A great looking Yellowfin Tuna! Way to get him in the sack!

Brian Allo of Menifee won first place for an 80-pound tuna. Mike Montgomery of Buena Park took second, for a 76-pounder. Craig Sawa of Mission Hills won third place, for a 72-pound yellowfin tuna.

The Three Big Winners pose with their catch!

Dennis Klemp of Warrenton, OR won first and third places for tuna of 73 and 66 pounds. Bart Lewellyn of Medford, OR was third, for a 67-pound tuna.

Charles Mance of Tracy won first place for a 76.6-pound tuna. Chartermaster and Central Valley Marine owner Brett Townsend of San Jose was second, for a 73-pounder. Jason Eggert of Pleasanton won third place for a 67-pound yellowfin tuna

Bob O???Neil of Valencia won first place for a 121-pound tuna. Steve Zierlinski of Queens, NY was second, for a 113.8-pounder. Norman Chibana of Gardena was right behind him with a 113.6-pound yellowfin.

Dan Kelleher of Cambria won first place with a 72-pound tuna. Corey Otto of Ventura won second place for a 67-pounder. Jeremy Drew of Ls Vegas was third for a 58-pound yellowfin tuna.

Charles Mance of Tracy won first place for a 76.6-pound tuna. Chartermaster and Central Valley Marine owner Brett Townsend of San Jose was second, for a 73-pounder. Jason Eggert of Pleasanton won third place for a 67-pound yellowfin tuna.

Bob O???Neil of Valencia won first place for a 121-pound tuna. Steve Zierlinski of Queens, NY was second, for a 113.8-pounder. Norman Chibana of Gardena was right behind him with a 113.6-pound yellowfin.

Brian Henricks of San Pedro won first place for a 123-pound tuna. Scott WEolff of Simi Valley was second for a 109.4-pounder, and he was tied by John Drnello of Templeton, who got his 109.4-pounder on 40-pound line. He said it was the first big fish of the trip.

Craig with his jackpot worthy fish!

One was caught by Jan Howard at 40 yards. Jan got five big tuna to 119 pounds, and she said most came at 200 yards, on sardines.

The next day, when I had another hookup on the short rod, I passed it to Scott Benson, a new Yorker and former east coast deckhand. Scott was reluctant to take a handoff at first, but he hadn???t got a big one yet, and our time was getting short. He took the fish, brought the 75-pounder boatside shortly, and thanked me.

Craig Arnold of Bonsall got a 121.6-pounder Tim Turner of Northridge was second, for a 103-pound tuna. Tom Kelly of Rancho Palos Verdes was third, for a 97.1-pound Alijos Rocks yellowfin tuna.

Ed Dennis of garden Grove won first place for a 117.8-pound tuna. Rod Morris of Vista won second for a 117.4-pounder, and Don Maquett of Encinitasd was third, for a 117.1-pounder.

First place was won by Fred Adams of Tehachapi, for a 119-pound yellowfin.

Sean Cummings of Yorba Linda won first place, for a 129-pound yellowfin. Ryan Kluver of San Clemente was second, for a 121-pounder. Greg Morper of Wenatchee, WA won third place for a 95-pound yellowfin tuna.

Tito Lazcano of San Gabriel won first place, for a 131-pound yellowfin. Bob Chapman of Newport Beach was second for a 124-pounder. Jim Tallerico of Las Vegas won third place for a 114-pound tuna. Dado DeLeon of Cerritos had the best yellowtail, a 52-pounder.

John Finneran of Costa Mesa won first place for a great 135-pound yellowfin. Chip Mezin of Garden Grove was second, for a 128-pounder. Bill Cain of Mission Viejo won third place, for a 127.8-pound yellowfin tuna.

Debbie the skips wife caught the biggest Tuna and Wahoo. Way to go Debbie!!!