After spending the last several months involved with a very busy maintenance period, it was nice to leave the dock and go fishing. With no real legwork done, it was tough to decide where to go. With the weather outlook predicting very little wind it was an easy choice to spend the day offshore. We scratched at kelp paddy yellows and ended up with 17 fish along with several bonito stops. Sam helps Charlie Pace with our first American Angler gamefish of the year. Today's great weather contributed in making May 16 a memorable date in the 2009 fishing season. Mike Lackey on the Vagabond was up to his old tricks as he produced the year's first albacore news. He got into a nice area of water 120 miles from home and saw a batch of puddlers. He promptly drove over there and hooked jig and a bait. Both fish were boated and they weighed 18-22lbs. A bluefin tuna of the same grade was also caught in the same area. Closer to home, Buzz on the Prowler landed 4 bft seen at our local short banks. During our travels today we came across lots of good looking water with all the signs - as if the door is open for the fish to move in.