Today was special. Our whole purpose was to remind folks of how much fun fishing can and should be. The participants came with their rods in hand or picked up the gear they had reserved. Not the usual stuff you'd expect to see folks rockfishing with. This was Xtreme light tackle: rod of choice for the day was the Mighty Mite by Master, a 24" long (or short as the case may be) spinning rod with a small spinning reel containing somewhere around 6 pound test. There were a few others permitted to be used, like the Tigger (as in Winnie the Pooh) rod, the Ronco Pocket Fisherman, the Pirates of the Caribbean rod, and, of course, the pink and purple Barbie rod. From the feedback I received it sounded like the day was a blast, just like we expected. Rods bent over double, reels squealed, smiles and laughs were everywhere. Our folks had no problem at all battling the bottomdwellers with their Xtreme light gear, and actually ended the day with limits for all 29 onboard, 285 rockcod along with 5 cabezon and 9 lingcod up to 12 pounds. Top honors and the first ever Xtreme Light Tackle Tournament Trophy went to Randall for the 12 pound lingcod caught on his Tigger rod, second place was close behind with a 11 pound lingcod, and I believe 3rd place was taken by a nice cabezon. As if having a blast wasn't enough, prizes were awarded to the top three fish: Master donated two nice saltwater rod and reel combos that went to the 1st and 2nd place winners, and 3rd place took home a Penn Jigmaster donated by our shop, Half Moon Bay Sportfishing. Three one pound spools of Izorline (the ONLY line we use on our personal reels as well as our rental gear) were raffled off, and first fish on the boat, a gopher caught by Sonny on his Ronco Pocket Fisherman, won a Totem Pole rod holder. Special thanks to Craig Hansen who joined us on behalf of Western Outdoor News and shared with us the pictures he took (which I hope to add to my report tomorrow). We're really looking forward to seeing his report. The trip was an overwhelming success, so much so that we have scheduled another Xtreme Ultra Light Tackle Tournament for next month on Sunday, September 30. We've been promised even more prize goodies for the next trip, so if you looking to have a whole bunch of fun, grab your spot soon.