“Alijos Rocks was good for tuna from 40 to 100 pounds,” said Shogun skipper Norm Kagawa August 1 as he stood on the dock at Fisherman’s Landing. “We averaged 40 to 80 of those fish per day, and two of the days we fished there were half-days.
“When we went up to the 23 Spot we found some really excellent yellowtail fishing on fish of 18 to 40 pounds. Then we tried Cedros Island for some big ones, since we had most of the yellowtail we needed, but we didn’t find many of those.”
Norm’s trip had 29 anglers, including chartermaster Steve Talmadge of Flash Charters in the Bay Area. One of Steve’s pals won the jackpot.
Jeremy Kangas of Stickem Sportfishing, like Talmadge a sportboat skipper, won first place for his 116-pound yellowfin. He bagged that baby on a sardine and a 3/0 ringed Super Mutu hook tied to 50-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 65-pound Line One Spectra. He said he used a new Accurate BX-2 500 reel and a Calstar 700 H rod.
“I got him in 30 minutes,” said Kangas. “He got all but about 40 feet of my line and he got tail-wrapped. These new reels are powerful! I drug him in with low gear.”
Report by Bill Roecker of FishingVideos.com
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