Dan Nichols, Intrepid skipper, wrote the following on November 6: "We all know that on Long Range trips Marlin are not the usually targeted game fish. With that said, what do you do when they are so thick you can walk on them? Well, you catch and release them unharmed for a phenomenal day of Marlin fishing. By adding in Bull Dorado and a round or two of Wahoo, our patrons are happy and tired after a great day of fishing. The weather has turned kind of ugly."

Dan docked the rig at Fisherman's Landing November 11 and offloaded his 16 anglers before he weighed the best of the catch from the 10-day trip.

Ken Bush of El Cajon won first place for a 38.8-pound yellowfin tuna. He said he got it with a sardine on a 3/0 Super Mutu hook and 50-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader tied to 80-pound Line One Spectra. He used an Accurate 665 two-speed reel and a Calstar 700 XH rod.

Glenn Nakazono of El Sobrante was second for a 34.8-pound tuna, and Tony Prestella of Castro Valley took third place for a 34-pound dorado.