Independence docked January 22 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing after a 16-day trip to the Hurricane Bank with skipper Jeff DeBuys. There were 25 passengers aboard the West Coast Marketing trip and Rick Ozaki was the chartermaster. Two dozen were men. The lady won the jackpot.

"Oh, yes, that's my best fish," said Betty Stewart of Angel Fire, NM. "I saw the balloon marker (she was fishing the kite rig) go down. Then he went out and then down. I got blisters.

"When I could see him I thought,