Andy Cates brought Red Rooster III home to H&M Landing September 28 after a six-day offshore fishing trip. His anglers reported catching 161 bluefin tuna, 151 yellowtail, 180 yellowfin tuna and 60 dorado.

First place: 46-pound bluefin caught by Robert Miller of Fallbrook
Second place: 43.2-pound bluefin by Bill Brown of San Diego
Third place: 41.8-pound bluefin by Robert Pennell of San Diego
Trolling Jackpot: 32-pound bluefin tuna caught by Dave Bobbit of Ashland, OR.

On September 29, skipper Cates wrote, "So far our plan is working out. We made a run out to the Southwest to try for Jack Pot fish and it worked out nice. We also had action on the school size fish, 15 to 22-pounders. The other 20 fish were 50 to 80 pounds, totalling 70 bluefin and 1 Yellowfin and 1 Dorado. A nice start of the trip. Tomorrow we will be working down the beach trying to find the nice sized yellowfin and dorado."