Jeff DeBuys docked Independence July 20 after a five-day West Coast Marketing charter with Dave Rocchi of Cypress acting as chartermaster. There were 30 anglers aboard, and they fished offshore and at Guadalupe Island.

"We tried Guadalupe first," said Jeff, "and we saw sign of 50 to 80-pound tuna there, but they didn't want to go. Some good yellowtail did, though, so we fished there for half a day. Then we went to Cedros Island for a spectacular day on yellowtail and a white seabass.

"The rest of the time we fished offshore in 68-degree water. Yesterday afternoon I saw the best school of fish I've seen all season, and we got about 30 fish before we had to leave."

Ron Doty of Santa And won first place for a 47.2-pound yellowfin tuna that bit his sardine on a 2/0 Super Mutu hook. He said he used 25-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader 25-pound Ande line on a Daiwa 30 reel and a Calstar 700 ML rod.

Hot on Doty's heels, Brian Lackey of Lake Forest won second place for a 47-pounder yellowfin tuna. Mike McClure of Phoenix took third place for a 41-pound yellowfin. Ben Kaplan of Oak Park got a 39.4-pound white seabass on a flylined sardine and 25-pound line. He stood in with the winners.