied to 100-pound spectra. He didn't know the brands, he said, or the model number of his Avet reel. He fished with an old Shakespeare rod of seven feet.

Allen Lemberg was second for a 49.5-pound tuna. Jeung Cha of Sunland won third place for a 46-pound yellowfin.

Mike Richards of Culver City stood in the lineup shot with his 37-pound dorado, along with Don Smith of Pasadena, whose first wahoo was a whopper of 69.5 pounds. It chomped a red and black Marauder jig on the troll.