Independence Sportfishing - San Diego, CA


December 2009

Fish Report & Photo Archive

Conditions Improve

by Indy Crew, 12-01-2009


Hello again, today was a better day for us; we had steady action on yellowfin tuna in the 60 to 145 lb. range. The weather has come down a bit and made it easier to fish and locate schools. We plan on doing this in the morning and see how the bite is. With better weather in the forecast we are hoping to get on the bigger fish that have been around, Wish us luck, Mark Paul, Billy, Justin Kevin, Rich, Ed and Tommy

Steady Fishing

by Indy Crew, 12-02-2009


Today was another day of steady fishing on yellowfin tuna in the 50 to 110 lb. range; most are in the 70 to 100 lb. class. The weather has come down even more and we now have perfect fall Baja weather. We plan to try this again tomorrow, on a side note we lost one big fish that felt real heavy, so the bigger tuna are still around, hopefully they start to bite in the next couple of days. Have a great day, the Indy crew

Technical Glitch

by Indy Crew, 12-03-2009


I have tried to send e-mail for the past few days with no luck, The fishing has been steady on 60 to 145 lb. yellowfin tuna the last few days, the weather has been good also. If this report gets to you then we will send a more detailed report later. Mark

Sorry no Reports

by Indy Crew, 12-04-2009


Website readers.. We are so sorry about the reports, seems to be more report problems.. Spoke with Mark this morning and he indicated that he couldn't get a good contact with reception from Satellite to computers. They are having steady fishing on the tuna. He says he try's to send at all hours just to see if that makes a difference, but it's not. Hopefully things will change and we can get something For you to read.. The Indy office.

Go fishing for Tuna up to 145 pounds

by Indy Crew, 12-04-2009


Hello, Today we had steady fishing on 60 to 145 lb. yellowfin tuna. Sal Proetto had big fish for the day, which taped out at 145, the weather has come down and is very nice after 3 days of windy/ choppy seas. We hope the big fish will respond to the change so wish us luck, The Indy guys.

Sorry no Reports

by Indy Crew, 12-08-2009


Web-Readers, sorry about the reports, today 12/7, I just added all that come thru from Nov 30-Nov 4, so you can check what the guys were doing on this trip.. Judy

ETA is for 7 to 7:30

by Indy Crew, 12-08-2009


ETA is approximately 7-7:30 the weather is a bit strong coming up the line so looks like a late arrival.. They said they would call me later today if there are any changes. Thanks Judy

INDY UPDATE 12/08/09

by Indy Crew, 12-09-2009


ETA is approximately 7-7:30am 12/9/2009 the weather is a bit strong coming up the line so looks like a late arrival.. They said they would call me later today if there are any changes... Thanks Judy

Sav On Tackle Returns

by Bill Roecker, 12-09-2009


Mark Pisano docked his Independence at Pt. Loma Sportfishing December 10 after the 12-day Sav On Tackle trip with chartermaster Roger Eckhart.

Sam Lewis of Chino won first place in the jackpot for a 234.4-pound tuna he bagged with a sardine on a 7/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to 100-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon. He said he fished with 100-pound Momoi line and 100-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet HXW reel and a Calstar 770 H rod wrapped by Taka's Tackle.

"He bit and then he ran out with just about all my line," said Lewis, "and then he died. I guess he was tail-wrapped, because he came in dead."

Sal Proetto of Lake Forest won second place for a 161-pounder, and Jason Garcia of Whittier took third place for a 145-pound tuna. Both fish came on floating balloons.

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10 DAY TRIP!!!

by Indy Crew, 12-12-2009


ONE SPOT OPEN!!! There is one opening for our 10 day trip departing on Dec 26, Call Judy Collins at the office (619) 226-6006 if you are interested. We are available this weekend for your convenience.

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INDEPENDENCE UPDATE 12/12/2009

by Indy Crew, 12-13-2009


Hello everyone. Well we started off the trip with very good weather and made good travel time landed on our first so we thought was going to be a good honey Hole, but it didn't produce much. Tuna today were on the average of 70-100#. Not what we expected, so we are going to pull anchor and head to another area tomorrow. We're also going to try for some bait fishing. The computer is down again, not sure if its our connection or just satellite, but we will do our best to keep you informed of our Tuna tallies. Thanks for checking in, The Indy Crew.

INDEPENDENCE UPDATE 12/13/09

by Indy Crew, 12-14-2009


Hello everyone, Jeff called in today to report a very positive change in the fishing. The big fish that have been absent over the last two weeks have moved back in, and have wanted to bite. Today the boat had twelve tuna, three of which were 200, 210, and 325 lbs. respectively. The other nine fish were 150 to 190 lbs. There were many chances to be had on the fish today, and quite a few lost that looked to be cows. You name it... broken hooks, broken lines, pulled hooks, heartbreakers were numerous. Last night bait fishing was good for mackerel, and the weather was very, very good. The sign of fish down here is very impressive, with big fish boiling all around the boat throughout the day. Catch of the day was with a father son team, Bud and Ron Edwards. Bud caught a 325 lb. tuna at the young age of 84 years old, and his son Ron, caught a 210 pounder. All is well out here. We do have one spot open on the day after Christmas trip. Please call Judy if you would like to get onboard at 619-226-6006. Thanks for checking in, The Indy Team.

