Roy Rose docked Royal Polaris at Fisherman's Landing May 14 after a fine long trip into southern waters that produced 31 tuna over 200 pounds. Long-time RP regular Clyde Smith, 79, of Scottsdale, AZ accounted for five of those big boys. He told dock reporter Bill Roecker his fish tied his personal record. They weighed 245, 236, 221, 205 and 201 pounds. Wahoo in the area remained thick enough to be pesky, and anglers got all they wanted with bait on mono.

Chris Petersen, photo # 1 won first place for his 245-pounder. He also got one at 225, on the kite with a "giant squid." His winning fish took a sardine on an 8/0 ringed Owner Super Mutu hook. He fished with 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Izorline spectra.

Ron Jew made it into a tie for second place with a 243-pounder that took his sardine on a 6/0 Super Mutu on 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon. He was not present at the offloading for an interview. Thanks to skipper Roy Rose for collecting much of the information on the trip's catch.

Mike Ashford, photo # 2 cut off one cow near the trip's end. He was the other half of the tie with Jew, taking a 243-pounder and another at 218 pounds. He baited a mackerel on a 7/0 Super Mutu hook on 130-pound Seaguar Premier fluorocarbon and 130-pound Kanzen spectra from Seaguar, on a Shimano 50 LRS reel and a Calstar 7465 XH rod.

Clyde Smith's quintuplet catch was made with sardines on the new Mustad Demon 4X circle hooks. He used 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Line One spectra on an Accurate ATD 50 reel and a Calstar 765 XXH rod, along with a Super Seeker 2 X 4. The big one came in 40 minutes. "I pull hard," said Clyde.

Frank "the Crank" Fink with a 243-pounder. Gary Cotter of Santa Barbara got cows of 235 and 205 pounds. He said he fished sardines on 7/0 Mustad Demon hooks tied to 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound line One spectra on an Accurate ATD 50 reel and a Super Seeker 2 X 4 rod.

Seaforth Sportfishing manager John Yamate bagged a brace at 234 and 202 pounds. The big one was on the kite with a squid. For the other one he baited a sardine on 6/0 ringed Super Mutu hook tied to 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Blackwater spectra on an Accurate ATD 50 reel and a Calstar 770 XXH rod.

John Natsume kited up a 234-pounder with a mackerel on a 9/0 Super Mutu hook and 130-pound Blackwater spectra. Jim Travis had his personal best at 232 pounds. He got a rope on it by way of a 16/0 Mustad circle hook under the kite. Bill Nakaki caught a 229-pounder with a salami mackerel on a 12/0 Super Mutu hook 130-pound Izorline, a Penn 50 W reel and a Calstar 6460 XXH rod.

Jack Gruschus of Corrales, NM had two cows at 228 and 208 pounds. His rig had to go into the water with a float, he said, but he got the fish. He used 130-pound Seaguar and 130-pound Izorline spectra.

Rick Tyrer had three tuna over 200 pounds on his first long range adventure, at 227, 222 and 203 pounds. The big one came on a whole squid, and he used an Accurate ATD 50 W reel and a Seeker 6463 XXXXH rod.

Marc Calder, a first timer from Westminister, had a 225-pound yellowfin on a sardine and a 6/0 hook on one of the boat's rigs. "It was on the first day," he remarked. "It was my first tuna ever."

Mike Hieshima had three cows at 218, 207 and 206 pounds. He fished sardines on 6/0 ringed Super Mutu hooks tied to 100-pound Blackwater and 130-pound Line One spectra on an Accurate 30 ATD reel and a Super Seeker 2 X 4 rod.

Bill Golder of Chula Vista had a 214-pound tuna that fought him for an hour. He said he baited a salami on a 9/0 ringed Super Mutu hook tied to 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon and 130-pound Blackwater spectra on a Cal Sheets-treated Penn 50 reel and a Seeker 6463 XXXXH rod. Bill won the Friends of Rollo jackpot for his bomb-caught 72-pound wahoo.

Another first-timer, Warren Hamachi, got two fish at 209 and 207 pounds. He flylined sardines on 9/0 Super Mutu hooks. He fished with 100-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon, an Okuma Makira 30 reel and a 770 XH Calstar rod.

Sue Beck, pictured above of San Clemente had a 202, courtesy of a salami on a 9/0 Super Mutu hook and 130-pound Blackwater fluorocarbon. She fished with a Penn 50 reel and a Calstar 6460 XH rod.

Roy Rose won the crew fishing tourney with his personal best of 204 pounds. He said he used a Blue Water 8/0 hook, 130-pound running gear and a Seeker rod.