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.
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86 lbs.
Daniele Sancisi
8-27-2006
The biggest tuna, an 86-pounder, came to Daniele ???Sarge??? Sancisi of Hermosa Beach.
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100 lbs.
Tony Yee
8-26-2006
Tony Yee of San Jose won first place, for a 100-pound yellowfin.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.???
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91 lbs. 10 oz.
Bill McBain
8-27-2006
Bill McBain of Mt. Shasta got a 109.8-pounder on the kite
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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