Day/Date: Sat Sun: 7/28, 29/07

Target/Type of Fishing: Tuna troll / Sharking

Moon Phase: 95% vis

Sun Rise/Set: 3:53a / 7:45p

Water Temp / Water Color: 75-76 / Blue

Wind Direction/Speed: SE / 10 knots

Weather/Seas: Partly cloudy / 1-2’

Departure / Return Time: 10am Sat / 6pm Sun

Lines In/Out: 1:30pm / 2:30pm

Location: Start 8 miles short of Toms; Toms; Hendrickson; 500fath W wall Toms

Report: The Indy II ran to Toms Canyon over the weekend for a tuna, shark combo overnight trip. We put lines in about 8 miles short of the Toms at a nice weedline. The trip was off to a fast start as we landed a 20lb dolphin 5 min after the lines went in the water. We had 2 other runoffs and a wahoo hit at that weedline, but that was it. We trolled the west wall then turned east with nothing to show for it. We set up for night sharking and had a good drift, but not much life. During the night we caught 2 large bluesharks (on a live bluefish and fresh bunker) and a 15lb mahi. Back on the troll at first light thru Toms we worked the 100 fath line after 1 runnoff and 1 skipjack. After working that area to death, we trolled Hendrickson canyon. With no tuna in the box, neither the charter nor I wanted to throw in the towel. It was a good thing we did not head for home at that point. We were working the 500 fath line, and as soon as we turned up the 500fath west wall of the Toms we landed a nice White Marlin. He whacked the ballyhoo behind the bird, and then ate the ballyhoo off the long rigger which was dropped back. Unfortunately, we broke his bill; but we released him quickly and he swam away. He did not need to be revived. We worked the area after that, but came up with nothing. The overnighter turned into a 32 hour trip. No one wanted to call it quits (until we ran out of coffee).