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
78 lbs. 10 oz.
Jackpot Winner
9-1-2006
Doug Fraser of Riverside won first place, for a 78.6-pound tuna. Frank Nickle of Goodyear, AZ won second place for a 72.8-pounder. Jim Boswell of Chino Hills was third for a 68-pound yellowfin. Scott McReynolds of Woodland Hills joined the winners in the lineup shot with his 45-pound yellowtail.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
70 lbs. 13 oz.
Jackpot Winner
9-1-2006
Mark Misener of Chesapeake, VA won first place for a 70.8-pound yellowfin. Ross Stucker of Santa Clarita won second place for a 69.6-pound tuna. Jim Cook of Torrance was third, for a 69.3-pound yellowfin.
Photo Credit: Bill Rocker
99 lbs. 6 oz.
Jackpot Winner
9-2-2006
Robert Garrido of Petaluma won first place for a 99.4-pound tuna. Steve Koke of Manhattan Beach won second place for an 86.6-pounder (his best tuna ever). Chai Lee of LA was third, for an 80-pound yellowfin tuna. Posing with the winners was regular long ranger Roger Hegyi of Laguna Niguel, who bagged the trip???s only wahoo, a 42-pounder
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50 lbs.
Chris Kemp
9-3-2006
Fishing with his dad Chris Kemp of San Clemente, 10-year-old Taylor Kemp got the larger of the two fish they posed with, but generously let his dad have the 50-pound tuna and stood up with dad???s 37-pound yellowtail.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
70 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
9-2-2006
One hollow spectra was won by Tony Sanders, for a 70-pound Yellowfin tuna.???
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68 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
9-3-2006
Trevor Kredell of Seal Beach won first place, after a backbreaker fight with a 68-pound yellowfin tuna. Joel Silverton of Las Vegas won second place for a 63.4-pounder. Scott Schell of Santa Barbara was hot on his heels, taking third with a 63.2-pound yellowfin tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
104 lbs.
Don Ballanti
9-6-2006
Don Ballanti of El Cerritos won first place on the five day trip, beating the rest of the anglers with his 104-pound yellowfin.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
78 lbs. 6 oz.
Jackpot Winner
9-5-2006
Young Yi of Rosemead won first place for a 78.4-pound yellowfin
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73 lbs.
Tom Szczeblowski
9-5-2006
Tom Szczeblowski of Yorba Linda took a dandy 73-pound yellowfin tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
111 lbs. 10 oz.
Jackpot WInner
9-5-2006
Fred East of Palm Desert won first place for a 111.6-pound tuna. Brad Boring of Sacrament was second, for an 81-pounder. Julie Aldridge of Anaheim Hills was third, for a 74.8-pound yellowfin tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
122 lbs. 13 oz.
Tommy Powell
9-6-2006
The biggest fish came on the kite and was therefore ineligible for the jackpot. It was a 122.8-pound yellowfin that ate a squid and then ????Ķkicked my butt,??? said Tommy Powell of Pt. Loma. He posed as honorable mention with the winners in a lineup shot.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
85 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
9-6-2006
Sharif Mohamed of Costa Mesa won first place for an 85-pound tuna. Mark Sakamoto of Westchester was second, for an 82-pounder. Allen Skiff of Sierra Madre won third place for a 75-pound yellowfin tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
97 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
9-7-2006
Jerry Coburn of Ft. Ludlow, WA won first place for a 97-pound tuna. Jeff Jedinak of San Clemente was second, for a 90.7-pounder. Ben Ng of San Diego won third place for an 87.4-pound yellowfin tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
75 lbs. 13 oz.
Jackpot Winner
9-8-2006
Jeff Lee of Emeryville won first place for a 75.8-pounder. Steve Virtue of Ventura and Dan Disepio of Carlsbad were second and third, for a 69.8-pounder and a 63-pound tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
103 lbs.
Larry Cofe
9-12-2006
Chartermaster and reel builder Larry Cofe was second for a 103-pounder.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
9-9-2006
Sean Brownell of Manhattan Beach tied with Dan Maxfield of Madera for most released fish honors. Both men cut loose eight fish.
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104 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
9-9-2006
Frank Goeyuaer of San Jacinto won first place for a 104-pound tuna. Chartermaster and reel builder Larry Cofe was second for a 103-pounder. Don Shafe of Las Vegas was third, for a 95.4-pound tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
76 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
9-9-2006
Bill Morris of Hermosa Beach won first place for a 76-pound tuna. Art Green, Newport CPA, won second place for a 72-pound tuna. Mike Ruthman of Northridge was third, for a 67-pounder. Rusty Miller won fourth place, since there was no trolling jackpot, for a 61-pound yellowfin tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker
110 lbs.
Jackpot Winner
9-10-2006
Bob Hara was first, for his 110-pounder. Greg Stoney of Ventura was second, for a 105-pounder. Todd Phillips of San Pedro was third, for a 79.5-pound yellowfin tuna.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker