Jeff DeBuys, skipper of the Independence, brought the boat in to Pt. Loma Sportfishing July 14 after a five-day trip with 31 anglers.

"We had good success offshore," remarked Jeff, "on albacore, yellowfin tuna and some dorado. There was a full-speed yellowtail bite at the islands."

Mike Myers of Mission Viejo won first place with a 52-pound yellowfin tuna. He said he bagged that beauty with a sardine on a 4/0 Gorilla hook tied to Big Game 40-pound line, and he used a Penn 535 GS reel and a Penn Stroker eight-foot rod.

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