224 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
11-13-2004
From left to right the winners are as follows: the father and son team down from Oxnard, Greg Mendonca and Steve Mendonca with 224.9 lbs. and 222.0 lbs. yellowfin tunas. As well as Art Scott, from Topoc, Arizona with a 202.0 lbs. tuna. Captain Shawn Steward took 32 passengers down outside of Cabo on a 10 day. On this trip they caught 6 fish over 200 lbs. and plenty of smaller tuna, wahoo, and dorado.
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231 lbs. 8 oz.
Jackpot Winners
11-13-2004
In this photo from left to right is Captain Dave Kiyohara, 1st place Bill Rensberger from Point Loma with a 231.5 lbs. tuna, Captain Sam Patella with a toad of a tuna, 2nd Rob Whitney from Medesto with a 229.5 lbs. and 3rd Jeff Burroughs from Phoenix with 126.5 lbs. the American Angler went down the coast of mexico for 11 days with 20 passengers. Final count 275 yellowfin tuna 160 yellowtail and 27 wahoo.
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Rudy Morfin
11-13-2004
Rudy Morfin from Carson caught a nice yellowfin tuna.
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100 lbs. 2 oz.
Jackpot Winners
11-13-2004
From Haley, Idaho Henry Brown captured 1st place with 100.1 lbs tuna 2nd place goes to Ted Turnowsky from Hacienda Heights who caught a 85.5 tuna and 3rd place goes to Greg Henry from Costa Mesa with a 65.0 lbs. tuna
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206 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
11-13-2004
From left to right the 1st place goes to Kay Yoshino from Orange with a 206.0 lbs. tuna and standing with the featured 181.5 lbs. tuna is a gentleman whos name is unknown with 2nd place. And 3rd was 85.5 lbs also name unknown. Tim Ekstrom was the captain of this 10 day trip.
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92 lbs. 13 oz.
Jackpot Winners
11-14-2004
Jackpot Winners from left to right Brent Taylor from Riverside 92.8 lbs. tuna, Pete Demers from L.A. with a 92.5 lbs., and Dick Shaffer with a 92.4 lbs. yellowfin tuna. Capt. Mark Pisano took 27 passengers down the coast of Mexico for a 10 day adventure in where they fished for tuna, wahoo, dorado and yellowtail.
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140 lbs. 11 oz.
Jackpot Winners
11-14-2004
Jack Bair from Huntington Beach with his 1st place yellowfin tuna that weighed 140.7 lbs. and Dave Grimes from Encinitas with a 130.7 lbs that took 2nd in this 60/40 jackpot. Captain Mike Lackey took 25 Passengers on this 5 day to Guadalupe Island for fair tuna fishing and San Martin Island for outstanding Yellowtail fishing.
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193 lbs.
David Choate
11-15-2004
David Choate from Torrance on the last stop of the trip hauled in this 193.0 lbs. beauty of a yellowfin tuna, standing with david is Captain Bruce Smith.
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193 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
11-15-2004
1st place is David Choate from Torrance with 193.0 lbs. tuna, 2nd is Rob Gerner from Hinkley Ca. with a 118.0 lbs. tuna and Michael Grant is 3rd with a 98.4 tuna. Also Brad Baron won the Rollo Heyn Foundation Jackpot for biggest yellowtail that weighed 21.8 lbs. Bruce Smith Captain of the Shogun took 24 passengers down to mexican waters for a 10 day. Final count is 168 yellowfin tuna, 76 dorado, 50 yellowtail, 3 wahoo, 1 grouper.
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Dennis LePenske
11-17-2004
Dennis from Dickson Ca. got into some of the "smaller" yellowfin tuna as shown here.
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Mike Johnson
11-17-2004
From Mountain View Ca. here is Mikewith a fun size tuna.
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267 lbs.
Chris Hall
11-17-2004
Chris Hall from Medesto Ca. standing with his yellowfin tuna.
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267 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
11-17-2004
Captain Brian Sims ran this 10 day trip and got these lucky anglers into some monster tuna.1st is Chris Hall from Medesto caught a 267.0 lbs., 2nd is Shane Stotka from Oceanside with a 241.0 lbs., 3rd is Dave Fisher from Coopertown Ca. 167.0 lbs. the trip also got some wahoo,dorado, and yellowtail.
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11-20-2004
The passengers sorting the catch.
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239 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
11-20-2004
With record low temps., thunder and lighting and some heavy rains ( and that was just on the dock!) Frank LoPreste and crew brought home a nice catch. Standing with 1st place is Andrew Vare from Richmond Ca. 239.0lbs. 2nd is Scott Linkletter, San Pedro, 159.0lbs. and 3rd is Mark Baur from Napa, 131.0lbs. 4th is Tommy Miles 128.0lbs.
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11-20-2004
Polaris Supreme.
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Mike Lidrero
11-20-2004
From Union City is Mike On his first trip with a nice yellowfin tuna.
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169 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
11-20-2004
While it snowed in Temecula! Tommy Rothery brought back Polaris Supreme from a 10 day which included these J.P. winner's left to right are Bill Mikkelsen from Olympia, Washington 169.0lbs. John Santella from Eureka Ca. 127.0lbs. Brian Bryant from Charleston West Virginia 119.0lbs.
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Jeff Gappa
11-24-2004
From Orange County Jeff Gappa with a nice yellowtail.
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88 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
11-20-2004
Captain Norm Kagawa was out on a five day where these lucky anglers caught some nice tuna. From left to right Matt Stallman from Bishop Ca. 88.0lbs tuna, Bill Sakatani from Lake Forest Ca. 87.7 lbs. Roger Nestie from San Juan Capistrano 85.1lbs.
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