"Today we spent the day looking offshore," wrote Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys August 4, "for Dorado and yellowtail. We had great success on both species. The weather is still outstanding for us as well. Master Chef Garrett and our assistant Chef Rolf have prepared an excellent roasted chicken dinner for us tonight with an added attraction of key lime pie for dessert."

DeBuys docked at Point Loma Sportfishing August 8, after fishing offshore on kelps. "We saw lots of fish," he remarked, "but most wouldn't bite."

Vern Hellwig of Stockton won the jackpot for a 40-pound albacore. He bagged it with a sardine on a 2/0 hook. He said. He didn't know what brand of hook and line he used. He employed an Avet JX reel on a Seeker six and a half-foot rod. The fish came to the boat in ten minutes.