43 lbs. 14 oz.
Jackpot Winners
7-15-2006
Rick
Keeley
of
Carlsbad
won
first
place
for
a
43.9-pound
yellowfin.
Evan
Jones
of
Santa
Barbara
was
second,
for
a
43.5-pound
yellowfin,
and
Al
Hirst
of
Highland
won
third
place
for
a
40-pound
albacore.
The
winners
were
joined
in
the
lineup
shot
by
Ricky
Cookson
of
Highland,
13.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
52 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
7-14-2006
Mike Myers of Mission Viejo won first place with a 52-pound yellowfin tuna. Bob Hunt of Oceanside was second for a 49.4-pound tuna, and Chad Henderson of Bellflower was third, for a 43-pound yellowfin tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
54 lbs. 10 oz.
Mike Hautz
7-14-2006
Mike
Hautz
of
San
Bernadino
won
first
place
for
a
54.6-pound
yellowfin.
He
got
it
in
20
minutes,
after
being
nearly
spooled,
he
said.
He
fished
a
sardine
on
a
3/0
Mustad
hook,
with
Maxima
green
40-pound
line
on
a
Penn
555
reel
and
a
Seeker
Black
Steel
6470
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
54 lbs. 6 oz.
Jackpot Winners
7-13-2006
Steve
Howard
of
Point
Loma
won
first
place,
for
a
54.4-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Tim
Nolan
was
second
and
third,
for
yellowfin
of
53
and
50
pounds.
Rich
Vandenoord
of
La
Jolla
posed
with
the
winners
and
his
best
of
the
season
albacore,
a
lunker
that
weighed
in
at
44
pounds
even.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
107 lbs.
Rick Zimmerman
7-12-2006
The
big
fish
weighed
107
pounds
when
Billy
weighed
it
on
the
certified
scales.
It
was
caught
by
Okuma
California
sales
manager
Rick
Zimmerman.
He
said
he
bagged
it
with
a
sardine
on
a
4/0
Eagle
Claw
hook,
40-pound
DAM
line
on
an
Okuma
Titus
Gold
10S
reel
and
an
Okuma
Caltalina
seven
foot,
MH
rod.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
46 lbs. 11 oz.
Jackpot Winners
7-8-2006
Jerry
Reynolds
of
Cambria
won
first
place
for
a
46.7-pound
yellowfin.
Ben
Miyamoto
of
LA
was
second,
for
a
42.9-pound
yellowfin,
and
Glenn
Derossett
of
Santa
Paula
won
third
place
for
a
40.5-pound
bluefin
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
66 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
7-8-2006
Rich
Vos
was
the
first
place
winner,
for
a
66-pound
yellowfin.
Gary
Jorgensen
of
Harbor,
OR
won
second
place
for
a
60.5-pound
yellowfin,
and
Mike
Pattullo
of
Napa
won
third
place,
for
a
59.9-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
Paul Corsinita
7-25-2006
Paul
was
hooking
up
all
day!
Every
time
I
looked
over
Paul
was
hooked
up.
Here
he
is
with
the
only
yellowfin
of
the
trip.
Tyler Kennedy
7-29-2006
Tyler
battled
this
tough
fish
like
a
pro.
After
a
long
strugle
Tyler
got
the
upperhand
on
what
turned
out
to
be
a
nice
yellowfin
tuna.
A
couple
more
cranks
and
its
ready
for
the
gaff.
Photo Credit: Don Padick
Tyler Kennedy
7-29-2006
Tyler
with
his
nice
yellowfin.
This
fish
really
heated
up
the
Father
vs
Son
battle
for
family
bragging
rights.
Dan
better
get
a
line
in
the
water
fast
cause
Tyler
is
hot.
Photo Credit: Don Padick
Jackpot Winners
7-29-2006
Frank
McGuire
won
first
place
for
a
111.5-pound
tuna.
Jason
Marquette
of
San
Diego
was
second,
for
a
90.7-pounder,
and
Andy
Lam
was
third,
for
a
83.8-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Chartermistress
Jan
Howard
wasn???t
in
the
jackpot,
but
she
had
a
106-pound
tuna,
so
she
stood
in
with
the
winners
for
a
lineup
shot.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
Gene Tolson
7-5-2006
Angler
Gene
Tolson
(left)
and
Capt
Shawn
Steward.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
54 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
7-29-2006
Bob
Morehouse
of
La
Crescenta
won
first
place
for
a
54-pound
yellowfin.
Chris
Stavaridis
of
Venice
was
second,
for
a
48-pound
tuna,
and
Tony
Sabatino
won
third
place
for
a
46-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
49 lbs. 10 oz.
Jackpot Winners
7-4-2006
Roger Phelps of Ojai, CA took first place with his 49.6-pound yellowfin. Dick Schaffer of Purfield's Pro Tackle in Los Angeles was second with his 48-pound yellowfin. Tom Thompson of Los Alamitos was third for his 47.6-pound yellowfin.
Terry Sandoval
7-4-2006
Independence regular Terry Sandoval of Anaheim.
Kevin Nyugen
7-29-2006
Kevin
"Never
Seen
a
Sardine
I
Didn't
Like"
Nyugen
with
a
nice
yellowfin.
We
never
went
wide
open
on
the
tuna
but
it
was
nice
to
see
one
come
to
the
gaff
every
once
in
awhile
Photo Credit: Don Padick
105 lbs.
Phil Bruce
8-17-2006
Phil
Bruce
of
Ramona
won
first
place,
for
a
105-pound
yellowfin.
He
said
he
got
it
with
a
sardine
on
a
2/0
ringed
Super
Mutu
hook,
40-pound
P-Line
and
40-pound
fluorocarbon
leader,
a
Cal
Sheets-treated
Penn
12
T
reel
and
a
Seeker
660
rod.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
87 lbs.
Dietmar Kruger
8-17-2006
Supreme
regular
Dietmar
Kruger
of
Santa
Monica
was
second,
for
an
87-pounder
he
got
on
40-pound
line.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
105 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
8-17-2006
Phil
Bruce
of
Ramona
won
first
place,
for
a
105-pound
yellowfin.
Dietmar
Kruger
of
Santa
Monica
was
second,
for
an
87-pounder.
Alex
Rogger
of
Steamboat
Springs,
CO
won
third
place,
for
a
79.2-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Stephan
Kruger
of
Venice
Beach
took
the
trip???s
best
yellowtail,
a
39-pound
mossback.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
105 lbs.
Jackpot Winners
8-17-2006
Mike
Casey
with
his
Wahoo
and
Yellowfin
which
took
the
the
jackpot
honors.
Jeff
Bochesay
was
second,
and
posed
with
his
87-pound
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
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