Independence 15 day after Thanksgiving

[Fishing Report]

After Thanksgiving 15-Day

11-25-2011 - Off and running. A very happy thanksgiving to everyone, as we are back at it again after a brief day of turkey, and football. We are currently on a 15-day SavOn Tackle extravaganza. We have a good supply of sardines, and a very eager group of well seasoned big fish fishermen aboard. As far as tackle give- a-ways go, we are going to start this process today, as there are palates of tackle, clothing, rods, reels to hand out today some time. After last trips success, we are going to venture down to the same area in hopes there is some thing to work with when we get there. The weather is good, and looks to be favorable for a few days. As always, every trip is completely different, so we have a brand new puzzle to put together, and see what becomes in the next 15 days. Thanks for checking in, and please wish us luck, Jeff and the Indy crew


Travel Day

11-27-2011 - Moving south all the time. We have had great travel weather the past few days, and have been rigging everyone, as well as various other tasks. We should be fishing Tuesday morning, so if all goes well, and the satellite phone works we should have some reports in the future. Sea you all then, the Indy crew

Independence Sportfishing
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone (619) 226-6006
info@independencesportfishing.com
http://independencesportfishing.com

[Fishing Report]

Great start to the trip

11-29-2011 - Hello everyone, We have started the fishing here on Tuesday. We arrived at the bank at around 10 am and the fish went on the bite as soon the anchor went over. The bite lasted all day long and into the dark. The yellowfin tuna were in the 100 to 190 pound range. The fishing was really as good as it gets, 100 pound and a sardine was the ticket as well as the kite. Dale Lethcoe had the best fish of the day which went just under 200 pounds, call it 195 to be on the safe side. The weather is good and we plan on doing this for another day or two before looking into other options. We also had a handful of wahoo to keep everyone on their toes. Thanks for checking in, we will report as long as the sat. phone has a signal. That has been a hit and miss thing lately down here in the lower zone.

More of the same

11-30-2011 - Good day to all, Today's fishing was a lot like yesterday, we picked at yellowfin tuna all day long in the 100 to 200 pound range. biggest fish again was right at 190 pounds, weather again was very nice. final tally was 54 tuna chilling in the wells. We will report again tomorrow as the phone service permits. Thanks for checking in, the Indy guys.

The great fishing continues

12-01-2011 - What does a fisherman ask for before he makes a trip? Good fishing! Good Weather! Good friends on the trip! Big fish! Lots of fish!. The last three days have had it all. Today we had great weather again to go with excellent biting fish, at sundown we posted 55 more beautiful yellowfin tuna for the day, again the fish were in that 120 to 170 range. The guys today to land cows were Dale Lethcoe with a 238, Joseph Solomon with a 220 and Ron Barron with a 210. Everyone is tired and sore and sitting down to a nice dinner in the middle of the pacific. If you want to get on a trip we have only the last trip of the season departing on Jan. 6th with 19 anglers signed up to go. Give us a call as this is usually sold-out a year in advance but due some unforseen events several people have had to cancel. Thanks for checking in, The Indy crew.

More great fishing

12-02-2011 - Good evening everyone, I do not want to sound like a broken record but.....!!! fishing continues to be outstanding along with the weather. Today we tagged another 50 beautiful yellowfin tuna in the 130 to 270 pound range. Cow catchers today were John Hancock with a 270, Dan Hoover with a 240, Dale Lethcoe with a 220 and Sam Raider with a 210. Their are lots of fish in the high 100's range, call it 150 to 195. We still have lots of fishing time left so we are hoping to land some more cows and top things off. Thanks for checking in, Jeff and the Indy crew.


Independence Sportfishing
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone (619) 226-6006
info@independencesportfishing.com
http://independencesportfishing.com

[Fishing Report]

Still very good out here!

12-04-2011 - Hello again, This is the rap-up for the last two days 12/3&4, Fishing out here is still very, very good, we have had another 5 cows come over the rail with Vlad Chernoguz landing the largest at 277 and another 220, Sam Raiter caught another cow going 210 and added a 190 to that, Mike Banda put in some time night fishing and landed a 240 at midnight using a Skipjack for bait, and Joe Solomon from New York put another cow on the boat that went 260. We have been catching a handful of wahoo each day as well. The wind has come up a bit to a steady 20 knots, still very comfortable on the big ole Indy. Sardines have been the hot ticket, chunks have been working also and the heavy jigs in the early AM have been a way to get bit, Fishing is very much like back in 04/05 with excellent sign of fish day and night. Overall we have tagged another 74 fish the last two days in the 130 to 277 range, we plan on giving this one last shot tomorrow then heading up the line with a stop or two along the way for yellowtail or dorado to add a little color. Thanks for checking in, The Indy crew.

A slower pace today

12-05-2011 - Today's fishing was a little slower for us, still plenty good for the guys that still wanted to catch a fish or two, 30 fish in the 100 to 200 pound range went into our 30 degree fresh well. Only one fish today taped right at 200 pounds. We are headed home in some choppy weather which seems to be coming down all the time. We may stop on the way home if we can pick up a little time in good weather. Our ETA will be posted in a few days. It's been a fantastic trip with full limits of good times. thanks for checking in, the indy crew.

12-07-2011 - Back on line, headed home. We have signal now to send a report from the bridge of the independence. We had to call in a few reports to get us by, so here is a re-cap for the trip. We arrived at the grounds, and right away we got busy, and down to business. Every day was action packed, as things would get going before daybreak, and end into the night. The first 3 days were the real stand outs, as we were filling up fast, and then the last 4 days were more civil, 30 to 40 fish a day. There were shots at big ones every day, and we made the most of every chance, with possibly 14 cows up to maybe 277 lbs. For the most part the rest of the fish is a beautiful grade, 125 to 195 lbs. With a few bigger, and a few smaller. All methods worked, as there was something for everyone, chunk, sardine, man bait (skipjack), jigs, you name it, at the right time it worked. We are headed up the line now, most recovering from the battles with these brutes, and some watching movies, some comparing stories from the trip. The crew and myself are resting, preparing for another voyage when we unload this catch on Saturday. We will post another report when we get closer to home. Sea you then, Jeff and the Indy crew

ETA Saturday AM 5:30

12-08-2011 - Rolling right along. Not much to report out here, as we are steadily making our way up to San Diego. The weather has improved, and the ride is good, and looks to continue. Looking back on the trip, we were blessed with good weather, and great fishing, and a really great group of guys. I took a quick show of hands, and quite a few of these guys caught their personal best tuna on this trip, which is always a good thing in my book. We should be back to the dock Saturday 0530, so with that said, we will sea you all then, Jeff and the Indy crew



Independence Sportfishing
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone (619) 226-6006
info@independencesportfishing.com
http://independencesportfishing.com