Independence returned under Jeff DeBuys hand July 14. Jeff docked at Pt. Loma Sportfishing following a five-day SaveOn Tackle open trip with 31 anglers.

"We had some albacore the first day," said Jeff, "but it wasn't very good fishing, so we went to Cedros and San Martin Islands. "Cedros had spectacular yellowtail fishing, and we got a bunch of halibut at San Martin."

Big tuna angler Joe Armstead of Mountain View bagged the first-place winner on the trip, a 50.4-pound yellowtail He said he threw it a scrambled eggs Salas 6X Jr. iron on 40-pound Big Game line. He used a Newell 440 P reel and a Calstar 6470 rod.

"It bit as soon as the jig hit the water," said Joe. The fish came aboard after a 15-minute tussle.

Larry Frontino of El Segundo and Daniel Henderson of Long Beach tagged twin halibut. The XL-sized flatties weighed 38.8 and 38.2-pounds respectively. Both were sardine chompers.