Vagabond Sportfishing

Vag Snags Em

8-27-2006
Bill Roecker
Mike Lackey docked Vagabond at Point Loma Sportfishing August 27 after a four-day trip with 25 anglers. He also found good fishing at the big island.

Mike Jones of San Clemente won first place, for a 97-pound yellowfin that beat him up for 45 minutes. He said it bit a sardine on an Eagle Claw 4/0 hook and 40-pound P-Line. He used a Penn 4/0 reel and a seven-foot Calstar rod, an older model.

Dave Roberts of Corte Madera won second place for an 84-pounder, and Jack Bair of Huntington Beach won third place for a 70.4-pound yellowfin tuna.