Shogun docked at Fisherman's Landing November 24 after a ten-day Bob Sands Tackle trip with 19 anglers aboard. Skipper Bruce Smith tied up the boat and weighed the fish. There were eight tuna over 200 pounds.

"The water where we fished was 78 degrees," said Bruce, "with good sign of big fish."

Peter Jones of Dana Point won the jackpot for a 288.8-pound tuna. He said it ate a sardine on a 4/0 Hayabusa hook. He used 130-pound pink Yo-Zuri fluorocarbon and 130-pound Yo-Zuri line, with 130-poundSpectra backing on a Daiwa SLT 50 reel and a Calstar 765 XH rod wrapped by Ram Rods.

"He got tail-wrapped and drowned," said Jones. "It took three hours of them just pulling it up."

Bill Taylor of San Diego won second place for a 280-pound yellowfin. He said he got it with a sardine on a 6/0 ringed Super Mutu hook, 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Izorline Spectra on a Tiagra 50 reel and a Calstar 765 XXH rod.

"It was on a helium balloon," said Bill, "and it took two hours."

Brandon Ferrigno of Laguna Niguel won third place for a 247-pound tuna.

Ivan Klitgaard of San Jose used the kite to bag a 229-pounder. "He took me around the boat twice," he said, "on the boat's kite rig."

Tuesday was a very busy day at the docks, with all the cows being landed. Wednesday promises even more excitement, with five or six boats coming in just before the holiday. All of them are packing big loads of big fish.

Special Services For Bill Poole

Services for Bill Poole will begin at ten A.M. Wednesday at the Scottish Rites Event Center in Mission Valley, 1895 Comino Del Rio S, San Diego 92108. Appropriate dress: Dressy casual. A flotilla will proceed out of San Diego Bay after that event for the scattering of the ashes.