Intrepid arrived at Pt. Loma Sportfishing October 26 after a ten-day Catchy Tackle trip with 17 anglers. Yellowfin tuna swept the jackpot after skipper Dan Nichols weighed the fish. Wayne Martin of Catchy Tackle was the chartermaster.

Ron Adamson of Gig Harbor, WA won first place for a 70.8-pound tuna he bagged with a sardine on a 4/0 Mustad Ultra Point hook. Ron fished with 50-pound line, an Avet reel and a six and a half-foot custom rod.

Jason Winbigler of San Bernadino won second place for a 54.6-pound tuna, and Ben Cambron of San Jose took third place with a 52-pound tuna. Milo Rivera of Riverside joined the winners with his honorable mention fish, an 85-pound yellowfin he caught on the kite.

This trip is related in detail, with on-the-spot photos by Bill Roecker and Paul Sweeney in the following report in two parts, today and Sunday.