"Thanks to everyone who made the annual Westcoast Marketing trip," wrote Independence skipper Jeff DeBuys August 4, "and to Rick Ozaki for everything provided for the trip."

Jackpot winners for this trip:
1st place Paul King from Kerrbile, TX, for a 70.2 BFT
2nd place goes to Allen Smith of Santee, for a 64.4 bluefin.
3rd place goes to Mike Rubio from Phoenix, AZ with a 62.4-pounder. Nice fish, guys.

"Today was the first day of the Tahoe Tuna Club seven-day, and we got off to a great start. Things were biting very early on this morning, as we positioned the boat on this water structure just rite. The morning hit ended about 1100 and the rest of the day was slow till dark, then we got into a school and added six more beauties. The total for the day was 71 bluefin 45 to 70 pounds with many 50 to 60-pounders in the mix. Everyone had a fun time fishing for these gorgeous fish today. The weather is great, and we are going to give this another try tomorrow."