90 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
8-25-2006
Chuck
Lowe
of
Minden
NV
won
first
place,
for
a
96-pound
yellowfin.
Robert
Shaw
of
West
Hills
was
second,
for
a
76.2-pounder.
Jeff
Baloun
of
Melbourne
Beach,
FL
won
third
place
for
a
76-pound
tuna.
Jim
Kasstorff
of
San
Diego,
got
a
41-pound
wahoo
on
a
mackerel
bait.
Craig
Herron
of
La
Habra
Heights,
caught
a
42-pound
yellowtail.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
86 lbs.
Daniele Sancisi
8-27-2006
The
biggest
tuna,
an
86-pounder,
came
to
Daniele
???Sarge???
Sancisi
of
Hermosa
Beach.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
100 lbs.
Tony Yee
8-26-2006
Tony
Yee
of
San
Jose
won
first
place,
for
a
100-pound
yellowfin.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
57 lbs. 13 oz.
Jackpot Winner
8-27-2006
Matt
Wheaton
of
Laguna
Beach
won
first
place,
for
a
57.8-pound
tuna.
Alan
Romspert
of
Fullerton
caught
a
56.8-pound
tuna,
and
tied
for
second
place
with
Bruce
Chisholm
of
Temecula.
Floyd
Spangler
of
Anaheim
stood
in
with
the
winners
in
a
lineup
shot
with
his
35-pound
yellowtail.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
109 lbs. 8 oz.
David Samarin
8-27-2006
It
was
the
David
Samarin
of
La
Habra
Heights
who
won
first
place
for
a
109.5-pound
yellowfin
he
caught
on
an
Accurate
spinning
reel,
a
30,
and
a
Calstar
700
XH
spinning
rod.
To
the
best
of
this
reporter???s
knowledge,
it
was
the
first
such
tuna
ever
brought
in
to
San
Diego
caught
on
a
sport
boat
with
spinning
gear.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
109 lbs. 8 oz.
Jackpot Winner
8-27-2006
David
Samarin
of
La
Habra
Heights
won
first
place
for
a
109.5-pound
yellowfin.
Gary
Samarin
won
second
place,
for
a
104.5-pound
tuna.
Gabe
Berekoff
of
Silverton
was
third,
for
an
80-pounder.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
91 lbs. 10 oz.
Jim Fujitani
8-27-2006
Jim
Fujitani
of
Roseville
won
first
place
for
a
91.6-pound
tuna.
???He
took
me
around
the
boat
one
and
a
half
times,???
said
Fujitani,
who
said
he
fought
the
beast
for
45
minutes.
???I
couldn???t
move
him
the
last
20
yards
for
about
ten
minutes.???
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
91 lbs. 10 oz.
Bill McBain
8-27-2006
Bill
McBain
of
Mt.
Shasta
got
a
109.8-pounder
on
the
kite
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
103 lbs. 8 oz.
Jackpot Winner
8-27-2006
J.
R.
Baxter
of
Albuquerque,
NM
won
first
place
for
a
103.5-pound
tuna.
Mike
Portman
of
Santa
Maria
was
second,
for
an
88.7-pounder.
???Coach???
Cliff
Clark
of
Union
City
was
third,
for
an
84.8-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Don
Lyon
was
also
in
the
lineup
with
his
monstor
Yellowtail.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
Jackpot Winner
8-27-2006
Mike
Jones
of
San
Clemente
won
first
place,
for
a
97-pound
yellowfin.
Dave
Roberts
of
Corte
Madera
won
second
place
for
an
84-pounder.
Jack
Bair
of
Huntington
Beach
won
third
place
for
a
70.4-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
93 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
8-30-2006
Craig
Struikmans
of
Ontario,
CA
won
first
place
for
a
93-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Chuck
Constable
of
Brawley
was
second
for
an
81-pound
tuna.
Chuck???s
13-year
old
grandson
Tyler
stood
in
for
him
in
the
jackpot
lineup
photo.
Third
place
went
to
Mike
McKinley
of
Brawley,
for
a
74.6-pound
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
121 lbs.
Linda Koehn
8-28-2006
Linda
Koehn,
of
Coldwater,
KS
joined
the
Royal
Polaris
100-pound
club
with
a
102.4-pound
yellowfin.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
121 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
8-28-2006
John
Choi,
of
L.A.
took
first
place
with
a
121-pound
tuna.
Chartermasters
Bill
Nakaki,
of
Tracy,
and
Steve
Tsujiuchi
of
Rosemead
won
second
and
third
place
respectively.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
98 lbs. 3 oz.
Jackpot Winner
8-28-2006
Barry Anderson of Hermosa Beach was first place with a 98.2-pound tuna. Evan Levy was second for a 88-pound tuna. Andy Hanley of Redondo Beach was third for a 73-pound yellowfin. Joel Schafur of Redondo Beach won the special yellowtail jackpot for a 44.4-pound mossback.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
112 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
8-30-2006
At
the
scales,
Dick
McConihay
of
Sherman
Oaks
proved
to
have
the
best
fish,
a
112-pound
yellowfin.
Keith
Miller
of
Newhall
was
second,
for
a
110-pounder.
Jim
Miller
of
Bakersfield
won
third
place
for
a
103-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
82 lbs. 11 oz.
Jackpot Winner
8-30-2006
Bob
Campbell
of
Phoenix
won
first
place
for
an
82.7-pound
tuna.
John
Benifeld
of
Banning
was
second,
for
a
72-pounder.
John
Bauer
of
Chandler,
AZ
won
third
place,
for
a
69-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
120 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
8-31-2006
Terry
Uchida
of
Encinitas
won
first
place,
for
a
120-pound
yellowfin.
Mike
Russell
of
Palos
Verdes
was
second,
for
a
98.8-pounder.
Allan
Isaac
of
Lompoc
won
third
place
for
a
96.7-pound
yellowfin
tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
98 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
8-31-2006
Dan
Tran
of
Hawthorne
won
first
place,
for
a
98-pound
yellowfin.
Phil
Hidey
of
Arcadia
was
second,
for
a
75.4-pounder.
Joe
Beck,
a
regular
long
ranger
and
retired
LA
motorcycle
officer
won
third
place,
for
a
63.6-pound
Guadalupe
yellowfin
tuna.
Kub
Ito
of
harbor
City
caught
a
46.6lb
Yellowtail
and
stood
in
the
lineup
shot
as
well.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
73 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
8-2-2006
Todd
Keehan
of
Carlsbad
split
the
first-place
jackpot
with
Bernie
Rubalcaba
of
Escondido
one
of
two
identical
73-pound
tuna,
in
a
rare
first-place
tie.
Third
place
went
to
Dale
Bunting
of
Cambria
for
a
70.4-pounder.
Rubalcaba???s
14-year-old
grandson
Jesse
Gullion
of
Orange
High
School
took
a
67-pound
yellowfin.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
94 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
9-1-2006
Chartermaster Stan Chin of San Dimas topped his anglers with the best tuna, a 94-pound yellowfin. Nob Takasaki of Parlier won second place for a 76-pouder. Tim Ebner of LA took third for a 74-pound tuna. Brent Koshu of LA caught his best-ever yellowtail, a 50.5-pound mossback, and posed with the winners in the lineup shot.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
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