Julio Ochoa docked Red Rooster III at H&M Landing August 31 after a five-day trip with 20 anglers.

"We had very good fishing for albacore, and also for yellowtail at Cedros Island," he remarked at the scales.

Bill Leitelt of Morgan Hill won first place for a 40.3-pound albacore. He said he took his big longfin on a sardine and a 1/0 Gamakatsu hook. He used 30-pound Seaguar fluorocarbon leader and 30-pound Big Game line on a Pro Gear Albacore Special reel and a Calstar 700 ML rod.

Rich Webb of Simi Valley was second for a 36.4-pound albacore, and Jonathan Lunsford got third place for a 35.6-pond albie.