Ken Cirks of Orange nabbed four cows, at 233, 218, 210 and 201 pounds, which put him right behind his fishing pal Tim Turis. Ken told Roecker his rig was much the same: skipjack baits on 16/0 Mustad 7691 hooks, tied to 100-pound Momoi line and 130-pound Line One Spectra, on a Penn 50 W reel and a Calstar X46XH rod.

Cirks used another new Calstar rod with the guides underneath, to go with his new Accurate 50 spinning reel, and caught a 130-pound tuna. He said he was hoping for a cow, and had no doubt the spinning reel could handle a big tuna. He fought the fish with a harness hooked to the reel seat of the new rig.

Thomas Carlyle of Rolling Hills Estates had a 223-pound tuna. Brad Felger of Atascadero banged a brace of cows at 227 and 218 pounds. His dad Dan Felger of Thousand Oaks got a 218-pound yellowfin.

Vern Hupp of Foothill Ranch bagged a 213-pounder. "Big" Al Scow of Rancho Palos Verdes took a 210-pounder. Jan Howard, Braid rep from Mission Viejo, got a 206-pound tuna. Grover Sinsley of Saratoga found a 203-pound yellowfin tuna.