Joe Crisci brought the four-day Big Fish Tackle trip home to Pt. Loma Sportfishing August 3. Chartermaster Bobby Lienau, owner of the Seal Beach store, was aboard, and he told dock reporter Bill Roecker he'd been fishing on the Qualifier for 31 of his 40 years. Also aboard was his senor salesman Gary Buntinbaum of Westminister, who won first place.

"He pulled like hell," said Gary about his 43.8-pound yellowtail. It bit a sardine on the dropper loop at Cedros Island. He said he used a 4/0 Kumho hook on 60-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon and 80-pound Power Pro Spectra, with a TLD 30 reel and a Seeker blue Extreme rod, a 6460 XH.

Mike Johnston of Douglas, AZ was second, for a 36.6-pound yellow, and Shawn Morgan of Lakewood won third place for a 35.6-pounder. Both of those big yellows also came on the dropper loop, in the wee hours of morn.