Dolph Ruschmaupt and Marilyn Reece of Fresno teamed up on a 331 and a 296-pounder while on the Intrepid's last trip. "She got that 296-pounder on the kite," said Dolph in a telephone conversation with Bill Roecker, "and then she hooked up on the kite with the boat rig again, so she gave this one to me. This was my first trip."

That first trip ain't bad when you come back with a 331-pound tuna weighed on the dock. Dolph said the bait was a squid under the kite on both fish. He thought the hook was a 10/0 or larger Mustad 7691, on 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izorline Spectra rolled onto an Avet 50 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXXH rod. That combo was confirmed as most likely by boat manager Steve Hoffman.