215 lbs.
Dave Edgar and Frank LoPreste
4-21-2009
Royal Polaris  /  Fisherman's Landing
with the second largest Tuna of the trip.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
Paul Palmer
4-2-2009
Royal Polaris  /  Fisherman's Landing
327 lbs. 6 oz.
Jackpot Winners
3-26-2009
Red Rooster III  /  Red Rooster III Inc
For the Loftus-Martin charter.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
259 lbs. 11 oz.
John Aviles
3-26-2009
Red Rooster III  /  Red Rooster III Inc
of Tracy with one of his nice Cows
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
327 lbs. 6 oz.
Jeff Cakin
3-26-2009
Red Rooster III  /  Red Rooster III Inc
of Leavenworth Kansas with the Jackpot fish.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
327 lbs. 6 oz.
Jeff Cakin
3-26-2009
Red Rooster III  /  Red Rooster III Inc
and Chartermaster Loftus with Jackpot Fish
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
302 lbs. 5 oz.
Butch Oldencamp
3-26-2009
Red Rooster III  /  Red Rooster III Inc
with the second largest Super Cow of the trip.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
Large Yellowfin Tuna
3-24-2009
With a perfectly placed Circle Hook
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
210 lbs.
Vince Biondo
3-23-2009
Royal Polaris  /  Fisherman's Landing
One of the lucky 4 anglers with a cow for the day
Photo Credit: Royal Polaris Crew
231 lbs. 13 oz.
Jackpot Winners
3-1-2009
Red Rooster III  /  Red Rooster III Inc
Bradley Wood of Mendocino, who fishes some commercially in Hawaii, won the jackpot!
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
231 lbs. 13 oz.
Bradly Wood
3-1-2009
Red Rooster III  /  Red Rooster III Inc
Used a 10/0 Mustad 7691 hook, 130-pound Izorline Spectra on am Accurate 80 reel and a Super Seeker
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
239 lbs.
Jeff Shapiro
2-27-2009
Royal Polaris  /  Fisherman's Landing
of Rancho Santa Margarita
Photo Credit: Royal Polaris Crew
304 lbs. 10 oz.
Pete Heimbach
2-27-2009
Royal Polaris  /  Fisherman's Landing
of La Mesa, Ca with the largest fish of the trip! Nice Kite fish!
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
301 lbs. 3 oz.
Mark Frankenberger
2-27-2009
Royal Polaris  /  Fisherman's Landing
Mark and Capt. LoPreste with his largest fish.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
180 lbs.
Bill Kuehl
2-16-2009
American Angler  /  American Angler Sportfishing
On the last day of fishing, Friday the 13th, this was the only notable fish taken.
261 lbs. 3 oz.
Dr. Bob Thayer
2-8-2009
Shogun  /  Shogun Sportfishing
got a rare first and third sweep of the jackpots for his brace of big yellowfin weighing 261.2 and 2
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
211 lbs.
Bruce Chisholm
2-8-2009
Shogun  /  Shogun Sportfishing
of Temecula used a mackerel on a 7/0 Gamakatsu hook tied to 130-pound fluorocarbon and 130-pound
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
Jackpot Winners
2-7-2009
Royal Polaris  /  Fisherman's Landing
Trip returns with 18 over 200 pounds.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
300 lbs. 2 oz.
David Dudley
2-7-2009
Excel  /  Excel Sportfishing
He used 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon, 130-pound Spectra, a Penn 50 VSW reel and a Seeker 1994.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
269 lbs.
Joe Ornelas
2-7-2009
Excel  /  Excel Sportfishing
Joe Ornelas of Oceanside won second place.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker