Joe Crisci brought his 22 anglers home from a five-day Hagarty Electric charter on August 13 with some whopper yellowtail in the catch.

"We fished at Cedros and on kelps, like everyone else," said Crisci. We had good yellowtail fishing at the island. There's a lot of bait there, mostly small anchovies, and the fish were a little harder to catch, being jugged with that small bait."

Chartermaster Dennis Hagarty of Phoenix won first place for a 51-pound yellowtail. The big jack took a sardine on a 4/0 Hayabusa hook, said Hagarty. He fished with 50-pound Izorline on a TLD 30 reel and a Penn six and a half-foot rod.

Rick Corren of Phoenix was second for a 47-pounder that bit a sardine on a 40-pound boat outfit. His son Matt Corren of Phoenix won third place for a 45-pound yellowtail.

All three jackpot winners had their best yellowtail ever.