First, thanks to Fishslayer, Forktail, Fongster, and the others who threw down some great info about chasing tuna out of SD area. What I found is that Islandia will be offering the Phoenix for overnight trips with a limited load of 12-15! Not due to the size of boat, but the # of bunks, at the same $175! Beats the hell out 35 ltd load for 175, and I heard the skipper is a solid fisherman but real chill. If any of you guys are interested I'm flying down labor day weekend and already reserved one space to leave Sat nite 8/31 to fish Sunday, and they won't leave unless there's 8, so I'm hoping to make sure and get out there. So if any of you guys are down, the trip is on the calendar under my name, Paul Casarez, call the Islandia. As for me, I'm 33, CA native from Lompoc now livin in SF, a lifelong surfer and fisherman, so even though I'm no pro w/ the tuna, the guys on the phone at Islandia sound knowledgable and very cool, so it should be a solid day on the water!
Fish on!
Paul