INDY UPDATE 12/16/09

by Indy Crew, 12-18-2009


Today we had good action on school size tuna in the 30 to 50 lb. range and 50 to 75 pound range it was about a 50/50 mix of sizes. we are working north in good weather and plan on stopping and fishing for some yellowtail on the way home. the Indy guys

INDEPENDENCE UPDATE 12/18/09

by Indy Crew, 12-18-2009


Good-day everyone.. The Indy will arrive at Point Loma Sportfishing on 12/19 at approximately 8:30am. If you have any questions please call the office.

Bud (84), Bags 342-Pound Buster

by Bill Roecker, 12-19-2009


At the end of his 10-day Independence trip skipper Jeff DeBuys brought home "only" one supercow, but it was a 342-pound buster of a Tuna caught by a guy who's been after it for at least 25 or 30 years. Counting Bud's giant, there were six cows. Bud Edwards of Palmdale has been fishing long range for quite a while, but this one was the retired construction worker's first 300-pounder. "The craziest damn fish I ever saw," he told dock reporter Bill Roecker December 19 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing. "He took 400 yards straight out on the surface. He took me around the boat three times. He took me up and down the side eight times. Finally, my best fish came up on the bow." Bud said he fished a mackerel on a 7/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader and 100-pound Izorline tied to 130-pound Izor Spectra on an Avet 50 reel and a Calstar 760 H rod.
If anything made Bud prouder than that big fish it was the fact that his son Ron Edwards of Fort Worth, TX won second place for a 231-pound Tuna. He also got a 201-pound Yellowfin. Ron used the same bait and gear as his dad, except his reel was an Avet 50 N. He took an hour and a half to land his first cow and his best fish. Brent Fisher of Reno, NV won third place for a 221.8-pound Tuna (his first fish ever) he bagged with a Mackerel on a 7/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with an Accurate 50 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXXH rod. Dale Austrulid of Nipomo caught a 206-pounder on a squid under the kite, on the boat's kite rig: 130-pound fluorocarbon and 130-pound Izorline Spectra on an Avet 50 W reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXXH rod. Terry Sandoval of Anaheim slipped into the 200-pound club with a 203-pound yellowfin he took with a squid on the boat's kite rig. "Very good sign," skipper DeBuys remarked to Roecker on what he saw down South. "You've got to be prepared for these big fish. We had many casualties. You need a little luck, too." DeBuys said he was staying home for Christmas and a little golf, then would be "...back here for the flying start of the mini-Bisbee, as we call it, on December 26."

?I loved that rod,? he said.

by Bill Roecker, 12-19-2009


Bud (84), Bags 342-Pound Buster

At the end of his 10-day Independence trip skipper Jeff DeBuys brought home "only" one supercow, but it was a 342-pound buster of a tuna caught by a guy who's been after it for at least 25 or 30 years. Counting Bud's giant, there were six cows.

Bud Edwards of Palmdale has been fishing long range for quite a while, but this one was the retired construction worker's first 300-pounder.

"The craziest damn fish I ever saw," he told dock reporter Bill Roecker December 19 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing. "He took 400 yards straight out on the surface. He took me around the boat three times. He took me up and down the side eight times. Finally, my best fish came up on the bow."

Bud said he fished a mackerel on a 7/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon leader and 100-pound Izorline tied to 130-pound Izor Spectra on an Avet 50 reel and a Calstar 760 H rod.

If anything made Bud prouder than that big fish it was the fact that his son Ron Edwards of Fort Worth, TX won second place for a 231-pound tuna. He also got a 201-pound yellowfin. Ron used the same bait and gear as his dad, except his reel was an Avet 50 N. He took an hour and a half to land his first cow and his best fish.

Brent Fisher of Reno, NV won third place for a 221.8-pound tuna (his first fish ever) he bagged with a mackerel on a 7/0 Eagle Claw hook tied to 130-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One Spectra. He fished with an Accurate 50 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXXH rod.

Dale Austrulid of Nipomo caught a 206-pounder on a squid under the kite, on the boat's kite rig: 130-pound fluorocarbon and 130-pound Izorline Spectra on an Avet 50 W reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXXH rod.

Terry Sandoval of Anaheim slipped into the 200-pound club with a 203-pound yellowfin he took with a squid on the boat's kite rig.

"Very good sign," skipper DeBuys remarked to Roecker on what he saw down south. "You've got to be prepared for these big fish. We had many casualties. You need a little luck, too."

DeBuys said he was staying home for Christmas and a little golf, then would be "...back here for the flying start of the mini-Bisbee, as we call it, on December 26."

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With Bud\'s jackpot winning supercow.
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Bud Edwards of Palmdale California won the jackpot with this nice Supercow.
Photo Credit: Bill Roecker