Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 31, 2010
Three 300-Pound Tuna For Charlie Iwashita: “Touch Fishing”
Now 52 and a plumber at Kephart Plumbing, he also does work for Lorton-Mitchell Custom Homes. Charlie Iwashita was born, grew up and still lives in San Diego’s south Bay area. At Pt. Loma Sportfishing January [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 29, 2010
Just When You Think You Have Seen It All
“As far as a story goes,” said the report from American Angler January 28, “we think that it would be near impossible to conjure up one like this much less than to see it [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 28, 2010
Fish Of A Lifetime
This season has offered anglers the best chance ever to hook a 300-pound yellowfin tuna, and fishermen are taking advantage of the opportunity. Today’s report from the American Angler is one more demonstration of the number and availability of supercows.
“We [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 27, 2010
Excel On Big Tuna
“Today we turned our luck around and had some action on big tuna,” noted skipper Justin Fleck aboard Excel January 26.
“The fish got on us in the grey and stuck with us all day. Most of the fish were in [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 26, 2010
AA Action
“We fought the weather once again as the wind and huge groundswell never seems to go away,” noted the report from American Angler January 24.
“We scratched away throughout the day but things didn’t get right until the afternoon. Whether or not it [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council

Net Update
January 24, 2009
Loftus & Martin Return (5)
Joe Crisci docked Qualifier 105 at Pt. Loma Sportfishing January 24 after the 15-day Loftus & Martin charter with 23 anglers aboard. John Loftus and Larry Martin were aboard as chartermasters. The trip visited Hurricane Bank and the southern [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 21, 2009
Back-To-Back Cows
The Catchy Tackle-Pelagic 15-day trip aboard Red Rooster III returned January 21 with 19 anglers and skipper Andy Cates at the helm. The boat visited the Hurricane Bank, Clarion Island’s Buffer Zone and the southern banks off Baja, and found near-limits of [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 20, 2009
“Kite Rotation 15 Seconds To Two Minutes”
Excel returned to Fisherman’s Landing January 20 under Justin Fleck’s hand after the annual Team Hoo Cow Hunt 15-day trip. The boat was loaded with large tuna up to 345 pounds, and visited El Banco off Mainland [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 16, 2009
Quick Decision Pays Off
“I was listening to let’s Talk Hookup on a Sunday morning,” said Kent Iwata of Valencia to dock reporter Bill Roecker at Pt. Loma Sportfishing January 16, “and I decided to go out on the American Angler on Tuesday.”
Most anglers [...]

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Bill Roecker for FishingVideos.com & the San Diego Sportfishing Council
Net Update
January 13, 2009
Personal Best Tuna
Drew Henderson backed Tommy Rothery’s Polaris Supreme into her slip at Fisherman’s Landing January 13 after the annual George Davis charter with eight anglers aboard. The trip this year was a 13-day excursion with a fly back option from Cabo.
“I guess [...]

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