Trip Reports

This 5-day Qualia Reels trip had 22 anglers and they caught 213 yellowtail and 38 bluefin tuna. The bluefin (and the lady anglers!) swept the jackpot. The jackpot winners are:

• Patricia Atkins, Palmer Lake, CO — 52.8# bluefin (left)
• Bill Zemba, Castaic, CA — 34.3# bluefin
• Wilma Atkins, Santa Rosa, CA — 33.7# bluefin (right)

This 5-day trip had 14 anglers and they caught 197 yellowtail and 2 white sea bass. The jackpot winners are:

• Duane Weston, Vista, CA — 32# white sea bass (right)
• Mike Meinke, Millington, MI — 30.4# white sea bass (left)
• Russ Baker, Millington, MI — 29.8# yellowtail

This 5-day trip had 10 anglers and they caught 54 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:

• Craig Provance, Murrieta, CA — 36.8# yellowtail(left)
• Jeff Kealoha, San Diego, CA — 36.2# yellowtail
• Walt Graham, Henderson, NV –32.8# yellowtail(right)

This 7-day trip had 22 anglers and they caught 181 yellowfin tuna, 52 dorado, 22 dorado, 9 yellowtail and 9 wahoo. The jackpot winners are:

• Ace Neely, Lancaster, CA — 97/4# yellowfin tuna (left)
• Bob Yoshimoto, Thousand Oaks, CA — 96# yellowfin tuna
• Nanette Smith, Huntington Beach, CA –87.4# yellowfin tuna (right)

This 7-day trip had 22 anglers and they caught 258 yellowfin tuna, 52 dorado, 78 yellowtail and 1 wahoo. The jackpot winners are:

• Doug Nance, San Diego, CA — 109.8# yellowfin tuna (left)
• Steve Heffner, Hailey, ID — 108.2# yellowfin tuna
• Jeff Nagel, Laguna Niguel, CA –75# yellowfin tuna (right)

This 5-day trip had 26 anglers and they caught 372 yellowtail and 35 white sea bass. The jackpot winners are:

• Glenn Kerr, Cypress, CA — 39/8# yellowtail (left)
• Jeanette Caldwell, Lake Tahoe, CA — 39.4# yellowtail
• Rob LaHue, San Diego, CA — 36.8# yellowtail(right)

This 3-day trip had 26 anglers and they caught 232 yellowtail and 5 yellowfin tuna. The jackpot winners are:

• Harvey Schroeder, Carslbad, CA — 26.4# yellowtail (left)
• Rick Rosano, Carson, CA — 24.6# yellowtail
• Brooks Iler, San Diego, CA — 24# yellowtail(right)

This 3-day trip had 16 anglers and they caught 134 yellowfin tuna and 3 yellowtail. The jackpot winners are:

• Gary Cotter, Santa Barbara, CA — 22.8# yellowfin (left)
• Pete Maclachlan, Port Townsend, WA — 22.4# yellowfin
• Willy Lewis, Mission Hills, CA — 22.4# yellowfin(right)

This 5-day trip had 10 anglers and they caught 150 yellowtail and 1 bluefin. The jackpot winners are:

• Jen Funk, San Pedro, CA — 43.6# yellowtail (left)
• Jack Rausch, San Rafael, CA — 39.8# yellowtail
• David Easton, San Diego, CA — 38.8# yellowtail (right)

This 5-day trip had 22 anglers and they caught 276 yellowtail and 1 halibut. The jackpot winners are:

• ROb Geiger, Simi Valley, CA — 43# yellowtail (left)
• Jim Hartwick, Harbor City, CA — 42.4## yellowtail (second from left)
• Mark Pierpont, Canoga Park, CA (second from right) and Jim Hartwick (tied)– 41.6## yellowtail and George Guardiano, San Diego, CA (right) — a non-jackpot 42# halibut