Independence owner-skipper Mark Pisano reported about April 9, "...we had a great day out on the fishing grounds today, the fishing seems to be ramping up everyday, it was the best so far with 45 yellowfin tuna and 21 Wahoo for our efforts. Four cows in the bunch with a 218-pounder being the largest. Most of the fish are 100 to 160 pounds with a few handfuls of 160 to 195 and some of that smaller class 80 to 100 pounds mixed in also. The Wahoo fishing has been all on the anchor with very little trolling around. Another change has been the bite has started earlier every morning, last night the first fish hit the deck at 01:00 hours and from 02:00 to 05:00 was the best fishing of the 24-hour period. We have another two days left here so wish us well on the final days."
Next morning, Pisano reported, "We had good fishing this morning in the dark."