Mark Pisano and his partner Paul Strasser took their boat Independence on a five-day Rusty Hook Tackle charter to Cedros Island.

"We had good yellowtail fishing, mostly on the surface," said Mark at Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 13. "And we found some yellowtail and dorado on kelps."

Chartermaster Alex Masumoto of San Pedro was aboard, with his group of 31 anglers.

John Collier of San Pedro won first place for a 38-pound yellowtail. "He bit on a big mackerel," said John. "It took 30 minutes, because he fought harder than hell."

Collier used a 5/0 Eagle Claw hook on 40-pound Izorline, a TLD 20-40 reel asnd a Calstar B90S rod.

Fred Rutherford of LA was second, for a 34-pounder, and Davind Newman of Elko, NV won third place for a 33.4-pound yellowtail.