The Northern California Tuna Chasers Club charter aboard the Shogun returned to Fisherman's Landing August 11 after a five-day trip with 29 anglers. Bill Morimoto was chartermaster.

"Decent action on the yellowfin met us today at Isla de Gualalupe," wrote skipper Bruce Smith August 9, "with a steady pick throughout the day. 50-pound line was the hot ticket and a reel with two speeds helped a lot. Until about lunchtime, we were looking good on landing what we hooked, then the sharks found us. Throughout the afternoon and into the evening, the great white sharks were rather relentless. Those impressive critters are cool for the first few fish, but after the third or fourth hour, they were really a pain in our side.

"Even though the great whites were around, the yellowfin were still providing action although getting the tuna to the boat was extremely difficult. The weather at the 'Lupe was drop dead gorgeous with a hint of wind and a very warm day to work on the 'ol tan."

The scales at Pt. Loma sportfishing were used because of the traffic that morning. They showed Steve Takagi to be the winner for his 91.4-pound yellowfin. "I got him on a long soak with a mackerel," said Steve, "and I saw the boil when he ate it. He fought for 30 minutes."

Takagi is from San Jose. He said he got his prizewinner on a 3/0 Eagle Claw hook, 50-pound fluorocarbon leader and 50-pound Izorline Spectra. He used a TLD 30 reel and a 760 M rod.

Peter Putt of San Jose tied with Craig Morimoto of San Jose for second place with a 65.4-pound yellowfin tuna. Doug Inouye of Santa Clara caught a 49.2-pound albacore, second-largest so far, and joined the winners in the lineup shot.