"We had another great day of fishing, and it's hot," said the first of two postings from Royal Polaris May 7. "The weather is great, the fish are biting, and everyone is happy aboard the Royal Polaris. We had another five fish over the 200-pound mark, with the largest going to Chico Leonard, pictured. Chico's fish was caught on a sardine, and it weighed in at 218 pounds. Most of the fish were in the 150 to 180-pound range today, and they are putting on a show. It's a 50/50 bite, half on the sardine, the rest are on the kite.

"A couple of personal bests: Greta Tremmel, 208-pound Yellowfin tuna, John Bollman, 213-pound Yellowfin tuna, and Pete Petersen, 180.6-pound Yellowfin tuna. We have two days of fishing left, and we hope the bite continues. It was another great day of weather, flat seas, clear skies, and hot.

"Our morning started at 05:30 hours, with Yellowfin jumping around the boat, with multiple hook-ups, but as fast as our morning started it cooled off, then around lunch, things started up again. We are almost full, and we are hoping things will not change. Tomorrow will be our last day of fishing, then we will head to Cabo San Lucas."