Here I am pictured with my largest Albacore to date. This 46 pounder really made my day. Thanks to the Captain Dennis and his great crew for putting us on the fish.

SFR member Mike Ortiz moves up with this nice albacore. Too bad Dennis has you by two pounds!

We really had a great day. Here are a few of the guys celebrating a fine day on the ocean!

Angler Angel Gonzalez scored well too. Here he is pictured with a monster!

GO ANGELS GO!

Congratulations to Virg?s Landing and the Princess to providing our best trip to date. For four hours straight every time you dropped in you hooked up. The fish were so big we broke 3 gaffs. We fished until the bait was gone and then we used iron. Finally we pooped out and went home! My sister the Halibut Slayer also fished with us and caught her first 4 albacore.

FISH COUNT: 19 Anglers caught 206 Albacore ranging in size from 30 to 50 pounds!

Thanks to everybody at Virg?s Landing especially Darby!

Jim Hughes caught this monster Albacore on the Cortez. The fish bit on the troll. The Albacore tipped the scales at 77.7 pounds. Photo: Leroy Shntaku.

We had a great giveaway during boarding that featured Catchy Tackle Spinner head Squids, Sportfishingreport.com T-Shirts, Pacific Queen Sweatshirts, finger tape, and fish traps!

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We departed Virg?s Landing around 11 PM on the Pacific Queen with Captain Bill Cavanaugh. The bait tank was loaded with a nice mix of Anchovies and Sardines. We headed South towards Point Conception. At morning light we began fishing! The weather had picked up and we had some wind and swell. We got our first bite at around 9:30 AM. Here is Theo from Northridge CA pictured with an Albacore!

Angler Tom Spagnola from Paso Robles, CA had a great day. He caught his share of the Albacore on the Pacific Queen today!

I would like to thank my sister Tracy Woods for taking most of the photos.

SFR Member Dennis Evans from Valencia, CA is back. Here he is pictured with one of his many Albies for the day!

Angler John Southard from Buena Park is back for another SFR Charter! HOOK UP! John fished with us early this year on the Prowler!

Dave Jennings fished with us last year on the Pacific Queen. He had so much fun he decided to come back. Just like last trip David caught many fish and had a great time. See you this coming Saturday on the Pacific Queen!

Last year we fished on the Pacific Queen with the old owner Sam Patella. We fished on November 8th. 28 Anglers caught 139. Our goal is to top that performance today!

Angler Chris Wright made the journey from Santa Cruz, CA to catch some fine Morro Bay Albacore! Chris was hooked up all day long!

16 year old angler Renee Burmeister from Vista, CA had a ?HOT STICK!? Here she is pictured with one of her many Albies! Nice Job Renee!

Angler Jimmy Wittrock from Long Beach, CA did very well too. Here he is pictured with a nice Albie!

Hugo Gutierres from Thousand Oaks, CA had an EPIC DAY! This was Hugo?s first Albie ever! Congratulations my friend. Stay tuned the story gets better!

Angler David Dockstader saw the light today and caught his first, second, and third Albacore ever! We will be fishing with David again on the Pacific Queen in November. See you then!

David Jennings from Newport Beach, CA won a SFR Albie T-Shirt. Here he is wearing his new shirt and catching another Albie! The shirt works!

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Angler James Burmeister from Vista, CA caught this Albie with live bait! James brought his daughter Renee on the trip and once again she out produced her father. Renee is a SLAYER! Thanks for coming and hope to see you again on one of our trips!

David Zenk from Santa Cruz, CA out produced us all! He was top dog today. David caught 11 Albacore! Nice job David. You are the winner of the SLAYER AWARD! David has won an Albackore II Tackle Bag

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Angler Paul Lima caught this Albacore using live bait!