thelog.com Tuna Challenge Raises $215,000


25th anniversary event benefits Make-A-Wish San Diego.


SAN DIEGO — More than 800 anglers participated in the 25th anniversary Make-A-Wish Tuna Challenge in San Diego and helped raise more than $215,000 to support children with life- threatening medical conditions. The nation’s largest tuna fishing


tournament was held Aug. 24 at Silver Gate Yacht Club and was presented by Jobsite Supply Company. While com- petitive angling in San Diego Bay head- lined the Make-A-Wish event, there was also a post-tournament banquet, award presentations, raffles, auctions and car giveaway. According to a statement issued by


the Tuna Challenge committee, the money raised this year brings the total proceeds for Make-A-Wish San Diego to $3.1 million during the 25-year run of the event. Founded in 1983, Make-A-Wish San


Diego has granted more than 3,300 wishes to children living in San Diego and Imperial Counties, including 201 wishes in the 2014 fiscal year, accord- ing to the foundation.


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Some individual reports start with a


report from private boater Capt. Ron Bowers of Salt Fever who fished a recent two-day trip that produced 53 yellowfin tuna. Bowers reported find- ing most of his action while drifting in about 200 fathoms of water off Pyramid Head at San Clemente Island. The yellowfin were reported to be run- ning from 12 to 20 pounds. Private boater Jim Cook of


Ambusher reported catching 10 yel- lowfin tuna and several yellowtail on a recent trip out of Oceanside. He reported that his best stop was from an early morning kelp paddie that he found between Oceanside and the 209 Spot at 39 miles 313 degrees from Point Loma. Their yellowtail catch came from a kelp paddie that he found 15 miles off Oceanside. Cook reported that they were a better grade yellowtail than what has been around under most of the paddies in recent weeks. Private boater Capt. Bob James of


Lynn Marie reported about a recent trip where they caught five dorado and a bunch of small yellowtail that they released. Four of the dorado came from a kelp paddie found outside of the 302 Spot at 26 miles 228 degrees from Point Loma. Another kelp paddie in that same zone produced a marlin hookup. The marlin ate two sardines that were originally intended for yel- lowfin tuna or dorado. One of the out- fits involved in the marlin hookup had


Tournament results:


Richard Thomas Memorial Grand Prize (Top Angler) Winner: Lawrence Duffin (Finology), Bluefin, 67.30 pounds.


Small Boat Division - Team Total Wet-Os of San Diego Rod & Reel Club, 88.40 points Albie Nut of Phoenix Water Management, 87.40 points Spartan (No club affiliation), 86.40 points


Large Boat Division - Team Total Finology (No club affiliation), 110.60 points Baja Fishing Cat (No club affiliation), 87.60 points Plan B (No club affiliation), 87.60 points


High Boat - Overall Finology (No club affiliation), 110.60 points Wet-Os of San Diego Rod & Reel Club, 88.40 points Baja Fishing Cat (No club affiliation), 87.60 points Plan B (No club affiliation), 87.60 points


High Club Award Southwestern Yacht Club Anglers, 246.80 points San Diego Marlin Club, 234.80 points Fish Dope, 218.90 points For more information on the 2014 Tuna Challenge results, visit tunachallenge.org.


25-pound test on it and the other had 30-pound test. They had some fun fighting the marlin before it was lost. One of the outfits involved in the mar- lin hookup had the light fluorocarbon leader wear through and the other out- fit had the hook break. James said their day was topped off in fine fash- ion with a big 25 pound dorado which was caught while trolling past a kelp paddie outside of the middle part of the 9 Mile Bank. Private boater Jim Covell of Sea


Bear reported about a recent trip where they caught 12 yellowfin tuna and a bunch of small yellowtail that they released. Covell ran up from San Diego to fish between the 289 Spot and the 277 Spot and had his best action from a kelp paddie found at 51 miles 289 degrees from Point Loma. He said their catch included some quality sized yellowfin and that half of their yellowfin were up over 25 pounds. Private boater Capt. Billy of


Efishnsea reported fishing a recent trip out by the 182 Spot and finding the tuna fishing scratchy. Their catch for the day was two yellowfin tuna, one skipjack and a lot of small yellowtail that they released. Their lone tuna stop of the day came from a spot of working tern birds that he found at 27 miles 265 degrees from Point Loma. Private boater Herb Hatanaka of


Phoenix 29 went fishing with his wife Kathy and reported catching 19 yel- lowfin tuna, one yellowtail and a dora- do. He said they also caught and


See SD Report page 38


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