CROWD DIDN'T MATTER (092610)!!! "We had a perfect seven-day trip," said Independence owner skipper Mark Pisano at Pt. Loma Sportfishing September 26. "There were four boats at The Rocks, all of 'em catching. We had perfect timing, and the weather got better the whole time we were out." The trip had 30 anglers and was sponsored by Kimura's Tackle. The best fish was a 78.8-pound kite fish, a Yellowfin caught by Andy Jaenichen of Pomona. It won first place. Andy said he got it on a flylined sardine pinned to a 2/0 ringed Owner Super Mutu hook on 40-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 60-pound Line One Spectra on an Avet LX reel and a Shimano Talus rod. Mark Mayeda of Huntington Beach was hot on Andy's tail with a 78.6-pounder that bit a double sardine rig on the boat's kite outfit: 130-pound Izorline and 130-pound Izor Spectra on an Avet 50 reel and a Super Seeker 6463 XXX rod. James Beard of Post Falls, ID won third place for a 74.8-pounder and Phil Havilcek of San Francisco got honorable mention for a 75-pounder, since he wasn't in the contest. He got his limit, and helped other anglers. Brian Loft of Chino Hills was close, with a 72-pound gorgeous Yellowfin under a near-full moon.