"Today we excellent surface iron action on the yellowtail," remarked Shogun skipper Bruce Smith June 10. "The yellowfin tuna made their showing early in the a.m. and then all but disappeared by lunch time, but the yellows continued to bite throughout the day.

"Our plan from here is to fish tonight and tomorrow morning then take off for the albacore grounds. The long range fleet is excited about where the fish are showing. We are seeing albacore and bluefin in the lower latitudes, which makes us think that we could be in for a decent year instead of a flash in the pan, that has been going on the past couple of seasons."